- Sep 13, 2013
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Okay here's the situation. I bought a Corsair M45 about 1 and half years ago. This mouse died after a year of use; I got it replaced. The replacement shortly died about 6 months after. Now, I'm looking a new mouse.
As you can probably tell, I've mostly narrowed it down to three mice.
-Asus ROG Gladius
-Asus ROG Sica
-Steelseries Rival 300
I have very small hands (17cm from the base of my hand to the tip of my middle finger). I'm right handed. I have a sort of palm/claw hybrid grip, where my index and middle fingers arch up, and some portions of the centers of my palm near the index and middle fingers don't completely make contact with the back of the mouse. With my small hands in mind, I'm used to the M45's weight, with none of the 3 weights inside the mouse. I think this makes the mouse weight roughly 90g (don't quote me on this). I didn't mind the M45's weight when it had it's 3 weights, I simply removed them since I was thinking this would help me move a bit quicker. I really prefer that the mouse have forward and back buttons on the side of the mouse. DPI buttons are a bonus, it isn't a deal breaker for me if the mouse has no DPI button.
If it helps, I play a wide variety of games: RPG, RTS, Grand Strategy, FPS. I don't exactly play competitively, but I plan try out CS:GO a bit when I get the mouse.
The problem is... I'm in the Philippines, and some of the mouse brands, are very very very hard to find, if not completely unavailable in the country - brands like: Mionix and Zowie. Roccat is hard to find as well.
The ones that are available (please keep these in mind):
-ASUS ROG
-Logitech
-Steelseries
-Razer
-Asus ROG Gladius = PhP 3,020
-Steelseries Rival 300 = PhP 3,150
-Asus ROG Sica = PhP 1,670
-Logitech g302 = PhP 2,300
-Steelseries Kana = Php1,400
My main concern with the ROG Gladius is it's weight (sites say 116g-117g), and the problem talked about in forums about click latency with the later firmware updates. So if anyone has the Gladius and updated to the latest firmware, please give me your opinion on whether I should buy the mouse. I'm also concerned about the weight of the Steelseries Rival 300 (sites say it's about 129g-130g), which is shockingly heavier though I don't find a lot of people complaining about its weight. For the ROG Sica, I really really like it (It's small, light, with a great sensor - Pixart PMW3310)! The only thing I don't like about it is that it doesn't have forward and back buttons.
So far, I'm leaning towards the Gladius because of the weight, compared to the Rival 300; plus I'm debating whether the ROG Sica would be better to buy, since it's cheaper, but has no forward and back buttons, compared to the ROG Gladius. So here's my current ranking on what I'd probably buy (1. = most likely mouse I'd buy)
1. ROG Gladius
2. ROG Sica
3. Steelseries Rival 300
Aside from these three, I've also looked at the Logitech G303, and the Steelseries Kana. The Logitech g303 being small and light, with an awesome sensor. The only problem is that I have yet to see one in the Philippines. They only have the g302, as far as I've seen. The problem I have with the Steelseries Kana is that it doesn't have forward and back buttons, only having one button on the side, for some weird reason, plus its problem with having a high lift-off distance.
I'm okay with buying the mice around the PhP 3k mark, but I definitely won't mind getting something a tad bit cheaper. Hahaha! I'd really appreciate the feedback! Thanks
As you can probably tell, I've mostly narrowed it down to three mice.
-Asus ROG Gladius
-Asus ROG Sica
-Steelseries Rival 300
I have very small hands (17cm from the base of my hand to the tip of my middle finger). I'm right handed. I have a sort of palm/claw hybrid grip, where my index and middle fingers arch up, and some portions of the centers of my palm near the index and middle fingers don't completely make contact with the back of the mouse. With my small hands in mind, I'm used to the M45's weight, with none of the 3 weights inside the mouse. I think this makes the mouse weight roughly 90g (don't quote me on this). I didn't mind the M45's weight when it had it's 3 weights, I simply removed them since I was thinking this would help me move a bit quicker. I really prefer that the mouse have forward and back buttons on the side of the mouse. DPI buttons are a bonus, it isn't a deal breaker for me if the mouse has no DPI button.
If it helps, I play a wide variety of games: RPG, RTS, Grand Strategy, FPS. I don't exactly play competitively, but I plan try out CS:GO a bit when I get the mouse.
The problem is... I'm in the Philippines, and some of the mouse brands, are very very very hard to find, if not completely unavailable in the country - brands like: Mionix and Zowie. Roccat is hard to find as well.
The ones that are available (please keep these in mind):
-ASUS ROG
-Logitech
-Steelseries
-Razer
-Asus ROG Gladius = PhP 3,020
-Steelseries Rival 300 = PhP 3,150
-Asus ROG Sica = PhP 1,670
-Logitech g302 = PhP 2,300
-Steelseries Kana = Php1,400
My main concern with the ROG Gladius is it's weight (sites say 116g-117g), and the problem talked about in forums about click latency with the later firmware updates. So if anyone has the Gladius and updated to the latest firmware, please give me your opinion on whether I should buy the mouse. I'm also concerned about the weight of the Steelseries Rival 300 (sites say it's about 129g-130g), which is shockingly heavier though I don't find a lot of people complaining about its weight. For the ROG Sica, I really really like it (It's small, light, with a great sensor - Pixart PMW3310)! The only thing I don't like about it is that it doesn't have forward and back buttons.
So far, I'm leaning towards the Gladius because of the weight, compared to the Rival 300; plus I'm debating whether the ROG Sica would be better to buy, since it's cheaper, but has no forward and back buttons, compared to the ROG Gladius. So here's my current ranking on what I'd probably buy (1. = most likely mouse I'd buy)
1. ROG Gladius
2. ROG Sica
3. Steelseries Rival 300
Aside from these three, I've also looked at the Logitech G303, and the Steelseries Kana. The Logitech g303 being small and light, with an awesome sensor. The only problem is that I have yet to see one in the Philippines. They only have the g302, as far as I've seen. The problem I have with the Steelseries Kana is that it doesn't have forward and back buttons, only having one button on the side, for some weird reason, plus its problem with having a high lift-off distance.
I'm okay with buying the mice around the PhP 3k mark, but I definitely won't mind getting something a tad bit cheaper. Hahaha! I'd really appreciate the feedback! Thanks
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