The differences between laser mice and optical have blurred over the past couple of years. While many will opt for a laser mouse because a laser mouse is much more precise, in theory at least, and is much better at tracking on a wide range of surfaces while the optical mouse are generally cheaper...

+ Very comfortable in prolonged use (right handers; + Highly Customisable; + Textured; rubber non-slip surfaces; + Fairly priced

The Rival may not have as many "bling blings" as the Sensei (which has an LCD display and a 32-bit ARM processor), but it gets back to the core of a great gaming mouse: design, performance, and comfort.

I bought this mouse a while ago, and it works like a charm, but I do have one problem. This problem is the soft-touch plastic wore out were my thumb rests. Rather than that, the mouse is very good. I recommend it.

Today's review will be focusing on the SteelSeries Rival which is a more recent addition to SteelSeries arsenal and one that, surprisingly, ships with an optical sensor as opposed to the ever present laser sensors mostly found in contemporary gaming mice.

decent mouse for fps games, simple and smooth, well worth the money.

I bought this along with a qck mouse pad and the mouse feels great with it , response and feel is great on it . great engine to dial it in and greatvcolor combos to make it to your liking .

If you like Dota 2, you will definitely like this mouse, like I did, plus you get an item for Doom. Its called Hell's Glare, looks very good on him.The best part about this mouse is the customization.

Light, comfortable, accurate, fancy glowy colors. If it's comfortable in your hand, there is no reason not to buy this.

I have large hands and use a finger tip grip; This is a big mouse and I love the feel of it in my hand; The rubber texture is nice and makes it very easy to pick it up during fast paced FPS games.

I had a couple of failures and had to exchange it for another one; Could have been a problem with my motherboard's USB port, but not sure

This right-handed FPS mouse is ergonomically sound, with a strong optical sensor, great precision, and separate profiles for each game or application you run.

Solid ergonomic design; Inexpensive; Angle snapping; acceleration; and deceleration; Excellent optical sensor; Stores profiles for each application and game

Only switches between two dpi settings; No lift-distance control; Macro creation lacks depth; No sleep control when mouse not in use

SteelSeries have a strong reputation in the gaming community and perhaps even more so in the eSports community, and their latest gaming mouse is just one of many products they've brought to market that is perfect for competitive gaming.

Great build quality; Excellent sensor performance; Easy to use software; Gamesense; RGB lighting; Lightweight design; Affordable price; Fully programmable switches

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