Be Quiet Mice

be quiet! is known for cooling built around noise, and the Dark Perk mice apply the same thinking to a peripheral — a gaming mouse designed not to announce itself in a shared room or on a call.

The range comes in two shapes, which is the decision to make.

The standard Dark Perk is the symmetrical gaming shape, suited to a claw or fingertip grip and to players who flick rather than glide.

The Dark Perk Ergo is contoured for a right-handed palm grip, which supports the hand rather than requiring it to arch — the more comfortable option for long sessions at a desk, and the better choice if you use the mouse for work as much as for games.

Both use a high-resolution sensor and connect wirelessly over USB-C. On the sensor figure: 32,000 DPI is a specification of the sensor’s quality rather than a setting anyone uses — almost nobody plays above 3,200 — but flagship sensors track perfectly with no smoothing at the low settings competitive players actually choose.

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