SteelSeries Esports FPS Gaming Mouse – Ultra Lightweight 69g – Prime Edition – 5 Programmable Buttons – 18K CPI TrueMove Pro Sensor – Magnetic Optical Switches – Customization - RGB Lighting – PC/Mac

I've gone through a bunch of high-dollar mice in the last few years, and all of them have had the same problem -- they start double-clicking when I single-click. I recently bought a "boutique" gaming mouse with gold-plated switches and space-age something or the other, and it also developed the same problem within 2-3 months. Needless to say, it doesn't matter if your mouse is made out of Kevlar and platinum-iridium alloy, if it double-clicks when you want to single-click, that's a deal-breaker. The problem seemed inherent to the tiny switches used in mice, so when I read about the magnetic-optical switches that SteelSeries had developed, I was intrigued. Their completely new switch design sounded promising and so I ordered one. When I received it, the first thing that struck me about this mouse was the exceptional build quality -- which is not surprising, SteelSeries are known for this, but still, it's so good that it needs a mention. The plastic is rigid and unbending, even when squeezed quite hard. (I can close the Captains of Crush #3 gripper, so adjust your impressions accordingly.) This is a very pleasant change from all the other supposedly high-end mice I have, the plastic on which flexes and creaks -- audibly -- with the slightest pressure. The plastic surface has a texture that is just right -- it's rough enough to be non-slip and fine enough to be pleasant to touch, unlike the industrial-strength gritty/knobby textures on some mice. As far as build quality is concerned, on a scale of one to ten, I'd say this one goes to eleven. One big positive is that I don't need to install any software to use the mouse -- the sensitivity can be set with a button on the underside. This is a hard requirement for me: I refuse to install software, especially a multi-megabyte piece of badly-programmed bloatware, just to use a mouse. The mouse's tracking and accuracy are perfectly satisfactory, but that has been the case for all mice for quite some time now, so I won't dwell on that. Another striking feature is that the buttons do sound and feel unlike any other mouse I've ever used. The click feels a great deal more solid and the sound is also much deeper and more pleasing than any other mouse I've used. This is not surprising, as the spiral spring used in the OM switches is orders of magnitude thicker and sturdier than the insubstantial leaf spring in all other mouse switches. Given the construction of the OM switches, I'm fairly confident that they will not develop the double-clicking problem in time. (If this changes I'll update my review.) Yet another win is that the thumb switches are placed where I cannot accidentally click them. On other mice, this accidental clicking happens quite often, and I find myself going back or forward in whatever application I'm using, when I had no intention of doing so. Which is annoying, to say the least. I'd rather not have any extra switches at all, but at least with this mouse I can forget about them. So far, so perfect. Which brings me to the one thing that makes this mouse less than perfect for me. This is the fact that the mouse's sensitivity indicator light is on top, built into the mouse wheel. I work in a dark environment and really dislike distracting pinpricks of light in my field of vision. If this indicator light had been anywhere else on the body of the mouse, I could have painted or taped over it. But it's in the one place where I can't do so. Ideally, the indicator light would be on the underside. So, perfection minus one point. One more thing that I would've liked to have (and I realise I'm in a very small minority here) is the ability to adjust the mouse's weight. I type and mouse with a heavy hand, and I would prefer a mouse that weighs something like 400-500 grams. I am not pulling this number out of thin air -- I've tried using the mouse with a 300-gram weight jerry-rigged on top, and I do prefer the handling. A top-loading compartment that I could pour the requisite amount of ball-bearings into, would be very welcome.

I wanted to wait a couple of years before giving my verdict, but it's still great to use. The problem I've had with other mice, gaming or not, is that its mouse wheel tends to break way before its intended lifespan, but I've had no issue with this one. The version I have is wired which I prefer for the lowest possible latency compared to the many wireless models. It's a simple mouse yet very reliable and good enough to use for everyday situations.

minimalistic looking mouse. at first glance it doesn't look like much. but the more I see it, the more it grows on me. completely opposite of how it feels... when I placed my right hand (yes, this is a mouse only for right-handers) on it for the first time, it feels like my hand was made to hold this mouse. my right hand is the glove which fit the prime wireless perfectly! Performance wise, it's steelseries, you can rest assured of the awesome performance. It is the feel of the mouse which is very very subjective. I did not experience what some users were saying about having the butt of the mouse bite the skin of my palm but maybe it's because my palm isn't as big as theirs? Or maybe i'm not that flabby yet? who knows... for me, always buy Steelseries. the Rival 650 was a little too big for my palm so that was a mistake. but the Prime wireless fits my style very well - borderline claw and palm grip. I would advise everyone to take some basic measurements of the your current mouse so you have an idea of whether this mouse suits you or not.

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.

It's definitely better than Rival 3 and I thought that Rival 3 is the best value budget mouse.