Cougar 200M gaming mouse review

The Cougar 200M is a rather standard looking gaming mouse. It has a matt black, plastic shell with a thin rubber coating to aid grip. The main body is one singular piece, giving it a sturdy feel, while the sides have their own vented grips. The only stand out styling is the Cougar logo mounted on the palm rest and a clear plastic scroll wheel for lighting purposes.

The left and right hand sides are almost identical, both featuring the same vented grips that appear as if clipped on to the main body of the mouse. The only real difference is that the left hand side features the classic forward/back buttons. With no back-end software to speak of, there is no option to remap them.

At the front end, you have your typical left and right mouse click buttons, along with a central, clickable scroll wheel and DPI switch. The sensitivity adjustment is cyclical, so rather than giving you up and down options, it instead just runs through the different options until you have your chosen preference. The steps are: 800, 1,600 and 2,000 DPI.

The cable extends from the very center of the mouse and is braided to a high standard.

The underside of the Cougar 200M features unbranded Teflon feet at the front and rear, with a centrally located optical sensor. We did question Cougar as to the brand and model of the sensor used, but it wouldn't confirm for us, so unfortunately we don't know where this one came from.

As well as being braided, the cable has a gold plated USB connector. This can help improve long term durability.

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