By far was the most comfortable mouse for a left handed gamer. Problem is I bought 5 of them over 5 years, and 5 of them have problems or broken. Also the soft touch material they used on the Diablo 3 edition for example would get VERY dirty very easily.
They had an atrocious problem where the mouse would randomly not track properly. Anyone can look it up. They never fixed it and then finally after the 5th mouse I just didn't care about the comfort advantages anymore, a very poorly made mouse.
Now I use the Logitech pro gaming and G305 exclusively, and I only had to pay $50 for the wireless mouse that Steelseries wanted $200 for the Sensei wireless. At the moment I really want this, but I have expectations through the floor, sadly. They made crap, and priced it badly.
That only has buttons on the right side though, making it a bad option for a lefty. Logitech's top end G900/903 mice do include a symetric design and the option for buttons on both sides. Depending if you want the latest variant or not you're looking at $78/85/150 on Amazon though. I suspect one of them will be my next mouse when the left handed Razers I'm using at home/work finally die.
I do wish they'd come up with something better than a cap for the pinky side. That finger doesn't have the dexterity to make a forward/back button pair work well; but could do top/bottom easily enough.
The G900/G903 both developed double clicking issue for me after a few months and the numerous reviews on Amazon and by rocketjumpninja seem to show it's not an isolated problem.
I just started using the latest version, the G903 Hero, and fingers crossed it holds out.
Sounds like you are doing something wrong buddy - I have two Sensei RAW, both have rubberized coating and both are going strong after 5 years now.
Or you are just one of those people that slams their mouse while gaming all the time and uses the mouse with greasy hands from food - then wonders why the coating is dirty or why the mouse is not tracking anymore.
Feel free to NOT buy this mouse, plenty more for the rest of us.
So the Logitech wireless model doesn't have issues with randomly having the cursor move by itself or not track correctly, does not get dirty and has a durable finish, and includes wireless for less than the cost of the wired Sensei model. Still true.
Cool story bro - but a rubberized coating will get dirty no matter which brand it is applied to. And the rest of you who mention seems like you are panicking with excuses.
I'm a Sensei fanboy? And you are accusing me of being a fanboy against Sensei? Cool story bro - anyone who says that sounds pretty dumb. The market has moved on, and do you remember Sensei wireless being $200? Now they want to sell their old mouse that was riddled with problems, and they didn't even add wireless, and they want more money than Logitech also, that's worthy of criticism.
You are not making any sense - reread what I wrote. It seems you have no clue what is going on. And you keep making clueless remarks about wireless mice now. So you have moved on target another aspect?
It is clear you have no idea what you are talking about - why even ruin your reputation here further?
The rubberized coating on Logitech mice is very easy to clean, I've had many of them. What does happen is that it starts to break down after 5-10 years and becomes really disgusting feeling. Then I buy a new one.
So I agree, the rubber coating on my RAW isn't terrible, but it did deteriorate after just a year. I noticed it mostly in the summer when it was hot. It's also very sensitive to scratches. I accidently nicked it with my finger nail in the dark and it left a huge gouge. It isn't a durable coating.
But it's also a cheap mouse. In fact, it's the cheapest gaming mouse of its kind. So nit picking on a purely cosmetic problem is really unfair.
The Sensei Pro is hands down a superior mouse though. It's 2x the price but I've had one nearly 10 years and it still tracks and triggers perfectly.
You're responding with anecdotal evidence, making a bunch of unsupported assumptions about the other poster and being deliberately obnoxious. There's really not any call for that.
The rubber coating started pealing on my Sensei RAW about a year after using it, but my Sensei Pro with the "chrome" plating still hasn't flaked like most people complain about and its nearly 10 years old. They don't even have Windows 10 drivers for it (it doesn't work in any recent Engine distro) but since it's all internally programmable inside the mouse using the LCD on the bottom, the software isn't even necessary.
The Sensei Pro is undoubtedly the best mouse I've ever owned. So this news is exciting if they are bringing back the OG model with modern software support. The Sensei RAW was a great mouse for the price but it really didn't hold up.
