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CM Storm doesn't provide any software with the Recon mouse. The latest software can be obtained directly from the CM Storm website, under the Recon's product page.
Button assignment is reserved for the Recon configuration software's main page. When using a custom profile, each of the mouse's 9 buttons can be assigned with a specific function. Button functions remain untouchable when using the Recon's default profile.
Performance settings can be tweaked under the ‘Sensor' subsection. Four distinct DPI settings in the 800-4000 range can be selected.
The LED colours can be manipulated when using a custom profile. This feature is certain to please users that want the CM Storm Recon to perfectly match the rest of their desk.
There is a section designated specifically to the creation of macros. A large number of unique and user-definable profiles can be selected and saved using the Recon's software.
CM Storm provides a support section that directs you to the company's website, when in need of assistance. A request for feedback is another feature which shows that CM Storm warrants customers' individual opinions.
Using the Recon's default profile, a set of LEDs is used to indicate the current DPI setting. No colour indicates 800 DPI, red is for the 1600 setting, 3200 is signified by the green LEDs and blue indicates the Avago 3090 sensor's maximum mode (for this mouse) of 4000 DPI.
Acclimatisation for use with the CM Storm Recon was completed instantly. At no point did the design feel like it was promoting an uncomfortable or limited full-clench holding style. The 13mm break between right and left click buttons represented the natural gap between index and middle fingers, when using a mouse.
The CM Storm Recon is a very potent mouse for general usage. Suitably positioned ‘forward' and ‘back' buttons, in addition to the large click wheel and ‘spare' pair of easily-adjustable side keys, enhance day to day productivity. Some people may find the loud and stilted nature of the click wheel an issue. Personally, the noise didn't pester me and the substantial scroll distance between each consecutive partial rotation was still within an optimal range.
We liked the CM Storm Recon as a gaming mouse, mainly due to its exceptional comfort and easy-to-access DPI adjustment buttons. Avago's 3090 sensor worked effectively to provide efficient and precise tracking, but competitive gamers with large monitor resolutions may miss the 5000+ DPI modes of competing mice, under certain conditions.
Using a 1920×1080 resolution, the 4000 DPI setting provided a welcomed boost to the turn-rate of a Battlefield 3 helicopter gunner and jet pilot, while the 800 DPI mode was perfectly adequate for long-range sniping.
