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SteelSeries Rival vs Razer Deathadder 2013 vs Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum

 vs Logitech G400 vs Roccat Kone XTD vs A4tech Bloody Series HeavyWeight Ultracor3 vs Zowie EC1 eVo vs Corsair Vengeance M95 vs Mionix Naos 8200 vs Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse vs Logitech G500 vs Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 vs CM Storm Mizar vs Razer Boomslang Collector's Edition vs CM Storm Sentinel Advance II vs Razer Mamba Wireless

Specs

Weight

128g

Sensor

Pixart PAW3310 / Avago ADNS 3310 Sensor (Optical)

Max Speed

7.6 m/s

Cable

Soft Rubber

Buttons

6 programmable

L/W/H

133mm x 70mm x 45mm

CPI

50 to 5000

Shape

Ergonomic (Right-Handed)

Lift-off Distance

~2.5mm

Switches Right/Left

N/A

USB Mouse Polling

1000Hz

Scroll Wheel

Notched

MSRP

-

USB Polling Rate

-

Vertical Scrolling Modes

-

Discontinued

-

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

-

Weight

148g

Sensor

Avago ADNS-S3888 (Optical)

Max Speed

4.15 m/s

Cable

Braided

Buttons

5 Programmable

L/W/H

127x70x44mm

CPI

450 to 3500

Shape

Ergonomic (Right-Handed)

Lift-off Distance

N/A

Switches Right/Left

Omron D2FC-F-7N

USB Mouse Polling

-

Scroll Wheel

-

MSRP

$69.99

USB Polling Rate

1000Hz

Vertical Scrolling Modes

Ratcheted

Discontinued

-

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

-

Weight

121 - 140g (Customizable)

Sensor

Pixart PMW 3366DM (Optical)

Max Speed

N/A

Cable

Braided

Buttons

11 programmable

L/W/H

132mm x 75mm x 40mm

CPI

200 to 12000

Shape

Ergonomic (Right-Handed)

Lift-off Distance

N/A

Switches Right/Left

Omron D2FC-F-7N

USB Mouse Polling

1000Hz

Scroll Wheel

Dual

MSRP

-

USB Polling Rate

-

Vertical Scrolling Modes

-

Discontinued

-

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

-

Weight

137g

Sensor

Avago ADNS-3095 (Optical)

Max Speed

4.50 m/s

Cable

Soft Rubber

Buttons

8 Programmable

L/W/H

131x73x43mm

CPI

400 to 3600

Shape

Ergonomic (Right-Handed)

Lift-off Distance

3mm

Switches Right/Left

Omron D2FC-F-7N

USB Mouse Polling

-

Scroll Wheel

-

MSRP

$49.99

USB Polling Rate

1000Hz

Vertical Scrolling Modes

Ratcheted

Discontinued

Yes

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

-

Weight

123-143g (Customizable)

Sensor

Avago ADNS-A9800 (Laser)

Max Speed

3.8 m/s

Cable

Braided

Buttons

8 Programmable

L/W/H

135mm x 78mm x 40mm

CPI

8200

Shape

Ergonomic (Right-Handed)

Lift-off Distance

1-5mm

Switches Right/Left

Omron

USB Mouse Polling

1000Hz

Scroll Wheel

Notched

MSRP

$89.99

USB Polling Rate

-

Vertical Scrolling Modes

-

Discontinued

-

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

-

Weight

-

Sensor

-

Max Speed

-

Cable

-

Buttons

-

L/W/H

-

CPI

-

Shape

-

Lift-off Distance

-

Switches Right/Left

-

USB Mouse Polling

-

Scroll Wheel

-

MSRP

-

USB Polling Rate

-

Vertical Scrolling Modes

-

Discontinued

-

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

-

Weight

-

Sensor

-

Max Speed

-

Cable

-

Buttons

-

L/W/H

-

CPI

-

Shape

-

Lift-off Distance

-

Switches Right/Left

-

USB Mouse Polling

-

Scroll Wheel

-

MSRP

-

USB Polling Rate

-

Vertical Scrolling Modes

-

Discontinued

-

yeet

t

Wired/Wireless

-

Weight

164g

Sensor

Avago ADNS-A9800 (Laser)

