The NZXT product brand was established in 2004, with the release of the Guardian PC case, and now four years later, NZXT has evolved into a company with a full line-up of PC hardware and peripherals. The company was designed to cater to the PC gaming crowd, by introducing products specifically designed for the hardware enthusiast. In 2008, NZXT grew even larger and launched its first gaming mouse, which added its burgeoning line-up of PC accessories. That mouse just happens to be the NZXT Avatar Gaming Mouse, which like much of their line, is designed for gamers.

But this isn't an automatic slam dunk, as there is already a wealth of potential options in this market, and for NZXT to be successful, the Avatar Gaming Mouse must have the features, performance and usability of the top gaming mice, and also get a lot of early adopters to jump on the NZXT bandwagon. With the Avatar Gaming Mouse, NZXT has tried to do exactly that, even though the Avatar isn't exactly a significant departure from the standard gaming mouse design, but the more choices, the merrier.

Now let's take a closer look at what features and performance the NZXT Avatar packs into its dark black housing.