The Corsair Ironclaw ($ 60) is a robust gaming mouse that fills an exceptional niche: serving players with big hands. If your fleshy gloves break something like the Razer Atheris in half, the Ironclaw is tough enough to survive your palm or claw game, complete with comfortable textured grips, programmable software and enough extra buttons. This is our Corsair Ironclaw RGB Wireless Review.
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Now, if you’re willing to spend a little more money, you can get Corsair’s Ironclaw RGB Wireless: a decent upgrade at a reasonable price. However, by adjusting the Ironclaw for a wireless release, Corsair did some fun things with the design, adding new buttons that the mouse didn’t need and reusing the buttons to take up more space. When playing with it, the original Ironclaw just feels so much better, especially when you don’t need ten buttons in your daily gaming sessions.
Corsair Ironclaw RGB Wireless Review: Design
Like the wired Ironclaw, the Ironclaw RGB Wireless is huge. Measuring 5.1 x 3.2 x 1.8 inches, it will not cause many other game mice to fall. The disadvantage is that people with smaller hands are unable to hold the claw; the advantage is that people with larger hands can use a palm grip or claw without any problems. It is also ergonomically designed (for right-handers only) and has textured supports on both sides of the mouse. It is comfortable to hold and convenient to use.
I had more mixed feelings about the button layout. The wired Iron Claw had seven buttons; Ironclaw Wireless has ten and therefore looks much tighter. There is a left button, a right button, a clickable scroll wheel, two face buttons and two thumb buttons.
But the thumb buttons can also be clicked from the top this time and have a “sniper” button in the middle. There are also two buttons next to the left button, which you can click with your index finger. By default, these control points have sensitivity per inch (DPI), but you can program them to do what you want.
The problems with the three buttons are twofold. First, DPI buttons with your index finger are not required; the two buttons under the scroll wheel did very well on the wired model. In addition, the sniper button is in an extraordinary place, because you need to put your thumb up and down to click on it. When you compare models like the Corsair M65 RGB Elite, the sniper button is where the thumb rests naturally, the added buttons are a confusing design decision.
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Ironclaw has “wireless” in its name, so wireless mouse connectivity should be one of its best features. You can connect Ironclaw Wireless via Bluetooth or the 2.4 GHz dongle. Both models are easy to set up and run with perfect reliability during my gaming and productivity tests. However, in Bluetooth mode, the DPI sensitivity seemed a little more aggressive than normal, and you cannot program the mouse with the iCUE software, so I recommend the dongle, if possible.
Speaking of the iCUE software, you will know it if you have used a Corsair mouse, keyboard or headset in recent years. It is a very detailed and complex program that allows you to reprogram buttons, define DPI levels, create macros and adjust the backlight. The program works well when you go beyond the learning curve, but it is not as easy to use as competing programs, such as Razer Synapse and Logitech G Hub.
It is also frustrating that you cannot check the Ironclaw Wireless battery without accessing the iCUE configuration menu. This is something that most users want to know quickly, but it is so hidden that I had to search online to find out where I was.
One thing that deserves praise, however, is the crystal clear DPI lighting. Like the wired Ironclaw, Ironclaw Wireless has three lights next to the thumb buttons, one that matches any possible DPI level. (You can adjust these levels to between 100 and 18,000.) There are no guesswork or complex patterns and you can even choose the color that corresponds to each DPI setting.
In addition, there is some lighting in the palm rest and under the scroll wheel, but you probably won’t notice it when you’re in the game either.
Corsair Ironclaw RGB Wireless Review: Performance
Ironclaw Wireless, like most Corsair mice, performs very well in the game. I went through Destiny 2, World of Warcraft, StarCraft: Remastered and Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales to get a good idea of its capabilities and to escape very satisfactorily. From building massive Zerg armies to carrying out legendary searches in Azeroth, the Iron Claw was responsive, precise and accurate.
I only have one problem, which I mentioned before: the sniper button is not in the right place. In Destiny 2, I liked using sniper buttons on competing mice to lower my DPI when aiming.
However, it is in such a strange place on Ironclaw Wireless that I finally left it. Having an extra button that is complicated to use may be less convenient than not having an additional button in the first place.
Corsair Ironclaw RGB wireless analysis: Conclusion
I like Ironclaw Wireless, mainly because I liked the original Ironclaw, and the wireless version maintains most of the same features. At the same time, most changes are detrimental to Ironclaw Wireless, rather than adding them. The new buttons are not ideally located and give the mouse a firmer feel. On the other hand, $ 80 for a wireless mouse from a major manufacturer is unreasonable, and having Bluetooth and USB connectivity is a convenient feature.
Ironclaw Wireless is worth considering, especially if you have big hands. However, if you can live with fewer buttons, Corsair Harpoon RGB Wireless offers a similar experience for $ 50. If you are not concerned with wireless functions, you can get a regular Ironclaw for $ 60. Choose wisely, but remember that there are no wrong choices between the three. For more options, see our list of Best Gaming Mouse
