Asus ROG Gladius III Wireless

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It can be said that, among the mouse products from Asus ROG, Gladius is still the familiar name and won the most hearts from users and fans of ROG. Recently the next version of this mouse officially appeared with the name: Asus ROG Gladius III, this is a wireless version of Asus ROG Gladius III Wireless.

Basic technical parameter

ROG Micro Switches

Advanced sensor with 19,000 DPI and switchable to 26000 DPI

Weight: 89g

Wireless RF 2.4Ghz

Bluetooth (BLE)

Wired USB 2.0

1000Hz Polling rate

Open the product box

A typical style from ROG, the box is still a familiar black color with a red border. Inside will still have: User manual, super beautiful ROG Sticker set, of course, it will be indispensable for PTFE feet and 2 replacement Omron switches.

Talking a little bit about the 2 included switches, it’s still a Japanese-made Omron switch. The special thing is that this is Omron’s first optical switch with a 5-pin design instead of the traditional 3-pin. This type of switch feels stiffer, bounces, and sounds a bit louder.

In addition, we will also have a Type-C to USB connector and a super soft and light charging cord like the current popular mice. The USB Wireless is pre-installed in the slot on the bottom of the mouse which is quite convenient.

Design

Speaking of looks, as in the title, why we say “no longer for big hands”, it’s because, in this version, Asus has redesigned the design of this mouse. No longer a large Ergonomic form like the time of Gladius I or II, now with Gladius III, it has been trimmed back to a medium size, more suitable for the majority of ordinary users. While medium-sized mice are very popular at the moment, large-sized mice like Gladius II were previously almost unpopular. This is a plus-point design for Asus.

However, with this new design, the uniqueness of Gladius can be seen to be gone, instead, it is easy to see that it is almost like Asus ROG Keris – Asus’ recently launched mouse. The edges are now more rounded, no longer protruding as much as before, making it much cleaner. With the mouse hip, instead of rubber material, Asus has completely replaced it with hard plastic. The left hip is designed with diagonal stripes with a laser-engraved ROG pattern that is quite subtle and is very prominent when accompanied by the mouse’s led effect. However, to be honest, this new design makes the initial grip feel quite slippery and not very firm.

The bottom of the mouse is still the familiar rounded PTFE feet. With this set of feet, the ability to hover is undisputed when it gives a very smooth mouse surfing experience. At the bottom of this section, there is also a USB receiver slot as mentioned above, in addition to a profile switch button, and a convenient quick connection switch button.

For those who come into contact with ROG’s gaming mouse for the first time, it’s: “Oh, so what kind of change will you change if you include 2 switches?”. Of course, everything has its purpose, just unscrew the 2 screws on the bottom of the mouse, and we can easily open this mouse. As advertised, the Gladius III is equipped with Socket Plus-fit II with compatibility with Omron’s newly included 5-pin optical switch. We can still replace traditional 3-pin switches as usual. And we also see the new type of switch from ROG – ROG Micro with a pretty transparent red plastic cover. Asus also assures users that opening the mouse like this will not affect the warranty, as long as you only perform the switch change and do not touch the hardware. This shows that Asus is very interested in customer experience, as well as confident in “showing” the interior, in terms of component quality!

Experience feature

As mentioned above, in terms of handling, the Gladius III has not done well, the feeling is quite smooth with the hard plastic side design with diagonal stripes, for those with average hands or more, the Palm Grip will be an effective way to hold the mouse. In terms of connectivity, the Wireless version still uses RF 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth BLE connectivity. These two types of connections ensure easy use anywhere, the included charging cord can also be considered a 3rd connection form when your mouse can be used and charged easily.

DPI On-The-Scroll is also a pretty cool feature that allows you to tweak DPI easily without having to install the software. Press the DPI button for 3 seconds and then scroll the wheel back and forth to freely adjust the setting value. The roller rotates to increase or decrease the DPI by 100 at each stage, and the color of the light is used to indicate the DPI interval value. After completing, press the DPI button again to save the set value, this is quite convenient for those who often go out to play but are afraid to install the software.

Next is the main core of a mouse: the reading eye. One thing I’ve always annoyed with Asus so far, they rarely publicize the parameters of their mouse Sensor, even on the product box or website. After consulting some reputable forums, the reader of Gladius III Wireless using it is PAW 3370. PAW3370 is an improved version of the popular PAW3335 with better performance and power saving. With a few popular FPS games like CS: GO or Valorant, although the grip is not good, Gladius III still offers the ability to finish the opponent quite well with very high accuracy. For games that need a lot of spam clicks like Dota 2 or League of Legends, the pair of ROG Micro mouse switches work very well, the feeling of clicking is gentle with the separate button design, and the feedback signal is also quite good smooth thanks to an optical mechanism that shortens the pressure response time.

In terms of usage time, with a better power-saving mechanism than the PAW3335, Gladius III gives quite a high battery life, up to 55 hours for Wireless mode, and 85 hours of use for Bluetooth BLE mode.

Summary

Advantages

– Design that embodies the style of ROG

– Good eye-reading quality

– The button is improved with new technology for a better feeling of use

– Full range of connection types

Defect

– New design makes the grip not good

– Weight has reduced significantly, but not competitive with other products.

Overall, Gladius III is an upgraded version worth the money. Small changes are gradually making this mouse a lot more perfect than before. Hopefully, shortly, Asus will improve both quality and design to bring “fanboys” more quality mouse.

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