The SteelSeries H headset I've had for 5 years has held up well too. I've replaced the cups once, I'm using Nokia 3120 batteries because the originals finally stopped holding more than 30 minutes last year, and the controller has the infamous OLED burnin but whatever...all still works fine.
I still use my OG Sensei on my primary rig. I will probably pick this up when it reaches broad availability. The original finish on mine has worn in places so the improved matte finish is good news.
Did they ever fix the scroll wheel issue where after a while it would wear out and start randomly scrolling the opposite direction you were trying to scroll?
I'm a big fan of the Rival 500 gaming mouse by these guys. Got it after my Logitech G502 Hero died within a few weeks of getting it and I needed something to tide me over for two weeks to get it RMA'd. I got a Rival 500 as that stopgap and basically never switched back. What does all this have to do with the mouse in this article? Not much other than they're made by the same company, and until a couple months ago I didn't even know Steelseries made anything other than chassis and maybe HS&Fs.
The soft touch finish doesn't feel great and is the primarily just a gimmick to encourage planned obsolescence. Think about it--Mice makers know their mice are good and would ordinarily last a decade if they didn't hamstring it in one way or another. The easiest way to do this is to implement a "soft touch finish" that when combined with naturally produced hand oils/grease makes the device look persistently filthy and gross after a year or two. Cleaning it doesn't make it look new either. Only solution is to toss it out and buy yet another mouse that will get the same gross appearance and end up in a landfill for no good reason.
Soft touch is easy to fix on the backs of phones by using a case that covers it up. What about a mouse cover that does the same thing to keep a mouse safer? Given that some of them are approaching the price of phone, they ought to be protected as well. My daughter has a glitter and liquid filled case for her phone. Something like that would look pretty sweet over a mouse like this and solve the grime problem by putting a more easily cleaned surface in contact with your hand.
Well the thing is that mice used to have a basic plastic finish like the original MX518. Like with keyboards, this eventually smoothens the surface and leaves it a bit shiny rather than semi-matted, primarily seen where the user rests their thumb on the spacebar or the homerow keys. Some keyboards are using specialty PBT plastic keys which are more resistant to surface wear from hand oils.
On the other hand, companies like Logitech or Steelseries are intentionally adding these soft-touch finish coatings to mice, which look fine out of the box but are likely specially formulated to degrade in contact with hand oils after a period of usage. It's that soft touch coating that I object to. Instead, we should be getting PBT plastic peripherals (including mice) which are more resistant to hand oils, and mouse manufacturers should instead be working on making better mice with newer and more compelling features to sell new units, rather than trying to sell units by virtue of the soft-touch finish partially wearing out and leaving the mouse looking like it's "worn out" (even if it mechanically functions flawlessly), which only serves as a suggestion for a customer to buy another mouse.
Agreed, my old Mionix Castor had the whole coating peeled off like junk and the mouse wheels also are a failure point in many mice. Plus switches too. SS has their mice having rubberized padding on sides which gets destroyed after a few years and glue will come off, that is the worst.
I'm very happy with my EC2-A purchase, the coating feels like a part of Plastic, the wheel is fine, no software BS to tune it or twist and meddle, on board switch and DPI indicator, driver less. Unlike the bloat which eats up cycles like Razer trash Synapse, their mice also fail after 1Yr.
Also Huano switches that Zowie uses are better than Omron that all these use, simply because of 1 reason - very tactile, stiff and clicky, Omron are mushy crap.
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Alistair - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
By far was the most comfortable mouse for a left handed gamer. Problem is I bought 5 of them over 5 years, and 5 of them have problems or broken. Also the soft touch material they used on the Diablo 3 edition for example would get VERY dirty very easily.They had an atrocious problem where the mouse would randomly not track properly. Anyone can look it up. They never fixed it and then finally after the 5th mouse I just didn't care about the comfort advantages anymore, a very poorly made mouse.
Now I use the Logitech pro gaming and G305 exclusively, and I only had to pay $50 for the wireless mouse that Steelseries wanted $200 for the Sensei wireless. At the moment I really want this, but I have expectations through the floor, sadly. They made crap, and priced it badly.
