MadCatz R.A.T. DWS, schwarz/silber, USB/Bluetooth

Die Mad Catz R.A.T. DWS ist eine solide Maus. Über das Aussehen lässt sich streiten, jedoch ist es ganz klar eine Mad Catz, das Design ist unverwechselbar. Mir gefällt es ganz gut und ich hatte schon öfter Mäuse von der Firma. Nach etwas probieren habe ich auch den richtigen Abstand bei der Handballenauflage gefunden und das gummierte Seitenteil angebracht.

First things first: As already mentioned in the introduction, the R.A.T. DWS suffers from massive issues when running on the launch firmware. USB polling is utterly broken to where noticeable stutters can be observed in-game, tracking highly erratic, and even click latency suffers. These issues are almost entirely resolved with the recent firmware update. As the firmware update merely establishes basic functionality, applying it is imperative. While I appreciate Mad Catz having addressed these issues, I would've much preferred had they never been a thing in the first place. Frankly, it is beyond me how such glaring issues ever made it to the finished product unleashed upon unsuspecting customers. In any case, updating the firmware is strongly recommended, which automatically happens upon first launching the software.

There’s no shortage of truly amazing gaming mice these days. In fact, a lot of that comes down to the overall quality of sensors really, as a bad sensor is a very rare thing these days. However, Mad Catz has gone for something above average with their latest gaming mouse, and it really does manage to stand out from the crowd with superb performance, and not just because of its unique aesthetics.