Corsair Harpoon RGB Optical Gaming Mouse Review

A Closer Look

The Harpoon comes hard-wired with a lightweight cable and a custom molded USB header.

I really like these USB fittings from Corsair, as the rear section is durable and flexible, which should help prevent cable damage over time.

The first thing I noticed about this mouse is that it’s quite small, around 115mm from front to back at the most, so those with larger hands that love to use a palm rest play style (such as myself) will find it a little short, but its shape is certainly better suited to fingertip and claw grip play styles anyway, so keep that in mind before you purchase, dependent on which grip type you prefer.

There’s a large scooped design on the left, giving your thumb a solid grip point and there’s a hard-wearing rubber coating that helps ensure the mouse doesn’t slip free, while also making it easy to lift the mouse, which is handy if you use a low DPI/lift-off technique while gaming.

Around the back, the familiar Corsair ship logo, which comes with RGB LED backlighting and effects.

Down the right side, more of that hard-wearing rubber grip coating, giving you even more grip and control.

There’s a single control switch behind the scroll wheel, all the buttons are fully programmable, but by default that button will toggle through the various DPI level settings.

The wheel looks huge here, but keep in mind it’s the mouse that is small, not the wheel that is large. The wheel spins quite easily and while there is a tactile click/bump when it’s turned, it’s quite mild, so it’s good for those who need to do a lot of fast navigation. There’s a soft rubber grip coating that makes it easy to control, and you’ll find it’s also clickable, giving us 6 programmable buttons on the mouse in total.

On the base of the Harpoon, there are four small slipmats, which combined with the super lightweight design of the mouse, means that it glides effortlessly on virtually any gaming surface.