If you're the type of person who is just now realizing you always wanted a fan in your mouse, the Zephyr will make your dreams come true. I haven't gone full sweaty palm with my attempts at gaming, but the fan does feel nice as it blows air up under the palm and fingers. I imagine that many users would keep their fans turned off, and only turn them on when they engage bodily thermoregulation and begin sweating in earnest. There's a button on the bottom of the mouse that lets you adjust the fan speed or turn the fan off entirely. There's a tiny little background whoosh while it's on, but that's about it. On the other hand, the fan noise isn't bad at all. The vibration isn't enough to cause any problems with precision mousing, but after a while, it just feels weird. If you crank up the fan, there is a noticeable vibration (like how it feels to hold an active electric toothbrush). That said, the fan does what it's supposed to do, but at a slight price. If you squint, you can see the fan behind the vent lattice.

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Zephyr gaming mouse review