Alistair - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
If you are a post Steelseries victim, I strongly suggest you get this mouse instead:https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-LIGHTSPEED-Wireles...
DanNeely - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
That only has buttons on the right side though, making it a bad option for a lefty. Logitech's top end G900/903 mice do include a symetric design and the option for buttons on both sides. Depending if you want the latest variant or not you're looking at $78/85/150 on Amazon though. I suspect one of them will be my next mouse when the left handed Razers I'm using at home/work finally die.I do wish they'd come up with something better than a cap for the pinky side. That finger doesn't have the dexterity to make a forward/back button pair work well; but could do top/bottom easily enough.
Chaitanya - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
They double click after sometime. Switches not the best that Omron offers.Fausted - Thursday, October 3, 2019 - link
The G900/G903 both developed double clicking issue for me after a few months and the numerous reviews on Amazon and by rocketjumpninja seem to show it's not an isolated problem.I just started using the latest version, the G903 Hero, and fingers crossed it holds out.
Cellar Door - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
Sounds like you are doing something wrong buddy - I have two Sensei RAW, both have rubberized coating and both are going strong after 5 years now.Or you are just one of those people that slams their mouse while gaming all the time and uses the mouse with greasy hands from food - then wonders why the coating is dirty or why the mouse is not tracking anymore.
Feel free to NOT buy this mouse, plenty more for the rest of us.
Alistair - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
So the Logitech wireless model doesn't have issues with randomly having the cursor move by itself or not track correctly, does not get dirty and has a durable finish, and includes wireless for less than the cost of the wired Sensei model. Still true.Cellar Door - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
Cool story bro - but a rubberized coating will get dirty no matter which brand it is applied to. And the rest of you who mention seems like you are panicking with excuses.Typical angry fanboy.
Alistair - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
I'm a Sensei fanboy? And you are accusing me of being a fanboy against Sensei? Cool story bro - anyone who says that sounds pretty dumb. The market has moved on, and do you remember Sensei wireless being $200? Now they want to sell their old mouse that was riddled with problems, and they didn't even add wireless, and they want more money than Logitech also, that's worthy of criticism.Cellar Door - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
You are not making any sense - reread what I wrote. It seems you have no clue what is going on. And you keep making clueless remarks about wireless mice now. So you have moved on target another aspect?It is clear you have no idea what you are talking about - why even ruin your reputation here further?
bigboxes - Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - link
derpFlunk - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
The rubberized coating on Logitech mice is very easy to clean, I've had many of them. What does happen is that it starts to break down after 5-10 years and becomes really disgusting feeling. Then I buy a new one.Samus - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
So I agree, the rubber coating on my RAW isn't terrible, but it did deteriorate after just a year. I noticed it mostly in the summer when it was hot. It's also very sensitive to scratches. I accidently nicked it with my finger nail in the dark and it left a huge gouge. It isn't a durable coating.But it's also a cheap mouse. In fact, it's the cheapest gaming mouse of its kind. So nit picking on a purely cosmetic problem is really unfair.
The Sensei Pro is hands down a superior mouse though. It's 2x the price but I've had one nearly 10 years and it still tracks and triggers perfectly.
Spunjji - Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - link
You're responding with anecdotal evidence, making a bunch of unsupported assumptions about the other poster and being deliberately obnoxious. There's really not any call for that.Samus - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
The rubber coating started pealing on my Sensei RAW about a year after using it, but my Sensei Pro with the "chrome" plating still hasn't flaked like most people complain about and its nearly 10 years old. They don't even have Windows 10 drivers for it (it doesn't work in any recent Engine distro) but since it's all internally programmable inside the mouse using the LCD on the bottom, the software isn't even necessary.The Sensei Pro is undoubtedly the best mouse I've ever owned. So this news is exciting if they are bringing back the OG model with modern software support. The Sensei RAW was a great mouse for the price but it really didn't hold up.
