be quiet! who we mainly know for power supplies and fans is venturing more into gaming peripherals. Last year we took a look at their Dark Mount Gaming Keyboard and now they have a set of lightweight gaming mice. These are the Dark Perk Ergo and Dark Perk Sym. If you haven’t guessed the Ergo is a more ergonomic mouse, while the Sym is a symmetrical mouse, otherwise both these mice feature a PixArt PAW3950 sensor with 32,000 DPI resolution, 8000 MHz polling rate, Omron switches, and a lightweight 55g design. We really enjoyed the Dark Mount keyboard so does be quiet! have another winner on their hands? Read on as we find out!
Special thanks to be quiet! for providing us with the Dark Perk Ergo / Sym Gaming Mice to review.
be quiet! Dark Perk Ergo Specifications
Model: Dark Perk Ergo
Dimensions (L x W x H), (mm): 120 x 66 x 40
Color option: Black
Total weight (kg): 0.055
Sensor: PixArt PAW3950
Encoder: TTC Yellow
Max DPI: 32,000
Lift Off Distance (LOD) (mm): 1-2
Battery Life: Up to 110 (1000Hz polling)
Materials: ABS, rubber, PTFE
be quiet! Dark Perk Sym Specifications
Model: Dark Perk Sym
Dimensions (L x W x H), (mm): 123 x 66 x 39
Color option: Black
Total weight (kg): 0.055
Sensor: PixArt PAW3950
Encoder: TTC Yellow
Max DPI: 32,000
Lift Off Distance (LOD) (mm): 1-2
Battery Life: Up to 110 (1000Hz polling)
Materials: ABS, rubber, PTFE
be quiet! Dark Perk Mice Packaging
Both mice come in essentially identical packaging. Each has a picture of the mouse on the front and lets you know if you have the Ergo or Sym version of the mouse. Flipping the boxes over we have a list of specifications and what all comes inside the box.
Opening up the boxes you’ll find the mice themselves, the 2.4 GHz wireless dongle, USB-A to USB-C adapter, USB cable, an extra set of mouse feet, and a user’s guide.
Talking about the included cable it is a nice orange braided cable. The end that connects to the mouse actually lifts up so you don’t have any drag if you planned to use the mouse wired.
