UtechSmart Venus Gaming Mouse RGB Wired, 16400 DPI High Precision Laser Programmable MMO Computer Gaming Mice [IGNs Recommendation]

Works as advertised, not my favorite mouse but still good.

Im a very picky guy when i comes to my set up. Im always looking for the best of the best to get a better experience for comfort in playing competitive games, editing photos, editing videos, music production, ect. (Gaming mouse 1) My first gaming mouse that i bought was a Corsair Scimitar Pro RGB, lasted me for a 1 year but the thing i didnt like was the difficulty in software, the dull looking colors, and most important to me the wire on the mouse that i didnt like & not able to take it off and on. It broke and the threading was coming off and the mouse rubber became this weird sticky feel and note that im a clean freak but thats the long term effect of those mouses. Lost -$80.00 (Gaming mouse 2) My next gaming mouse i got was a Razor Naga mouse. I felt it was to bulky, unnatural feeling, and it was a HUGE pain. The sensor broke where it would randomly stop responding to movement even when wired or wireless and i scraped that one. Spent at the time about $65-$100 for it. Now -$65-$100 gone. (Mouse 3) So i was using a simple 2 button wireless mouse for years to come after bad experience with the others, than i when back into the search for that vision mouse in my head. I love the Corsair Side buttons & changing color concept, I somewhat liked the razor battery, I loved my 2 button wireless feel/shape & freedom to wireless to my hand. (Search Story) I could not find nothing and the things that i somewhat liked where all wired to the mouse after looking at many youtube videos, searching google, ect. Until i found out about UtechSmart Venus Pro RGB Wireless MMO & there it said 49.99 on amazon. I was like there is no way this exists, instantly love what specs they have, the RGB, the side buttons to how its made was very unique, Wireless ECT so i ended up buying it. It came, and in a instance i open the box. My first reaction was 10/10. It came with a protection pouch, usb, to instantly download latest software which i completely did not expect, along with a ton of features i didnt expect. (UtechSmart Venus Pro RGB Wireless MMO thoughts/reaction) One thing I instantly loved was the grippy feel to it, I absolutely love this mouse and lowkey for the 2 weeks kept going in my backpack just to feel it because it was weirdly satisfying lol. One thing i notice is they had the best accurate/bright customizable RGB light which is both great for lit room & dark room set ups for that nice aesthetic look. Pressing the buttons feels amazing, I notice for the side buttons design is different with a dip wavy style which at first I thought was weird because I never seen/experienced anything like it BUT it completely gave me way more control when gaming i notice Im not making any miss click mistakes including in World of Warcraft & with the corsair/naga i notice i always made to many miss click mistakes because the buttons just felt all the same to me also on those mouse i only used the half of middle/top because of that big issue. Under the mouse side button there is a Thumb support & man i cant tell you enough how important that is when gaming, that actually stopped giving me thumb pain & setting my thumb position to more accurate response times. Yo they even have a Step DPI dial button switch with led indicators on steps (for how sensitive you like your mouse movement) located under the scrolling wheel on the middle mouse so you dont have to go back into the software and adjust when playing, also you will not accidently press it throwing off your game playing. Most important thing is that the mouse shape/grove of how the mouse feels is perfect when placing your hand on top of it. Its very natural feeling and very comfortable, your hand never gets tired and the ring finger & pinky finger will not cramp/get tired. Now for battery life i dont even remember how often i charge it because i swear im only charging this thing once a month with led always on (Im on my computer 8+ hours a day and lets not forget my travel laptop). This is hands down the best mouse & with best price. I tired all the expensive stuff, it all failed me, saying this with respect. This is forever my favorite company and I will stick with this company till the day I die man. Whoever designed & planned this mouse is a an absolute genius and has a ridiculous level of attention to detail.

