The Deepcool MC310: A Premium Gaming Mouse with Ambitious Design and Features

The Deepcool MC310 is a gaming mouse that boasts an impressive design, featuring natural air pockets to provide cooling and a premium look. The mouse weighs 75 grams, making it relatively light compared to other high-end gaming mice. While the weight difference may not be noticeable in terms of performance, the overall build quality and design make up for it.

One notable feature of the MC310 is its RGB lighting system. The lighting consists of four strobing LED bulbs within the mouse itself, as well as a deep-cool logo next to them, and an immersive LED strip that hugs the body of the mouse. I was pleasantly surprised by the lighting system, which adds to the overall premium feel of the mouse without being too obtrusive.

However, the software experience for the MC310 is a different story altogether. The process of downloading and installing the software is cluttered and frustrating, with no official website or clear instructions provided. Instead, users are forced to manually encode a URL into their browser, which can lead to errors and security concerns. Additionally, the software itself is called "MC310," which is a single name that doesn't convey the complexity of features and peripherals it's meant to control.

The MC310 software experience is reminiscent of older gaming mouse peripherals from years ago. In today's market, most high-end gaming mice come with sophisticated software suites that integrate seamlessly with other peripherals. The fact that Deepcool has branded their own software as a single name for the mouse itself hints that they're still in the early stages of development.

Speaking of customization, the RGB lighting system on the MC310 is positively slow to change effects. It takes around five seconds for an RGB theme to take effect, which is unusually long compared to modern gaming mice that can switch between themes instantaneously. Furthermore, the software restricts users to only 12 color choices, which feels restrictive considering the vast range of possibilities available.

However, when it comes to actual performance, the MC310 shines. There's no input lag whatsoever when pressing keys, changing sensitivity, or using other features like macros. This suggests that the issue lies in the software experience rather than any hardware flaws.

In conclusion, the Deepcool MC310 is a premium gaming mouse that checks all the right boxes: comfort, ergonomics, and aesthetic appeal. While the software experience leaves much to be desired, I'd still recommend this mouse for its overall quality and value. If only it were wireless, I would definitely consider owning one.