The SteelSeries H headset I've had for 5 years has held up well too. I've replaced the cups once, I'm using Nokia 3120 batteries because the originals finally stopped holding more than 30 minutes last year, and the controller has the infamous OLED burnin but whatever...all still works fine.
zmatt - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
I still use my OG Sensei on my primary rig. I will probably pick this up when it reaches broad availability. The original finish on mine has worn in places so the improved matte finish is good news.thunderbird32 - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
Did they ever fix the scroll wheel issue where after a while it would wear out and start randomly scrolling the opposite direction you were trying to scroll?EdgeOfDetroit - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
I'm a big fan of the Rival 500 gaming mouse by these guys. Got it after my Logitech G502 Hero died within a few weeks of getting it and I needed something to tide me over for two weeks to get it RMA'd. I got a Rival 500 as that stopgap and basically never switched back. What does all this have to do with the mouse in this article? Not much other than they're made by the same company, and until a couple months ago I didn't even know Steelseries made anything other than chassis and maybe HS&Fs.JoeyJoJo123 - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
The soft touch finish doesn't feel great and is the primarily just a gimmick to encourage planned obsolescence. Think about it--Mice makers know their mice are good and would ordinarily last a decade if they didn't hamstring it in one way or another. The easiest way to do this is to implement a "soft touch finish" that when combined with naturally produced hand oils/grease makes the device look persistently filthy and gross after a year or two. Cleaning it doesn't make it look new either. Only solution is to toss it out and buy yet another mouse that will get the same gross appearance and end up in a landfill for no good reason.PeachNCream - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
Soft touch is easy to fix on the backs of phones by using a case that covers it up. What about a mouse cover that does the same thing to keep a mouse safer? Given that some of them are approaching the price of phone, they ought to be protected as well. My daughter has a glitter and liquid filled case for her phone. Something like that would look pretty sweet over a mouse like this and solve the grime problem by putting a more easily cleaned surface in contact with your hand.JoeyJoJo123 - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
Well the thing is that mice used to have a basic plastic finish like the original MX518. Like with keyboards, this eventually smoothens the surface and leaves it a bit shiny rather than semi-matted, primarily seen where the user rests their thumb on the spacebar or the homerow keys. Some keyboards are using specialty PBT plastic keys which are more resistant to surface wear from hand oils.On the other hand, companies like Logitech or Steelseries are intentionally adding these soft-touch finish coatings to mice, which look fine out of the box but are likely specially formulated to degrade in contact with hand oils after a period of usage. It's that soft touch coating that I object to. Instead, we should be getting PBT plastic peripherals (including mice) which are more resistant to hand oils, and mouse manufacturers should instead be working on making better mice with newer and more compelling features to sell new units, rather than trying to sell units by virtue of the soft-touch finish partially wearing out and leaving the mouse looking like it's "worn out" (even if it mechanically functions flawlessly), which only serves as a suggestion for a customer to buy another mouse.
Alistair - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
I totally agree. Imagine if your keyboard looked like it was 5 years old after using it for a few months, that's the Sensei rubberized coating.Quantumz0d - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
Agreed, my old Mionix Castor had the whole coating peeled off like junk and the mouse wheels also are a failure point in many mice. Plus switches too. SS has their mice having rubberized padding on sides which gets destroyed after a few years and glue will come off, that is the worst.I'm very happy with my EC2-A purchase, the coating feels like a part of Plastic, the wheel is fine, no software BS to tune it or twist and meddle, on board switch and DPI indicator, driver less. Unlike the bloat which eats up cycles like Razer trash Synapse, their mice also fail after 1Yr.
Also Huano switches that Zowie uses are better than Omron that all these use, simply because of 1 reason - very tactile, stiff and clicky, Omron are mushy crap.
CONIN - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
I'm genuinely bugged as to why are they calling it "TEN", if the first Sensei mouse was released in 2011, not 2009.Blados - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
Because it was used to be called the xai, before they re branded it as the sensei in 2011.The shape itself is 10 years old
Samus - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
Their SK sponsored gaming team used the Sensei in 2010, and the TEN is expected to reach mainstream availability next year. That's 10 years.Golgatha777 - Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - link
I just need Logitech to bring back the Logitech Mouseman mouse.