Ergonomically, SteelSeries’ new Sensei mouse is just like its previous ambidextrous kit, so the upgrades are all under the hood: namely, a 32-bit ARM processor that doubles its max counts per inch from 5700 to 11,400.
(The industry standard term for sensitivity is dots per inch, but SteelSeries prefers counts per inch — regardless, the higher the number, the more sensitive the mouse. So at crazy high levels like 10,000 DPI, if you breathe on the mouse it’ll shoot your cursor across six monitors.) Anyway, other specs: It’s using a laser sensor and it can track movements at 150 inches per second, enough for giants to use it, and the grip’s got a metal coating. Oh, and the other new feature — though I’m not sure it’s an improvement — lights. Lots of lights. Everywhere.
Trjn
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 8:47 AMI have never understood the obsession with lights on gaming peripherals.
Lights where my hands are distract from the lights in front of me that I’m meant to be paying attention to!
light487
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 10:08 AMI agree.. I have a keyboard with lights for the keys and find it much easier to use, not just at night but in certain lower-than-normal light situations.. but too many lights can be distracting.
Alpha
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 6:23 PMPeople like shiny and bright things.. but recently i’m regretting changing all my computers fans that have red LED’s
Jarod Saunders
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 11:06 PMIs it just me, or is the design heavily influenced by the Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer V3?