The price-point ($46) was perfect based on how I intend to use it. The main reason I bought this mouse is to increase my speed and productivity within Photoshop and Premiere Pro while having the option to work wirelessly. Everything works as advertised, so it will accomplish my goal. On gaming: my opinion is that a mouse with 12 side buttons is overkill for League of Legends, the game I play all the time, so I will keep using my expensive Corsair mouse to play that; but all those buttons will definitely come in handy for WoW, the game I sometimes come back to. My bf got the slightly cheaper wired version and doesnt have any complaints so far at all. We both agree that our mice are 100% physically identical in every single way besides the wired/wireless connection area. The mouses surface has a nice matte finish thats really pleasing to the touch. Both versions of this mouse have the same matte finish as depicted in the wireless versions pictures despite what the wired versions pictures led us to believe (this was a welcome surprise because they feel really good). The packaging included replacement slide-pads for when the mouse loses its glide over the years. It has a nice weight to it (its on the lighter side), and all of the buttons click nicely. My fingers rest inside the curves very well, so huge props for that. It definitely feels like a good, sturdy mouse. Im sure it will be worth the money. With the 4-year warranty ($9), I expect to send it in maybe once or twice to fix some normal wear and tear issues that might start to occur over time. It is a wireless mouse, after all. Its bound to fall and be dropped more than Id like it to. The software is decent. I couldnt expect the quality of Corsair, Logitech, Razer or the likes when trying a product from UTechSmart, which I had never previously heard of, for the first time. The software came on a thick little business-card-sized rectangle that has a little tab on the side labeled Press Here which (after some difficulty) snaps out of the card and swivels around to expose a small stick that youre supposed to put inside a USB slot in your computer. Both of our mouse boxes included a single one of these USB sticks each, and the sticks sent each of us to different download links for the software that controls our mice. My computer automatically took me to DropBox and my boyfriends computer automatically took her to Google Drive, where we downloaded different software than each other (maybe theyre different versions of the same software?). Her software looks similar, yet more visually advanced/more updated than mine; however, each of our programs control our mice just fine and are not viruses. The *only* issue we faced across both of our mice is that my software doesnt change my RGB light colors or patterns at all, but Im okay with that. Its a good looking mouse with the RGB off (theres a setting on the bottom of the mouse), the cool red lights next to the scroll wheel that signify which DPI setting its set to stay on even with the RGB off, and, most importantly, itll save battery to have the unnecessary lights turned off when unplugged anyways. I havent tried plugging my boyfriends USB stick into my computer and testing out his software on my mouse, but I assume it would work seeing as our mice are basically indistinguishable. I dont mind the simpler looking software anyways. All in all, it serves its purpose as a mid-price wireless gaming mouse very well. 5 stars. Will update if any problems arise quicker than expected. If I dont update this review, assume all has gone well. :)

I recently built a new box and was grudgingly forced to switch to Windows 10. When I did so, I found that the new G-Hub program with which Logitech has replaced the old Logitech Gaming Software is unspeakably horrible. It does not support my beloved G700 mouse -- or even the G602 -- and also dropped support for the G13 keypad, for which Logitech offers no replacement in their current line-up of products. I swear Logitechs current leadership is deliberately sabotaging the company... Anyway, after 20 years of steadfast loyalty to Logitech, I was forced to abandon them and look elsewhere for my peripheral needs. I came across this little gem of a mouse quite by accident. While several manufacturers have offered mice with numeric thumb keypads in the past, theyve always been wired. This one is dual mode (wired/wireless), which is a requirement for me. At a price of fifty bucks, I snapped it up without hesitation. I am pleasantly surprised at how good it turned out to be, since I wasnt expecting much of it. Let me say this up front, however: No, the programming software is not as good as Logitech (or LGS, at least; anything is better than G-Hub). But it is quite adequate for what I do with it. You can easily program any mouse key to emulate any keyboard key and a small variety of multimedia commands. The only thing it cant do (that I can see; someone correct me if Im wrong), is remove bindings and allow games to see the mouse keys as digital buttons, i.e. - mousebutton4, mousebutton5, etc. This is a little disappointing, but nothing I cant work around. The ergonomics are quite nice, but understand that Im coming from years of using the Logitech 600/700 series, which are high hump palm mice similar to this one. I prefer that feel and find that flat mice, which encourage a claw hold, tend to be very