Swiftpoint Z2 Mouse Review: This May Be the Most Powerful Gaming Mouse Ever

Two years in the making, the Swiftpoint Z2 is finally here. A successor to one of the most customizable gaming mice ever, the Z2 is a powerful tool for gaming, productivity, and creativity alike. With 13 inputs, pressure sensitive buttons, a built-in accelerometer and gyroscope, haptic feedback, onboard memory, customizable speed, and top-tier specs, this is far more than a gaming mouse. It’s in a league all its own. 

Specifications

• Current Price: $189.99 (Swiftpoint) 
• Sensor resolution: 50 – 26,000 DPI, 5G Pixart PAW3395
• Gyroscope and Tilt Functions: Tilt your mouse to perform extra functions
• Max polling rate: 1000hz
• Braided cord: Cable length 6.8 feet (2.1 meters)
• Mouse buttons: 13 uniquely placed physical buttons for effortless clicking, many more button actions when including deep clicks
• Wired: Reduced latency to maximize your precision and performance
• Dimensions: 5.12” x 3.54” x 1.57” (13 x 9 x 4 cm (L x W x H))
• Weight: 4.125 ounces (117 grams) – without cable
• Supported OS: Windows 7+, macOS 10.12+

Swiftpoint Z2 — Design and Highlights

In some ways, the Swiftpoint Z2 feels like a mouse out of time. While the rest of the industry is chasing the ever-smaller, ever-lighter train as it barrels down the tracks, Swiftpoint has thrown that to the wind. While those mice focus on simplicity, removing every spare part and bit of shell they can get away with, the Swiftpoint Z2 instead focuses on bringing innovative features and new capabilities you simply won’t find on other mice. 

That comes at the cost of size and weight, but if you’re comfortable with something like the Logitech G502X, you’ll find that the Z2 feels right at home. In fact, it’s a hair smaller than Logitech’s competitor at 5.12” x 3.54” x 1.57” (the 502X is 5.17” x 3.12” x 1.62”), though is slighter taller to guide your hand into an appropriate palm grip — and that’s more important here than on just about any other mouse. It’s also slightly heavy at 117 grams (the Logitech is 89 grams) but it’s still