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Turtle Beach Command Series MC7 review
With a strong sensor, decent specs, and a smart hot-swappable battery system, I like pretty much everything about the MC7 other than the mouse itself, which is ugly, unwieldy, and not as comfortable as I'd like.
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I must admit, I was mighty intrigued by the idea of a modern mouse (and all their high DPI machinations) with a screen slapped on the side, but I must also admit I thought we would be over the growing pains by now, what with screens being slammed into everything from cases to coolers to controllers.
Yet one look at the Turtle Beach Command Series MC7 suggests those growing pains are still being suffered. And using the mouse only confirms it.
But I get the idea in concept. I'm a big fan of my Stream Deck, and find myself regularly using its many controls. Being able to shove those into the side of the mouse with clarity to read what they're doing is intriguing. It's also particularly effective when it comes to swapping DPI, polling rate, and even checking the battery. Those are things that do benefit from a visual component. And yet a few weeks with the MC7 have convinced me I won't be making the swap full time.
✅ You gotta have a large screen on your mouse: As far as I can see, this is the only gaming mouse with modern specs and a big screen from a reputable brand out there.
❌ You want a mouse for competitive gaming: The MC7 is simply not comfortable nor snappy enough for competitive gaming❌ You don't need a large screen on your mouse: We've seen small OLED screens from the likes of SteelSeries and CoolerMaster if you're simply looking for something to display figures.
With a strong sensor, decent specs, and a smart hot-swappable battery system, I like pretty much everything about the MC7 other than the mouse itself, which is ugly, unwieldy, and not as comfortable as I'd like.
Internally, the MC7 has impressive stats. Its Owl-Eye Optical sensor goes all the way up to a max DPI of 30,000, and the polling rate of 8,000 Hz is competitive-level. That's so high, in fact, that the average person won't even see the benefit of it.
And the elephant in the room here: the 2.25-inch colour display is touch-sensitive too, which means you can flick through a couple of different screens depending on your use case. We have seen screens on gaming mice before, like the Cooler Master MM830 and SteelSeries Rival 710 (neither of which are touch screens), but as far as I can tell, the MC7 is the largest on a modern gaming mouse from a reputable brand. That makes it an oddity at the least.