uncomfortable for me. The numeric thumb buttons are set up so that there are two vertical channels -- 123,456 and 789,0-=. This design is so that you can easily feel which channel your thumb is in and quickly press the button you want without looking at it. This is a real boon in MMOs. Mind you, it will take a while to train your muscle memory, but once youve got it down it is surprisingly intuitive. The buttons have a slight resistance to them, so that you can move your thumb around without accidentally triggering one. They arent hard to press by any means, but you cant activate them by simply dragging your thumb across them; you must consciously press a button. It lights up in pretty colors. I dont give two shakes of a wet cat about such things, but yes it lights up in pretty colors and yes you can change them. Whatever. Enough about that silliness. The cord is a nice cloth braid and is easy to plug/unplug, (the G700 was notoriously fickle in this area). The programming software is obtained via a Dropbox link which is supplied on a little cardboard USB drive. Unconventional perhaps, but it got the job done. The wireless dongle is... well, a wireless dongle. You plug it in and it does wireless dongle things for you. Id definitely recommend this mouse to gamers. Its an absolute steal at fifty bucks. If I were still doing CAD work Id buy one for the office, as all those thumb buttons would make wonderful shortcuts for design software -- similar to the old 18-button digitizer puck I used back when dinosaurs roamed the engineering offices. Or perhaps if youre a digital artist you could use it in your painting software. Whatever your use might be, if you like lots of buttons on your mice, you should definitely pick one up.

alright, ive had this thing since august and have used it constantly since then so i can safely say this is an extremely good mouse for the price with the only caveat being the program that you use to manipulate the mouse functions is lacking in a few smaller, but still important, areas. the mouse itself is sturdy as a rock but nowhere near as heavy with the only physical issue being the area where you are meant to place the weights specifically that there are two rather large openings where you could lose one of the weights in (as i almost did). the buttons make a noticeable click when pressed but do not provide too much resistance but at the same time provide enough resistance that theyre not accidentally pressed. they also seem to have an incredibly long life as i have pressed them all in excess. the scroll wheel itself is, unlike my previous mouse, still functioning appropriately without any noticeable degradation either but has very little resistance to it so clicking middle mouse sometimes scrolls up or down one. the shape of the mouse is satisfying to hold and left/right/middle mouse clicks are responsive and clicky. i imagine i am going to have this mouse for a long time, barring someone intentionally taking a large hammer to it. now for the software. the program used to run the mouse (it doesnt have a proper name just Gaming Mouse Config or GMC i guess) is a solid barebones bit of work which could use more polish overall as well as options in the macro manager section. specifically, the only real detrimental piece is that all macros (and i assume any other mouse button presses) have a minimum delay of 1 milisecond between each character the mouse would generate. this is incredibly detrimental in games where you may need to type a command into a games chat bar to illicit an action but at the same time need to press other keys. the time it takes is short but still long enough to cause the macro to screw up because of receiving extra input during the typing phase and in the same action screw up whatever it is you may try to be doing at the same time. if this gets fixed, macros immediately become something that can be used at any time. the other thing that would be nice to see in the macro manager is more options for macros. an option to set the loop option to loops macro while button is held would be nice, as well as an option to insert delays into the macro itself (so to make the macro press a button, then another a set specific time afterwards), other potential options would be to allow macros to remove either the press or release part of a keypress instead of removing both, and giving macros access to more computer based functions including mouse positioning and movement and mouse buttons 4 and up. another thing that would be nice to be able to do would be to be able to change the scroll wheels color. it seems like it would be able to do so since it can hit multiple other colors as is but the users have no way of changing it to their own specified colors unlike the rest of the mouse and on that note it would be nice to be able to save user generated colors to the color palette or for the less interested user, to be able to turn the lights off entirely. all in all, this is a solid mouse with a usable GMC that could really use more work. definitely worth the price but might not be suitable for users who use macros heavily. would be 5/5 but macro issues bump it down a star. so, please please please UtechSmart look into improving the GMC (and potentially for your other mice as well) as macro use with this mouse is impractical due to the forced 1ms delay between all key presses from the mouse.