Thanks to our top fans - iXtX Addict, Rafael James, Ian Meru, and Christian Espinosa - who helped make all of our work possible. It's great seeing you all regularly during our streams and again, thank you so much for the support.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis is deep cool's first ever mouse the mc310 and damn we gotta talk about this the funny thing is that we have been testing our view unit for a month now and i had no idea that it was such a secret product when i went online to the deep cool site a couple of weeks ago i couldn't even find a section about the mouse it was as though it never existed i was so bothered by this that i took a look at the box over and over just to make sure i wasn't misreading the manufacturer's name lo and behold though just a couple of days ago deepcool updated their site with their flagship mouse however even with that update it's still pretty hidden unless you know where to look i'm raphael from hardware sugar the only pc shop in the philippines with no bs warranty and this is our review of deep cool's beginning in the world of gaming mice let me begin with cost at a thousand five hundred pesos the mc310 is a lot cheaper than the similar looking glorious mice and the steel series airox by 1200 and a whopping 2100 pesos respectively however even at this price point there are a lot of similar looking honeycomb mice to choose from ranging from techware red dragon and your choice just to name a few what the prices do not however reflect is the history of deepcool being a company which is known for making quality pc products for years and we say this with personal experience because we sell their products to our customers whether it is their air coolers aios cases or power supply units we rarely have negative feedback from customers regarding deep cools products the dependability of deep cool as a manufacturer and the entry level price in my opinion makes the mc310 worth considering if you were in the market for a light yet budget gaming mouse let's get straight to it does it game well yes gaming with the mc310 is a lot of fun i never felt that the mouse caused discomfort during marathon gaming sessions or long hours of video editing and as i have said in almost every review manufacturers should always make sure that there are at least two buttons available in order to change your mouse sensitivity on the fly that way you can lower and increase sensitivity at any point rather than go through the whole cycle of sensitivity options in terms of design the mc310 does not innovate far from the tried and tested honeycomb mouse concept people are already familiar with even the way the holes are laid out are like most of its more expensive and cheaper cousins i haven't used a honeycomb mouse before so i'll be reviewing the mc310 through fresh eyes however i will say that i much prefer this design over most of the others because there is hardly any branding on the mouse thus the minimalist aesthetic from afar the mc310 looks like it's hovering above the desk because of the way the led strip seems to hide the bottom part of the mouse all together it comes in only a single color which is this stealthy matted black plastic finish i've reviewed a lot of mice these past few months and this finish is really my favorite the color and feel reminds me of the phantom black of the s21 ultra to which samsung spent two minutes and a half promoting yes that's a long time to talk about the color black it isn't just the color though but also the feel of the matted finish which makes the m63 then a pleasure to hold in short it feels more luxurious than it costs there are no rubber grips here which might be a turn off to some people who like feeling that familiar anti-sweat security however it was a good call aesthetically because it makes the mouse clean and mature unlike the asus m3 mouse which while a good budget mouse overall looked tacky the signature aqua color of deep cool at the bottom adds enough vibrance to the overall design without calling too much attention to itself the most important feature which even rog is guilty of choosing to leave out are two buttons below the scroll wheel which allow you to change your sensitivity in both directions i have complained heavily in the past about mice that only choose to place one button here thus forcing you to change sensitivity in only one direction the more expensive glorious model o and the steel series arocs suffer from this problem and that alone would keep me from buying these mice over the mc310 it is extremely helpful in fps when you want to switch from sniper to assault or vice versa on the fly it's also handy for office tasks if you have several monitors because it can take some time to get to the other side if you don't increase the dpi even if you aren't going to use the second button for lower sensitivity more buttons on the mouse is always better because it makes the user more functional and there is nothing ugly about the two button placement at all this is unlike my corsair iron claw which while has many buttons looks like a confused mess of a tank i have big hands and i'm right handed but the mc310 fits pretty well it is definitely a little smaller than what i'm used to but i have games with this for many hours and had no cramps or at any way felt that my pinky was not being supported a problem i had with the more expensive and decorated corsair harpoon the mc310 is ambidextrous so you should be pretty happy regardless if you are left or right handed the honeycomb design isn't just meant to make it look cool through the spillage of colors coming from the rgb but it is also meant to provide cooling the gaps are natural air pockets so that a good portion of your hand isn't actually touching the mouse itself of course i imagine that this kind of design will bring in a lot of dust over time and i don't think the back is removable for you to clean the insides weighing in at 75 grams the mc310 is a light mouse compared to that of the rog wired carriers which clocks in at 62 grams you're getting more functionality however with the mc310 through its two buttons on top while having comparable weight to that of a known premium mouse brand rog can one really feel the difference of 75 versus 62 grams probably but it isn't a difference which would get me to buy the mouse over the other i would still prefer comfort and functionality overweight the lighting of the mc310 is composed of the scroll wheel four strobing led bulbs within the mouse itself the deep cool logo next to them and the immersive led strip which hugs the body of the mouse i dig the lighting very much which surprised me because i thought the blinding bulb flashes would be annoying the fact that the branding is buried underneath means when you hold the mouse in your hands or when you look at it at first glance you get to enjoy it for what it is a premium looking mouse without a reminder to buy more products from the manufacturer now let's talk bad stuff the software to control the macros and rgb of the mc310 reflect how new deepcool is to gaming mice and i'm surprised at the sloppiness of the execution of everything about the software process even getting the software to be honest is pretty sketchy by the time this video deepcool has still pretty much buried the existence of the mc310 in its own website there is no mention that they sell mice instead you need to go to accessories and then select new from new scroll down to select the mc310 and then select download the irritating part is that the download doesn't give you the software but just a picture of where to actually download the software what's even more irritating is that you can't copy and paste the url from the picture they sent instead you need to manually encode it into your browser you know you've encoded the url incorrectly if it gives you an error code in chinese and when you finally do type in the correct file there is no official web page to tell you successfully done so instead your browser just begins downloading some file which in this day and age of online security is pretty sketchy the software itself is just called mc310 meaning this software is meant to control just one piece of hardware we live in the day and age of razer synapse corsair iq asus aurasync and so forth which is a single software which controls the rgb of dozens and dozens of other hardware but the fact that deepcool has branded the software the same name as the mouse itself hints that these are still the early days because i can't see a peripheral in today's market surviving by itself without the attempt to match up with other hardware lastly the software for rgb is positively slow changing an rgb theme takes around five seconds for the effect to occur this is bizarre because even wireless mice nowadays change instantaneously the moment you select them on their software the mc310 isn't even wireless it's wired straight into my computer and so there is no excuse for this kind of input lag customization for the rgb is also restrictive you are forced into only 12 choices this is tragic considering how many lights you could theoretically play around with i want to however highlight that there is no input lag whatsoever when it comes to presses changing sensitivity and overall usage for intense gaming it's just the rgb which in my opinion is probably a software issue and not a hardware issue thus i'm hoping deep cool can perhaps this up soon in conclusion i highly recommend the mc310 because it is a minimalist mouse which is comfortable to hold isn't expensive and in some regards even a step up from its more expensive competitors personally if this were wireless i would probably own one because of how premium it feels without the annoyance of a brand staring in my face yes the software experience is much to be desired however i am the type of user who plays around with the rgb of a product for a while and then just selects one profile without changing it for months on end what is more important for me is that there is no input lag it is ergonomic and that there are enough buttons to make me productive let us know in the comment section below if there are other similar looking mice we missed out on and your feelings on deepcool entering the mouse business we want to give an extremely special thanks to our top fans who helped make all of our work possible itx addict rafael james ian meru and christian espinosa it's good seeing all of you so regularly during our streams and again thank you so much for the support\n"