I can only speak about the Prime+ wired version, this mouse has been great so far. It has a nice firm mouse click actuation with the two top mouse buttons. That is what I prefer as I don't want to mis-click just from resting my fingers on the mouse buttons. Mine came with the braided cable and it's not stiff at all. Coming from a G700s it's significantly lighter which takes some getting used to. The #1 reason I purchased this mouse is because it has on-device settings that are easily changed and don't require me to install software. I can quickly set DPI, Polling frequency, Lift off distance etc without installing anything extra on my computer. It also uses optical switches for the primary mouse buttons. I would have given Razor a shot, but I HATE their software and the fact that it auto-installs when you plug in one of their devices. This one does have a pop-up that asks if you want to install the software but you can just click No and go about your day. Pros: - Optical primary mouse button switches - Simple side mouse buttons - Good overall feel in my hands (I have slightly bigger hands) - Ability to control just about everything from the mouse itself Cons: - No infinite-scroll wheel (may not be a con if you haven't had a logitech mouse with it) - The scroll wheel click can be triggered by pressing the scroll wheel to the right (not sure if feature or just slop. Hasn't affected me in the least bit but could for someone else.) The -The mouse feet are just ok. Other thoughts: I turned off the lift-off detector. While it is good and works, unless you're using a flat mouse pad (like the plastic low-friction ones) this feature is hit and miss. I use a fabric one with a little cushion on the underside and there is a miniscule detent in the mouse area that the mouse will detect as lift off when I go across it. Turning the lift-off option off hasn't affected my gaming at all as I was already used to normal mouse lifting from the G700s. The mouse body quality seems avg. But when I messed with just about all of the mice at MicroCenter this was true of almost all of them. Short of going into the $139+ range where some of the mice would be textured with a rubberish coating. If you're a really sweaty player this might have an impact on you. It hasn't had any impact at all on me. This review was done a few days after getting and using the mouse. I will update if any issues come up after a few months of daily use. **** One month update **** Well it's be a month of using this as my daily driver mouse for both work and gaming. About 12 hours a day of use 6 days a week. And my original review still holds the same. It's a great mouse. All the action buttons still work find. I've gotten used to the side button locations. The middle mouse(scroll wheel) click is still firm, but that doesn't bother me at all. I haven't had any miss-clicks or double clicks. I still haven't had any reason to install the software for this mouse. Being able to make adjustments from the menu on the bottom of the mouse is great. Read more
Excellent mouse. In terms of raw performance the best one I’ve ever used, including the deathadder essential, logitech g403 and logi g502 original. Surprisingly good build quality for the weight which usually makes light things feel cheap. No rattling, no creaking unless you squeeze/press hard. Switches and wheels are all tight tolerances and centered correctly. The sensor is flawless, the weight is minimal, the design is ergonomic, and the cable is very pliable and light. Needless to say this will perform very well for any FPS game. Will it compete with “uber 8khz polling rate 20g ultra light 100g acceleration million DPI wireless top tier mice?” Probably not. Is it good enough to not matter? For 99.9% of people, yes. If you have a good bungee cord to alleviate any cable interference(which is already incredibly minimal) and the shape fits well for your hand? None of this will matter and your human limitations will come up far before any limitations of this hardware. For the minimal price I paid, I literally cannot expect anything else. This thing is also great for office use love the switches and feel. My only gripe is I wish the side buttons were bigger. Also as a very minor point, the connection point to the mouse is usb-mini and not usb-c. It’s a slightly older design and it is not any real kind of limitation other than perhaps limiting aftermarket cables(which this thing does not need, stock cable is excellent). If you need a cheap but great performing mouse and don’t care about wireless? it is very very hard to go wrong with this. Kudos Steelseries. Read more
This is a great mouse, inputs are instantaneous, even on low settings its smooth, fast, and responsive. definitely recommend. Read more
Some background: a year or two ago I swore off physical switches because of how consistently bad the product quality was for certain other major mouse brands. I repeatedly ran into issues with the mouse buttons clicking multiple times with a single press, across several mice. My previous optical switch mouse from one of said major brands also had some sort of driver/firmware/hardware issue combination that caused it to repeatedly disconnect and reconnect, effectively bricking it. Decided to try some other brands, settled on this mouse. I like it so far. No connectivity issues, main mouse buttons are *satisfying* to click, weight is good, shape is good, actual behavior of the mouse is good. Glad the DPI/polling button is not on top of the mouse where it's easy to accidentally click, as I don't ever hotswap those. As some other reviews mention, the side buttons could be a bit bigger, but I don't find them uncomfortable, though I don't tend to bind too much to them in the games I play. After a very brief adjustment period figuring out my sensitivity and such, feels good in games. Not a perfect mouse, but a good one. Read more
Best bang for your buck mouse in gaming. Works great, not too flashy, fits the hand and is highly customizeable. Have not had any lag issues, and settings like color/brightness of the scroll wheel can be adjusted. The screen on the bottom is plenty bright and legible. I also appreciate that the cable is able to be disconnected so you can swap a faulty cable. Read more