I recently purchased the Venus Pro as an alternative to the Logitech G600, which Ive used exclusively for the past 5 years. The reason for my switch was because of the G600 - one of my mouses microswitch was worn out after 5 years, so I purchased a new one. The new one ended up having problems with the side buttons where they activated automatically, so I returned it. In the mean time, I used a spare that I had, which was probably around 4 years old and barely had any use on it but somehow also had its microswitch worn out (this was not a PC issue since the problem occurred on both my desktop and laptop). This made me think that the G600 had some planned obsolescence to it and made me look for an alternative. So here I am today with a new mouse. I purchased this one because of the side buttons, which are very similar to the G600 and I will be comparing some features between the Venus Pro and the G600 because I feel that is probably what people are looking for. Note that some of the cons are simply comparisons between the Venus and the G600 - not that it is necessarily a bad thing Venus: Exteriors Pros - It just feels nice; there is somewhat of a grainy texture on the left and right mouse button that gives some friction. Personally, I like it and think it would feel good during heavy gaming sessions where your fingers are sweating a little bit. - The RGB is fully customizeable through their program (same as G600). There is the option to turn on the mouse without RGB lights to save battery power. - There is the option to go wireless! I cannot confirm how long the battery life is, but from other reviewers it seems like about 3 days of heavy use. - Length of the cord is decently long but is about a full mouse length shorter than the G600. - Comes with a nice bag for travel purposes - Weight is good, similar to G600. Exterior Cons - The side buttons dont feel as nice as the G600. The venus has smoother side buttons with less distinct ridges, especially with 10-12. I do think this is a big issue since the side buttons are very important in an MMO, especially if youre playing competitively. Pressing the Venus side buttons is also a little more stiff. - BIG CON: the Venus has a little hole to attach the wireless USB dongle. However, when putting that dongle into the mouse, it elevates the mouse and thus causes the laser to malfunction preventing smooth movement or even movement of the mouse entirely. I dont know why they made it this way. If I wanted to play with a wired mouse or play while charging the mouse, then Id still have to keep the dongle in my USB port or risk losing it somewhere. - They came with sticker padding to put on the under side of the mouse, but using those stickers produces the same problem as the one listed above. Are they supposed to be back up for if the original padding gets destroyed? I guess its not so much a con as it is a ???. Functionality Pros - There are 13 fully customizeable buttons, 16 if you include the right, left, and middle mouse button. I think for the average user, this should be more than enough, but more details are below in the cons - You can create macros in their program (same as G600 program) - You can adjust 5 levels of DPI, which can be adjusted on the fly using the arrow buttons on the mouse right underneath the scroll wheel. You can also adjust the mouse sensitivity, scrolling speed, an double-click speed in their program Functionality Cons - As I mentioned before, the average user should have no problem utilizing 13 extra buttons on a mouse - most do not need any more. I personally like having more and have used them in MMOs like World of Warcraft. The G600 offers a g-shift button, which is a click and hold feature to the right of its right mouse button that, when held down, changes the whole key settings/bindings, thus allowing buttons 1-12 (+7 of its own) buttons to be bound to other commands. As I mentioned, this probably isnt a big deal to the average MMO user. - A functionality issue that I particularly dislike though is that the DPI buttons cannot be assigned to something else. On my G600, I have those assigned and use them often as I dont need to change my DPI for anything. - The G600 offers a way to tilt the mouse scroll wheel to the left or right with the default command being back and forward, which I use frequently. The venus does not offer this ability with its scroll wheel, although it can be assigned to one of its 12 side buttons. - The UI of the venus program is not nearly as nice as compared to the Logitech Gaming Software. But to be fair, I believe LGS was supposedly shifted over in favor of some new program called Logitech Hub or something of the sort? I used it once and hated it and went back to LGS. Overall I think for the price and for the average user, it is and can be a great mouse. The comparable mouse on the market would be the G600, which at full price is a little more than 150% the cost of this mouse at full price (G600 $79.99 vs Venus $49.99), however most of the time Ive found the G600 to be on sale with my cheapest purchase at around $23 and average at $49. Due to my recent frustrations with the G600 in the microswitches and side button malfunction, Im wary to recommend that mouse now. But time will tell with the Venus in terms of its quality compared to the G600. Ive purchased another G600 for my main desktop since the lack in buttons for my MMOs on the Venus just wont cut it and Ive relegated the Venus for my laptop use.

