OPTICAL GAMING MOUSE

Crafted Comfort, Customizable Clicks!

AGENDA GLADIUS at a Glance

Epic ergonomics and aesthetics

Unbeatable performance

Best mobility

Intuitive customization

The Gladius story

The Specifications

The Comparisons

Back-up

ROG GLADIUS

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ROG Gladius is an optical wired gaming mouse engineered with perfect right-hand ergonomics for first-person shooter (FPS) mastery! Smooth-touch materials stay cool in your hand and high-quality Mayan-patterned rubber secures your grip. With exclusive switch socket design for customizable click resistance, two-level DPI switch, ‘slide-to-press’ side switches and a 6400dpi optical sensor that tracks up to 200 inches per second and 50g acceleration, the battlefield is at your mercy. Detach the cable for carrying around — lock and load!

SEPARATE LEFT & RIGHT

BUTTONS

EPIC ERGONOMIC DESIGN

EASY-SWAP SWITCH SOCKETS

What is Gladius?

Separate left/ right buttons

Omron switches with 20-million-click durability

Alps® scroll wheel encoder Exclusive socket design for easy switch upgrades*

Two-level DPI switch

DPI indicator

Mayan-patterned rubber side grips

Detachable micro-USB cable with secure design

Red illumination

Two ‘slide-to-press’ programmable buttons

Unique slot design for instant feet-swapping

Ultra-fast optical sensor with 200ips, 50g acceleration

Exploded drawing feature highlight

Ergonomic design for all grip types Right-handed comfort crafted by FPS masters!

World top pro gamers involved in design stage, back and forth to ensure the best ergonomics!

“ROG Gladius is comfortable to grip. It fits my hand perfectly”, said Chawy, Southeast Asia’s leading League of Legends Mid Laner , Taipei Assassins

“I like the design, it is very cool”, said Bebe, the world’s leading League of Legends Attack Damage Carry (ADC) and Season 2 world champion, Taipei Assassins

The fine-tuned curves make Gladius the perfect fit for all grip-types

FINGERTIP PALM CLAW

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‘slide-to-press’ programmable thumb buttons with a specially engineered shape that lets you slide your thumb to trigger a press

programmable buttons

Scroll wheel with an Alps® encoder for a positive stepped action

Solid left and right buttons, purposely separated from the mouse body for

exceptional responsiveness

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Every detail matters Maximum comfort for even the longest battles

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Specially-designed micro-USB cable prevents the cable dragging on desk

Two-sided Mayan-patterned rubber panels ensure the perfect grip

Every detail matters Maximum comfort for even the longest battles

The DPI clutch enables instant switching between two sensitivity levels: - Standard speed for everyday gameplay - Extra-low speed for better aiming and accurate sniping

Special steel-grey coating to minimize sweat and stickiness

DPI stands for ‘dots per inch’. With a 6400dpi sensor, Gladius will move the pointer all the way across a 4K/UHD display with a movement of less than one inch — and that’s fast! The ‘g’ represents gravitational acceleration. The 50g sensor in Gladius is the fastest you can buy!

Advanced optical sensor Track your every movement

6400dpi

OPTICAL SENSOR

200

IPS

50g

ACCELERATION

<1.5mm

LIFT-OFF DISTANCES

20-million-click durability Mouse buttons that won’t let you down

Gladius is manufactured with high-quality Omron® mouse switches that are good for at least 20-million presses, so you’ll enjoy accurate clicks from buttons that just keep going.

We even include two additional Japanese-made Omron switches that offer different click resistance — so Gladius responds just the way you desire.

20-MILLION

PRESSES

2 additional Japanese-made Omron switches included

Exclusive easy-swap switch socket Instant upgrades for customized victories

Forget soldering hassles when changing mouse switches, as ROG’s exclusive socket design means you pick and fit your perfect click resistance and recoil with one simple push

Four-step switch-swapping guide

Omron mouse switch is available

to purchase Why people need to change their switches? Go to Back-up

Touch-to-detach cable and plush ROG pouch Bring your winning gear everywhere

Gladius comes with two USB cables. Leave the 2-meter cable on your desk for convenience and carry the 1-meter travel cable to LAN parties or internet cafés — it takes just one touch to detach either cable!

One push here releases the cable

1 x 2-meter braided USB cable 1 x 1-meter regular rubber USB cable 1 x Plush ROG pouch 2 x Japanese-made Omron switches 2 x Attractive ROG logo stickers 4 x Smooth-glide mouse feet

Package Contents

Customize your GLADIUS Shape and store your profiles

Gladius has built-in flash memory to store your favorite profile, so it goes with you everywhere. And with the intuitive Gladius software, you’ll create, customize and store unlimited profiles on your PC!

