Multiplay Reviews: Mouse Bungee V2

October 25, 2007 by Chapree

Tangled mouse cord is really annoying. It gets even more annoying when you are in the middle of an intense battle. When you mouse cord got caught in the way, your focus would be disturbed instantly as you need to reposition your mouse cord and possibly, the mouse itself. A split second disturbance to your focus might results in terrifying pwnage (to layman: died shamefully) at the hand of your opponent. You don’t want that to happen, don’t you?

An obvious solution for this problem is to get a wireless mouse. But there’s a number of disadvantages according to many gamers. While being cordless is fun, the weight of most wireless mouse is a turn-off. There are only few game-ready wireless mouse out there and they are all expensive. Not to forget, some said that their performance are not as good as their wired siblings.

Please give a warm welcome to the Mouse Bungee then, said to deliver wireless feeling to your mouse without…you know, spending a fortune for a wireless gaming mouse. Did they walk the talk? Dig in for full fledge review of Mouse Bungee v2!

[Thanks to Aerowave Enterprise who made our first ever product review possible.]

The Item

Mouse Bungee V2 is made of two parallel springs attached 45 degree on a weighted base. Most of the component were made from hard and sturdy plastic. A very simple product.

Installation

Installation is easy…to be frank, you don’t even need to read the given manual! Just put your mouse cord in the cord holder and off you go! It only take you less than few minutes to get you going.

The Test

I used two different gaming mouse, namely Gigabyte GM-R04 and Logitech G5 to test out the product. Both of them have different cord diameter, so we can see if it got any effect on Mouse Bungee V2 performance or not.

The Opinion

There’s nothing extra-ordinary about Mouse Bungee V2 except that it does the job very-very-very well. When used properly, you can sense that your mouse now have lesser drag force since your cord now is not on the ground. The weighted base made it very stable even when the spring move up and down furiously.

The Gigabyte GM-R04 cord doesn’t stick well.

The only complaint I got that if your mouse have a smaller cord diameter, you would found your cord jumping out from the Bungee frequently. If you are using high end gaming mouse, you shouldn’t have any problem then as their cords usually have larger diameter compared to normal mouse.

How about the price? Hmmm…for RM 70.00 a pop, I got to admit that at first, I’m quite skeptical about it. After all, it looks like a paper weight in the shape of a missile launcher. But when I use it, it works like a charm and that’s the only thing that matters.

The Verdict

This is a must-have tool if you are one of the gamers that always got stuck with tangled cables. Mouse Bungee V2 works flawlessly given that, your mouse’s cord diameter is big enough for the holder to hold. It is worthy to note that many local and international Counter Strike veterans have Mouse Bungee on their side whenever they go for battle. This further prove that Mouse Bungee is an accessory that all of you shooter heads should get.

Pro:

• Simple to use.
• Sturdy and secure.
• It works!

Cons:

• Smaller mouse cord might jump out of place during fast movements.
• Need some space on your desktop/mousepad/table.
• You would think it as another expensive useless equipment until you actually used it.

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