Honestly the first time I bought this I didnt expect it to last long because I took it with me to a deployment. The second one I bought in September 2022 and randomly died last month (April 2023). The wired one at home is still going strong but thats probably because it doesnt get shoved into my backpack and dropped of my table from time to time. Other than that I love the weight and the programmable buttons.

Got this mouse after my old one was starting to fail and I wasnt sure what to expect, the mouse i moved from was a white redragon with the same number pad, this mouse honestly is a lot higher quality then that mouse, the rough surface feels nice when gaming and doesnt get sweaty, the software comes on the strangest flashdrive Ive seen but it was a charming addition, and lastly the software that it comes with is not only easy to use but could easily be just as good as a more expensive brand like corsair. I would highly recommend this mouse to anyone trying to get good performance on a tight budget.

Ive been using the previous Wired Venus MMO Mouse from Utech for the last three years and just decided to upgrade. The quality and shape of the products are the exact same and they still feel as strong as ever. My first impressions when firing up the mouse is that it feels great for my large hands and the buttons are all the same with the top buttons being the great, clicky kind and the 12 on the side being membrane buttons. The mouse is noticeably heavier than the last and the mouse wheel has more friction to it. I expect the mouse wheel to loosen over time but the weight of the wireless mouse is set and cannot be changed like with the wired version, likely due to the extra space taken up by the wireless module and battery. Once I started to try and modify my settings with the software was where things started to get a bit worse. Firstly, the included USB key is not a simple flash drive and when plugged in will run Win+R and type in the link to a Dropbox with the software and instructions for making a review in return for an extra gift like a mouse pad or headphone stand. I really recommend the company moving to just using a USB drive with the bundled software and PDF since the key scared me when it started doing things. Once i got the software installed and started using it however, I noticed that the DPI up and DPI down buttons are not configurable which is something possible on the wired mouse. It is not a big deal to me but I only use one DPI setting and could want to make extra use of the buttons in the future. I also tried setting up my macros from my previous mouse but the one i use the most which is Ctrl + PrintScreen is not able to be set in the macro software. It will only recognize the release of the key when using the recording function. Here I tried to import my settings from the older software but the exported configurations are not compatible with the new software. I also ordered a macropad in the same order which is where my macros will go now. Finally, when plugged in and charging with the mouse and lights on, the lights will flash on and off with a pale/white color. I do wish that the lighting behavior for charging and low battery could be configurable in the software. Overall, I do still like the mouse and the included extra pads helps so I may use it for a longer time. I am also watching the battery level which came and is still at 90%. It has been about an hour and a half since I first turned it on and I am expecting it to last close to 70 hours. If you have big hands and dont mind a heavier mouse, then I do recommend this mouse to you. It still feels great and I can see me using this mouse for many years to come.