Max Speed

N/A

Cable

Braided

Buttons

8 Programmable

L/W/H

114mm x 83mm x 32mm

CPI

50 to 8200

Shape

Ergonomic (Right-Handed)

Lift-off Distance

1.5mm

Switches Right/Left

Omron

USB Mouse Polling

1000Hz

Scroll Wheel

Notched

MSRP

$69.99

USB Polling Rate

-

Vertical Scrolling Modes

-

Discontinued

-

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

-

Weight

99g

Sensor

Avago ADNS-A9800 (Laser)

Max Speed

3.8 m/s

Cable

Braided

Buttons

7 Programmable

L/W/H

130.84mm x 84.72mm x 38.67mm

CPI

100 to 8200

Shape

Ergonomic (Right-Handed)

Lift-off Distance

Customizable

Switches Right/Left

Omron

USB Mouse Polling

1000Hz

Scroll Wheel

Notched

MSRP

$94.72

USB Polling Rate

-

Vertical Scrolling Modes

-

Discontinued

-

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

-

Weight

-

Sensor

-

Max Speed

-

Cable

-

Buttons

-

L/W/H

-

CPI

-

Shape

-

Lift-off Distance

-

Switches Right/Left

-

USB Mouse Polling

-

Scroll Wheel

-

MSRP

-

USB Polling Rate

-

Vertical Scrolling Modes

-

Discontinued

-

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

-

Weight

164-191g (Customizable)

Sensor

Avago ADNS-S9500 (Laser)

Max Speed

4.19 m/s

Cable

Braided (permanent)

Buttons

10 programmable

L/W/H

129x87x44mm

CPI

200 to 5700

Shape

Ergonomic (Right-Handed)

Lift-off Distance

2.4mm

Switches Right/Left

Omron D2FC-F-7N

USB Mouse Polling

-

Scroll Wheel

-

MSRP

$69.99

USB Polling Rate

1000Hz

Vertical Scrolling Modes

Ratchet/Freewheel

Discontinued

Yes

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

Wired

Weight

103g

Sensor

ST Microelectronics OSMLT 04 (Optical)

Max Speed

1.6 m/s

Cable

Stiff Rubber

Buttons

5

L/W/H

132x69x42mm

CPI

400

Shape

Ergonomic (Right-Handed)

Lift-off Distance

1.2mm

Switches Right/Left

Omron D2FC-F-7N

USB Mouse Polling

-

Scroll Wheel

-

MSRP

-

USB Polling Rate

500Hz

Vertical Scrolling Modes

Freewheel

Discontinued

-

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

-

Weight

-

Sensor

-

Max Speed

-

Cable

-

Buttons

-

L/W/H

-

CPI

-

Shape

-

Lift-off Distance

-

Switches Right/Left

-

USB Mouse Polling

-

Scroll Wheel

-

MSRP

-

USB Polling Rate

-

Vertical Scrolling Modes

-

Discontinued

-

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

-

Weight

-

Sensor

-

Max Speed

-

Cable

-

Buttons

-

L/W/H

-

CPI

-

Shape

-

Lift-off Distance

-

Switches Right/Left

-

USB Mouse Polling

-

Scroll Wheel

-

MSRP

-

USB Polling Rate

-

Vertical Scrolling Modes

-

Discontinued

-

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

-

Weight

-

Sensor

-

Max Speed

-

Cable

-

Buttons

-

L/W/H

-

CPI

-

Shape

-

Lift-off Distance

-

Switches Right/Left

-

USB Mouse Polling

-

Scroll Wheel

-

MSRP

-

USB Polling Rate

-

Vertical Scrolling Modes

-

Discontinued

-

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

-

Weight

-

Sensor

-

Max Speed

-

Cable

-

Buttons

-

L/W/H

-

CPI

-

Shape

-

Lift-off Distance

-

Switches Right/Left

-

USB Mouse Polling

-

Scroll Wheel

-

MSRP

-

USB Polling Rate

-

Vertical Scrolling Modes

-

Discontinued

-

yeet

-

Wired/Wireless

-

Pros + Cons

Con
 Rubber grips get worn out very quickly

Comment

Con
 Cannot turn of lighting without Steelseries proprietary software

The lighting on the device can not be adjusted without the Steelseries software.
Comment

