Hitscan Hyperlight Review
Introduction
Hitscan is a brand-new company that has developed and produced its own new mouse, the Hitscan Hyperlight, which is their first product to hit the gaming mouse market.
Specifications
Packaging
- Hitscan Hyperlight gaming mouse
- 1K dongle
- USB Type-A to Type-C cable
- 2 sets of PTFE skates
- User manual
- Sold separately: 8K dongle
Shape & Size
The Hitscan Hyperlight is a symmetrical, right-handed gaming mouse measuring 118x61x38mm. This makes it a small mouse highly suitable for a fingertip grip for most users, even large-handed people like myself. Due to its slight back hump, the Hyperlight is also well suited for a claw grip. Palm-gripping the mouse is also possible, but likely won’t be too comfortable for large-handed users with a hand length of 20cm and above.
In addition to the slight backward hump position, the front flare is also very subtle. The same applies to the slight inward side curvature. Similar to some of the most popular mice, like the Logitech G Pro X Superlight and the newer Razer Viper V3 Pro, the Hyperlight features a subtle and safe shape design, making it suitable for a large variety of hand sizes and grip styles.
Coating
The coating on the Hitscan Hyperlight is phenomenal and provides substantial support when gripping the mouse. It also does not seem to be affected by humidity or sweat based on my experiences with the mouse so far. On top of all this, it does not seem to accumulate sweat and dirt like some other mice do. Even though I own a white copy of the mouse, it still looks brand new with very minimal sweat accumulation. If this does happen, however, it is easily wiped off in seconds.
Build Quality
The build quality of the Hitscan Hyperlight is superb. The sides, top, and buttons do not show any signs of flexing or creaking, even when large amounts of pressure are applied to the product. The only part that experiences flex is the bottom, but only occurs when using my thumb to forcefully do it. This is not something that would ever occur during regular usage.
The sides and top of the mouse feature a solid design while the bottom has cutouts to reduce weight.
Weight
The weight of the Hitscan Hyperlight sits at only 39 grams. Considering that the mouse has no cutouts on the sides or top, this low weight is a very impressive achievement, especially seeing as the build quality is as good as it is. Overall, the weight is also very well-balanced, meaning it does not feel as though the weight is heavier in the front or back more so than the other side.
Skates
The Hitscan Hyperlight comes with two different sets of white PTFE skates. One set features 2 large skates, while the other features 4 smaller ones. Both sets also come with a sensor ring. The mouse is also not pre-installed with either of these sets, meaning you can choose which one you want to install first and not have to remove another set from the very start.
The skates feel very smooth right out of the box. They are not perfect right from the beginning, so it might take a day or two of usage for them to break in and perform at their smoothest level.
Another aspect in which I enjoyed these skates is the fact that the area in which the skates are placed has holes. This might sound like a negative to some, but made the installment of the skates a lot easier since I do not have to worry about pockets of air being trapped during installment. I’ve experienced this with some mice in the past, making me have to remove and re-install the skates multiple times, damaging them in the process. This is not a problem on the Hitscan Hyperlight.
Buttons & Scroll Wheel
The main clicks use Omron Optical switches. These feel fairly tactile, but not to the same degree as traditional, mechanical switches do. At the same time, however, they are very easy to spam click and feature a light actuation force without being too light, causing accidental clicks.
The main clicks also do not feature any noticeable side-wobble, nor do they have any detectable pre-travel. They do however have a very slight amount of post-travel, though not something that caused issues during usage.
The side buttons use TTC Mechanical switches. Like the main buttons, these are very easy to spam click, feature no wobble or pre-travel, and only have a very slight amount post-travel, which is not noticeable during usage.
The scroll wheel uses the TTC Gold Dustproof encoder, giving the wheel a soft and smooth scrolling experience. Coming from the Endgame Gear XM2 8K, the scroll wheel is not as tactile as I would prefer but it is however a lot lighter to scroll and click, making it more suitable for scroll-dependent games like Apex Legends.
Sensor & Performance
The Hitscan Hyperlight uses the PAW3395 sensor. With many mice now using the updated PAW3950 sensor instead, I would have preferred that this mouse did the same. At the same time, however, an upgrade like this would not provide a noticeable difference in performance for the vast majority of users.
The mouse performs exceptionally well in all the games for which I used it. No stutters disconnects or spin-outs have ever been experienced with this mouse.
The mouse comes standard with a 1K receiver, meaning you’ll have to buy the 8K dongle separately for $24.99. I received my unit with this dongle and was able to test the 8K polling rate. For all the games that supported this, it worked perfectly.
Software & Configuration
The software available for the Hitscan Hyperlight is called Hitscan Utility. It is very basic (which is a good thing) and gives you all the control needed to customize things like button-mapping, DPI, polling rate, LOD, motion sync, debounce time, auto-sleep, ripple-control, and angle-snapping. It also shows you the battery percentage and gives additional toggles for “High Performance” and “Long Distance” modes.
Lastly, you don’t need this utility running in the background as the settings are stored directly on the mouse itself.
Conclusion
The Hitscan Hyperlight currently costs $89.99, with the 8K dongle costing $24.99.
The price of the dongle is not the cheapest seeing as other mice include this with the mouse at only a slightly higher price point. However, the mouse itself sits at a very affordable price, especially considering the value the Hitscan Hyperlight provides.
The shape is very safe and well-suited for a large variety of users. The coating and build quality make the mouse feel incredibly solid while remaining at a very low weight of only 39 grams. The buttons and scroll wheel are also very well implemented, and combined with the sensor, provide an incredible performance.
