The Pulsar X2F isn't for everyone—and honestly, that's kind of the point. Dropped in July 2025 under Pulsar's new Pulsar Lab sub-brand, this 38-gram mini mouse strips away everything but what fingertip grip needs. They worked with over 200 pro and competitive players to take the X2 shape and basically cut off the entire back. If you're a pure fingertip gripper—especially with smaller or medium hands, or if your grip just naturally settles forward—this might be the most thoughtfully refined mass-produced option out there. Palm and claw grippers? This shape will politely show you the door.
Shape, Specs, and What You Actually Get
The X2F sits at 87.5 × 60.8/61.1 × 31.6 mm and tips the scale at 38 g—short, low, and solid. No honeycomb here. Pulsar toyed with carbon-fiber composite for the prototype, but the final retail version uses ABS/nylon. The coating's semi-matte and supposedly gets tackier as your hand warms it up, though some users still think it slides a bit too much.
Under the hood you've got Pulsar's XS-1 sensor (32,000 DPI, 750 IPS, 50 g acceleration), Huano blue-shell pink-dot switches rated for 80 million clicks, and a Pulsar Blue encoder. You can go wireless at 2.4 GHz or plug in via USB-C, and there's an optional 8K dongle if you want to push the polling rate. The LOD adjusts down to 0.7 mm, and you get three different foot options—dots, small ice blades, and large ice blades—so you can dial in your preferred glide.
Where It Shines: Grip Stability and How It's Built
The real magic is in the mold. Instead of tapering to a point like most mini mice, Pulsar kept a small mid-hump and flared the rear outward. That flare gives your ring and pinky fingers an actual landing spot—no more of that unsettling "floating" feeling you get with extreme fingertip designs like the Zaunkoenig M2K. And at over 60 mm wide, it won't cramp your hand the way something like the Fenrir does.
The 38 g shell is stiff enough that it won't flex when you grip hard. Mix and match the included feet to get your glide just right, and the web-based Bimbimbap driver actually remembers your settings without running some bloated background process.
The Catch: Buttons, Feel, and Weight
The Huano switches are snappy and responsive, but here's the thing—they require more force than you'd expect. In testing, players found that rapid-fire actions feel sluggish because each click demands a deliberate press. The side buttons are another headache: M4 and M5 are squeezed together with long travel, making it tough to hit the right one quickly. Some competitive players just disable them during matches.
There's more friction elsewhere too. The rear edge can dig into your palm if your grip shifts forward, the scroll wheel is mushy enough to trigger false clicks, and while 38 g is genuinely light, it's not as feather-weight as dedicated ultra-light fingertip options like the Zaunkoenig M series (~23 g) or G-Wolves HTX Mini (~27 g).
Final Thoughts
The X2F is hands down the best pure-fingertip mouse Pulsar's made. The shape came from actual players, the sensor is flagship-tier, and that rear flare actually solves a real problem. It's not the lightest, and it's not the cheapest, but it nails the balance between build quality, electronics, and comfort in ways that lighter competitors often miss. If fingertip grip isn't your thing, move on. If it is, this one deserves a serious look.
4 comments
True, the F01 is slippery and the buttons are stiff, so rapid clicking in games is tiring.
Pulsar’s coating feels consistently slippery and hard to grip—the Fienmann F01 is the same.
The price is a deterrent.
Value for money isn’t really high; it’s mostly about trying out a niche product.