An ode to the Delux Seeker
The world's first vertical mouse with an OLED screen
Beware. Once you get used to this mouse, you won't want anything else. The Delux Seeker is so versatile that we can't really think of anything this mouse doesn't have. Starting with a display on the top. But wait! There's so. Much. More.
Why the Delux Seeker?
For all kinds of work
With this gem, Delux has made a very good move in the market. The Seeker has a regular scroll wheel between the normal left and right mouse buttons, which you can use to scroll vertically as you are used to. What makes the Seeker unique is the scroll wheel above the thumb, which lets you scroll horizontally in programs such as Excel or Photoshop.
The Seeker has 6 buttons, including the regular left and right mouse buttons. These are very quiet, by the way. The two buttons under the thumb let you easily go forward and back, for example when browsing the internet. One minor drawback is that the 'forward' button is placed a touch too far away, which means it is not equally easy to reach for everyone. On top of the mouse is a DPI button, with which the sensitivity of the mouse can be set (800, 1200, 1600, 2400 or 4000). On the bottom of the mouse there is a button that lets you switch between the different modes (BT5.0, 2.4G wireless connection or wired connection).
Attractive
The packaging includes a wrist rest for the mouse. This can easily be placed against the mouse using a magnetic connection. The advantage of a wrist rest is that it can help reduce wrist complaints, because you are less inclined to move from your wrist. A disadvantage of the wrist rest is that precise work, such as editing photos, becomes a little harder, because you can move the mouse slightly less smoothly.
Besides the wrist rest, the rear cover of the mouse is also easy to swap thanks to a magnetic connection. By default, the cover with the honeycomb pattern is fitted, which gives you a backlight effect from the lighting built into the mouse. To save the battery, there is a sensor in the back of the mouse. It registers when a hand is placed on the mouse and switches the backlight off that way. If you don't want any backlight at all, you can choose to replace the honeycomb cover with a solid cover.
What makes the Delux Seeker so good?
Connected to 4 devices at once
We have already written a lot, but we're not done yet! The Seeker has a Multiple Device Connection, which means the mouse can be used not only for your PC, but also for a tablet and even a phone. You can easily switch between up to 4(!) devices using the small button on the bottom of the mouse. One possible arrangement is shown below.
When you press the button on the bottom, the box that says 2.4G will glow red. That means the mouse is in 2.4G mode, and in this case is active on the laptop. Press again and the mouse switches to BT1 mode, so the mouse is active on the phone. Press once more and the mouse is in BT2 mode, and after another press no light is on. The mouse can then be used with the cable, which is 160cm long, by the way. Finally, the current mode of the mouse can also be seen on the OLED screen on the top.
Horizontal scrolling
What was the shortcut for horizontal scrolling again? Control + scroll? No, that's zooming. Command + scroll, then, maybe? Nope, only works in Photoshop. Oh wait, this mouse has another scroll wheel!
Delux has placed a second scroll wheel on the left side of the Seeker, just above the thumb. By moving it up, your screen (in Excel, for example) easily slides to the right. If you scroll the wheel down, the screen moves back to the left. The reason the scroll wheel moves up and down rather than left and right is to help reduce thumb complaints. Well done, Delux!
Get the most out of your Delux Seeker with the driver
Adjustments
As if all that weren't enough, the Seeker also has various adjustable options. A driver can be downloaded from the Delux website that lets you change all the settings of the mouse. You can find the manual for the driver under the downloads heading.
Delux has developed a surprisingly intuitive and clear driver for the Seeker. With this driver you can adjust all sorts of things, from aesthetic changes such as the RGB lighting to creating macros for productive purposes. For the wireless models, the driver also shows how full the battery still is.
Buttons and lighting
Adjusting the different light modes is fun, but you can also switch the lighting off if you find it annoying. All button functions can be changed with the 'button settings'. Are you not going to use the standard 'forward' and 'back' navigation buttons near the thumb, but do you edit a lot of data in Excel? Then change them to 'cut' and 'paste'.
'Macro management' is fairly extensive, since the driver can register all keyboard strokes as well as mouse movements and clicks. So you can even build macros that combine all three.
Other settings
The other settings cover the sensitivity of the mouse (DPI) and the USB report rate/polling rate, which indicates the speed at which the computer translates data from the mouse to the screen. A higher report rate can be useful for gaming in particular. Delux has also given some thought to the usefulness of the DPI levels. You can personalise the 5 default values. Of the default values 800-1200-1600-2400-4000, the first ones might feel a little too slow, for example. You can then choose to go for 1500-2000-2500-3000-4000, for instance.
All these settings are loaded into a profile. It is possible to create several profiles, each with different settings linked to it. Depending on the programs you work in, you can then choose the most suitable profile.
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A little too much of a good thing?
Perhaps all this information makes you lose sight of the wood for the trees, and this versatile mouse is a bit too versatile for you. We completely understand. In that case you can take a look at the wireless version without a display, or the wired version. To make it easy for you, we have listed all the differences on the right-hand side of this page.
Stickers
Do you notice that your mouse moves a little stiffly on the bottom? On the bottom of the mouse there are white-grey stickers on the contact points. You can simply pull these off. All being well, you can now glide smoothly across your desk or mouse mat.
