Great Feel, But Buggy Execution and Sleep Pop-Ups Ruin the Flow: I purchased the HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro Wireless Mouse in late March 2025, specifically for its “Instant Pair” feature, which was advertised to work seamlessly with the Omen Max 16 laptop. Before the laptop arrived, I used the mouse with my HP Spectre via the dongle and Bluetooth, and it worked fine for standard use. However, once I received the Omen Max and attempted to use the Instant Pair functionality, things got buggy fast. It was difficult to get the feature working at all without the dongle. When it did connect, the mouse became extremely laggy with the NGENUITY software running. Oddly, the performance improved slightly when the software was closed, but even then, there was noticeable lag and the scroll wheel wouldn’t function. Bluetooth continued to work fine throughout, but at some point, the dongle stopped working entirely and it no longer pairs or responds at all, even with other devices. In June 2025, I revisited the issue and came across a Reddit post from HyperX that mentioned a firmware update. After updating both the mouse and dongle firmware, the Instant Pair feature finally started working as originally advertised, being smooth and responsive. That said, the dongle still doesn’t function at all anymore after attempting to switch modes, so I can’t use this mouse with other devices unless I switch to Bluetooth. On the plus side, the mouse feels great in the hand. I added rubber grips to the left and right buttons, which significantly improved the tactile feel. Battery life is solid as well. Now for the deal-breakers -The mouse goes into auto-sleep after just 15–30 seconds of inactivity. -Every time it wakes and re-pairs via Instant Pair, a distracting pop-up appears in the lower-right corner of the screen. There’s currently no way to disable or customize this behavior, which disrupts the experience far more than it should. If it weren’t for those two issues, I would’ve rated this 4 out of 5 stars. Unfortunately, they’re frustrating enough to dock it down to a 3. Please HyperX give us a way to toggle that pop-up off and customize the sleep timeout. For anyone considering this mouse, you’re probably in the market for either a lightweight feel or the Instant Pair feature. If it’s the latter, make sure you perform the firmware updates right out of the box or you may run into the same headaches I did.

2025-06-26