Wallhack launches M-001 gaming mouse with magnesium shell

Wallhack has launched the M-001 gaming mouse, featuring a magnesium shell and a hot-swappable battery system that eliminates the traditional bottom housing and the USB-C port, wired.com reported. The device weighs 53.6 grams and measures structural rigidity through an exposed circuit board that serves as a primary load-bearing component.

Magnesium Construction and Open PCB Frame Architecture

Flipping over the mouse reveals an atypical design decision involving the lack of a traditional bottom shell. Instead of an entire underside, a thin frame around the circumference holds six feet in place, leaving a chasm that exposes the printed circuit board and battery, wired.com reported. Discernion.com reported that the upper shell is crafted entirely from magnesium, providing significantly more rigidity than the plastic shells used on most mice while avoiding the cutouts or holes found on competing magnesium devices like the AngryMiao Infinity .97 or Corsair’s Sabre magnesium models. The printed circuit board functions as a primary structural component, a technique borrowed from supercar and sport bike design where engine blocks provide rigidity to the entire vehicle, according to wired.com.

Discernion.com reported that the mouse features a standard right-handed, symmetrical shape with a significantly lower front end and a higher rear hump that positions the user’s hand at an aggressive forward angle. The magnesium shell gives the mouse a slick feeling underneath fingertips, and the solid upper surface prevents dust and dead skin buildup common in perforated designs, discernion.com noted.

Spring-Loaded Battery Ejection Mechanism

Behind the circuit board sits a hot-swappable battery system utilizing a custom-made, spring-loaded ejector similar to an SD card or a Nintendo Switch cartridge, wired.com reported. Pressing the battery until it clicks locks it into place, while another press causes it to pop out slightly for removal. Because the hot-swappable batteries provide an effectively infinite lifespan by allowing users to swap power cells while the depleted one charges via the dongle, Wallhack entirely removed the USB-C port from the mouse body, wired.com reported.

The removal of the charging port means the mouse functions strictly as a 2.4-gigahertz wireless device and cannot be plugged in directly, wired.com reported. While this design choice theoretically improves connection quality by reducing components between the antenna and the receiver, wired.com noted that users have no backup wired option if a battery fails or the dongle stops working.

Industrial Metal Wedge Receiver and Controls

The M-001 ships with a medium-sized metal wedge dongle sporting a gunmetal gray finish that matches the mouse, featuring two camera-like dials up front, a button, and a slot for a rechargeable battery, wired.com reported. The device addresses typical polling dongle pain points by integrating dedicated physical controls, including a DPI dial with numbering from 400 to 25,600 and a polling dial ranging from 125 hertz to 8,000 hertz, according to wired.com.

In comparison to other lightweight alternatives, the M-001’s 53.6-gram weight lags behind the Razer Viper V4 Pro at 50.3 grams and Corsair’s Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight at 36 grams, discernion.com reported. Discernion.com also noted that users accustomed to low-profile scroll wheels may require an adjustment period due to the M-001 scroll wheel sitting notably more elevated than those on competing mice.