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The MS-3 is a ‘fat' mouse, an intentional design decision by FUNC. The company claim the body is ‘bigger than average' meaning that it will suit North European and North American hands. There is 512kb of memory installed in the mouse to hold settings and the firmware is upgradable to improve performance down the line.
There is a full two year warranty with the mouse, for added peace of mind.
Along the top of the mouse is the scroll wheel button and DPI+ and DPI- buttons. The scroll wheel is as close to perfect as I have experienced. Each notch offers tactile feedback under the index finger, but the movement is very silky, offering only modest resistance. The button at the edge of the right mouse button is the profile switch, easily accessed without having to move the hand.
There is no scroll tilt function on the MS-3. When we asked FUNC, they said “We did not include the scroll tilt function as we found it negatively affects the mechanics of the mouse and increases the chance of the wheel easily breaking. We excluded this to prolong the lifetime of the MS-3.”
The company claim that the design of the mouse took 1.5 years of development.
FUNC are using high grade OMRON switches throughout the mouse to ensure a long life span. The MCU/Processor is the WT6573.
I really do like the finish of the mouse, it maintains a cool temperature when you are using it extensively, and doesn't slip in the hand. The surface can be easily wiped clean after an intensive, sweaty gaming session.
FUNC have this design trademarked, and call it ‘Grip Intelligence'.
The scroll wheel lights up when the mouse is connected to a USB port, as shown above.
The sides of the mouse are wide. One side has four more buttons. The two longer buttons are for ‘backwards' and ‘forwards'. The company have included a small ‘Instant Aim' button close to the front edge of the mouse chassis which would be accessible with the thumb.
The company say “Do you hate those moments when your opponent sneaks up on you from behind and you really need to turn 180° but realize that your sens is set for sniper camping? With the Instant aim button pushed, your dpi is instantly changed as long as you keep the keystroke down.”
This Instant AIM button lights up and can be toggled to instantly increase the DPI during a gaming session. The final button, at the very bottom of the chassis is used to mute audio. Handy if someone is calling you and you can't afford to move your hand off the mouse at all.
This mouse doesn't support a weighting system, but the company claim to have invested a lot of hours into getting the balance right. It weighs 127g (w/o cord) and measures 126.93 x 100.69 x 42.38 mm. We took a picture of the MS-3 (far left) with some of the other leading mice currently available on the market today.
The other side of the mouse has two ridges cut into the chassis and are positions for your pinky finger and inside finger to rest upon. In practice this took me a little while to get used to, but it was quite comfortable and almost perfect for the shape of my hand.
The mouse has four feet underneath to ensure smooth movement on a variety of surfaces. FUNC are using the Avago UGS 9500 sensor which has received positive feedback from the gaming community. The sensor supports resolution settings between 90 dpi and 5,670 dpi.
The mouse supports up to 12,000 frames per second, max acceleration of 5.1m/sec (150 ips), 30g and image processing of 10.6 megapixels/sec. The report rate is also adjustable, right up to 1000hz. We will take a look at the software later in the review.
The FUNC MS-3 ships with a long high quality braided cable which ends in a gold plated USB header.
