Asus ROG Pugio

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Open the product box

Similar to the Gladius II mouse model, the Asus ROG Pugio is also placed in a relatively sized box, which looks quite neat, with the box material being paperboard and plastic, so it should be held gently. The image of the mouse is printed on the front, accompanied by information and specifications on the other sides. The box is also designed with a front that can be opened so that you can directly see the product inside.

Inside the box outside the Pugio mouse with a gold-plated USB cable (USB 2.0 connection), we are given a lot of items including 1 drawstring mouse bag, shockproof foam, 1 manual user manual, 1 metal sticker with the beautiful ROG logo, and especially an accessory box, inside are 2 Omron switches (high quality with a minimum durability of 50 million clicks) used to replace the switch Inside the mouse after a long time of use, there will be wear and tear, and 2 plastic buttons cover the side (side panel) to replace the position of buttons on the side of the mouse when you do not want to use many sub-buttons.

This accessory box of Pugio can be considered as different, compared to the items in the Gladius II box, in the Gladius II model, we do not have a separate accessory box, but only in a plastic bag. As for the Pugio, it has a triangular carrying case, which looks quite like the Superman logo with beveled corners, and has the ROG logo on top. In general, this box has a simple design, not fussy but quite eye-catching, and I appreciate the care of Asus ROG for this product.

Appearance

Some parameters about the appearance of Asus ROG Pugio

Dimensions: 120 mm (length) x 68 mm (width) x 37 mm (height)

Weight: 103 g (without extension cord)

Asus ROG Pugio has a symmetrical design on both sides, perfectly suitable for left-handed people. This is also the next difference compared to the Gladius II mouse model. As a gaming mouse model, the Pugio’s appearance is somewhat picky, I find it similar to the Razer Lancehead. The coolness of Pugio is partly due to the plastic shell on the top, painted in a matte dark gray color, quite smooth to the touch, and does not stick to fingerprints and sweat.

As originally introduced, this mouse model is inspired by an ancient weapon, and that is the Pugio dagger of the ancient Roman warriors (this dagger is derived from Spain). With the size I recorded above, you can partially imagine that this mouse model is not large, so it will be very suitable for those of you with small and medium hands, female gamers can use it because of the light weight of the mouse.

However, for gamers with large hands, for example, I, the feeling of holding is a bit lost in the front, the fingertips are slightly redundant beyond the 2 main mouse buttons, and it will take a bit of time to get used to. The problem is not too big, but you also need to consider having the best possible experience.

On the front, it has the same features as the Gladius II, with the left and right mouse buttons being separated from the body, increasing the feeling of clicking as well as increasing the pressing speed. The difference is that these two buttons are shorter in size, and are not concave like Gladius II, which helps your index and middle fingers, hug the mouse button closer when holding the Palm grip style, and reduce the required amount of pressure.

In the middle we have the mouse scroll button, the quality of use is good, and the scrolling is very smooth, with RGB Led and covered with a rubber layer to create more friction, and an anti-slip, rubber layer with textures ancient Maya was quite beautiful (it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with ancient Rome, does it?!). Below the scroll button is a button to adjust back and forth between the 2 DPI levels pre-set in the custom software, this button is also equipped with an LED light. During the usage experience, I found this to be a good feature of Asus, when the Led light is on, the mouse is at 1 DPI level, and when the LED is off, it is another DPI level. In addition, like Gladius II, when you combine this button with the side buttons, you can switch between profiles.

There is one point that can be considered as a small drawback of the Asus ROG Pugion, which is the non-removable USB connection cable like on the Gladius II model. The cord is about 2m long, braided with anti-break and anti-tangle parachute. Gold-plated USB head to prevent interference and increase data transmission.

The two sides because of the symmetrical design, are completely identical, beveled inward, creating a ledge so that you can “grab” your thumb and little finger in, increasing the firmness when holding, combined with a rubber pad to help grip more, anti-slip. The rubber layer is also decorated with the same beautiful Maya motifs on the scroll button.

2 Forward and Back buttons of relative size, quite high sensitivity, very light press. I find the Palm grip style quite good because mainly my fingers cling to the edge of the side to hold the mouse, but mistakenly clicking on the function buttons happens, unavoidable. For this reason, Asus has equipped 2 hard plastic buttons (can’t be pressed) at Pugio, depending on your needs (covering one side or both sides), the side buttons are sucked with The magnet is strong, so you don’t need to worry about it falling off during use.

The back of the mouse is still the familiar ROG logo, with RGB Led, on the top of the picture you can see the 2 beveled edges from front to back, which further contributes to the ability to hold the mouse better. You, especially those who hold the Claw grip, or the Fingertip grip, will have a firmer hand.

