Lexip is a very interesting company. It shows what Citroen once did for the automobile world, with its interesting and accessible solutions, in environmental products for gamers. The product of the company, which attracted a lot of attention with Pu94, its ultra-innovative dual joystick mouse (one of which is the body itself), is the NP93 Alpha, a more accessible alternative to Pu94.
The highlight of the NP93 Alpha when you take it out of the box is, of course, the joystick on its left side. While this is an invention we’ve known before from Lexip Pu94 and Asus ROG Chakram, it’s the first time it’s been offered at such an ideal price, so it’s an extremely interesting piece of hardware. The joystick, which is slightly shorter than Pu94, which offers great possibilities for airplane simulations with its two separate joystick surfaces, can move in two separate planes and can be tilted up to 30 degrees. Thousands of uses came to your mind, I assigned it to the circle button where we set the weapon and equipment in Far Cry, and we felt incredibly comfortable. You can also assign it to the roll / pitch settings in games like War Thunder if you want. It works extremely well, is efficient and is now more accessible. We liked.
Moving on to the design, it is necessary to start with the dimensions. The NP93 Alpha is a very large mouse (132x54mm) and you are unlikely to use it comfortably if you have small hands. We also read a few reviews saying that this mouse is suitable for small-handed users, and we were really curious about the size of those small hands, because you need to have a normal-sized hand to use the NP93 Alpha comfortably, don’t think otherwise.
Lexip used a soft coating on this model, which we all love. This coating feels very high quality and feels comfortable, but has the disadvantages of leaving fingerprints on it and peeling over time as we’ve seen with other mice. Although Lexip has a very high quality workmanship, it is difficult to say anything in advance whether it will have this problem in long use.
Omron D2FC family switches are used in the mouse, which has 12 programmable keys. These switches, which have a life of 20 million presses, have a very full sound and are also quiet enough. We can already see them in many gaming mice on the market. The mouse wheel, on the other hand, has slightly short intervals, which can cause problems scrolling down the page quickly. Besides, it is quiet enough and easy to use. At the top is the DPI control button.
Lexip also offers RGB support on this model, but don’t expect a spectacular light show since it’s a single zone. We use the orange color Lexip is associated with and it is very pleasing to the eye. Simple and in keeping with the general elegance of the mouse. Unfortunately, although the function keys on the side are easily accessible, they give a bit of a sponge feel.
The sensor part is the weakest point of the mouse in our opinion. Namely, the ADNS-3050 optical sensor used in the mouse is an entry-level product. This sensor, which can provide 1:1 DPI support up to 2000dpi, can support sensitivity up to 12000dpi with software support, but its consistency decreases over 2000dpi. 20G acceleration and 60 IPS speeds are also sufficient for most players, but may be a little weak for competitive games. At this point, it should be reminded once again that the NP93 Alpha is far from being an ultralight mouse. This product is more than enough for daily gaming sessions, but for more, it is not the right choice due to both its performance and weight.
We said weight, let’s explain: Lexip did not aim to be light in this product. The product, which is 145 grams unweighted, comes with two “weight cartridges” of 3.6 and 18 grams. Depending on which of these you prefer, it can weigh up to 166 grams. If you are playing competitive games, it will be quite a heavy mass at hand, but Lexip also has a solution that smells of quality.
Lexip went to solve the disadvantage of weight with six ceramic mouse stands (let’s not say skatez anymore). These footrests, which can maintain their slipperiness for more than 1500km on a suitable surface, are so slippery that it took time for me to get used to it. Look, what I’m talking about is not PTFE slippery, it’s a slippery level that feels almost out of control and gives a completely different feeling. I liked it very much after getting used to it, but it makes a little noise on hard surfaces, it is more suitable for fabric. It can feel a little strange to go back to your old mouse after using them.
Another feature of the NP93 Alpha that we don’t like is the 1.55m long braided cable. This cable is quite rigid and can get stuck somewhere while playing games if your desk is crowded. Paracord soft cable suits this product very well.
Finally, we would like to talk about Lexip Control Software. A critical problem of this program, which allows you to easily adjust certain settings, has been fixed recently. Due to the automatic profile selection option of the NP93 Alpha, which does not have an onboard memory, you may have to make separate settings for each game, and if you do not, you will return to the default settings. I don’t know how this mistake was made, but it’s nice that it was fixed.
Conclusion
Although Lexip NP93 Alpha does not have a distributor in our country, you can reach it on Amazon for $40. I tried to explain what you are looking for in terms of performance and what the mouse will give you, if you decide to buy the NP93 Alpha, which can be called a niche product in this direction, a full box will be waiting for you.
It was a different experience for us, one of the most authentic gaming mice we’ve ever used, and our overall impression is positive.
CHIP Online Rating: 82%
+ Extremely stylish
+ Ceramic mouse feet
+ Two-axis joystick
+ Quality craftsmanship
– Poor sensor performance
– No internal memory
– Pretty heavy
– Fingerprint remains on the coating
Kursat Zaman
1983
