A little while ago we took a look at the LEXIP PU94, a gaming mouse with a twist. It had two joysticks, one on the side and one on the base, which made the whole mouse act like a joystick. It was a pretty funky design, and one that definitely had a time and place among RTS and flying sim gamers, but now we’ve got our hands on another mouse from LEXIP. It’s the Np93, and it keeps all of the amazing features of the PU94, without the movable baseplate.
This means that it retains the awesome joystick on the side of the mouse, which can act like your traditional joystick setup, or even as separate inputs on each axis. This enables users to be able to attach more functions on to the mouse, without having to rely on keyboard inputs. Whereas the PU94 really specialises in RTS and flying simulator titles, thanks to its articulating base, the Np93 is really a mouse you’d typically use for every day tasks as well as perfect for a whole range of gaming.
Even though you all well know what a mouse looks like now, I’m going to run through it anyway. The Np93 is covered in a soft to touch material that feels really good in the hand. However, after a few uses, there does seem to be some wear on the left and right clicks. In between those clicks is a scroll wheel that scrolls in increments and underneath that is a DPI switch button, which cycles through your set DPI levels which are done inside of the LEXIP Control software. This is a right-handed mouse by design, so lefties unfortunately you’re going to be excluded, as the two side buttons and joystick are down the left-hand side.
The mouse overall is comfortable to use, and I never had any issues reaching any of the buttons or thumbstick, it was great to use. However, the right-hand side where your third finger and pinkie sit is a little concave for my liking. There’s no real area to grab on to, and the top edge of the mouse doesn’t exactly dig into you your fingers, but it’s a little uncomfortable when flicking the mouse around. It should have been a little more dome-shaped for maximum comfort. Button clicks are firm and tactile and I never felt like I could misclick. Overall you have 12 programmable buttons to deal with, which is plenty for all types of gamers.
On the base, you can find six ceramic feet, which works really well for gliding across mousepads. I’m currently using the mousepad from LEXIP, the B5, which is soft to touch and has an RGB strip around the outside, and mouse glide is second to none, it’s great and provides some really nice accurate tracking. The LEXIP Np93 uses an infrared optical sensor which can perform up to 12,000DPI and which I’m told has faster reacquisition when lifting the mouse compared to the Pu94, which definitely helps with playing faster-paced games, your eSports titles or first-person shooters, that kind of thing. There’s a weights system on the base too, which determines how heavy the mouse can get. There are two adjustable weights, though one weighs of literal air and really acts more as a cover for the open hole in the base of the mouse, and the other slightly heavier. It didn’t make a huge difference to the overall feeling of this mouse though.
As I mentioned earlier, the LEXIP Np93 runs through the LEXIP Control app that’s able to be downloaded from the LEXIP website. It’s an easy enough software to get to grips with, with the most complex settings being involved with the side-stick. Similarly to the PU93 we looked at before, the side joystick can have different functions attached. So you could use it as a traditional joystick setup that you would find on a game controller, or you could have each direction set to a function itself. Push it forward and you could throw a grenade inside of Warzone, or pull it back and you could reload. It’s an exceptional way to get more functions onto the mouse, which will free up keyboard inputs for actions inside of games. Other menus include setting your DPI levels, which can be switched on the fly, and your RGB settings, which are a little basic here, with a solid colour or a breathing effect, and it can only display one colour at a time. You’ve also ot profiles that you can download from LEXIP themselves for various games, like Anno 1800, Minecraft, Rocket League and others.
The LEXIP Pu94 is an amazing piece of kit. It’s a gaming mouse that really stands out in a sea of familiar products. It’s innovative, and although it does take some getting used to, having some extra functions on your mouse you never had before definitely helps in certain scenarios. The LEXIP Np93 looks great, performs accurately, and has features for days. The right lip is a little problematic, but I could look over it. It wouldn’t put me off enough not to recommend this mouse. Some more RGB effects would be nice, I know people like their rainbow RGB effects. Pair it with their RGB B5 mousepad, and you’ve got a decent setup for jumping into your next game.
