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Creative Fatal1ty 1010 mouse
Reviewed by
Will Greenwald
on 02/16/2006

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The good: Comfortable feel; interchangeable weights; responsive tracking; easily adjustable sensitivity; neat color-changing light on sensitivity switch.

The bad: Difficult-to-press thumb button; oversensitive third-finger button; very short cord.

The bottom line: The Creative Fatal1ty 1010 has useful features such as swappable weights and adjustable sensitivity levels, but subtle design flaws keep it from becoming our favorite.

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  • CNET editors' rating: 3.0 stars Good
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      Installation and interface : 6.0
      Features : 7.0
      Service and support : 7.0
      Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
  • Reviewed by:
    Will Greenwald
  • Edited by:
    Lara Luepke
  • Reviewed on: 02/16/2006
  • Released on: 01/01/2006

The Creative Fatal1ty 1010 mouse, named for Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel, one of the most famous gamers in the country, offers a great set of features for hard-core cyberathletes. Given its relatively inexpensive price ($49.95), we're impressed with its interchangeable weight system and three sensitivity levels. Unfortunately, some elements of the design are a bit awkward--a critical flaw, considering that design is essential to any mouse. For a more comfortable (and more expensive) gaming mouse, check out the Logitech G5 Laser, which features a more extensive weighting system and a laser optical engine.

The all-black Fatal1ty 1010 is very stylish, with a glossy shell, curved matte buttons, and smooth rubber sides. Three buttons, instead of the typical two, run along the top, and a scrollwheel is tucked between the first and second buttons. A sensitivity switch conveniently placed below the scrollwheel selects one of three preset sensitivity levels and changes color each time you choose a different setting: green for 400 dots per inch (dpi), amber for 800dpi, and red for 1,600dpi. A glossy-red thumb button sits on the left side of the mouse. The included software, which allows you to customize all five of the buttons, took us a couple of attempts to install correctly.

The Fatal1ty 1010's most notable feature is its swappable weight system. The mouse comes with identical-looking weights marked 3.5, 11, and 26 grams; pressing the large, red circle in the middle of the mouse ejects the current weight so that you can quickly swap in another. We tested the weights and found them slightly off, weighing 4, 12, and 24 grams, respectively. We prefer the Fatal1ty 1010's top-loading system to the G5 Laser's bottom-loading one, but the G5 Laser offers greater customizability and a heavier maximum weight.

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