Gaming mice haven't changed a lot in years, so when I came to know about the Lofree Hypace, an ultralight gaming mouse by Lofree (the company's first, by the way), I was intrigued. The mouse boasted a weight of just 47g, a flagship sensor, and an eye-catching design. Although its looks and specs were the main reasons I wanted to review it, the thing that left a lasting impression on me was its weight.

Using the Razer DeathAdder V2 X for around two years, I never felt I needed a lighter mouse, but the Lofree Hypace changed my mind. I've been using it as my daily driver because it just feels so much better for gaming as well as work. Going back to the Razer has become harder than I thought. I guess the people chasing lightweight mice were definitely on to something.

Gaming feels much easier vs. my 88g Razer mouse

The Razer almost feels like a deadweight now

The weight of your mouse is a highly subjective matter, but by and large, people agree that gaming mice weighing around 50–60g feel a lot different from those weighing 80g and higher. You'll often see modern gaming mice target 50g, and that's what the Lofree Hypace did as well. In my testing, it weighed only 49g; compared to my 88g Razer mouse, that was nearly half! A lighter mouse is naturally better at fast-paced movements in gaming, but you need to see it to believe it.

The moment I started using the Hypace in Cyberpunk 2077, the differences were immediately apparent. Aiming and shooting felt much easier, since I felt I wasn't really dragging a mouse along the deskmat, but simply moving my hand. Even the general navigation outside of combat felt liberating. I was no longer experiencing the "movement lag" due to a heavy mouse; of course, I could only "feel" this when going back to the Razer. However, an ultralight mouse is objectively better for long gaming sessions.

I'm not an esports player, so I didn't really put the 8kHz polling rate of the Hypace to the test, but in the brief time that I used it, I could perceive the difference between 1,000Hz and 8,000Hz. It almost felt like the mouse responded before I had even moved my hand. To save the battery life, however, I set the polling rate to 1,000Hz and never changed it again.

Working 8 hours with a lightweight mouse feels a lot different

The bulk of my time goes into writing

Considering I write around 3,000–4,000 words every day in a content management system (CMS), the role of the mouse can't be overstated. Despite the job being mostly about pressing keys on a keyboard, I also need to move the mouse around a lot. Whether it's editing images or making changes to the text, a heavier mouse starts to show its effect on my wrist around the end of the day.

I only realized this when I switched to the Hypace and forgot about the pain in my wrist and fingers. The drastically lighter build of the Hypace compared to my Razer meant I was putting around half the strain on my hand during the day. Considering I have already developed stiffness in my fingers, switching to an ultralight mouse permanently seemed like the right thing to do, health-wise.

Of late, I've been meaning to incorporate more ergonomic devices into my setup, and this lightweight mouse is a good start. I hope to find a good ergonomic keyboard for myself, and a better desk, so I can adjust its height to align with my ergonomic chair.

Shedding half the weight is great for working away from home

Lugging around an ultralight mouse is far better

Another upside of using a lightweight mouse instead of an 88g heavyweight is that I feel much more willing to take it with me on my "work-from-cafe" visits. I've already stopped taking a separate mechanical keyboard with me, despite my love for the typing experience it provides. However, solely relying on my laptop's trackpad has been much more challenging.

This is why, when I switched to the Hypace on my away-from-home writing trips, I was glad I finally had a mouse that didn't feel like a hassle to carry around. My laptop is already heavier than I would like it to be; on top of that, a heavy mouse would just be too much to handle. Even the battery life hasn't been sacrificed to attain the lightweight build — the Hypace lasted for around 3 weeks on a single charge. I used it on Bluetooth with my laptop, and on 2.4GHz with my PC, and each connection was stable and seamless.

Going lightweight without shedding the essentials

The biggest concern when designing lightweight devices and peripherals is sacrificing one or the other important features. Thankfully, many manufacturers have now mastered the art of retaining the essentials — durable build quality, long-lasting battery, and plenty of buttons — while keeping the mouse as light as possible. Switching from a relatively heavy mouse to an ultralight model changed my daily life for the better, and I would highly recommend you to try it if you haven't already.