SteelSeries Sensei 310 Gaming Mouse - 12,000 CPI TrueMove3 Optical Sensor - Ambidextrous Design - Split-Trigger Buttons - RGB Lighting, Black

Im a left-handed mouse user and this is the first gaming-grade mouse Ive found that I loved. Ive tried some others that died on me in a few months (I wont name them), and dont like the ones that are specifically for southpaws. Great fit in my hand (note - I have large hands, so your mileage may vary) and easy to move around. The software you can download is great for setting custom DPI. There is a DPI toggle switch that allows you to swap back and forth between two DPI settings, but I personally dont use it (in the software I just set them to the same value).

For the first 2 and a half years, the mouse felt great to use. I appreciated the fact that it was ambidextrous meaning that it had extra buttons which I could use for macros and such. But unfortunately you might encounter a problem with the scroll wheel seeming jammed, but this did not happen until around the 3 year of use.

For the money this mouse is solid. Light despite its size but surface materials still feel high quality. Good feel on the scroll wheel. Mouse buttons feel slightly mushy but still have a nice tactile response. Excellent sensor, excellent software customization. Served me well for about 2 years of gaming. Ultimately the cable ended up tearing where it meets the mouse. This was solved with some electrical tape but unfortunately thats going to add extra drag. You get what you pay for in terms of build quality, but honestly this is a great option for gamers with a palm or hybrid grip.

I got this mouse to replace a budget gaming mouse (Chinese brand) that I had been using for about a year. It was not a bad mouse, but I felt like treating myself to something nicer. This hit the sweet spot. Its got a great sensor, a very satisfying matte finish, very tactile buttons that rarely fire unintentionally, a nicely balanced scroll wheel, comfortable silicon side grips, and vivid RGB accents. The one con is the Steel Series Engine software for the mouse. Its not very intuitive and pretty buggy. Almost every time I have tried to change the colors Ive had to relaunch the software after it failed to register my changes. The good news is that once you get your preferred DPI, macros, and color patterns set, you should be good to go. It even saves your settings onboard, so if you close the software or switch computers the mouse will keep your DPI and color profiles set. However, in my experience, you do need to open the software for some macros. Ive set my mouse to control volume with the side triggers, which works with the software off. However, I also remapped the DPI button to open a program, which does not register with the software off. Not a huge deal, but worth noting if youre switching computers a lot or hate extra software. Ive seen several reviews that view the light, plastic construction of the mouse as a con. I want to emphasize that this is NOT a con. The mouse does feel quite light and hollow - intentionally so. Its great for general use, but its designed for e-sports and especially for first person shooters, where lighter is usually better. In this case, the weight of a mouse should not directly correspond with the dollar value of the mouse. There are plenty of cheap, heavy mice. Unlike a keyboard with an aluminum or steel back plate, there is no real benefit to a heavier, fortified mouse for gaming. Yes, the mouse is light and plastic - but this shouldnt be an issue if you dont throw it around and drop it. Even a metal mouse will break if you drop it more than a few times. Finally, Ive seen complaints that the glue has begun to leak from the side grips. This does seem to be a real phenomenon that occurs with some of these mice. However, I have used this mouse for 5-10 hours a day for work and gaming over the last two months and have not had this issue. Perhaps this is more of an issue for people with more acidic perspiration, which could also contribute to the deterioration of the matte finish some have noted. For me, this has not been an issue. I will update my review if either of these things begin to occur. Final verdict: I got this mouse on sale for $35! For that price, its unrivaled (get it?). At the MSRP of $59 its more of a toss-up. There are a lot of good offerings in that price range. However, if you want a relatively light gaming mouse with a great sensor and you dont want to pay for some of the really expensive niche options out there, this is a great option. I can highly recommend it.

My one complaint is that from what I understood you could set your mouse settings and then you no longer need the driver loaded. I tried that but when I tried unloading the mouse driver the Button Settings we no longer working. Maybe it saves other settings but not the mouse button setting. I have a hard time double clicking so I need one of the buttons set to a double click. First I thought the interface was difficult because you have to use a Macro to set it instead of just having several often used functions like with other mouse drivers and then you do seem to have to keep their HUGE driver loaded in order to keep your mouse setting. Or I just dont know how it works which isnt helpful either. The mouse fits my hand perfectly and it moves as easily as ice. If theres a secret to getting the mouse buttons saved so I dont need the driver Please Tell Me!

