Review on SteelSeries Rival 310 gaming mouse, black by Mateusz Dbkowski ᠌

Name: SteelSeries Rival 310 gaming mouse, black
Item: SteelSeries Rival 310 gaming mouse, black
Rating: 4

July 04, 2023

Nice price, good quality.

Magnificent rodent! Not just fixing the bugs of the previous Rival 300, but a completely new product, in fact. The mouse has become smaller, the mouse has become lighter and more comfortable, the mouse has become much more practical to care for. This is a 100% esports device where you can earn millions in championships. SS without jokes created, if not an ideal mouse, then they got close enough to this. Although this mouse has enough competitors in the right-handed ergonomics category, here you have the new DA Elite and the G403 logs, the mouse from the steels has its own charm and its advantages. The sensor with the show-off name TrueMove 3 is a familiar 3360 to many, according to the stylers, they have completed the work on finishing the sensor up to some standards of professional e-sports and it can transmit movements 1 to 1. In principle, 3360 in the products of other companies is very, very good, it’s hard to find differences in his work with different mice, he's great. The style mouse is no exception, indeed 1 to 1 movements, if the hands grow from the right places, then it will reveal your potential to 100% and will not be a weak link on the way to victory. Well, the last thing: whatever one may say, the mouse still remains large, under the paw 19 cm, less slight discomfort can already begin. The priority is to grip the palm, or palm-fingers. With a clean finger, it’s hard to reach the far side, but I don’t know what to say about the claw. For me, it’s so uncomfortable for them to play on this mouse, although it may all depend on the hand. In general, the mouse is an unequivocal respect, the style is credited for another good device on the market.

Pros

Sensor, fast and accurate, bases of jitter, breakdowns, etc. Materials: rough and completely non-staining plastic, two silicone inserts on the sides of a very large area (which, after 1.5 months, have not become clogged with dirt, although it seems that it is necessarily there will, and they have not darkened, not greasy. Perhaps the silicone itself is some kind of dirt-phobic). The mouse does not slip, does not get dirty and, if necessary, can be easily cleaned. The comfortable shape inherited from the predecessor of the 300 series, however, there are fewer smooth contours. Switches of the main buttons for 50 million, the buttons themselves are separated from the main part of the case. Convenient lateral, are pressed by a slide or direct pressing. Scroll wheel with a light and clear click, cut-offs are tactilely well distinguishable, scrolling is relatively easy but not wadded. Lightweight and fast-curing wire. The ability to change dpi on the fly, LED lighting for 2 zones (wheel and logo), by the way, the LEDs themselves are of good quality and the white color is not dirty at all. Convenient software with its proprietary features for managing the capabilities of the mouse. And of course, the weight is 88 gr. excluding wire. The mouse is really light and nimble, it is not inferior in this matter to the little Roccat Pure Owl Eye, but at the same time it is larger and more massive than the latter. Well, the presence of internal memory for recording settings, so if necessary, you can abandon the software.

Cons

In my copy, there are no significant shortcomings that could be attributed to poor-quality assembly, I will only point out some features. For example, due to the fact that the main buttons are separated from the case, they lose their solidity. They do not rattle, do not walk, but I have a barely noticeable backlash of the left button. There is also a complaint about the sound of the wheel, it seems that they put the vaunted Alps and the sound when scrolling up is something like a bounce. At the same time, the wheel itself, although light, but a monolith, does not play and does not rattle if you shake the mouse from side to side, however, it makes a characteristic sound when scrolling, which you will not hear even on some cheap Chinese mice. The absence of a braided cable is more of a minus for show-off than for functionality, but nevertheless there is no braid. So, there are no special complaints about the cable at all, and if you already use a holder, then there is no need to talk about it at all. Well, perhaps the most important disadvantage for me is that there is no indication of a change in dpi. Bravo SS, for so many years of the existence of the SS Engine and backlit mice, you could have thought about this feature for a long time even without the implementation of additional indicators, otherwise it’s really inconvenient at times. There can be only two values for a quick change of dpi. Well, to the heap is a strange implementation of the legs of the mouse. There is a lot of space on the belly and the legs are small and stubby in area, although the mouse glides perfectly and everything is ok with the quality of Teflon, it is quickly polished to a mirror state. By the way, there are no spare legs in the kit, but they could have put them. Although if you play on a fabric carpet, then I don’t care.