With Turtle Beach acquiring ROCCAT back in 2019, this has led to Turtle Beach moving forward with products that ROCCAT was known for, but now under the Turtle Beach brand.
In the past, I have reviewed the KONE (the last was the Kone XP Air in laste September), but this time around, for 2024, I am reviewing the Turtle Beach Kone II, a wired ergonomic RGB gaming mouse.
The mouse features a 26K DPI Accuracy Sensor and 640 IPS Tracking Speed. This no doubt shows an improvement of the KONE of years past which utilized a 19L DPI optical sensor.
Also, featuring click tensioning and a Titan 100M click life cycle optical switch.
This wired mouse features Multi-Zone RGB illumination and features three fully customizable RGB lighting zones and are programmable via the Swarm II app including the synchronized AIMO intelligent lighting.
It’s important to note that if you had used ROCCAT peripherals before, the original ROCCAT SWARM software will not detect this mouse, you will need to download the Turtle Beach Swarm II software from the Turtle Beach website.
Also, when you download the newer software, it will ask if you want to download the legacy ROCCAT drivers. It’s important to note that the Turtle Beach Kone II requires an update, so I would recommend installing the SWARM II software. In addition, the amount of settings that one can control via DPI settings, polling rate, DCU calbiration, standby mode, debounce time, angle snapping, lighting effects, and primary button customizing and easy shift.
One of the big selling points of this mouse is that it’s ergonomic. It does feel good to the touch and your hands feel it’s a much better fit when holding this mouse, thanks to its curvature on the left and how it’s made.
The feet feature PTFE feet for smooth gliding but it also comes with these stickers that grips to a flat surface much easier.
It’s important to note that they offer an arctic white of this same mouse but of course, if you want the wireless AIR version of this mouse, expect to pay a bit more. And because you are paying for the Turtle Beach brand name, expect to pay under $65 for the wired version and under $100 for the wireless version.
But having used this mouse for the last two weeks, it reminds me why I loved the KONE product line. The mouse has always been my go to but the KONE II feels just right in your hand and it’s easily customizable with ease with SWARM II.
But overall, I do think that Turtle Beach acquiring ROCCAT was quite smart. I absolutely enjoyed ROCCAT keyboards and mice (albeit, they were a bit pricey), but you really can’t go wrong with the Turtle Beach Kone II. I think if anything, the ROCCAT component now integrated has made Turtle Beach more than just a company known for its audio devices but now a full fledged gaming company that will provide competition amongst the other giants in the competitive gaming device industry.
The Turtle Beach Kone II – Wired Ergonomic RGB Gaming Mouse is recommended!
