The left hand side is where the majority of the controls are. It's hinged at the screw and has about 15° of movement. This particular one allows you to change the angle of the side buttons should you so wish. The hex key for adjusting these is mounted in the back of the mouse so it's always on hand. Removing the palm rest you can see the thumb wheel as well as one of the two main adjustment screws. There is an adjustment screw on the right of this shot that can be tweaked with the supplied hex key, whilst the weights are fairly centrally mounted, albeit slightly rearwards, and the sensor is slap bang in the middle. On the underside you can get a good look at a lot of the tricks that the R.A.T 8+ Adv has up it's sleeve. There are two similar looking splined shafts, with the central one available for configuration options in the software, whilst the rear one is actually the hex key that lets you tweak the mouse to your liking without having to carry a tool box around. The coating on the R.A.T 8+ Adv is so shiny, and indeed weighty, that a little bit of texture really helps keep things under control on hot days or during tense sessions. Taking the items out of their container shows we have two different palm rests as well as the supplied one, and two alternative right hand plates in a shelf format and textured. There are three stickers so you can show off your product choices to the world, whilst in a carefully cut foam casing we have the alternative palm and right finger grips. For the average user we'd have liked a little more detail. It's easy for us to follow but we've tested hundreds of mice.
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In the box we have a fairly brief manual that doesn't quite explain all the bits in the depth one would hope to find. 99% of mice we review come in an industry standard cardboard box, so to have something that shows off the mouse whilst also protecting it is a nice treat. In a perspex box the R.A.T 8+ Adv definitely ticks the wow factor.