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Claw-grip gaming mouse for a girl with small hands

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#1 ·
Hi guys, I've been browsing forums trying to get a good tip for a gaming mouse but still not sure I have an idea what to buy. I am a girl with pretty small hands (15cm) and I use the claw grip, so far as I can tell.
Years ago, I had Roccat Kova and was happy with it but the build was shabby and the glue started leaking out. I bought Razer Orochi, but to my surprise, it doesn't feel very comfortable. Having small hands AND using claw grip, my fingertips come about 1cm from the tip of Orochi's buttons, and somehow, the buttons are not so easy to press and pressing the buttons a lot requires quite a lot of effort; I don't remember having this problem with Kova in the past. It seems to me that it might have something to do with the buttons on Orochi being concave, which makes them a bit harder to be pressed.
I tried Roccat Kone Pure in a shop, didn't feel quite right either (perhaps if the mouse was shorter it would be a good fit).
Many thanks in advance for any tips!

PS: In case it mattered: I mostly play RPG & survival games, don't really play FPS.
 
#3 ·
If you don't like the lip at the right side of the Xornet II you could also take the Zowie FK2 or the G Pro as your best bets.

I haven't tried the Ninox Venator before, but it could be good too if you can claw it with that bigger hump. If you wait you could take a look at another Ninox mouse that's in the works at the moment.

Roccat Kiro is small too but it might be too heavy, depends on what you like.
 
#4 ·
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I haven't tried the Ninox Venator before, but it could be good too if you can claw it with that bigger hump. If you wait you could take a look at another Ninox mouse that's in the works at the moment.
Nixeus Revel might be a better option then, less hump, etc.

Maybe the Abyssus? Fairly simply shape but shorter:
https://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-abyssus-v2
 
#13 ·
My gf has 14-15 cm hands and uses a Logitech G502 for just about every game genre. However she does use a palm/fingertip grip instead of claw grip, but is still comfortable for her. She has no issues reaching all the buttons including the side buttons.
 
#14 ·
First of all, thanks to everyone for your tips, much appreciated.

As to Zowie FK2, Nixeus Revel, ZA13, G502 & G403: my concern is the length of the mouse. It might simply be a case of unfit design for my hand, but I have an Orochi now and my fingertips still don't reach all the way to the end of the buttons when I rest my hand the way I normally do when I play - and Orochi is 10cm long. Not sure if there even is any mouse that'd be shorter, apart from small laptop mice (which, by the way, seem to be perfect size-wise for my hobbit hands..
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G203 & G Pro might be better suited; I will check some videos to get a better idea.

The Coller Master Xornet II and G9X have a quite pronounced concave shape of the buttons, which might be the culprit of the discomfort for me when holding a mouse, so I'd rather avoid those types of buttons.

The TT esports Ventus R looks very interesting and is more on the small side, which is good. Not sure about the weight. Again, will check some videos.

Thanks again
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#15 ·
G102/G203/G Pro
EVGA Torq X5/X3

Can't think of too many smaller than those without going back to older ones or losing side buttons.
 
#16 ·
I suggested the G502. It is longer than what you are looking for, but it has narrower buttons while keeping a flatter and low-profile shape compared to the concave hump of the other recommended mice. If you have a local electronics store like Fry's Electronics or Best Buy, maybe you can try out different mice on display.
 
#17 ·
Anyhow I think if length is your issue Zowie is out of the question (hard shell/buttons). Revel might work as its buttons are part of the top shell and can be actuated from quite far back (as far as halfway across the mice) and it has a softer design/shell then the Zowie mice.

Although if length truly is the biggest problem and not width, I recon the best options will be the Logitech G Pro or 203.

If width is also an issue (but less so than length), I'd go with the Abyssus.
 
#18 ·
For claw grip? Probably as small as you can find.
G102/G203/G Pro or similar sized mouse. Though it has these odd sides that angle inward and older variants of this shape were probably better, easy to fix though with some Sugru/Vtie etc. if you don't like the side shape. Sadly a lot of mice have inward slope on the sides because some people and marketing thinks it helps in picking up the mouse when in fact it's just annoying to overall grip, comfort and finger placement. Most other decent mice are a bit bigger around the 120mm size. The G203/102 is inexpensive and decent.
 
#22 ·
^ The Razer one look pretty interesting, I should try it out one day.

Though to be honest, even though everyone recommend G203, I've personally tried it and find the scroll wheel position is too far.

So I'd actually say G203 is the biggest small mouse.

Out of all the mouse I've used I'd rank it from biggest to smallest:

G203 > G502 > G9 > G303 > Roccat Kone Pure > CM Storm Xornet (short, but wide)

They all have their own different issue, none is perfect but the closest for me right now is Roccat Kone Pure.
 
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