The Physical Characteristics comparison is just a viewable representation of the devices' length, width, height and weight. Sensor, Latency and Other Features are, instead, computed within the range 0-->100, taking into account if the variable is getting better with the increase of its value (e.g the highest max DPI, the better it is) or vice versa (the lowest Click Latency, the better); for example, a score of 50 for both devices means they are equal, scores of 70 and 30 mean that first one better. So, the data are homogeneous to provide immediate meaning, higher bar(s) means better value(s). An empty graph means that there is not enough data to compute that comparison (one value or both are missing).
Aiding our visitors to the final choice between the mice.
This final paragraph will help you in the decision making process, between Mad Catz R.A.T. 8+ ADV and Mionix Castor, and in selecting the mouse that is performing better and best suits your needs. We are aware that every user has own needs and preferences, due to this each mouse could be better for some features and worse for other ones. The purpose of the text is to highlight this possibility and generate an "overall score" for a purchase decision.
First of all, both mice share the same utilization aim, Gaming mouse. The first one is younger, 4 years old, being released in the 2020, while Castor is older, 9 years old, being released in the 2015. The production age difference is 5 year(s). This makes the R.A.T. 8+ ADV kind of more attractive in terms of freshness.
• Dimensions, Weight, Ergonomy 📐⚖️🫳
When it comes to evaluate mice dimensions, you should take into consideration the size of your hand and check if it would properly fit it or not. In this case, you should check which mice would be the fittest. Compared to Castor mouse, R.A.T. 8+ ADV is ~3.40 mm (or ~0.13 in) Shorter, ~17.60 mm (or ~0.69 in) Wider and ~1.10 mm (or ~0.04 in) Lower, which makes it, overally, 13.1 mm (or 0.52 in) moderately bigger and better suiting greater hands.
Considering the weight, Mad Catz R.A.T. 8+ ADV is 40% heavier, a difference of 63.00 g (0.14 lbs), which can be considered very significant. We do not express a particular preference for heavier or lighter mice, being this a completely personal objective preference. However, R.A.T. 8+ ADV offers weight personalization (addable weights or editable shape) while Castor does not.
Regarding the Ergonomy, both mice are meant to be used with your right hand. They offer different grip, Palm grip, Claw grip, Fingertip grip by R.A.T. 8+ ADV while Castor has Palm grip, Claw grip; the first one can be considered more adaptable, with a greater number of grip possibilities equal to 3 instead of the 2 offered by the other one.
• Sensor and Latencies 🐭⏱️
Let's now compare Mad Catz R.A.T. 8+ ADV sensor with the one of Mionix Castor. The two mice share the same sensor technology, that is Optical, but different sensor model: PMW3389 equipped by R.A.T. 8+ ADV and PMW3310 used by Castor. It is very important to say that, although tech and model sometimes coincide, the assembly and composition of interior circuits might result in different specs and latencies.
Resolution, Max Acceleration and Max Tracking, Polling Rate and Lift Off
The mice offer different resolution range (DPImax - DPImin), the R.A.T. 8+ ADV provides 19900 DPI/CPI, while Castor offers 9600 DPI/CPI, meaning that the first one has way larger range. Consider picking up the sensitivity range that mostly suits your needs, depending on the aim (Gaming/Business) but also the kind of game you are going to use it mostly (e.g. FPS is different than RTS or MOBA). If you need a higher precision mouse, meaning that for the same length of shift the mouse will recognize more movement, "reading" more dots per inch and, in other words, will move faster on the screen, R.A.T. 8+ ADV is offering 50% better Max Resolution, 10000 More DPI/CPI.
As for the Maximum Acceleration, which measures the maximum pull force in G(s) that the sensor can trace before inconsistencies occur, R.A.T. 8+ ADV shows a better value, 50 G, a moderate difference of 20 G. Going on, taking into account the Maximum Tracking Speed, the velocity (inches per second) that the mouse can move at before it starts to loose track and cause anomalies, R.A.T. 8+ ADV shows a preferable value, 400 IPS, a great difference of 270 IPS. Take into account that max G and max IPS mostly affect activities requiring very fast mouse shift, together with the shift latency that we will analyse further in this section.
R.A.T. 8+ ADV has a Polling Rate of 2000 Hz, in other words it reports data to computer 1 time every 0.50 ms, while Castor is characterized by 1000 Hz or an input every 1.00 ms, making this last one having 50% worse Polling Rate. Lastly, the Lift Off distance of R.A.T. 8+ ADV shows an higher value, 2 mm, a significant difference of 0.80 mm. Anyway, they offer adjustable lift off distance through software.
Click and Shift Latencies
Mad Catz R.A.T. 8+ ADV has lower click latency than Mionix Castor, a small difference of 0.60 ms, 3% better Click Latency, which can be evaluated not really significant, in terms of compared performance. Anyway, we feel it is important to underline that the differences in latencies are often more perceptible from the machine's point of view rather than human's, reducing the real impact of these values and deviations. At the moment there is no available data to compare R.A.T. 8+ ADV and Castor shift latency. Contact us to request priority data update.
• Other Features 📎
Let's now have a look, finally, to the general features of the two mice. They are equipped with different Switch Technology, R.A.T. 8+ ADV has Dakota while Castor has Omron; moreover, the Switch lifespan of first mouse is 60 millions clicks while the second is 20 millions clicks, 67% better Lifespan, a difference of 40 millions clicks that can be evaluated very significant. The Feet Material is the same, PTFE. Considering the available Number of Buttons, 11 offered by first mouse and 6 offered by the second one, a moderate difference of 5 that can be considered important or not depending on the utilization purpose. In the end, the features offered by Mad Catz R.A.T. 8+ ADV are On board Memory, DPI Indicator, RGB Lighting, Customizable RGB, while Mionix Castor is giving On board Memory, RGB Lighting, Silent Clicking.
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Final Choice & Ranking
Numerical and Graphical Scoring of the R.A.T. 8+ ADV and Castor models, for buying decision.
In this final section you will find Mouse Specs comparison score of the two mice. The graphs below are elaborated considering the most important variables per each type of device utilization.
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Comparison Score
Mouse Specs comparison score has been computed equally weighting the "OVERVIEW" comparison variables of the above Graph, with a medium value of 3 out of 5.
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