Quality Beyond Its Price. A Premium Leverless Controller That Makes You Want to Own It

The HautePad M Ultra Gen2 is a leverless controller that makes generous use of high-quality CNC aluminum alloy, achieving a premium feel and rigidity beyond what its price would suggest. Its moderate weight brings outstanding stability across all play styles.

As an upgraded version of the M Ultra, its biggest highlight is the use of Kailh Shadow Hunting as the default key switches. It can be considered a major improvement that Haute42, which has so far used many heavier switches with longer travel, has finally made a light, quick-feeling switch standard, ready for immediate use. We can expect this trend to spread to other models as well.

A cover has also been added to the USB connection, making it less likely to come loose, which is another improvement. On the other hand, moving the button to the position of the left little finger may make some people feel that the previous layout, which allowed operation with the right index finger, was easier to use. In addition, there are reports that the keycaps come off easily during play, so you should pay attention to how well they work with Shadow Hunting.

Overall, the HautePad M Ultra Gen2 combines clear improvements with some issues, yet its level of finish exceeds its price and strongly appeals to the desire to own it.

Improve Control Further by Replacing the Key Switches

These are recommended key switches if you find the button caps come off easily with Shadow Hunting or want an even shorter travel. Discounted sets are also available.