I bought the Sensei 310 for 39.99. At first, I was skeptical as I have used MANY gaming mice over the years from many manufacturers but never had I been able to purchase one so inexpensively. But I have been very happily surprised at how well this mouse both functions and feels. So much so that I am now considering the SteelSeries keyboard and headset, but onto the review. It is a true ambidextrous mouse with thumb buttons on both sides and textured rubber grip below them. Whether your grip is flat or claw this mouse has a good hand feel and remains comfortbale even after hours of gameplay. It is a lightweight mouse and wrist or arm aiming will not fatigue you. The mouse is made of high-quality materials, it doesnt feel cheap in your hand. The mouse buttons and scroll wheel both have a good tactile feel. Download the latest SteelSeries Engine and you have a low impact utility to fine tune the details and lighting. There are 2 available DPI settings that can be swapped from the small button below the mouse wheel. It is conveniently placed to be easy to swap but not in the way where you might hit it on accident.

I love this mouse. The shape is very ergonomically friendly and comfortable. The RGB works well and can even be saved on the mouse. This means you can uninstall the software after finding your optimal settings and it will still retain them. This is a rarity these days. I was using a logitech g502 but I tired of the shape and weight of it. It was too heavy and the left click additional buttons were quite easy to press accidentally. I decided to go back to a mouse with only the two side buttons and I made a good choice on the mouse. Now, lets talk about the sensor. This sensor makes it feel like you are in direct control of the movement. It truly is as close to 1:1 as you can get. The logitech sensor is very good but it has nothing on this one. If you are using a 100+ hz monitor, it is very apparent how accurate this mouse truly is. I cant comment on the durability. I have only owned the mouse roughly a month but I feel that it is built very solid and will last for years to come. I highly recommend this mouse for gaming and even productivity use.

This one is always good. Its my second time to buy this. This time, it arrives quick.

This review is aimed at PC Gamers. If you are a casual PC user then most of this will not apply to you. Too many people wrongfully think mouse reviews made by someone with a different size hand and/or grip style will translate into a mouse that will work for them as well. The fact is it usually does not work that way unless you have detailed info on the reviewers grip style and hand size just for starters! Then if your hand size and grip style dont match the reviewers then you might as well go play roulette because your odds of winning it big are about the same. So with that said I have large hands though that is due to my palm size and not my finger length. I use a combination of a claw and fingertip grip. My thumb, ring finger , pinky and my palm area just above my wrist ALL MUST rest on the mousing surface. Because my thumb always rests on the table/mouse-pad that also dictates the thumb buttons placement reference where my thumb sits on the mouse. It also means that mice with a thumb rest (ie. proteus core) are out as well. I have enough hours spent playing games and in general computing that I can say definitively that if a mouse does not accommodate those characteristics then I WILL not use it, period. So with that out of the way the SteelSeries Rival 310 checks all of my boxes! It does not mean it will work for you! However if you have several similarities to my style of grip them it just might! As for build quality etc, well I have about 18 months of use out of mine at the moment which equals almost any mouse I have used in the past before something breaking. People complain about the rubber coating breaking down around the thumb button area where your thumb rests. Yes that does happen and unless they have improved it in the last 18 months it WILL happen to you as well. Because the mouse works so well for me I have decided to live with it, your mileage may vary! My final thoughts on this mouse is that I like it enough I have purchased (on sale of course) 3 of them for backups! Why buy backups you might say? Well nothing lasts forever and companies do not always continue to make products because you personally like them. Also companies have a tendency to make improvements to their products which may or may not actually work for you. I have had both things happen several times so that is my reason for backups. For those of you that actually read all of this and may write your own review in the future regarding mice please do the following. At the minimum explain your grip style and hand size. To those of us who play PC games A LOT that means so much more than ohh those led lights look so cool in the dark garbage.

I had an older model Sensei mouse for around 3 years that worked really well. The only reason I ditched it was because the middle mouse button had a hard time registering when it was held down, and I couldnt work with that in certain games. So when I found out there was a much newer version, I immediately got this. Its even better with the rubber grips and the same comfortable form that I liked with the old one. The four, low profile buttons on the sides are very useful without being too much. Its hard to accidentally click the wrong one, as is the case with most other gaming mice with additional buttons. I always hated ergonomic mice, I found them uncomfortable, and the uniformity of both sides would make this a great mouse for someone who is left handed. Its highly sensitive, highly adjustable, and overall good quality. This thing works far better and is way more comfortable than any Razer mouse Ive seen, which tend to be twice as expensive.