Pro
 Great tracking

The Steelseries Rival has a built in Pixart PAW3310 optical sensor that offers great tracking control.
Comment

Pro
 Satisfying clicks

Steelseries boast of new in house built switches used inside of the Rival. Use reports have claimed that the clicks as "satisfying".
Comment

Pro
 Great accompanying software suite

Steelseries uses a software suite called Engine 3 that is low resource and used to customize their mice options.
Comment

Pro
 Customizable colors for scroll wheel and palm lights

The Steelseries Rival offers 16.8 million colors with two zone illumination.
Comment

Pro
 Great value for money

At $59 the Rival gaming mouse has a great balance between build quality and value for money.
Comment

Pro
 DPI can be doubled with software

The 5000 DPI of the Steelseries Rival can be doubled to 10000 with Steelseries firmware.
Comment

Con
 Labled DPI is incorrect

Steelseries labels the DPI as 6500 for the Rival when in fact it is 5000.
Comment

Pro
 yo trash kid you think you are cool but dont have 8 ball pool

Comment

Pro
 True rubber grip helps to get a better hold of the mouse

The mouse has a true rubber grip as opposed to common rubberized or plain plastic grips.
Comment

Pro
 Accurate 6400 CPI optical sensor

The mouse has a 6400 CPI optical sensor with X & Y variable axis. No angle snapping, no acceleration, no prediction.
Comment

Pro
 Comfortable for palm and claw grips

While being mainly designed for palm grips using a claw grip will still work, though with a weird placing for the palm.
Comment

Pro
 Slightly larger than a common mouse

With dimensions, 127 mm/5.00” x 70 mm/2.76” x 44 mm/1.73”, Deathadder is just a bit bigger than an everyday gaming mouse.
Comment

Con
 Requires signing in and connecting to a server before the mouse can be used to its full potential

To get the latest drivers or edit settings you have to download "synapse" an "online cloud device updater and profile storage" application. You have to register an account with your email and have it running in the background constantly for changes to take effect.
Comment

Pro
 Rubber grips are smooth

Comment

Pro
 Comfortable gaming mouse for palm and claw grips

While being mainly designed for palm grips using a claw grip will still work, though with a weird placing for the palm.
Comment

Con
 Driver for side buttons in not open source

The mouse has two button for thumb control. The driver for the mouse and is not open source and not available for Linux users.
Comment

Con
 Distracting lights

Although the lights on the mouse look nice, they may bother or be distracting to some people. If they are too distracting, they can be turned off but that does require proprietary software that many do not like having installed.
Comment

Pro
 Reasonably lightweight at 105 grams

The Razer Deathadder 2013 sits at a reasonable weight of 105 grams, which is 8 grams lighter than the previous 3.5 version.
Comment

Pro
 Left hand edition available

Razer offers a right and left hand edition for the Deathadder model.
Comment

Pro
 Synapse is well-designed driver software

Synapse can be a useful tool by saving a users setting to the cloud automatically, setting do not need to be remembered upon re-installs or using a friends PC.
Comment

Pro
 Reliable, notched scroll wheel

Comment

Pro
 Braided cord

Helps prevent kinking, curling and protects the cable prolonging life of mouse.
Comment

Pro
 Affordable

Comment

Pro
 Two side buttons in an easily accessible yet unobtrusive position

Comment

Pro
 Left- and right-click buttons have a concave that helps fingers stay in place

The users fingers rest easily inside of the concave left and right buttons. By being concaved the users fingers also stay in place.
Comment

Con
 Weighty

Comment

Pro
 Comfortable weight

Comment

Con
 Can get uncomfortable after long usage due to weight and shape

The mouse weight is already a lot, but for better upward and downward weight distribution, it asks you to insert at least 2 weights in. The shape, however is very much based on hand size and angle preference. Due to its size, it is a bit more comfortable for people with hands larger than the average.
Comment

