Corsair Gaming SCIMITAR RGB game mouse review

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Final Words & Conclusion

Final Words & Conclusion

The Scimitar is just a fascinating mouse series, I do find this the most beautiful looking mouse ever, not just for the design but combined with the four levels RGB lighting it becomes something really special. And I know I know... RGB LEDs are the trend these days, but somehow they work out just really well on the Scimitar. 

From a functional point of view the Scimitar is pretty revolutionary in terms of an upgrade over traditional mice. The buttons and thus profile/macro options you get on this puppy are insane yo! No more need for G keys on a keyboard, without thinking you press the right button in the thumb area. With the even rows having a slick/smooth tactile feel and the uneven rows rugged you do not even have to look at the mouse as you'll easily learn the 12 positions. That is just great for MMO, strategy and MOBA gaming. The thumb buttons however also might be too much for many of you, especially the FPS gamers that need to pull the trigger often and fast might not appreciate all the buttons at precisely that location. But hey, there are plenty of fish in the sea... and by that I do mean that as a euphemism for mouse. The thumb buttons, the RGB lighting, the rugged feel, the ergonomic housing, the long braided cable. Yeah it's all really good TBH. Corsair wanted to do make something really special time around and definitely succeeded.

Is It Really Good?

Yes, the overall feel of the mouse is good as well as it is comfortable, I do think that people with slightly above average large hands will like the mouse really well as it is a hint bulky. The weight is balanced and the feel just right. The hardware of the mouse is excellent, the design of the mouse is good and comfortable, and you get a mouse with mucho grade software options, more than enough buttons that are programmable (and then some), it has very funy looks with the RGB setup and allows you to reposition the thumb buttons. We did not experience lag or input issues. The mouse is connected with one USB cable (USB 2.0), braided and is roughly a 2 m cord. Overall it just is very good build quality, we get to have the 12,000 DPI laser engine, multiple macro profiles selectable by a button, hardware DPI selection and thumb buttons. The mouse does not feel cheap and is simply downright comfortable to use. The buttons have a good feedback when pressed and also offer very good response.

The CUE Software

The Scimitar is highly dependant on the Corsair Utility Engine software suite of course. Much on that has been said in the past, it's not the easiest software to navigate, though recent updates have made it a far more user friendly piece of software. Inside CUE you can arrange your hardware settings, macro's, profiles, response etc as well as configuration of the RGB lighting and animation system. Animation wise you are looking at fading, flashing rainbow RBB animations and assigning a static color at on / off at any or all four RGB LED locations. Up-to December 2015 there have been reports on the CUE software in regards to random crashes, it seems that the recent January/February update has solved that part. During our testing we did not run into any oddities on the software side of things. 


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Concluding

Quite amazing, your game PC now can be themed with a niche look that is all Corsair, you pick say the Carbide Series Clear 600C and power that up with your RM750i power supply. Then you pimp it up with a VOID RGB Dolby headset, a nice RGB STRAFE RGB MX Silent keyboard and then top things off with this Scimitar mouse. All themed and styled in the Corsair flavah with heaps of RGB bling.

Personally I thing the Scimitar RGB is a hit, a home-run for those that like to assign complex macro recordings and profiles that they use often in games. The functionality can really help you our fast in game by programming weapon changes or programming sequences that help you get on your way fast. The benefit is that you can active that macro at the push of one of the 12 thumb buttons. The 12 buttons look complex to operate, however you will be surprised how fast you get used to it and how easy it will be to remember the proper button and macro location. The true FPS gamer will probably need to steer away from a mouse like this as the mouse will not serve that specific purpose. That makes the Scimitar a mouse for a very specific group of people. But sure, selecting macros this way is much faster opposed using G keys on your keyboard as you do not need to look at (find) the button anymore.
 

Above an Ultra HD video - give it some time to look at and we'll cycle through some color options and animations available with the CUE software.


The mouse feels incredibly responsive and accurate and has a nice fit in my hands. For some, the mouse might be a hint heavy but well, that's mandatory for any mouse I guess. The Corsair Gaming Scimitar RGB mouse is available in black and and a black/yellow edition. The icing on top of the mouse if of course the magnificent RGB LED lighting system. Granted, RGB is trendy and gimmicky... but it really works out well for the Scimitar.

For roughly 85 bucks you receive a very complete and well designed gaming mouse with an evolving software suite that goes along with it. On the software side a lot seems to have been fixed. Initial issues reported by users seems to be a thing of the past after a few CUE updates. So other then getting used to have so many buttons close to your thumb, we honestly can't think of anything else that would be negative. Well, the software might be a little intricate to understand, but once you get used to that, all lights are green, or RED or YELLOW or BLUE or whatever your RGB color preference is :-) The Scimitar is easily among the most fascinating, versatile and complete mouse on the planet - highly recommended by Guru3D.com

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