Do you keep in mind the unique Steelseries Sensei? Apologies if these phrases make you are feeling a thousand years previous, however for those who had been a fan of Steelseries’ well-liked gaming mouse from the blessed 12 months of 2009, then I’ve some excellent news for you. It’s again! This time within the type of the Sensei Ten. Borrowing the identical traditional ambidextrous form as its ten-year-old predecessor, the Sensei Ten has been absolutely upgraded with a brand new optical sensor and different fashionable conveniences like RGB lighting, improved switches and onboard profiles. Here’s the whole lot you’ve ever needed to learn about it.
I’ll be reviewing the Steelseries Sensei Ten very quickly (in all probability subsequent week), however listed here are some headline specs for you. Weighing 92g, the Sensei Ten has Steelseries’ model new TrueMove Pro sensor inside it, which has a sensitivity or DPI (and even CPI, if we’re speaking in Steelseries-ese) vary of 50-18,000, which you’ll be able to modify in increments of 50. It’s additionally acquired two new options not seen in every other Steelseries mouse: tilt monitoring and improved ripple management.
Tilt monitoring helps if you wish to transfer your mouse rapidly throughout your mouse mat, however find yourself slamming it down at an angle. On a mouse with out tilt monitoring, this awkward touchdown of the mouse can upset the sensor and make it spin out a bit. The Sensei Ten, nevertheless, goals to eradicate that. Ripple management, in the meantime, goals to cut back the quantity of jitter you may see when gaming at excessive DPI / CPI speeds. According to Steelseries, most mice implement some type of this at round 3000 DPI, however the Sensei Ten’s sensor is so darn swish that it doesn’t want it till the 5000 DPI / CPI mark. In fact, my eyes / reflexes aren’t practically adept sufficient to make use of a mouse at this type of velocity, however for nimble younger execs / esportsers with 20-20 laser imaginative and prescient, this may in all probability come as very welcome information.
It additionally has 5 onboard profiles you possibly can select from, two RGB lighting zones, and eight programmable buttons. Its proper and left switches are additionally rated for 60 million clicks, and are the identical ones discovered inside Steelseries’ Rival 650 mouse.
“A lot of people asked us to bring it back, from die hard fans to pros,” Steelseries stated in an announcement. “We didn’t want to just bring it back using the same technology it had in 2009. We wanted to improve everything we could to bring it to the next level, while staying true to the beloved shape.”
It’s not the one traditional gaming mouse that’s been resurrected this 12 months, both, as Logitech additionally introduced again their “legendary” MX518 gaming mouse in February. This additionally retains the unique’s appear and feel (together with that shiny keyplate), however has been absolutely upgraded with Logitech’s new Hero 16Okay sensor and onboard reminiscence for as much as 5 profiles.
Personally, I’m an enormous fan of Steelseries’ lower-end Sensei mouse, the Sensei 310, and I hope the Sensei Ten will lastly supply an honest high-end (and probably best gaming mouse grade) choice for each left-handed and ambidextrous mouse customers alike. It’s not going to return low cost, although, because it’s at present retailing for £70 / $70. Still, for those who can grasp on till subsequent week, I ought to have a full verdict for you then.