• DPI • Acceleration • Angle Snapping • Polling Rate

Gladius UI

GLADIUS works perfectly with your mousepad Calibrate to conquer

The Gladius software includes an intelligent surface-calibration tool for pixel-perfect precision. Gladius analyzes and learns the surface characteristics to hone the sensor’s accuracy — and that means even better in-game responsiveness!

Calibrating Gladius is easy. Select a mousepad preset or manually calibrate to the surface: just hold down the left mouse button and move Gladius across the surface until the pointer moves — job done!

Keep moving your mouse until the pointer

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ROG’s heritage marches forth

Ancient Roman generals marched to victory with their Gladius swords aloft. The

strongest, most respected generals were called Maximus, the evocative name of

ROG’s masterful gaming motherboards. And Gladius is the name of our masterful

gaming mouse!

Connectivity Wired USB 2.0

Tracking Resolution 6400 dpi optical sensor

Tracking Speed 200 ips

Tracking Acceleration 50 g

Responsiveness 1000 Hz polling rate

Switch Omron D2FC-F-7N (20M) Extra Japanese-made Omron D2F-01F included

Cable 2-meter braided USB cable Extra 1-meter rubber sheath USB cable

Operating system Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Mac OS X (10.7-10.9)

Dimensions L 126 x W 67 x H 45 mm

Weight 116g

The Specifications

ROG Gladius Razer Deathadder 2013 SteelSeries Rival

Sensor Type Optical Optical Optical

Max. DPI 6400 6400 6500 (altered)

Max. IPS 200 200 200 (altered)

Max. Acceleration 50 g 50 g 50 g (altered)

Shape Type Ergonomic Right-Hand Ergonomic Right-Hand Ergonomic Right-Hand

Suitable Grip Type Palm & Claw & Finger Palm & Claw Palm & Claw & Finger

Polling Rate / Response Time

1000Hz / 1ms 1000Hz / 1ms 1000Hz / 1ms

DPI Switching Buttons 1 Button for 2 levels switch No 1 Button for 2 levels switch

DPI Indicator Yes No No

Built-in profiles Yes, 1 profile No Yes

Cable Type Braided Braided Rubber Sheath

Swappable Switch Yes No No

‘Slide to press’ side buttons Yes No A little bit

Separate left/ right button design

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Detachable cable Yes No No

Additional features Extra 2 Japan-made Omron switches, Extra 1-meter USB cable included Extra 1 set mouse feet included

The Comparisons

Back-up

Why is an optical sensor preferable to a laser sensor? Most FPS pro gamers prefer optical sensor, although laser sensors have good compatibility with many surface types, and generally track more dots per inch (DPI). So, you might conclude that laser mice are better — but wait! A laser sensor registers every last detail on the mouse surface, including microscopic imperfections, leading to jitter and inconsistent acceleration. Optical sensors are slightly pickier about surfaces but are much more forgiving of imperfections, improving accuracy and acceleration — crucial advantages for FPS games! What do you mean by ‘separate’ left and right mouse buttons? What is the benefit? The left and right buttons are physically separated from the mouse body, minimizing the required click force — and that means Gladius responds promptly to every press! What is the advantage of the two-level DPI switch? FPS gamers frequently need to lower the DPI to improve aiming accuracy. The two-level switch makes in-game DPI adjustments both simple and instant!

FAQ

Feedbacks & discussions Positive feedbacks after Computex exposure

http://www.overclock.net/t/1493839/asus-rog-gladius-new The switch socket design— - The ability to easily swap switches looks pretty interesting - Interesting switch and cable design. Nice to see there's still a bit of innovation left in the

mouse market. - The swappable switches are pretty cool. - Looks interesting. Changing microswitches and the cable without soldering is a really

nice feature. - good, Interesting switch and cable design. - Easy replacable switches are really nice The separate left & right button— - Having the switches separate from the top shell should greatly improve the switch

feeling, I'm happy to see more mice designed this way - individual clicks which are much better then a unitop. - having click boards that are separate from the shell makes the resistance a great deal

less imo Others— - Extra switches included that are socket-able is also pretty awesome. - This mouse actually looks decent unlike most new mice.. - First asus mouse I actually did not think "lol garbage“

- switches - How do I fix an Omron d2fc-f-7n microswitch from ... - http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/29955/how-do-i-fix-an-

omron-d2fc-f-7n-microswitch-from-unwanted-clicks

- Logitech Performance MX Mouse Micro Switch Fix – YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82z-OpHdBgE

- What is the best main model of microswitch? - Overclock.net - http://www.overclock.net/t/1152386/what-is-the-best-main-model-of-

microswitch

- durable mouse microswitches - [H]ard|Forum - http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1781397

- Is there a mouse that immune to single-click-become-double-click - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/121453-13-mouse-immune-single-

click-become-double-click-issue

Why to change the mouse switches? It’s been a topic about how to swap mouse switches

Respond to the needs, so we bring the switch socket design for easy switch-swapping

People change the switches to fix mice or for better rebounding feeling