When comparing Corsair Scimitar RGB vs SteelSeries Rival 300, the Slant community recommends SteelSeries Rival 300 for most people. In the question“What are the best gaming mice for large hands?” SteelSeries Rival 300 is ranked 2nd while Corsair Scimitar RGB is ranked 7th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Highly accurate optical sensor
With a 12,000 DPI zero-acceleration optical sensor the Scimtar offers one of the most accurate sensors on an MMO mouse, as most others use laser sensors. Optical sensors are often used in mice that focus on FPSs as they need more accurate tracking than laser tends to provide. So not only will this mouse have great tracking for MMOs/MOBAs it will also provide tracking performance on par with the best FPS mouse.
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.
Cons
Con Bottom row buttons are too low
The users thumb may often touch the mousepad when trying to use the bottom row of side buttons due to their low placement, this can mess with accuracy of the mouse due to the drag that will be created when touching the mousepad.
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.