8K DONGLE

The receiver that turns a 1000 Hz mouse into an 8000 Hz one, for mice whose specification reads "1000 Hz, 8000 Hz with dongle".

Specification

Polling rate Up to 8000 Hz

Connection 2.4 GHz, USB-A

Compatibility Pulsar 8K-ready mice only

What 8000 Hz buys

At 1000 Hz a mouse reports its position once a millisecond. At 8000 Hz it does that eight times inside the same millisecond. The sensor is not seeing more; what changes is how old that position is by the time a frame is drawn with it, and that staleness is what you feel at the end of a fast flick.

Where it sits

On the end of a lead beside the pad, not behind the tower. Distance and the metal of a case are the two things that make a wireless link drop reports, and a link dropping reports at 8000 Hz has quietly stopped being an 8000 Hz link.