NZXT Lift Elite Wireless Gaming mouse in the test - solid thing with a good sensor, high -quality workmanship and ... that's enough, right? Because there is nothing more

Most recently I was extremely impressed by the NZXTS Lift 2 (see), but especially in the context of the price. It is also generally a very chic, high -quality mouse with all important features and good feel. Others offer that too, but for 40 euros it is still my price-performance winner. The NZXT Lift Elite Wireless now lies here costs around 80 euros and this is a market area where a lot of good competitors are on the road. Let's see how the elite does.

First of all, you could almost think of having the same mouse in your hand. The haptic differences between lift 2 and elite are minimal, which is not bad now, on the contrary. The relatively small, symmetrical mouse is more for people with medium to large hands. My hand is comfortable on a G502, for example, with the lift elite as well as before with lift 2 I have to make a little claw. Anyone who has smaller hands could be a very good format. I just had to bend my thumb a little for the rear button than it is ideal. Not too bad, but the lift elite is not ideal for really large hands. On the side you have rubberized handle surfaces that, like the rest of the slightly roughened plastic, touch well. Overall, the Lift Elite convinces without noticing now.

NZXT Lift Elite Wireless - Weight, connections, buttons

There is nothing exotic to report on buttons. Two large, two on the side, the mouse wheel button and it almost stops. As almost always in these cases: symmetrical does not mean left-handed, there is only one version with the side buttons on the left. In contrast to pure cable lift-2, the elite below has a purple button as a power button and for switching through profiles. At the bottom, the minimalism of the NZXT design continues, behind the Großenpixart Paw3395 sensor you can see that you don't see anything, you look through the plastic on the top. The reward for minimalism is the low weight of 57 grams, healthy midfield for light mice, which usually range between 45 and 70 grams. As a side note, I think the record holder is still the absurd (340 euros) like light (26 grams) Zaunkoenig M3K.

For the 57 grams and despite the fairly simple plastic, the elite feels quite valuable and above all solid. There is nothing crunching if you put on more firmly and starting from the lift 2, which I used for about six months, this airy design has grown well for everyday life. Among the two major main keys are optical switches that promise a long service life (100 million clicks) and offer a not so low resistance to the lift elite. I have to press a little more clearly here than is the case with a G502, for example. It's not uncomfortable, there shouldn't be any failure.

In the front you have the USB-C connection for the cable. There is a small USB A dongle wirelessly. There is also a small adapter with which you can place the dongle on the desk. The adapter has a little weight, so it stays where it should be and thus also has the cable ready if you have to charge the mouse. Said cable (USB-A on USB-C) is included. There are also two grip tapes for the buttons in the box, but since they are not particularly slippery, I did without this time. I can say from experience that you can try them, you get it back down well, my lift 2 is now freed from it again.

NZXT Lift Elite Wireless - Akku, Sensor, Software

The battery life is specified as 70 hours, but this only applies if the mouse has set the mouse to 1000Hz femal power, but the elite can be significantly more. It goes up to 4000 via radio - then the battery lasts about 20 hours - by cable up to 8000. The jump from 1000 to 4000 you can also clearly notice, regardless of whether it is about headshots or Photoshop. 4000 to 8000 is not only there for the pros. Wireless on a 4K monitor was my Sweetspot 9-10K DPI on 4K query, so the arrow or the game was controlled quickly and precisely. On the cable, 15K DPI could be handled well for me when the request rate was set to 8k. How much the requesting rate is, you can see immediately as soon as you set something like 12k DPI at 1000Hz. What was still wonderfully fluid and precise is suddenly a strangely hectic jumping of the pointer. At this pace you can clearly see how of per millisecond new information comes. So yes, this is a very proven sensor, they are very good values, this aspect of the lift elite is convincing, as was the case with Lift 2.

After about 60-70 hours, I can not report anything noticeable about the game and work experience after about 60-70 hours. I like the very calm and fast sliding behavior of the feet. The general feel was always the case that I never actually thought about the mouse after I had everything right for myself and that is not a bad thing. It is said that the Lift Elite does its job properly.

The NZXT Software, called Cam, is a solid suite that also shows you a few general data about your system, but unfortunately always all points that you may not have from NZXT, such as keyboard or monitor. Here there is the somewhat shameless link to your own shop. The tab with the mouse is then nicely tidy. You set the dpi number for five stages, which you then switch through with the button under the mouse. Unfortunately, these five stages always have the same sampling rate, it would actually be very nice to have a power-saving "desktop mode" as one of the stages that can be switched under the mouse. I am addressing this because some manufacturers (keychronous, for example) go one further and you can adjust the DPI and sampling rate directly by presets on the mouse. That would have been a nice feature for the lift elite pale on such extras.

Pickup can be adjusted to 1mm or 2mm, macros can be defined extensively and placed on one of the four buttons and each of the four buttons can be emptied on practically everything that you only want. While the DPI number is defined within the standard profile together with the sampling rate, you can define new start profiles in the cam software, which then get one of the five CAM profiles as soon as you start a game or program. It's more theoretically for people who are constantly starting new things, but if you have a specific game, this advanced customizing can be something for you.

You can get the NZXT Lift Elite Wireless in many places, including atAmazon,GalaxusorAlternate

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NZXT Lift Elite Wireless - Test Fazit

Lift 2 had it a little easier. Sure, there are also a number of good, cheap gaming mice for 40 euros, but as a high-quality light representative with the same impressive sensor, which the elite also uses here, it stood out quite well from the crowd. Still definitely my bargain recommendation if it can be a cable. This is a little more difficult with the lift elite because the competitive field around them looks very different. Each of the large and small providers has something on offer with a similarly powerful sensor, is wireless, is sometimes light or even easier. Only once scrolling shows me 20+ mice of all flavors, all of which are in the range of 80 euros.

The NZXT Lift Elite Wireless is a good gaming mouse, which can mainly keep an eye on people with small hands. Or people who prefer a very minimalist design with just a few buttons. Or just have everything from NZXT and no longer want to see the shop button in the software. The NZXT Lift Elite Wireless disappointed in no way and I would have no problem letting it on the table here and using it. It is really a thoroughly good, solid mouse. But it does not stand out from the large mass in any way.