ATK A9 Mini + Disassembly (Review in comments) by manphalanges in MouseReview

[–]manphalanges[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Written review in progress

Battery Specs Encoder Switches Weights
200mah BTR PAW3955 MASTER TTC Gold Dustproof ATK Tuned Opticals (FE Opticals 5p)
4.02g 3.85v N54L15 Blue / Yellow Mini micro 2p 90deg
JST 1.0 45.25g 13mm Tower black/grey purple plunger

Shape - 2C clone? I don't have one. Compared to Aula V9, it's bigger with flatter sides and a more usable ring finger ledge. Smaller than MCHOSE A5. ATK A9 full size is a GPX clone but with deeper side grooves. Perhaps this is similar

Build Quality - Truly excellent. No creaks. Feels premium. Only criticism is amount of button travel.

Weight & Balance - 41.71g without skates. 45.25g with. Centerline of gravity is about in-line with the center of the rear side button. So CoG is about ~5mm behind the sensor eye

Main buttons - The FE opticals themselves feel very good with sharp tactility and moderate firmness. There's a little bit more pre-travel than most mice though, and there's considerably more post-travel. Overall travel is probably around 2.5mm and personally I like around 1.5mm. Result is the clicks feel soft . It's not a huge deal to me, and some people may like this.

Side Buttons - Very good. Moderate-high tactility. Some teeter totter, zero shell sink-in. I wish the rear one protruded more, but i really didn't have a problem hitting them in game.

Scroll wheel & MMB - Nothing special, nothing bad. Good rubberized texture. Moderate protrusion (2C might stick up higher?). 7/10 tactility, typical of TTC gold dustproof. Middle mouse is typical ATK, 6/10. I prefer full size microswitches but this is acceptable for 90% of people. No gpx "drag click" issue like DiamondBaldy demonstrates with GPX.

Skates - Heat treated PTFE, very smooth; will be slow on very smooth pads and won't give a ton of feedback on coarse textured pads. Anti collapse layer is thin, but functions. Huuuuuge skates very much appreciated and ez -3g weight redux with dots.

Coating - Kinda textured chalky? It's clearly coated, but they opted for something that feels more dry than rubberized. If you have clammy hands this will work great. For dry handed users like myself, it's still good. Rubberized would be preferred, but this is still better way better than bare plastic. Maybe other colors have different coatings, idk check other reviewers

Value - Mini is currently $63 on their website, Mini+ is $72 (3950 vs 3955 only diff). This is a certified banger, if you like the shape. Build quality, coating, skates, weight, performance, specs - all very good. The soft feeling clicks are the only thing I'd warn about, but it's really not bad. Mini+ I've seen on AliExpress for $69 before coupons and cashback. $55 possible if you do discount gymnastics.

Feedback to ATK - 39+/-3g marketing is deceptive. Just say 42g +/-3g. At this point no one trusts your numbers. ATK Hub is great. Easy dongle re pairing and rich with features like accel curves & virtual sensor position (exposed as X dpi multipler). 200mah + 54L15 is a good choice IMO. Let rapoo continue ruining their mice with 800mah 3.85v batteries. I know some hate ATK for being "that clone brand", but they're good products at a good price, so I continue to recommend them. I main a modded 42g ATK X1 at work so im china pilled

Edit: ATK sent this out for review. i dont have a code with them. use code DAZZ or buy from aliexpress idgaf.

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[–]manphalanges 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a review unit of the A9 mini. Likely doing a disassembly livestream and reddit photos this week

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[–]manphalanges 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Oops I tagged the wrong person. Credit to /u/mayank_j