GIGABYTE is one of the bona fide giants in the PC hardware marketplace, having one of the most diverse product lines in the industry. Although known primarily as a motherboard and graphics card solution provider, GIGABYTE also manufactures peripherals such as keyboards and mice.

Techgage recently received a package from GIGABYTE and inside were two of company's latest peripherals. Today's review will concentrate on just one, however: the Force M9 ICE, a "performance wireless mouse" as it's being touted.

The Force M9 ICE is from GIGABYTE's mobile line, and as such, it's intended to augment or outright replace a laptop's touchpad. That's not to say that you can't use it with your desktop PC, however; indeed, we used it on a desktop and ran it through many usage scenarios, from the ubiquitous (simple web browsing or moving the cursor to a new spreadsheet cell) to the demanding (gaming, particularly in first-person shooters).