Con
 The braided cable is a dust magnet

Comment

Con
 Too heavy for competitive FPS

Most competitive FPS gaming mice aim to weigh under 100 grams. The G502 weighs 121 grams, which can be further increased to 139 grams with extra weights. The increased weight makes it more difficult to move quickly. It also means your hand will get tired quicker.
Comment

Pro
 Pros

Changable lightning Comfortable and weight change Logitech software Best mouse ever
Comment

Con
 Con

Nothing at all
Comment

Pro
 Good build quality

High quality rubberized coating is used among other materials to give a quality product feel.
Comment

Pro
 Accurate 3600 CPI optical sensor

The mouse has an accurate Avago ADNS-3095 optical 3600 CPI sensor. No angle snapping, no acceleration, no prediction.
Comment

Con
 Glossy finish

Glossy finish on top makes the grip a little slippery when palms get sweaty
Comment

Pro
 Quick-access CPI shift

Above and below the scroll-wheel there are buttons that allow increasing and decreasing between 400 and 3600 CPI on the fly.
Comment

Pro
 Thumb-rest

There is a built in ergonomic thumb rest so users can rest there thumb instead of constantly gripping.
Comment

Pro
 Comfortable side button placement

The two side buttons are located in an easy to reach, unobtrusive position.
Comment

Pro
 Great for palm grip

Logitech G400 was clearly designed specifically for palm grip.
Comment

Pro
 A true successor to the legendary MX518

Logitech G400 is based off of MX518. It has a few minor incremental improvements that don't change what made the original so great.
Comment

Con
 Scroll wheel is shallow and loose

Like the versions before it, the scroll wheel feels shallow and loose.
Comment

Con
 Lift off distance too high

The lift off distance is too high for this device but it can be fixed by using the tape trick.
Comment

Con
 Superseded by Logitech G400s

This unit is no longer in production though some units can still be found on Amazon and Ebay.
Comment

Pro
 No scroll wheel camr no sensitivity

Comment

Pro
 Horrible

Comment

Pro
 Full Linux support

Roccat has good Linux drivers.
Comment

Con
 Button in front of scroll wheel is awkwardly placed

The button in front of the scroll wheel feels awkward to get to.
Comment

Pro
 Good shape to rest your hand on

While resting your hand on, all buttons are still in reach.
Comment

Con
 Scroll wheel button not reliable

The scroll wheel button on the mouse can break after about 3-4 years. The switch itself gets jammed.
Comment

Con
 Less accurate sensor than the Naos 7000

The 8200 uses a laser sensor, which has issues of unstoppable hardware acceleration. The Mionix 7000 series uses a "perfect" optical sensor in comparison, and is far better in terms of accuracy.
Comment

Pro
 Large ergonomic shape is great for palm and claw grip

The Mionix Naos 8200 is really comfortable and great for those that enjoy using a palm or claw grip.
Comment

Pro
 Sleek Design

It is a very clean and sleek mouse
Comment

Pro
 Customize sensitivity settings

With Precision Booster feature.
Comment

Pro
 Customization software is easy to use

Comment

Pro
 Great tracking

Although only a 400 DPI mouse, it tracks accurately without acceleration, angle snapping or prediction.
Comment

Pro
 Wider base gives more wrist support

Comment

Pro
 Programmable buttons

Side buttons can be programmed.
Comment

Pro
 1.2mm lift-off distance on every surface

Comment

Pro
 there are not any

Comment

Con
 Trash shape no mouse buttons no leds

Comment

Pro
 The software for this mouse is amazing

The software in this mouse allows you to set 5 levels of DPI that you can scroll through with the two buttons just below the scroll wheel, it allows you to customize the RGB lighting on the Razer logo and the scroll wheel outline, and it even allows you calibrate the mouse sensor to almost any surface or Razer mousepad.
Comment

Con
 Battery Life/Charging time

The one thing that I have run across in this mouse is battery life. If you're not a gamer that's going to be playing 5+ hours a day, you don't need to worry about it. However, I sometimes have to turn off my RGB lighting to preserve battery life on this mouse. Also, the charging time can take a little while, though if you charge it overnight it won't make a difference. A plus with this mouse is that you can play while it is charging through the charging cable, so while that kind of defeats the purpose of having a wireless mouse, it can be helpful in a pinch.
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