Cooler Master MM712 Wireless Gaming Mouse Review - Only 59 Grams!

Hey everyone! For today's video, we'll be taking  a look at the mid-range wireless gaming mouse from Cooler Master, the MM712. We'll take a  look at the specs of the MM712, unbox it and have a go at gaming with it to see how the  usage experience is like. Let's get started! In terms of its packaging, the box is pretty  compact and sports a purple colourway with splashes of cyan and pink for good measure, which  is very much in-line with Cooler Master's brand identity. Moving over to the rear of

the box,  we get the usual summary of specs for this mouse, we'll take a closer look at these specs  later on in this video. On a side note, if you're new to the ALKtech channel, do consider  subscribing so as to keep up-to-date with the latest product releases in the PC hardware world.  Moving on to the contents of the box. First up, we get a USB dongle adapter right here. Now the said dongle has a USB Type-A port on  one end, and a USB Type-C port on the other end, this adapter is meant to all

ow users to place the  wireless dongle as close as possible to the mouse. Apart from this, we also do get a 1.8  meter long USB Type-C male to USB Type-A male Ultraweave cable. The cable  is pretty lightweight and soft to the touch. Apart from the cable,  we get the MM712 mouse right here, we'll take a closer look at  the mouse later on in this video. We do also get a quick start guide, as well as a pack of grip tapes. With that, on to the mouse itself. Right, so  first impressions, it's pretty

lightweight, weighing in at just 59 grams without needing to go for a  design with holes all over. For its price point, the mouse has pretty decent build quality, with no  squeaks or rough finishing as far as I can tell. In terms of dimensions, the MM712 has the  dimensions that you see on the screen, where it can be considered a pretty short mouse,  given its length of 116.5mm. It comes with an ambidextrous shape that is more suited for  right-handed users owing to the placement of its side but

tons. The mouse comes with six  buttons that can be programmed via Cooler Master's MasterPlus software, and is available in  the choice of two colours, either black or white. Moving on, the action of the left  and right mouse buttons feel pretty decent with minimal sideways play as can be seen. I did however notice, that there was a wee  bit of pre-click travel and some amount of post-click travel if you were to press down  firmly on both the left and right mouse buttons. For the scroll wheel, t

he scroll  steps are pretty distinct and it has a rubberised texture to  afford better grip during use. Aesthetics wise, the MM712 is finished  predominantly in matte plastic, with the only glossy bits being found in  between the spaces where the left and right mouse buttons meet the rear hump of  the mouse, as well as the two side buttons. Fans of RGB lighting will be pleased to note  that the MM712 comes with an illuminated Cooler Master logo, like so. If you opt not to enable  the RGB LED, th

e MM712 has a rather stealthy appearance that makes it suitable for use even in  the office. You get the ability to toggle between LED colours by pressing down on the scroll wheel  and clicking on the topmost side button. You do also have the option of cycling  between lighting effects, and this can be done by clicking on the scroll wheel  and the bottommost side button, like so. Naturally, these RGB lighting  effects can also be controlled through the MasterPlus app, more  on this later on in t

his video. Moving over to the front of the mouse, we  get a USB Type-C port, which is to be used to charge the mouse via the included  Ultraweave cable, you can use this mouse as a wired mouse while charging  it up, which is convenient for sure. While we're on the topic of the Ultraweave cable, as can be seen, it sports a braided cable design with a USB Type-A male connecter on one end, like so. And on the other end, a USB Type-c male  connector, of which both connectors sport gold plating. The

cable feels and  looks pretty premium on the whole. As for the bottom of the MM712, we get 95%  PTFE plastic feet, the connection mode switch that allows you to toggle between the three  connection modes that this mouse supports, namely Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz mode as well  as wired connection with the included Ultraweave cable. Above the connection mode switch  is a pairing button that is to be used when connecting the mouse to your PC via Bluetooth,  and further down, a DPI button that allows you t

o cycle through different preset DPI  settings on-the-fly. It's worth noting that the said DPI button can be reprogrammed to  serve other functions via the MasterPlus app. We also get a storage recess right here for the  MM712's USB Type-A wireless dongle. Removing the lid, we see that the USB dongle springs  up for easy removal, which is a nice touch. On to some additional tech specs for this  mouse, the MM712 comes with a 19000 DPI PixArt PAW 3370 optical sensor, with the specs that  you see o

n the screen, and it also utilizes LK 2.0 optical micro switches with a 70 million  click lifespan for the left and right mouse buttons. As mentioned earlier, the mouse comes  with three connection modes, and in terms of battery life, Cooler Master states that with  the LED lighting switched off, the MM712 has a battery life of 180 hours on the Bluetooth  mode and 80 hours on the 2.4 GHz mode. On to the usage experience with the mouse, I  played several rounds of Fortnite with it, and as a gamer

who uses more of a claw grip while  gaming, I found the mouse pretty comfortable to use, where its profile and height suited me  just fine. As someone who's used to gaming mice that are much longer, I found the MM712 pretty  comfortable to use despite its shorter length. Using the large version of the Cooler Master  MP750 gaming mouse pad, I found the glide action of the mouse to be pretty smooth and the  positioning of the side buttons was just right. In addition, I really like the inclusion 

of the dongle adapter, which affords more flexibility in terms of how you'd  like to connect the wireless USB dongle to your PC. Simply attach the  wireless dongle to the adapter, like so, where you can then attach the dongle to the  included USB Type-A to USB Type-C Ultraweave cable, and position the wireless dongle to be  as close as possible to where you'd be using the mouse. Now as mentioned earlier, you do get  the ability to tweak the performance settings for this mouse, and all of this ca

n be done within  the MasterPlus software, like so, where as you can see, you get the ability to customise power saving  settings, or the button assignments for the mouse, like so, tweak performance settings such as DPI,  polling rate and angle snapping, customise RGB lighting effects of the mouse to your heart's  content, create custom macros, and of course the ability to create and save custom user profiles  for this mouse. A pretty full-fledged software suite I must say. I do wish though, tha

t Cooler  Master had included the option of displaying the MM712's battery life in percentage terms within  the app. As you can see, the battery life indicator is just a battery motif with no bars or lines to  allow one to estimate the amount of charge left. With that, to sum up, the Cooler Master MM712 was  a pleasure to use in my opinion, and definitely delivers value as a mid-range wireless gaming  mouse, especially with its 19000 DPI PixArt sensor, its light weight that was achieved with a 

hole-free design, triple connectivity options, as well as good build quality. As of May 2023, the  MM712 can be had for a price of around $69 US dollars from e-commerce sites such as Amazon. With  that, thank you so much for watching, hit the like button and get subscribed if you've enjoyed this  video, and I'll catch you guys around the next time!