This mouse is quite pleasantly sized. I use a kind of a broad claw grip and prefer it when the butt of the mouse rests in the palm of my hand, which this does comfortably while still leaving my fingers well positioned on the buttons. Its also remarkably comfortable, almost as if it was designed with my hand specifically in mind. Obviously your mileage may vary on this one but the at rest position for the third (ring) finger on my hand is well placed, with just the right bit of additional contour to aid in gripping the mouse when lifting it. In addition the descending curve of the side allows my pinky finger to rest against the mouse, partially touching, instead of awkwardly dangling in space as with so many mice, while at the same time allowing me to feel a bit of the pad below so I can judge distance precisely. I cannot over-emphasize how pleasant this is to hold an d use. The action on the scroll wheel is not too stiff nor so soft that I fear accidentally scrolling. The wheel is a straight two axis forward/backward with a distinct rest at each stop (no free spinning here) which is just as I like it. Since theres no tilt wheel theres no risk of accidental presses from the first and second fingers at rest or while scrolling, but the wide position of the buttons is such that this frame could accommodate a four axis scroll wheel without trouble. The action on button1 and button2 is unremarkable and adequate, quite average and nothing worth mentioning. There is an additional button to the left of button1 which is well positioned and is not at risk of accidental pressing, is easily found by touch, and easy to click at will. The DPI control buttons in the top center are raised and sufficiently stiff that there is essentially zero chance of accidental adjustment even during furious use. There are four DPI settings and LEDs clearly indicate which is chosen at any given moment. On the thumb side is a 12 button num bearing the digits 0-9 which act as num keys as well as minus on 11 and plus on 12. I had thought that having so many buttons on the side where the thumb rests would either make accidentally depressing them hard or deliberately pressing them hard, and in any case detract from the ability to grip, move, and lift the mouse but this turns out not to be the case. My thumb can rest such that I can with grip the forward edge of the button enclosure--and do so as firmly as I like--without any accidental clicks. Rocking the thumb back and working by feel makes it fairly easy to click most--but not all--of the keys. I find 1-3 and 7-9 to be easy, 10-12 to be awkward, and 4-6 to be somewhat difficult without accidentally also depressing buttons on adjacent rows. This is far better than I anticipated and leaves me with a gratifyingly large number of buttons available at a twitch. I am a bit disappointed not to find a more usual thumb button on the side forward from the num pad buttons. It seems that there is sufficient space for one and such a button would fit nicely with my grip style, where the num pad position does not. Its not an insurmountable problem to move my thumb back for clicks but forward would be far more compatible with my grip. I suspect the designers anticipate a grip where the thumb rests naturally in the middle of the num pad with the pad of the thumb on the 5 key; indeed, in this position clicking all of the buttons does become easier. Still, I am not about to adapt my style to fit a mouse! There are adjustable weights but honestly the difference between empty and filled is not very much. I prefer it with all weights added (because I like my mice heavy) but I fear that if you prefer a feather-weight mouse even with all removed you will not be satisfied. A toggle button on the bottom cycles through five different LED colors. I understand that each color also corresponds to a (configurable) macro set, and certainly each remembers it DPI setting independently. Unfortunately the control software for this mouse is not compatible with Linux and I have not found a working way to alter the mouse behavior on Linux. This is, for me, a deal breaker, because I cant control which key codes are emitted when I use the thumb buttons--and since they correspond by default to keyboard keys I in effect have only three extra buttons on this mouse despite the 16 it has by appearance. The right click button is button2, and the mouse wheel button3, both as usual, but the left click button and the extra button next it are both button1. Since all of the thumb buttons emit by default not button events but regular key events I am obliged to either redo my RPG keybinding layout to accommodate that or suffer redundancy. I could remap the thumb buttons in to hard-to-each keyboard keys that I dont use for anything now, but this is tedious and irritating. Still, this is not an issue on a platform supported by the manufacturer so Im only knocking off one star from the review rather than the 3 that this problem really deserves. For most people this will not at all be an issue. Because of the above problem I did not review the macro capability of them mouse, which is purportedly one of its main selling points. Even without that feature there is a lot to like here: inexpensive, nice and large, comfortable grip, nice action, good weight and feel. For non-gaming and light gaming use I have no problem using this mouse, but for serious gaming where more buttons means more power I cant personally consider it. If I figure out a convenient way to control macros from Linux, or if I find a good way even to remap the key events in to button events, I will report back here and raise the rating.