Gigabyte Aivia M8600 Wireless Macro Gaming Mouse

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 12 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

5

Pros:

Ambidextrous design.
Wired and wireless option.
100-6600 dpi.1,000Hz report rate.

Cons:

Weight makes the mouse a little unwieldy.
Uncomfortable design.

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Last revision on February 3, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Ambidextrous design
Wired and wireless option
100-6600 dpi.1,000Hz report rate
Carrying case
Customizable software
Up to five different profiles
High Res Laser Tracking
Recordable Macros

Reviewers Didn't Like

Weight makes the mouse a little unwieldy
Uncomfortable design
Scroll wheel very resistant
Wired cable tough to remove
Too heavy
DPI changers not ideally placed

Expert reviews and ratings

Shawn Sanders 4.5 5.0 For the price you simply cannot do better than the Gigabyte Aivia Krypton...

By GadgetReview on November 26, 2012

100

How many of you remember the Speed Skating at the last winter Olympics? As a young man during my High School years I did some speed skating of my own… strapping on those skates and racing against others on the clean fresh ice was an exhilarating and...

By Pureoverclock on September 14, 2012

This mouse is expensive, but it's well designed and performs brilliantly. Follow TechRadar Reviews on Twitter:...

By TechRadar AU on January 28, 2012

The Gigabyte Aivia M8600 Wireless Macro Mouse has a lot going for it, but similarly to it's K8100 brethren, there are a few little quirks that stop it from achieving true greatness.The packaging is fantastic. Not only is it a very rare thing to find a...

By Overclock3D on November 15, 2011

Close, but no...

By Atomic MPC on August 15, 2011

You know, no one's still managed to release a hybrid wireless gaming mouse that's as elegant as Microsoft's last Sidewinder. Everything since then that tries to combine wireless ease of use with a back-up wired solution has made the cardinal mistake –...

By PC Authority on August 15, 2011

Gigabyte has designed the Aivia with a lot of great ideas, but in execution they seem to lack a bit of the polish you'd expect to see from a package that MSRP's over the $100 mark. There are several hot fixes that can be applied to the software, but...

By LanOC Reviews on July 08, 2011

While the Gigabyte Aivia M8600 gaming mouse offers customization and all the bells and whistles to keep an avid gamer happy, its heavy design makes it difficult to wield....

By PC Mag on May 31, 2011

Gigabyte M8600’s biggest strength is its 80+ hours of combined battery performance. There is no rival to it. However, I found the mouse faltering where it mattered the most – accuracy. You may eventually adjust to the heaviness of the mouse, but there...

By tbreak.ae on April 07, 2011

Gigabyte has certainly delivered with the Aivia M8600. Its high end performance as a gaming mouse combined with some unique features we've not seen before really make the device stand out from the crowd. The super long battery life which can be...

By HardwareHeaven on March 28, 2011

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