Corsair strips the Sabre V2 Pro ultralight wireless mouse back to the very basics; you get no Bluetooth connection, a relatively small battery, no DPI button and small skates on the bottom – all those weight savings means it’s a mere 36g, lighter than almost any other gaming mouse. But lighter doesn’t necessarily mean better, so are the compromises worth it? If performance is what you’re looking for, it very much can be.
Corsair Sabre V2 Pro – Design and Shape
The Corsair Sabre V2 is a simple, sensible, symmetrical shape and will fit most hands. It’s smaller than most gaming mice, and my hands are slightly larger than average, but I could hold it in a full palm grip and easily click all the buttons, without any of my fingers spilling off of its surface. That’s probably due to the shape of its hump, which reaches quite far forward on the mouse before tapering off, and it therefore fills my palm well.
The matte coating is grippy and comfortable, although it does attract sweat more than most mice, and it’s also harder to clean because it grabs tiny bits of dust and cleaning cloth fibre and doesn’t let go. You might notice tiny dots of white in some of these pictures: those aren’t scratches, they’re just small bits of dust that are nearly impossible to remove without essentially scratching them off with your nail. It doesn’t affect the mouse’s performance, but it’s annoying.
The big selling point is the mouse’s weight and at 36g it is absurdly, wonderfully light. There is an unmistakable joy to the Sabre V2 Pro and when you hold it for the first time, you can’t help but smile at how weightless it is. You’ll find many “lightweight” mice at 50g or above: for example the HyperX Pulsefire Haste 2 Mini, which I reviewed recently and loved, is 59g, nearly double the Sabre V2 Pro, and switching between the two I immediately felt the difference. Lighter doesn’t mean better, of course. Some people prefer heavier mice – I prefer lighter, and therefore loved using the Sabre V2 Pro, which feels like a true extension of my hand.
The mouse feet are relatively small and are made from Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene, aka UPE, rather than the standard Teflon (PTFE). UPE tends to glide slower but lasts longer, and while the feet were perhaps a smidge less slide-y than other feet, swishing this mouse across my cloth pad was still effortless. It comes with grip tape and larger replacement skates, if you feel you need it.
Lighter mice sometimes feel flimsy but the Sabre V2 Pro feels, generally, sturdy. When I squeeze the sides it doesn’t give or creak, and there’s no rattling when I shake it. There is, however, a spot on the top of the mouse where you make an indent if you press down hard. It’s a bit alarming, and not something I’ve experienced with other mice, but it always returned to its original position and I can’t imagine a scenario where you’d put that much pressure on a mouse when you were actually using it.
