Budget Tri-Mode Mouse: A Simple Unboxing of the Eweadn X23 Pro

Preface

It's been two weeks since I last wrote an unboxing, even though this was from the same batch of material. Damn it, once I get busy I start procrastinating.

This post is about a budget mouse, the Eweadn X23Pro.

I've actually bought quite a few mice over time—basically one mouse for each computer. Since I got a new MacBook this year, I needed another one.

The mice I bought before were all around 200 yuan. This time, before buying, I watched some reviews on Bilibili and thought budget mice looked pretty decent, so I decided to try a cheap one.

This one is around 95 yuan on JD.com. I went ahead and signed up for PLUS membership and stacked a bunch of miscellaneous discounts, and it ended up costing only 37 yuan. What a steal~

Specs

The X23 Pro's sensor is a PAW 3311, which is pretty good for this price. Another 50 yuan would get you a 3395, but I'm using this with a MacBook and don't game, so the 3311 is plenty.

It has 2.4g/Bluetooth/wired tri-mode, an 800mAh battery, weighs 59±3g, and comes with a 1K NANO receiver as standard.

Packaging

Very eco-friendly packaging.

Nested Boxes

There's another box inside—suddenly it doesn't feel so eco-friendly anymore, haha.

Unboxing

The accessories are simple: a manual, stickers, and a cable.

The Mouse Itself

The looks are pretty decent.

I think it looks a bit like that Edifier mouse I had before.

It's just this black button that I find a bit jarring.

Here's a comparison with the Edifier one.

Side

Bottom

The tri-mode switch on the bottom is really nice—very convenient. Thumbs up.

Storage Case

Unlike the previous Edifier, this mouse doesn't come with a storage pouch.

So I splurged a massive 5 yuan on Pinduoduo for a storage case.

It actually works pretty well.

It's just this strap inside that's a bit pointless.

Feel

The moment I picked up the mouse, I couldn't help but sigh: you get what you pay for.

Compared to my previous Edifier HECATE G3Mpro and Inphic in6

this one is much rougher—it has a plastic burr feel when you pick it up.

It's also very light, feels floaty in use, and the hand feel isn't actually that great.

Of course, at this price, what more could you ask for—as long as it works.

Driver

Official site: https://www.eweadn.cn/drive/index.html

This mouse may be cheap, but the driver doesn't cut corners.

They offer both a web version and a client.

For convenience, I of course went with the web version. It doesn't say it supports the X23 series, but in actual testing it still works.

Clicking the web driver takes you to this page, which connects to the mouse via the browser WebHID API.

PS: WebHID is really nice. A webpage can send and read data directly to the device via the USB HID protocol. No need to install traditional desktop configuration software at all.

Since I have quite a few peripherals connected, I need to select the corresponding device here.

After clicking the X23 Pro mouse card, it jumps to a new page prompting to initialize the mouse, then asks for authorization again.

This experience is a bit poor—minus one point.

Finally made it into the mouse settings page. It's quite clean.

I just swapped the forward and back buttons to match my habits.

The rest is DPI settings

Performance settings

And lighting

Wrap-up

After using it for a while, it's okay. I've mostly gotten used to this floaty feel.

I don't use it much—I have quite a few devices, so I only use it occasionally. I mainly still use the Inphic in6 paired with my desktop.