In addition to the RGB LEDs on the scroll button, and the ROG logo on the back of the mouse, we have an additional array of LEDs on the edge, not running all around the mouse, but only at the edge of the back of the mouse. The next strange thing is how I designed the Led edge segment, you will see a perforated plastic border that is slightly redundant to the outside, stylized with curved lines instead of soft curves, and a series of LED lights with internal light penetrates. This detail helps the Led color not be too harsh or flashy, still ensuring the brightness of the light, and I feel the light is spread more evenly, and smoother, so it looks better.

Like Gladius II, you can synchronize mouse colors with other Asus Aura RGB-equipped products such as keyboards, headphones, mainboards, and discrete graphics cards, .. through ROG Aura Sync. If you want to customize the color effects more diverse and unique, then use the ROG Armory tool – a customization tool exclusively for devices in the Asus ROG product line. Allows you to individually adjust the color of each RGB LED area, or synchronize the colors of all 3 areas together with many beautiful effects.

Static (fixed color), Breathing (brightens color to the beat), Color Cycle (turns color on cycle), Reactive (lightens color on mouse click), Wave (creates color wave), and Comet (creates color light streak running around the mouse).

Flipping the underside of the Asus ROG Pugio up, we continue to see eye-catching ancient Maya motifs. In addition, there are 3 quite large feet (legs) in 3 corners, made from Teflon plastic, rather than rubber-like Gladius II, and 4 rubber buttons that cover the positions of screws to fix the mouse.

The sensor part is decorated with a beautiful triangle, and the bottom is engraved with the word PUGIO and the ROG logo, not printed like Gladius II. In general, the lower part of the face I feel is more quality, the tone is more consistent with the overall mouse than Gladius II.

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Specifications

Mouse switches are designed in a modular form (structural block), so it is very easy to replace them when there is a problem of damage/wear. You remove the screws below the 4 pieces of rubber, remove the rubber cover on the outside of the mouse, remove the old switch by hand from the socket, and replace the new switch. In addition to the 2 included switches, you can replace other Omron switches for mice, as long as they follow D2F and D2FC standards.

Asus ROG Pugion Specifications

Optical sensor: Pixart PMW – 3330

Max DPI 7200

Tracking speed: 150 IPS

Communication frequency: 1000 Hz

Response time: 4 ms

Acceleration: 30g

The sensor that Pugio uses is Sensor Pixart PMW – 3330, for a maximum DPI (Dots per Inch) of 7200, 30G Acceleration, 1000Hz Polling Rate, and the highest tracking speed (hover speed) is 150 IPS ( Inches per Second).

Optical sensors and indicators are not “bad things” at the moment, but please be alert to marketing ads, not necessarily mice with extremely high indicators are genuine and suitable mice. It is not suitable for all of you, and even professional gamers have not taken full advantage of the mouse: for example, the DPI index usually only uses 600-800-1200-2000 or 4000-6000, and IPS 150 is about 3.81m/s, showing that when you hover/flick the mouse at a high speed of 3.81m per 1s, the new eye stops receiving.

In addition, the high indicators are only really useful when you use a high-resolution screen, through testing the screen with Full HD (1920×1080) and 2K resolution, I use the mouse very comfortably, dragging the mouse all over the screen and manipulating work, entertainment, and gaming tasks to ensure accuracy.

Using the additional ROG Armory software, you can freely adjust a lot of different parameters for the mouse such as DPI, Polling Rate, and response speed, as well as can set Macros and functions for buttons.

User experience

Asus ROG Pugio has a symmetrical design on both sides, so it is easy for me to get acquainted with it, although my hand size is quite large, holding a Palm grip style, but because the mouse has details to increase grip, support for grip firmly when in use, so the experience can be said to be quite comfortable. It’s lightweight, but thanks to its well-finished texture and flexible buttons, it feels premium, not cheap.

Try playing through the familiar shooting game CS: GO with the Claw grip style, the mouse gives good response speed, along with high accuracy when performing Tap, Spray or Aim phases. After about an hour of playing the game, my hand is still quite good, with no pain, thanks to the light buttons, the journey is short. Through many MOBA games, the auxiliary buttons well support making moves, and buying things quickly,…

Conclusion

It can be said that the Asus ROG Pugio mouse model has a lot of advantages: beautiful, compact design, suitable for both right- and left-handed people, and easily covers small defects. Now left-handed people have a choice for themselves about a gaming mouse, with a price of about $65, which in my opinion is reasonable with what you get when you experience this product.

Advantage:

Symmetrical design on both sides, suitable for left-handed people

Firm button, light pressure

Lightweight, easy to use, does not cause hand fatigue when operating continuously for a long time

Function buttons can be removed if not needed, and no more mistakenly pressing

Switch Omron is durable, easy to replace, and repair

Easy-to-use custom software, beautiful RGB LED effects

Defect:

The size of the mouse is quite small, not suitable for some of you with big hands, palm grip style

The cable is not detachable, a bit inconvenient to carry the mouse around a lot

Using the PMW 3330 sensor, some fastidious friends will consider buying a more advanced mouse.