The first optical gaming mouse released by the NZXT design team was the Avatar, which featured 7 buttons and 2600 DPI tracking. The Avatar was designed with gamers in mind and as such incorporated many high-end features to improve the overall responsiveness and customization. The real difference between the Avatar and other models on the market was its narrow design, which gave the mouse a long yet thin profile perfect for anyone sick of standard mice designs. It's now been about two years since the Avatar launched, and today we are going to be looking at a new design based on the original.
Enter the NZXT Avatar S, or Avatar Small. It's an even smaller variant of the original design, which should be ideal for gamers who prefer a thinner and more low-profile mouse. In addition to the new shape, the Avatar S also has features like a 1600 DPI laser with tracking speeds of up to 30 inches per second, and an ambidextrous design.
Looking at the Avatar S, you can see that it has the same symmetrical shape as the original, but with a noticeably thinner design. According to NZXT, this makes it an ideal solution for gamers that prefer a narrow mouse with a low-profile form factor, essentially a mouse for users with smaller hands. Along with the low-profile, the Avatar S also has an ambidextrous design that allows the mouse to used in either the right or left hand. This is a nice feature, as there really are not enough left-handed PC products available on the market. Additionally, there are rubber grips placed on each side of the mouse to reduce slipping and improve the overall comfort.
The Avatar S include five programmable buttons along with 16Kb of built-in memory used to store custom macros, the DPI and LED settings. Since these custom settings are stored in the on-board memory, the mouse can be transported from one PC or net/notebook to another without losing the stored settings. Coupled with its small size, the Avatar S great for gaming on-the-go.
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