Logitech PowerPlay vs Corsair Qi - Wireless Mouse Charging Battle!

all right Oh let's begin why am i wearing glasses no no no no no the Sun go back go back in the cloud you need more kick Wow had to redo my entire lighting stupid clouds alright so what I was trying to say is that I feel like wireless gaming mice are becoming so good that they're almost like hitting their peak performance they're using the same sensors as their wire counterparts the weight is becoming less so they're more comfortable to use for competitive the latency is not an issue and so what I feel like would be the next logical step for a brand to expand their wireless peripherals is to eliminate that inconvenience of actually charging your wireless mouse and that is exactly the topic for this video I'll be comparing the large thick pair play and that entire ecosystem versus the new coarser mm 1000 and the dark core Mouse because I feel like removing the inconvenience of charging a mouse is a really good incentive to push consumers into that direction so let's review right after 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like the you know the global standard now that Apple has implemented and then launch tech has their own proprietary thing so from a full value perspective Corsair is still better because the mice are cheaper too so you're looking about 172 dollars for the entire package from the Corsair mm 1000 and the dark core mouse versus $200 minimum for the powerplay mouse mad plus the G 703 but if you also decide to go with the GE 903 which is more expensive that's a $250 deal for the entire package which is hella pricey now size-wise launch tech 1 is slightly bigger but I wouldn't say that's an advantage because they both fall into the category of like you know medium mouse pad in terms of area so you don't gain that much extra movement real estate on the Logitech power plane but because there are differences in charge of technology each of them have this unique advantage over the other so for example with power play because the actual circuitry that generates the electrical field and the energy for your mouse is spanning the entire area of the mouse pad it is more delicate so you have to be more careful but because of that you can charge the mouse regardless of where the mouse is positioned on the mouse mat whereas with the MM 1000 it's basically just a simple hard mouse mat with a small area where that Chi charger is built-in so your mouse can only charge when it's placed on top of that and you have to align it it's pretty easy just aligning the bottom of the mouse where the curve happens with those circles and they've also implemented the clever status LED on the hub so if it's blinking once per second means your Chi charging is going fine all the contacts are aligned properly but if you get 2 blinks per second means you have to move the mouse a little bit more for those contacts to align properly and so there's your weird compromise the dark core Mouse cannot be charged while it's in use and you have to place it on to that Chi area for it to receive power while on the powerplay as long as the mouse is on top of the mouse mat you're constantly getting power however the unfortunate circumstance of this being a proprietary circuit large tech power play is not approved in all countries so for example you cannot even buy it in Canada and so that makes your decision much easier and so this is where the Qi charger technology makes total sense and it's a big advantage for Corsair because product approval globally will not be an issue and functionally I don't think there's any difference because the dark core can last up to 24 hours without any lighting which i think is pretty reasonable and as long as you don't forget to place it on top of the Qi charger while it's not in use you'll never have any issues with a low battery indicator however there is actually no battery percentage indicator with the dark core mouse you only have the bar from high medium and low in the software and you really kind of have to dig into the settings in order to find it which I find strange I would definitely love just a simple percentage battery indicator somewhere on top of the driver software whereas with the power play and like the G 703 and 93 that percentage indicator is lot more precise and it's definitely visible because it we have an entire battery compartment in the driver software which is a lot more useful now the one major advantage with the corsair eco system is the cheap protocol which means that you don't have to combine the dark or mouse with the MM 1000 they're kind of like almost separate products that complement each other and that's because the dark or mouse already has a Qi charger built in so if you have one lying around you can simply charge your mouse on top of that instead of using a mouse mat of course it's more convenient because it's kind of like an ole enclosed unit you can simply slide the mouse into that corner for charging but even so you can charge other peripherals and devices on top of the mm 1000 as long as they support Qi charging but Corsair also includes a little dongle low fob that you can plug into you type C lightning port or a micro USB so you basically turn any device into a Qi charging compatible device that will charge on top of your mouse mat it's awesome but you know obviously have to keep in mind that the area of the mouse mat is not that large so if you have your phone there your area of the actual operation where your mouse can move is smaller I also like that we have an additional USB pass-through built into the hub on the mo 1000 which means you can plug in the or your wireless receiver for the mouse to eliminate the distance and you know eliminate any potential unwanted latency whereas with power play because the proprietary wireless technology you can only use the two mice the g7 or three and the 9:03 with a power play mat but I do like their implementation in terms of this little puck at the bottom that you insert which also gives the signal to the receiver on the actual mouse mat so you don't have to plug in additional receivers for the mouse itself and I think it goes without saying that both these mice can be used in Wired mode with a micro USB cable so they don't rely on the wireless charging mat and the one major advantage of the powerplay eco system is the ability to swap out surfaces we have a fabric one included and the hard one I personally don't like the hard ones because even at 400 dpi settings it feels a little bit too sensitive and I don't have as much control as I would with a fabric piece whereas with the MM 1000 we only get the hard surface which I don't particularly like and it's also the entire thing is a bit thicker I also don't like the really thick cable on the MM 1000 because it's carrying power and the additional USB pass-through whereas the cable on the powerplay is nice and compact a lot thinner in comparison but of course your decision to buy mouse mat will be dependent on the mice itself I prefer the G 703 from Logitech I just perform better with this in competitive the shape is fantastic the buttons are great the weight is awesome and the sense of performance is just incredible whereas the dark rock 3 all those things also apply but it's like the heavier slightly bulkier so from my particular style of FPS it's just not my thing but I feel like the streamlines the shape and the button design that this would be a very popular thing for many of you out there and I'll be using the dark core for the next few weeks alongside the mm 1000 to get an idea of how this ecosystem could evolve in the future and I really appreciate Corsair with going to the Qi charging protocol so that potentially it's be easier for them to you know come up with complementing products for their wireless charging mouse pads but also could introduce many other players in the industry to come up with something similar so you could kind of like cross brands and be fine across wireless devices alright so stay tuned for my full review of the dark core mouse and which of the wireless charging mats you perform more obviously the power play has the advantages of being able to swap out the surfaces and also have the food charging capacity regardless of where the mouse is on the mouse mat whereas with the dark rock because of this whole Qi charging thing it charges your mouse but it can also charge anything else which capability which is awesome for example I'm charging Mikey 63 wireless with the Qi charging dongle on the mouse mat I never thought I would be charging a wireless mechanical keyboard on my mouse mat with a dongle that came with the mouse that's ridiculous but so cool at the same time alright guys that's all for me thanks so much for watching we'll see you in the next video

Channel: Hardware Canucks

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Rating: 4.8840799 out of 5

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Id: ruk4rbbFG7M

Length: 9min 15sec (555 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 26 2018