Trust GXT 981 Redex Review

The GXT 981 Redex from Trust is a solid little gaming mouse, featuring super lightweight feel, quick response times and an ergonomic design. I’ve had it in my hand for a week or so now and it’s proven to be a suitable replacement for my previous go to mouse.

Coming in at £29.99, the GXT 981 Redex is on the lower end of the price ranges for a decent gaming focused mouse. That doesn’t mean that we’re missing out on quality, although naturally far more expensive types add in all sort of extra buttons to play with. Here, we get the basic array of left/right click, wheel, DPI changer and the side back/forward buttons. More than enough for our purposes, and all are featured on a nicely form-factored mouse that sits snuggly under the hand. I’m actually surprised how nicely it fits my large hands seeing as I’ve found some smaller mice in the past to be uncomfortable to use for extended periods, but the GXT 981 Redex has been excellent all round.

Using the DPI button located next to the scroll wheel we can cycle between seven pre-sets, from 200 up to a ludicrous 10,000. Each are colour coded for ease of use (though you’ll know when you hit the 10k one…) and cycling thorough them takes barely a second. Plug this into your PC and the options increase much further. Here, we can not only set the DPI value to a custom amount for each pre-set using an easy slider-based display, but also the colour associated with it. I changed the second setting to orange and 1600 DPI which was just right for me, but you can get as granular as you want really.

The PC app also allows us to set up to five profiles should we need, as well as macro button sets and the style of RGB lighting in play too. For an entry level mouse the app has a surprising level of customisation available, though again far more pricey options will expand this further. For use on Xbox the GXT 981 Redex fits the bill just fine though.

The 1.8m wire on the GXT 981 Redex is a sturdy one, and something I think will hold up to daily use nicely. Connected via a chunky USB-A connection, set up is as simple as plug-n-play, with the app an optional download to get the most out of it.

My only gripe with the GXT 981 Redex is the lack of a side button for slowing the mouse down to a crawl at a press. This is something I’ve gotten used to on my day to day mouse and has been useful for really nailing those precise headshots or nit-picking in an RTS. Of course, that’s just something I’m used to having so I can’t knock this too much, but it would have been the icing on the cake here.

Conclusion

For an entry level gaming mouse, the GXT 981 Redex is a great effort from Trust. It feels great, is ultra-lightweight, and with the PC app can be customised to a surprising degree. Whether you’re gaming on PC or Xbox, this is a great choice.

Hardware provided by the manufacturer for review purposes.