SteelSeries Ikari Optical - Mouse - optical - 5 button(s) - wired - USB

design, usability, price, durability

68% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Need I say? Really?, A brilliant gaming mouse, On the fly DPI setting, Every button is programmable, Instant on the fly DPI toggle, Gaming profiles (for Macros, DPI, etc), Bragging Rights!, It looks awesome, Brilliant software package

You may lose friends, You may end up hungry, Your accountant may not like you, You'll officially be a geek.

This mouse is a vast improvement on any of the standard mice that can be purchased; I feel one of the better gaming mice out there but there a few faults with it and it is not quite the perfect mouse that some reviews have made out. There are a lot of...

– Excellent build quality, – Comfortable, – Robust configuration software, – Respectable styling, – LCD display is useful

– None to report.

So it's quite clear that the SteelSeries Ikari sailed through our testing with flying colours and performed exactly as expected. So how does it stack up to it's competitors? Well, on paper it loses out in polling rate achieving half of the 1000Hz that...

Easy installation/no drivers ; Works out of box ; Easy to use ; Very sensitive ; Bright indicator light ; Comfortable ; Works on most any surface

Cannot manually set DPI/CPI ; Need software to change CPI

Before the SteelSeries Laser and Optical mice I was using the Logitech G5 Rev2 as my 'regular' mouse for everything I did, along came the Ikari Laser and I had a new mouse to take the G5s place, but now that I've got the Ikari Optical it will be...

Excellent tracking, Very good ergonomics, Design, Lift-off distance, Good performance at any sensitivity, Profile display, High / Low sensitivity LEDs, Durable, Perfect button placement for the majority of users, Exceptional glide, Looks good

Expensive, Scroll wheel problems (random press and jam), Not for left handed people

- 3200CPI and precise laser sensor, - 1000Hz Ultrapolling, - Five programmable buttons, - Compatible with all mousepads