Keyboards and mice · Zowie
Owners keep the EC2 for its shape, a safe ergonomic fit for claw and palm grips that feels solidly made, though some with smaller hands find it too large.
The shape is clear praise. Owners say it fits claw and palm grips well and never felt like it held them back in any game, and several who have tried rival ergonomic mice rank its shape the best of the group.
Size is a clear complaint. Owners with smaller hands or flatter grips found the EC2 too big for them and moved to smaller mice, and one said it was comfortable but did not suit their play.
The Zowie EC2 is a wired gaming mouse from BenQ's Zowie brand. It has a right-handed, asymmetrical shape and is the medium size in the EC line. It is meant for competitive PC players who want a simple mouse that needs no software.
| Connection | Wired, USB 2.0 / 3.0, plug and play (rubber cable) |
|---|---|
| Battery life | |
| Switches or sensor | 3360 optical sensor |
| Polling rate and DPI | 125 / 500 / 1000 Hz; 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 DPI |
| Weight | 90 g (without cable) |
| Layout and buttons | 5 buttons, right-handed ergonomic shape, 16-step scroll wheel |
| Warranty |
From the maker's spec page, checked October 8, 2026. A blank row means the maker does not state it.
It plugs in with a cable, so there's no battery to charge and no wireless delay. A 1000 Hz polling rate means the mouse reports its position to the PC 1000 times a second, which is the normal standard for gaming mice. At 90 g it is on the heavy side compared with newer gaming mice, so it may feel slower to flick around. The DPI steps run from 400 to 3200, which covers how most players set their sensitivity.
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The shape is what keeps people coming back. Owners describe it tapering toward the back, which leaves a little more freedom to move than more locked-in ergonomic mice. One owner tried a very light rival and returned to the EC2-DW because the other mouse felt too light. Most of the owners who mentioned the clicks were positive about them, but a minority rank rival mice above it and dislike that it still uses mechanical switches.
Some things need getting used to. Owners are divided on weight: some like the heft, while others have moved to lighter mice that copy the EC2 shape. They are also divided on the scroll wheel. Some owners find it fine for gaming, but others say it is poor for anything else and would like an optical encoder. Side button placement suits some owners and not others.
Build quality is clear praise. Owners say the EC2 feels the most premium of the ergonomic mice they compared it with, and one who has tried more than fifty mice ranks the EC2-DW among the best built.
The long-term accounts are thin. Only a few owners commented on durability, they are evenly divided, and the comments here do not describe specific failures over time or how owners dealt with them. That is not enough to say how the EC2 holds up after years of use.
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Among the 0 owner accounts here that gave a duration, 0 described a failure.
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