Corsair Saber V2 Carbon Fiber and Magnesium Gaming Mouse Review

Although this assembly works well and allows the mouse to be incredibly lightweight and solid, I did find some concerns about repairability. In both shells, there is a risk of repeated disassembly and breakage of the plastic clips. With carbon fiber casing, there it is also Risk of stripping the threads in the upper casing if the screws are over-tightened, which is made worse by the fact that the screws used are self-tapping.

Normally, anything made of carbon fiber or lightweight plastic uses metal inserts within the material to prevent stripping, but that wasn’t done with this mouse – presumably to save weight as well. For this reason, half of the screws on this mouse actually had material lodged between the threads during initial disassembly, and appear to have been over-tightened by the factory. This does not affect ease of use, since the mouse is primarily held together by plastic clips, but it may cause problems later if the plastic clips fail.

I actually broke one of these plastic clips when disassembling the carbon fiber mouse. Although I’m sure there’s a way to break this down that avoids most of the risks, it goes to show that it can happen easily, even to someone with a lot of experience dissecting mice. I was able to glue the broken part back together without any problem. When testing the mouse with a broken clip, I found that it was more wobbly than before, and this wobbly disappeared after the repair.

Although repairability isn’t perfect, I don’t expect it to cause many issues with these mice. They are very simple internally, and don’t have much that can fail. Assuming you’ve been using one of these devices for a few years and the battery needs replacing, taking it apart once to replace the battery is unlikely to render it beyond repair.

Good value

Photo: Henry Robbins

These two mice are priced competitively with current offerings from Logitech and Razer, while offering improved build quality and materials. They have almost identical weights, while feeling stiffer than their competitors and with a more premium look.

The only real downside to these mice is the internals: even though they have competitive specs, both still use standard mechanical switches compared to Razer and Logitech’s optical switches. This probably won’t be a problem for the average user, since modern mechanical switches still have exceptional performance and an impressive long lifespan.

Overall, I would really recommend any of these models. The original Saber v2 Pro Ultralight was a great mouse, but its lightness was a double-edged sword. By upgrading the materials, Corsair has addressed this issue and raised the bar on the mouse significantly, creating two models that are not only functional, but also an impressive display of material science that feels truly special.

The model you choose ultimately comes down to preference, but any of these mice will be serviceable in your gaming arsenal.