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Asus ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20 review
Asus has channelled Deux Ex with its golden gaming mouse and packed it with great specs too. It's an extravagant beast, but a ferocious one at the same time. Just have a cleaning cloth on standby.
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Asus's ROG 20th anniversary edition gear is pretty much all about extravagance. Just look at the $600 Azoth Extreme Edition 20. The Harpe II Extreme Edition 20 is much the same, with gold plating and a whopping 65,000 DPI. It is bougie in feel, look, and price.
I couldn't possibly call it a bad gaming mouse, because taste aside, it's a bit of a beast. It's just not a feasible buy for someone only looking for a competitive-level gaming mouse, and that's before mentioning the weight increase that comes with shoving gold inside it.
Feeling like it's ripped straight out of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, I think its smattering of blacks and golds looks super clean. I'm normally pretty cynical about gold, aesthetically speaking, but in this mouse, it feels like the appearance is really considered among the black and transparent sides. The 24K gold detailing is part of the ensemble, and not the centrepiece itself.
Wired (USB Type-C), wireless (2.4 GHz and Bluetooth)
Up to 98.5 hours in Bluetooth mode with lighting off, up to 70 hours in 2.4 GHz with lighting on
✅ You want a showpiece mouse: With 24K gold detailing and an included display box, Asus has gone all in with this mouse. ✅ You want top-of-the-line specs: 65,000 DPI and 8,000 Hz polling are the headline specs for this mouse, but it's crammed with good tech
❌ You want an ultra-light mouse: Though not super heavy, the 82 g weight is noticeable. And it's almost double the ROG Harpe II it's based on.❌ You simply want a competitive mouse: Razer offers arguably better competitive offerings for 60% of the price.
The scroll wheel and side buttons aren't actual gold (though they look it), but the internals are. That's why it has a transparent shell. The body of the mouse also hides an ROG 20th anniversary logo, which the RGB shines through when turned on. The whole thing looks great, be it turned on or not.