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Review: Corsair SCIMITAR RGB mouse
We review the Corsair Gaming SCIMITAR RGB gaming mouse, the device is sturdy in design, aesthetically pleasing with configurable RGB LEDs and has a grip that is intensely impressive. The looks are all about the configurable thumb buttons though as that jumps out like a cannon. The high DPI (up-to 12,000) mouse is fully programmable from A to Z. It might be the most remarkable mouse’s we have seen and tested to date!
Read the review right here.
Above an Ultra HD videoof the mouse - give it some time to look at and we'll cycle through some color options and animations available with the CUE software.
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#5249906 Posted on: 03/25/2016 12:58 PM
I always wondered, aren't those thumb buttons to small to reach individually? Couldn't imagine to have 12 of them there (never tried it though)
I always wondered, aren't those thumb buttons to small to reach individually? Couldn't imagine to have 12 of them there (never tried it though)
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#5249908 Posted on: 03/25/2016 01:04 PM
Yes, they are small. You need to get used to it. At first it's hard to find which button you'll press, but two colums have a different surface, so you can feel on what button your thumb is. In the beginning I had to look at the mouse. Now I don't have to.
I always wondered, aren't those thumb buttons to small to reach individually? Couldn't imagine to have 12 of them there (never tried it though)
Yes, they are small. You need to get used to it. At first it's hard to find which button you'll press, but two colums have a different surface, so you can feel on what button your thumb is. In the beginning I had to look at the mouse. Now I don't have to.
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#5249954 Posted on: 03/25/2016 03:08 PM
This is not a mouse. This is full blown SoC/electro-mechanical device!
But keyboard mashing always beats mouse mashing.
I would use these new mouse buttons for non-spamable spells, and for non-mission-critical macros.
This is not a mouse. This is full blown SoC/electro-mechanical device!
But keyboard mashing always beats mouse mashing.
I would use these new mouse buttons for non-spamable spells, and for non-mission-critical macros.
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#5249965 Posted on: 03/25/2016 03:28 PM
Word of Warning!
A sizeable minority of Scimitar RGB owners are experiencing tracking problems. I'm one of them. The Scimitar is maybe the best mouse ever, except that for me and a few others, it doesn't do one of the core features of a mouse: 1:1 movement tracking. Unfortunately, this makes the mouse unusable. I'm back to using my old reliable Razer Naga 2014 until this issue is resolved. Corsair has been great about responding personally to my issue, and went so far as to send me a free AX850 power supply as compensation. (I still have the mouse.)
You can learn more about this Corsair Scimitar RGB mouse tracking problem in these forum threads:
http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149305
http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=153764
Word of Warning!
A sizeable minority of Scimitar RGB owners are experiencing tracking problems. I'm one of them. The Scimitar is maybe the best mouse ever, except that for me and a few others, it doesn't do one of the core features of a mouse: 1:1 movement tracking. Unfortunately, this makes the mouse unusable. I'm back to using my old reliable Razer Naga 2014 until this issue is resolved. Corsair has been great about responding personally to my issue, and went so far as to send me a free AX850 power supply as compensation. (I still have the mouse.)
You can learn more about this Corsair Scimitar RGB mouse tracking problem in these forum threads:
http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149305
http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=153764
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Great review, Hilbert. Very close to my experience.
I have this mouse for a while now and it has been a great upgrade from my old one.
Pressing WASD-keys will have your left hand in a twist when you need some other keys while using a mouse. So, I have mapped the WASD-keys to four buttons on the mouse. I had to get used to it, but now it's great and it's hard to get back to a regular mouse. I also made a non-gaming profile which mapped the cursor keys, page up and page down, etc., to the mouse. Very handy.
The software and firmware are stable these days. No complaints anymore.
BTW: If you don't like yellow, the mouse is also available in black.