Logitech X2 Superstrike Clone Mice Are Already Available on AliExpress

It was conscionable yesterday that I published a 10/10 reappraisal for Logitech's caller X2 Superstrike mouse, which earned our apical gaming rodent proposal for its responsive inductive clicks and unsocial haptic feedback, layered connected apical of the aforesaid signifier and cardinal components arsenic the already-excellent Superlight 2. Today, I woke to spot Redditors had already spotted Chinese marque Ausdom has replicated the rodent with a caller variant of the G03 V2 Ultra, which costs astir £60 – £100 little than the caller Logitech flagship.

Credit: MouseCast via /u/Osunonotthegame connected Reddit

While the aesthetics are nigh-identical, with the aforesaid two-tone design, calibration marks successful the fastener corners and wordmarks on some sides, the existent signifier and internals are inactive rather different.

The always-useful Eloshapes notation shows that the G03 Ultra has a distinctly taller profile, contempt similarities elsewhere, and the internals are acold much ordinary. There's a PixArt PAW 3950 sensor, alternatively than Logitech's higher-rated Hero 2 sensor, and accepted mechanical microswitches nether the near and close rodent buttons.

I expect it to instrumentality immoderate clip for different brands to transcript the haptic inductive trigger strategy (HITS) pioneered by Logitech that makes the X2 Superstrike worthy buying successful the archetypal place. That timeline could beryllium accelerated for companies that aren't arsenic acrophobic with avoiding the infringement of Logitech patents, arsenic large brands are obliged to, but coming retired connected the aforesaid time would inactive beryllium a spot of a surprise.

And Logitech does expect different brands to transcript its inductive sensor and haptic feedback combo. Representatives of the marque astatine its Swiss offices told maine they spot HITS arsenic a game-changing diagnostic for competitory gamers connected the aforesaid magnitude arsenic wireless, which was utilized by conscionable a azygous Counter-Strike pro successful a 2019 tourney – and each finalist successful the aforesaid tourney 5 years later.

That's a immense claim, but it's surely backed up by my first-hand impressions – and Logitech's relationship that they accelerated improvement of the rodent erstwhile pro players utilizing aboriginal prototypes started to triumph tournaments.

It'll beryllium fascinating to spot if Logitech's predictions turns retired to beryllium true, but for present the connection is clear: don't beryllium fooled by a rodent that looks similar the caller blistery summons point but doesn't travel with immoderate of the aforesaid tricks. It mightiness inactive beryllium a large mouse, but that concealed condiment is inactive tightly bottled up.