amazon SteelSeries Rival 100 and SteelSeries Rival 300 reviews
Design
The SteelSeries Rival 300 still uses a ergonomically-designed, right-handed player, feeling the corner of the palm of his hand. In addition to the sense of fullness, this design also helps the palm of the mouse support body, can relax even while playing games, used for hours without fatigue.
The SteelSeries Rival 100, on the other hand, is styled in a similar design to the SteelSeries Kinzu and Kana V2, two side symmetries, and two additional buttons located to the left of the mouse body. Besides the symmetrical design, the Rival 100 has a smaller body shape than the Rival 300, so it is suitable for small and medium-sized players, or for Finger grip or Claw Grip.
Through the difference between the two mice, plus the release of both products at the same time.
The hips of the Rival 100 are lined with a circular plastic resin to increase grip with the thumb. This shell was once used on the Abyssus 2014, which is quite effective, has anti-slippery effect, and helps mice do not deteriorate after long use.
Meanwhile, Rival 300 still uses rubber material for side casing, material is improved, quality than the old version to no longer occur phenomenon of peeling. Rival 300 side button is larger than Rival 100, press more comfortable.
The back of both mice has the familiar logo of the SteelSeries, equipped with 16 million LED lights. Gamers can freely customize their color using SteelSeries Engine 3 software, changing the color range of a continuous or fixed single color can be.
The scroll buttons of both products are arranged similarly to the logo on the back. The quality of the two coils is very good, the right hand friction, the coil force and the right hand force, obviously have a more detailed investment than the previous version.
Specifications and key features
SteelSeries Rival 100:
– Optical Image Optical: The 3059-SS Pixart, co-branded with SteelSeries’s exclusive Rival 100,
– 1: 1 tracking capability with zero acceleration.
– Resolution (CPI): Maximum 4000 CPI with 8 different levels.
– Maximum transfer speed (IPS): 140 IPS.
– Button made by SteelSeries, life 20 million times
SteelSeries Rival 300:
– Optical sensor eye: Pixart PMW3310.
– 1: 1 tracking capability with zero acceleration.
– Resolution (CPI): 50-6500 CPI, can be customized with 50 CPI.
– Maximum transfer speed (IPS): 215 IPS.
– Button made by SteelSeries, life 20 million times.
Driver
When a user plugs in a SteelSeries device, the corresponding product on the interface lights up, customizable.
Next is the CPI adjustment interface. This is also the difference between the two mice: Rival 300 allows adjustment of CPI sensitivity, from 50 to 6500 with a jump of 50 CPI, meeting the requirements of the most difficult gamers.
In addition, Rival 100 and Rival 300 also allow for both acceleration and deacceleration adjustments.
In addition, SteelSeries also offers customizations called Angle Snapping. When hovering over a curve, the mouse automatically focuses straight. This curvature can be set through Angle Snapping.
The colors and luminance of the logo lights are also adjustable within the SteelSeries Engine 3, including bright programs such as Breathe, Colorshift, , Steady (fixed one color).
where can you get a SteelSeries Rival 100 online
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Experiment
The buttons of the Rival 100 have a very good feel, soft click, good bounce, absolutely no keystrokes, hitting keys at the click of a mouse. Especially with a life of 20 million hits, gamers have to use very very long to appear double click error.
The 3059-SS sensor is PixS designed for the SteelSeries, upgraded to the A3050, delivering decent performance. The 3059-SS has an IPS rating of 140 instead of 60 for the A3050. If you ask me which parameter is the most important in a gaming mouse, which platform is needed to create a good gaming mouse, then surely it will be IPS (Inches Per Second) parameter.
Why? When you play a shooter in a professional environment, you will find that the time it takes a player to focus on the opponent when appearing on the screen is extremely fast. A low quality gaming mouse will not be able to meet that speed. High or low IPS will determine that. The Logitech G302 is a good gaming mouse, used by many professional gamers such as Xyp9x, Cajunb, Karrigan, etc., and the G302 has an IPS rating of 100. Meanwhile, SteelSeries Rival 100 has reached 140 IPS, which is perfect for gaming in any situation requiring the fastest response of gamers.
In addition to IPS high, the true tracking 1: 1 capability is also a significant advantage of the Rival 100, eliminating the acceleration of the screeching of the mouse, giving the exact headshot regardless of where the enemy appears anywhere.
If the strength of the Rival 100 is in the sensor eye, then the Rival 300, but at a higher level. The Pixar PMW3310 sensor has been very accurate and stable, but SteelSeries has been further optimized to a new level, which is a true 1: 1 tracking capability. There is not a bit of acceleration in gaming. The IPS speed of the Rival 300 is also higher, up to 215 IPS, but I am not able to test this speed due to only playing games with 23 “Full HD screen.
In terms of design, it looks like the Rival 300 is no different from the previous Rival, because the design of Rival has nothing to complain except the rubber hips peeling. So what SteelSeries is paying attention to is the material and quality of the rubber layer. Personally, I appreciate the asymmetrical design of the Rival 300, it’s very handy and does not get tired after hours of fighting Dota 2, even though some fellow gamers think Rival 100 is suitable for MOBA game over.
where can you get a SteelSeries Rival 300 online
SteelSeries Rival 300, Optical Gaming Mouse – Black: Buy it now
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Conclude
SteelSeries Rival 100: Advantage (+) and Disadvantage (-)
+ SteelSeries’ traditional symmetry design, providing good control.
+ High quality buttons, soft touch, good bounce.
+ SteelSeries EyeSwitch combines with Pixart, precision and stability.
+ 16 million color LED system, many beautiful bright mode.
– The secondary button may not be suitable for Palm Grip mice.
SteelSeries Rival 300: Advantage (+) and Disadvantage (-)
+ Eye sensor is better than previous version.
+ CPI range 50-6500 CPI, adjustable with 50 CPI jump.
+ The rubber material on the side is raised, (can) no longer peeling when used for long.
+ 16 million color LED system, many beautiful bright mode.
+ Sleek design, use many hours without fatigue.
– Not much difference in design compared to previous version.
With its aesthetics and performance, the SteelSeries Rival 100 will undoubtedly be the most successful mouse of the Steelseries to date due to its intelligent design, optimized for a wide variety of games and eyes sensor is improved to a whole new level.
About the SteelSeries Rival 300, the only downside to the original Rival was probably just the bad mouse pad, but now Steelseries has been thoroughly overhauled. In addition to the internal hardware tweaks, the Rival 300 will follow Rival to become the best right-handed gaming mouse in the world at present.