At first we would like to thank Mionix for sending out a sample of their Naos 7000 Gaming Mouse for testing and reviewing.

 

 

About Mionix:

 

Mionix AB was founded in 2007 by Peter Nygren. The goal was to design and develop high-end computer peripherals made for gamers. The company stands for high quality, cool design and a touch of innovation. Mionix has received numerous of international prizes and awards for their products. Mionix has a global presence with a worldwide network of distributors, resellers and partners.

 

Product Features:

 

Truly ergonomic design

The NAOS 7000 is a truly ergonomic, right-handed gaming mouse. The unique shape is developed for a full palm grip with support for all five fingers.

 

Gaming grade optical sensor

The ADNS-3310 gaming grade optical sensor delivers no positive or negative hardware acceleration, amazing accuracy, smooth tracking, and a maximum speed of more than 5.45m/sec (215 IPS) all the way up to 7000DPI.

 

Lightning fast processor

The lightning fast ARM™ processor running at 32Mhz enables the mouse to have many features without compromising the tracking of the sensor.

 

Mechanical micro-switches

Engineered with Omron™ mechanical micro-switches for a responsive feel and precision quality with a 20 million click lifespan.

 

7 fully programmable buttons

The 7 fully programmable buttons can be assigned to any key, mouse command or macro, which is programmed via the downloadable software. You can also use the buttons to switch easily between stored profiles and DPI steps in-game without taking your eyes away from the screen.

 

Customizable LED lighting system

With up to 16.8 million color options, you can adjust the 2 lighting zones displaying a single color or color shift in a Solid, Blinking, Pulsating or Breathing lighting effect.

 

Maximum grip

The surface of the mouse is treated with 4 layers of a soft touch rubber coating. This highly durable surface ensures a maximum grip and soft touch feel.

 

S.Q.A.T™ – Surface Quality Analyzer Tool

The NAOS 7000 is equipped with our Surface Quality Analyzer Tool (S.Q.A.T ). Which measures the data loss between the sensor and the gaming surface. The result assists the choice of which gaming surface is best for your mouse setup.

 

Product Specifications:

 

32bit ARM processor running at 32Mhz

Right handed truly ergonomic design, full palm grip

Soft touch rubber coating

7 fully programmable buttons

3 step in-game DPI adjustment

2 integrated RGB LEDs in 2 color zones

Up to 16.8 Million LED color options

Lighting effects Color shift, Solid, Blinking, Pulsating and Breathing

128 kb built-in memory

Polling rate adjustable up to 1000Hz

Large PTFE mouse feet

Gold Plated, Full speed USB 2.0 connection with Plug and Play

Cable 2m long braided cable

Mionix has recently released another series of mice, one of their members being the Naos 7000, which features an ADNS 3310 optical sensor supporting up to 7000DPI and a maximum tracking speed of at least 5.45m/sec. The product packaging is quite simple and follows the Mionix brand lines completely:

 

 

 

On one of the package sides we will be able to see the system requirements along with the list of package contents:

 

 

 

If we swap the box we will see on its back a short explanation of the main mouse components:

 

 

 

After removing the top layer of packaging we will be able to see the mouse, which is additionally covered by a transparent plastic mold:

 

 

 

Besides the mouse, inside we will also get a small leaflet and a Mionix sticker:

 

 

 

The leaflet contains information regarding the product installation, customization but also some words on the warranty:

 

 

 

The Naos 7000 presents itself with an ergonomic chassis for right-handers; the mouse is meant to be used with a full-palm grip and is covered by a soft-touch rubber finish. On the top we will observe two programmable buttons along with the rubberized scroll wheel:

 

 

 

On the back side of the mouse we will be able to see the Mionix logo, which is lighted by a multicolored LED:

 

 

 

On the left side we have two additional programmable buttons:

 

 

 

The right side is meant to hold the ring and little fingers:

 

 

 

On the bottom side of the mouse we will be able to see the central mouse lens along with four PTFE feet of different shapes and sizes:

 

 

 

Here we will also find a sticker with the product serial number and power rating:

 

 

 

The mouse cable is braided for additional durability:

 

 

 

The USB connector is branded and gold-plated:

 

 

 

With the help of the included software, we will be able to change the color of both back logo and scroll wheel:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Mionix software allows us to customize the additional features of the mouse and the menus are located on the top side of the screen. The Mouse Settings menu allows customizing the button functions, choose different profiles, adjust the Polling Rate, Double Click and Scroll speeds, but also the Pointer Acceleration:

 

 

 

The user profiles can be renamed, saved, exported, imported or disabled:

 

 

 

Here we have the functions we can assign to the programmable buttons:

 

 

 

Default Commands

 

 

 

From the Sensor Performance menu, we will be able to adjust the DPI sensitivity levels for three separate steps, the Pointer Speed but also the Lift Distance:

 

 

 

In the same menu we have the Surface Quality Analyzer Tool (S.Q.A.T.) for finding the tracking performance of the surface we are currently using the mouse on:

 

 

 

 

 

Inside the Color Settings menu, we will be able to control which lights will stay on, adjust the LED effects like blinking, pulsating, breathing or full on and here we can also set the colors (including Color Shift mode):

 

 

 

 

The usual Macro menu is also present here, which can also record holds and delays:

 

 

 

 

The last Support menu gives us access to the F.A.Q. section, Product Registration, Support and Downloads pages:

 

 

 

Thanks to the new ADNS 3310 sensor which is also present inside the SteelSeries Rival we get optimal precision, with no positive or negative acceleration and a maximum speed of 215 IPS all the way up to 7000DPI. The chassis design fits like a glove for right-handers and to the comfort also contributes the multi-layer rubber coating. As already reported by some of the users, the rubber finish collects oils from our skin and we may expect after some weeks to see circular shapes in the areas we will touch the mouse most.

 

Compared to the 8200 version, the mouse does now lack the DPI LEDs on the chassis, but we cannot say we miss them a lot; almost all customization options are here inside the downloadable application which allows saving multiple profiles, three DPI levels of sensitivity, LED light color setup, Macros and more.

 

In our tests we have included free-to-play MMORPGs, RPGs and strategy games. The mouse was used on the Ensis 320 aluminum for which we have obtained a S.Q.A.T. value of 80% and while gaming on Full HD we have adjusted the DPI steps between 800 and 1600. During this time the mouse tracked really smooth, without unusual cursor skips or other issues.

 

We are tempted to recommend the new series over the 8200 revisions because there is not a very big difference in DPI and they track wonderfully thanks to the ADNS 3310 sensor; the features we lose from the higher-priced variants should not matter at all.

 

The new Mionix Naos 7000 is available online for about 77 Euros while the 8200 version can be had for about 91 Euros.

 

The Mionix Naos 7000 Gaming Mouse is Recommended For:

 

 

We would like to thank again to Mionix for making this review possible!