Introduction
From two buttons and a rubber ball that did more for collecting the dust off of your desk, than it did for moving your cursor, to marvels of the modern age, the humble mouse has come a long ways in the history of the personal computer. Many people spend hours a day with a hand on the mouse and never think twice about it as long as the cursor moves. Gamers on the other hand need just a little bit more, Okay, a LOT more. A few extra buttons, adjustable DPI, a comfortable shape that offers a good grip, and obviously, fast and accurate tracking that never miss a single pixel are the bare minimum. Quality is also top of the list. A gamers' worst nightmare is losing your mouse part way through a round, and good aesthetics is just icing of the cake. The aLLreLi M515BU Gaming Mouse has all of the above, so let’s dive in and see how it stacks up to the competition! We would like to thank aLLreli for sending the M515 Mouse to us to check out today!
aLLreLis’ take on the M515 Mouse
With the Super driver included in the aLLreLi Wired Gaming Mouse, you can customize the performance of the gaming mouse and automate key functions in your favorite games. Record macros for each of the six buttons and execute movements with just a click. The wired USB gaming mouse includes a total of six buttons that you can program to perform specific tasks in your favorite games. All 6 buttons are available for programming, so you can set up custom button configurations for five different memory mode.
Each gamer has their own unique preferences when it comes to game sensitivity, which is why the aLLreLi M515BU gaming mouse lets you choose the DPI that’s right for you. Choose from five DPI levels that are pre-installed on the M515 gaming mouse: 1000, 1750, 2500, 3500 or 4000. When do the DPI shift, there are 5 adjustable breathing LED light such as Red, Blue, Green, Purple or Yellow.
The aLLreLi M515BU High Precision Gaming Mouse is a state of the art gaming mouse that will change the way you game forever. Ergonomically designed, the M515 gaming mouse allows you to play for hours without experiencing cramping and fatigue in your fingers and wrists. The optical technology featured in the M515 gaming mouse ensures a smooth roll over the desktop, and the nylon braided cable with anti-interference magnet ring prevents creeping to guarantee that every move you make is one that you intended.
Ready to transform the way you game and dominate the competition in every scenario? You need more than just skill to make it to the top of the leaderboard and earn every achievement. You need the right gaming mouse to improve your response time and allow you to focus fully on the game, and the aLLreLi M515BU High Precision Wired Gaming Mouse is that perfect solution!
About ALLreLi
Established in 2004, Allreli has used the best parts and strict quality control to become a leading manufacturer of electronic products. Their portfolio includes a diverse line of products including gaming peripherals, voice recorders, data, power and audio cables, headphones and headsets, and an array of power and charging solutions. Their website states: “On top of the high quality, we also stand behind our products to provide great service. Our products may fail 1 in 1000, but our service will not. We strive to provide the best products and an amazing online shopping experience to every customer”, and the thousands of reviews on Amazon across their entire product line back that 100%.
Specifications and Features
● ADJUSTABLE DPI TO FIT YOUR CHOICE This wired mouse puts you in full control with 1000, 1750, 2500, 3500 and 4000 DPI setting options
● TAKE YOUR GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL ALL 6 Keys are Programmable and This Mouse Equipped with Professional Gaming Driver Process, 5 Memory Mode Choose to Get More Convenience
● COMFORTABLE ERGONOMIC DESIGN Gaming mouse is designed to fit with your hand perfectly and reduce the risk of wrist and finger strain
● UV POLISHING SURFACE The surface is made by UV finishing brings more comfortable in playing
● NYLON BRAIDED CABLE The wire of mouse if made by nylon braided with anti-interference magnet ring
- Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 3.2 x 1.6 inches
- Weight: 5 ounces
- Buttons: 6 Programmable
- lighting: Red, Blue, Green, Purple or Yellow with breathing effect
- Power: 5v 100mA
- Interface: USB
- Handedness: Right Hand
- Tracking type: Optical
- Tracking speed: User Selectable 250-4000 DPI, 5 DPI Presets
- Cable Length: 1.6 Meters
Packaging
The aLLreLi M515BU mouse comes in a very colorful box, with a picture of the product taking up most of the front of the box.
The back of the box gives a quick rundown of the highlights and features of the mouse, as well as compatibility with Windows XP through 10.
The side of the box lists the specifications and contact information for support and drivers.
Inside we find the mouse wrapped in a plastic bag to prevent scratches, and the manual and driver disk on a mini cd-rom. If you don’t have an optical drive in your computer, the software suite can be download directly from aLLreLi via their website.
