Asus TUF Gaming M4 Wireless

Asus TUF Gaming M4 Wireless is a decent mid-range mouse. Its 12,000 dpi sensor is great fun to use and equally suitable for casual and professionals. In addition, it has well-made and some nicely touch buttons. The lack of RGB may not be suitable for some gamers, but for the most part, it is an easy option.

Introduction

The world of wireless mice seems to be full of more affordable gaming-grade mice with a purposeful look, a powerful sensor and decent software, and Asus TUF Gaming M4 Wireless is the latest to close the production line.

It’s got some tough competition like the Razer DeathAdder V2 X Hyperspeed and the Roccat KAIN 200 AIMO, but the M4 Wireless (with a price tag of £ 53.99) reduces them to a good margin, and that might be enough to power this rat to win.

Asus claims that the M4 Wireless will hit stores by the end of January 2022, so read on to find out if it’s appropriate to add it to your PC gaming setup.

Design

• Sturdy, plastic construction
• Comfortable to keep
• A little heavy with a battery inside

The Asus TUF Gaming M4 Wireless offers a sleek, contour shape that makes it very comfortable to hold (especially with a palm grip) and is made entirely of some decently textured PBT plastic that helps provide some extra grip.

That matte finish makes the M4 Wireless look like a smooth and smooth mouse. And without any RGB lighting, it looks logically meaningful and purposeful.

In terms of its weight, you’ll see it at 62g without a battery or bundle dongle, which makes it one of the lighter rats I’ve used. Even with a battery inside, the M4 Wireless doesn’t seem to weigh much, with a total of 77g including AAA and 86g with AAA.

This puts it slightly lower than Razer’s DeathAdder V2 X Hyperspeed, which is arguably the closest competitor to the M4 Wireless and obviously feels better in the hand due to its more ergonomic shape.

Its buttons are all nicely firm and tactile and certainly don’t look cheap and a classic six-button setup helps keep things convenient. Below are some simple PTFE mouse feet that allow the M4 Wireless to glide nicely across the desk.

The M4 Wireless is coated with ASUS’s antibacterial guard, which allows it to keep itself clean to prevent microbial growth. While this may not necessarily be the case, it’s nice to see such a convenient feature added to gaming peripherals.

Performance

• 12,000 DPI sensor is enough for casual
• Dual connection is easy
• A little behind the Battery Life competition

In terms of its sensors, the M4 Wireless sits neatly in the mid-range of a gaming mouse with its 12,000 dpi figure, ensuring that it feels nicely responsive in games and will suffice for casual gamers and professionals.

This light weight means it’s easier to move around with a broom than some heavier rats – a mouse that you can use for long gaming sessions without feeling too tired.

Easily, you’ll find that the M4 Wireless has dual connections, working via a Bluetooth or bundled USB receiver that stays inside the mouse as well as the battery. Both connections provide a virtually zero-delay experience. The pairing process effectively plugs and plays, making it easy to switch to another PC.

The M4 is a little behind the competition in terms of wireless battery life. With the bundled AA battery, the battery life quoted is 134 hours when used via USB-A receiver and 232 hours via Bluetooth. It still has decent stamina and that means you can go for a few weeks without changing the cell, but Razor’s Datader V2 X hyperspeed virtually doubles that number.

Software and lighting

• Armor Crate software is nicely intuitive
• Features Simple and effective without bloatware
• No RGB light

The Asus TUF Gaming M4 Wireless has no RGB light, much like the affordable mid-range gaming mouse, but the Asus’ Armory Crate has some extra software.

It allows you to remap any one of the six mouse buttons into a wide range of functions, as well as change the DPI level of the individual four different DPI levels among other functions. It’s easy to use with a decent layout and doesn’t seem to swell with any unnecessary functionality you’ll never need to use.

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