When comparing SteelSeries Rival 300 vs Logitech G700, the Slant community recommends SteelSeries Rival 300 for most people. In the question“What is the best gaming mouse?” SteelSeries Rival 300 is ranked 23rd while Logitech G700 is ranked 40th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Great for those with large hands and using claw grip
Pro Comfortable to handle
This mouse is very well balanced in weight, size and ergonomics making for a mouse that is easy and comfortable to handle.
Pro Great value for money
At $39 the Rival gaming mouse has a great balance between build quality and value for money.
Pro Highly accurate
The Steelseries Rival gaming mouse has a built in Pixart PMW3310 optical sensor that offers great tracking control. There's no angle-snapping, hardware acceleration, or jitter.
Pro Great accompanying software suite
Steelseries uses a software suite called Engine 3 that is low resource and used to customize their gaming mouse options.
Pro Customizable buttons
13 programmable buttons for each of 5 profiles.
Pro Good build quality
The build quality on the Logitech G700 is pretty good, feels very sturdy.
Pro Good for palm and figertip grip
Its ergonomic shape and thumb tray allows the device to be good for pal and fingertip grips.
Pro Hybrid mouse
Works as both a wired and a wireless mouse.
Cons
Con Not extremely ergonomic
Not entirely fit for claw grips with small hands, and gets uncomfortable after a while.
Con Rubber grips get worn out very quickly
Con Rubber grips get slippery with sweaty hands
When using the mouse for long duration's the sweat from the users hands can make the rubber side grips slippery.
Con Short battery life
Battery life seems to only last a few days before it needs recharged.
Con Somewhat heavy
Due to its wireless functionality the mouse is, with a weight of 147g (5.19oz), much heavier than most wired gaming mice.
Con Unpleasant to the touch
The sides are made of a strange grainy plastic that somehow manages to be both rough to the touch and slippery at the same time.
Con Lift off distance is high
The list off distance on the Logitech G700 is too high.
Con G10 button gets stuck
The Logitech G700 has problems with its G buttons sticking especially the 10.