keen
Beginner
Difference between Zowie S2-C and U2 shape? I was thinking of buying zowie u2 but on eloshapes, s2 was way too similar to u2. Can u tell the me the in-hand feel of u2 compared to s2?
PC Peripherals Difference between Zowie S2-C and U2 shape?
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Abhijat
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While they might look similar at a glance, they feel very different in hand. U2 is overall narrower feeling. Front flairs differently and side curves are a bit different. Use rtings 3d tool if the mice are available there instead of eloshapes as 3d view is much better to understand the differences.
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Also you can watch this review where he compares the shape of u2 with fantech xd3 v2 which is a 1:1 zowie s2 wireless clone
TL : DR-Overall, u2 feels smaller and fills your hand less than the s2
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Also you can watch this review where he compares the shape of u2 with fantech xd3 v2 which is a 1:1 zowie s2 wireless clone
TL : DR-Overall, u2 feels smaller and fills your hand less than the s2
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Abhijat
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If you mean the quality of the mouse itself then its night and day. R1 pro has a better coating, much better build quality, better mcu which in turn increases battery life and polling rate stability. Also the software is 10x better. R1 pro has both web and app based software.
As for the shape they are pretty close but I prefer the r1 pro shape
roygarg
Explorer
How does the R1 compare to the R1 Pro? I am aware of the technical differences but cant make sense of how they translate to real usage experience. I have heard good things about the coating on the R1 Pro but really not sure if I want to spend 1.5k more for it.
Abhijat
Discoverer
The r1 has an inferior mcu(microcontroller) which results in lower efficiency hence lower battery life and some polling rate instability. Although its mostly fine if you dont mind the lower battery life. The r1 doesnt have a coating, r1 pro has a coating similar to lamzu and gpx.
R1 pro only has 2.4ghz wireless support(dongle), r1 has both bt and 2.4
Also if you are interested in higher polling rates then the 4khz receiver that you can buy will not work with the r1 due to different MCU.
There's a 3 gm weight difference but thats negligible
TL DR if you don't mind having no coating, worse battery life and dont want higher polling rates than 1k then you can go for r1
roygarg
Explorer
Thanks a lot for the detailed response. Appreciate it. Also saw that they use different scroll wheels and switches. Judging by your experience, which one is better for longevity?
Abhijat
Discoverer
Switches are the same on both r1 and r1 pro, transparent blue shell pink dots. These are most widely used in many today. They are very good.
The scroll encoder is different in the r1 pro, While it is better it is not a huge difference. Mostly comes down to durability which can sometimes come down to luck
roygarg
Explorer
Thanks once again. I was getting tired of scroll wheels failing with my razer mice and wanted to check.
Abhijat
Discoverer
These will also fail, ttc silver/kailh ge's are not the most reliable encoders. But when they fail will be entirely upto luck, can be 1 month 1 year 2 year. Some mice are coming with optical scroll encoders now, they are least likely to fail.
Also there is 1 year warranty so you can get it rma'd. You can also replace the encoder yourself.
roygarg
Explorer
Abhijat
Discoverer
Yep. The reason most companies don't use optical encoders is the battery life hit
Also logitech is coming out with the superlight 2 DEX, seems like a big shape up your alley. No idea if it'll have optical encoder or not yet
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