I regret purchasing not one
I regret purchasing not one, but two Pulsar Xlite V3 ES mice, both of which turned out to be defective. Here’s my experience:
First Mouse:
- The battery never charged fully and maxed out at 66%.
- The battery life deteriorated to just 30 minutes unplugged after a month of use.
- Firmware updates did nothing to resolve these issues (other than the visual display).
- Frequent disconnects via the dongle, even after updating firmware to the latest version.
Second Mouse (Founder's Edition):
- Bought this one hoping the first was a fluke. Instead, it was even worse.
- The battery completely died within two months and now requires constant plugging in to function.
Customer Support Experience:
Pulsar's RMA process is unnecessarily tedious, requiring redundant forms despite providing detailed evidence through their ticket system. As an international customer, I was expected to ship the products to them, facing delays and inconvenience, even though these issues were clearly manufacturing defects. I generally don't mind shipping a product back, but these are both my primary mice. It's not just something I can be without for over a month. Not to mention the county I'm in will charge me customs charges again due to the value.
They declined to offer alternative resolutions like store credit, sending batteries directly, and I replace them or immediate replacements, which would have been fair given the circumstances.
After doing more research online, I ended up pulling apart the FE mouse today, found the battery is swollen, got the part number and ordered a replacement battery from a local marketplace for $4.50. They could have just sent me 2 batteries on a punt and kept me as a customer. It's a common issue from what I'm seeing.
For a premium-priced mouse, the build quality and reliability are abysmal. Couple that with a slow and frustrating support process, and you have a recipe for disappointment. I would not recommend Pulsar products to anyone. Avoid Pulsar unless you want to waste your money and patience.
Edit: Now the scroll wheel click has failed. Stay away from this brand!
25 kwietnia 2024
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