0 Steelseries Sensei RAW

Hello! My old faithful Logitech G9X broke as of yesterday, so I decided to set sail for a new mouse. I ended up buying a Steelseries Sensei RAW since I'm a big fan of Steelseries products. I have to say, I really loved the G9X, and I always thought I would buy a new one if the one I had broke, but I just felt like I should go for a change this time.

First things first, I must say I'm really impressed with the product. It comes in a nice small box with its manual, a Steelseries sticker, and the mouse itself. It works as soon as you plug it in with no problems at all. I suggest you download Steelseries Engine from the website to fine tune your mouse. The mouse cable is braided like many other good mice, so that you don't rip the cable apart at some point.

There are two versions of Steelseries Sensei RAW, glossy and rubber. I picked the glossy one up since I don't really like the rubber feeling, but it's different for everyone I suppose. The mouse has 7 buttons, (LMB/RMB/MMB/M5/M6/M7/M8) where M5/M6 is placed at the left side, and M7/M8 is placed at the right side. The buttons are easily reachable without any problem even though the right side buttons look uncomfortable at first glance. There's also a button right under MMB, which allows you to toggle between 2 DPI modes. (you can set them in Steelseries Engine) You can also configure every button as you like, to execute some macros, or launch applications. I use my M7/M8 for Next/Previous song in Winamp.

The mouse has a nice LED Steelseries logo, which is also fully configurable via Steelseries Engine. You can change the intensity of the illumination, and make it blink if you want. I personally keep it illuminated all the time, since it looks quite good.

Technically speaking, the mouse is 5700 DPI, which is a lot more than enough. There are mice with over 10000 DPI now, and I just don't get why anyone would something like that. I think even 5700 DPI is a lot, and I doubt many people use it that fast.

I thought it would be hard to get used to this mouse after using the G9X for so long, but once I set the DPI to the value it was on my old mouse, I got used to it with no problem at all. I can even say that I like the glossy surface more than the surface of the G9X.

The mouse is quite lightweight, (lighter than G9X with no weights attached) which I like. As someone who plays games a lot during the day, a light mouse makes my arm feel like heavens. I would categorize it as a medium-large size mouse. If you have a small hand, you might not be so comfortable with it.

All in all, I recommend this mouse with my whole heart. I'm glad that I went for a change instead of buying another G9X. I'm not saying this mouse is better than G9X by any means, (I can't betray the old faithful this fast!) but I can say it's as good. If you're looking to buy a new mouse, and if it fits your budget (60$ in Amazon), make sure you give Steelseries Sensei RAW a chance!

0 Logitech G9X Gaming Mouse

Hello again! In this post I will be talking about Logitech G9X gaming mouse, which I have been using for over a year now. I believe it's a mouse that every gamer should take a look at as it is the best mouse (personal opinion) I've put my hands on.

Now you might say, what's so special about this mouse? It's just a mouse after all!

First things first, this mouse is one of the most sensitive mice in the market, with a dpi value going up to 5700 at will. Especially if you are interested in FPS games, you'd know how important high sensitivity and high dpi is. Sometimes(actually most of the times!) turning your mouse a second faster than your opponent can save you from dying, can win you games.

As we are talking about gaming and dpi, the mouse lets you store up to 5 profiles with 5 different dpi levels each which you can change right on the spot even while you are playing a game. So if you're using a weapon which requires you to turn the mouse fast, you can just go to your high dpi setting and if you're supposed to snipe, just change your setting to the one you made for sniping with low dpi. You can use your other profiles for other activities such as browsing, drawing, etc.

Next thing, the mouse offers you different grips which you can attach on the mouse depending on your style. (Claw grip / Palm grip / Fingertip grip) That's a great flexibility for everyone, because everyone has their different style of holding a mouse, and with these changeable grips, no one is being held back from using this mouse. If you wish, you can also use the mouse without attaching any of the grips, though I prefer to use the gray grip myself.

The mouse also offers weight cartridges which you can place into your mouse. They come as 7 grams and 4 grams pieces, and there are 4 cartridge sockets in the mouse. So if you want your mouse to be heavier than it already is, you can use these cartridges. Now why would you want your mouse to be heavier than it already is? Well, it helps some people in terms of sensitivity. Since the mouse is heavier, people find it easier to make high precision movements at that state.

Other than the main points which make this mouse special compared to other mouses, it shares the double scrolling mode with most of the other Logitech mouses. With a button under the mouse, you can either choose your mouse's wheel to be click by click (which I found very useful for switching weapons in-game), or you can change it to be friction-less mode so that it goes faster. (for browsing etc.)

The mouse offers 9 fully programmable buttons (L/R/M/Mouse4/Mouse5/Dpi -/Dpi +/Wheel Left Lean/Wheel Right Lean) You can change the functions of every button on the mouse any way you like. In the times I played both WoW and CS:S, I had one profile where dpi buttons were programmed to change dpi, and one profile for WoW which I had them as my spell key binds. (Nowadays I use them for next/previous song, lol)

The mouse's software which comes in a CD is fairly easy to use and it's highly user friendly. It takes a few minutes to program a new profile from scratch to suit your needs.

All in all, this mouse has made my life a lot easier than it was with other mouses. It offers maximum flexibility in both physical and software side means. I can change every single thing about this mouse and adjust it to the way I want it to be. If this one breaks (I hope not!) I sure will replace my G9X with a different G9X.

Score : 5/5