A Closer Look
The aLLreLi M515BU Mouse is equipped with 6 buttons, the usual left right and middle click, as well as two thumb buttons and one just behind the wheel. Two ergonomic flared areas give your thumb and fingers somewhere comfortable to ride for long gaming sessions. The 1.6 Meter long cable is covered with braided nylon with a ferrite ring to reduce interference and the gold plated USB plug provides a good clean connection for a worry free experience.
Both sides of the mouse have a subtle but effective anti-slip coating. Here you can also see that the aLLreLi logo on the rear, a light bar on the underside of the back, and the wheel all light up with a breathing effect. By default you get 5 colors that are tied to DPI selection, but they can be changed in the software.
Hiding on the bottom is a physical switch to turn off the LED Lighting. You can also find the 4 mouse skates and the optical sensor window.
Loading up the software requires the mouse to be connected or the software will not launch. I find the picture in the software of the mouse strange as I can’t find a “game titan” from aLLreLi, however it is the same shape and configuration of our M515 mouse. Here you can see the color selections and effects available.
Each of the 5 DPI presets can be adjusted to any setting of your choosing from 250 to 4000 DPI. You can also adjust the acceleration curve.
In the next tab, we can adjust any of the buttons to nearly any function you can think of, including the left, right and middle mouse buttons. The software will warn you that at least one button must remain a ‘click’.
Any of the aLLreLi M515BU Mouse’s buttons and even the scroll wheel movement can be assigned to a macro. You can choose to keep the real world time between key presses as well as looping the command more than one time as needed Here I configured the ‘DPI select’ button to type ‘ProClockers.com’ and press enter.
Next is a somewhat useful feature, allowing you to adjust Windows’s system wide mouse settings if you just can’t get it where you want it. This does affect windows at the system wide level, so be aware.
The Last tab allows you to adjust the polling speed from the default of 500Hz to 125Hz, 250Hz, or 1000Hz. Faster polling speeds reduce the time it takes to register a new position, but can impact system performance on lower end machines such as Ultrabook’s from interrupting the system every millisecond to update cursor position.
Testing and User Experience
Mouse Polling Rate Test
Mouse Rate Checker 1.1b
“This little program measures and displays the sample rate of a mouse, i.e. how often the mouse sends information to your computer. It just measures the time between two "WM_MOUSEMOVE" messages and calculates the frequency.
There are programs to increase the sample rate of PS/2 mice to make the cursor movement smoother.
To check your mouse's sample rate, just move the mouse quickly over the Mouse Rate Checker window until the average rate stays constant.
It's possible that the rate is a bit inaccurate, especially at high rates (>=100 Hz). Try to uncheck the "show current rate" checkbox, which should lower CPU usage and close all other applications. If it's still inaccurate, blame Windows, not my program.
Mouse Rate Checker 1.1b is Freeware.”
In testing, the mouse is being tested and calculated out to be polling at the selected speed (after hitting ‘apply’). Here you can see it testing at ~1000Hz.
We’ve saved the most powerful feature of this software for last. Profiles. Many devices these days have user selectable profiles, but aLLreLi takes this one great step forward and allows you to automate your profiles to automatically apply when a selected app is launched.
Just to add a little gravy, when assigning an executable to monitor, you can select a shortcut from your desktop and the aLLreLi software will find the correct executable path saving a ton of time dialing down through numerous folders. All changes to the mouse are downloaded to the aLLreLi M515BU’s internal memory so that the mouse, as you like it, can be used with any PC.
Final Thoughts and Conclusion
aLLreLi has delivered a another great product here with the M515 Mouse. The simple, ergonomic design keeps costs down, but the well-polished software suite provided gives this mouse quite the edge over its competition. aLLreLi has come up with a thoughtful design that should suit most gamers needs without breaking the bank. At the time of writing, this mouse carries an MSRP of $59.99 which is reasonable given the flexibility and power the software provides, but the current sale price of $18.99 found at Amazon makes this a bargain that you may want to jump on if you are looking for a new mouse.
The comfort of any mouse is really up to the preferences of the end user, and I personally find the aLLreLi M515BU a bit too narrow for my large hands and typical palm grip on a mouse, but using a claw grip is a different story. I found the automatic profile switching to be a real benefit outside of gaming. For example, tying one profile to my voice chat software gave me the ability to change the behavior of one side button to another unused key for Push-to-Talk so that I wasn’t going back a page in my browser every time I tried to transmit. If you surf the web between rounds while still talking to teammates, you probably know the pain this can cause. Great Job aLLreLi!
Pros:
- Programmable Buttons
- Macros
- Adjustable DPI
- Powerful and Flexible software package
- Internal settings memory
Cons:
- None
