SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless Gaming Mouse – Ultra Lightweight 74g – 9 Buttons – Bluetooth/2.4 GHz – 180 Hr Battery – IP54 Water Resistant – PC/MAC – FPS, MOBA, Battle Royale, Black

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The groundbreaking sensor, co-developed with PixArt, features 18,000 CPI, 400 IPS, 40G acceleration and tilt tracking, making the mouse an extension of your hand to dominate in game. Even the ring surrounding the sensor, each one features rounded edges that slide perfectly over even the roughest control-focused mousepads. It’s as light as you could want, comfortable too, and has a reasonable but not overwhelming selection of customization features.

Join Elite Reward today and earn up to 10% points back with Elite Reward - Our exclusive membership service from GAME. This update adds a new Sensor Latency test and makes minor changes to several of our existing tests, resulting in test result changes in several sections. On the other hand, the Aerox 5 Wireless has more programmable buttons, and is designed to be versatile enough for multiple-gaming genres. However, when it came to aiming with the Aerox 5 Wireless, I ran into all of the issues I usually do with a large and heavy mouse. The width between the front and middle remains almost constant, but increases towards the back, which flares out towards the right side in particular.DimensionsThis table includes the dimensions of the SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless and several other right-handed ergonomic mice. It’s pitched as a “multi-genre gaming mouse”, and while there’s nothing to stop you from using it to play an RTS or MMO, the Aerox 5 is exactly the kind of lightweight mouse that pairs best with competitive twitch shooters where low reaction times are king. A mockup of SteelSeries GG software displaying customization settings for keybindings, polling rate, color, and CPI levels. Its fullness in the hand made micro-adjustments difficult and gave an overall sense of sluggishness while aiming at hitscan heroes.

Instead, an included connector lets you stitch up the dongle to the braided cable, which can then be connected to any standard USB-A port on your rig. Comments that contain any of the following will be deleted: terms considered explicit and inappropriate; defamatory, obscene, unlawful, harmful, or offensive. Don't let small stumbles like the questionable ergonomics of a couple of the side buttons or the bloated software stop you from giving the mouse a shot.

In the end, I just decided that going with a G502X Plus and dealing with the 103g would fit my use case better than a half baked mess of a mouse. The wireless version is currently available in a Destiny 2 colorway on top of the usual black, so I guess if you really love that game you could maybe think of getting it — but I wouldn’t, personally.