SteelSeriesAerox 3 Wireless - Holey RGB Gaming Mouse - Ultra-lightweight Water Resistant Design - 18K DPI TrueMove Air Optical Sensor - Lag-free 2.4GHz / Bluetooth Wireless - Onyx Black

The Aerox 3 wireless is an incredible value for money buy, its not only one of the lightest wireless mice you can buy, it has one of the best shapes on the market and has battery to boot.The advertised battery life of 200 hours is in Bluetooth mode ONLY, which needs to be made more clear, however the actual battery life whilst using the 2.4GHz (which is recommended for gaming) is an incredible 80 hours of use which is the longest of all the lightweight wireless mice. Along side the huge battery it comes with USB-C fast charging, which not only gets you back in the game quickly it's also a high quality paracord like cable. This cable means it feels as close to wireless as possible, other, more expensive mice still use old thick rubber cabling which definitely hampers the experience whilst charging.The build quality is exceptional as per usual for Steelseries including an IP54 rating with 80m TTC Gold switches that are one my new favourites, no creaks with the shell, however the DPI button can be activated whilst unnaturally holding the top and bottom of the mouse and squeezing (I dont see any moment when you would hold a mouse like this), this cannot be reproduced by pushing on the mouse into a pad. A few areas where people have had problems with the Aerox is the feet included and the sensor placement, the feet shape is an unconventional circle, with one in each corner, there are reports of scratching and lint build up over time, I personally have experienced none of these problems and found them to have a great glide, being one of the best stock feet I've used. The sensor is also unconventional in it being placed back further than most, the one time I have noticed this being an issue is if you lift from the front first as it will track for slightly longer than normal due to the sensor staying closer to the pad for longer. Otherwise from general use I had no problems with tracking or flicking when compared to mice with a more conventional placement.Overall: If you love the rival 3 shape, you want wireless, you want lightweight, its a no brainer. If you have not tried the rival 3 and are unsure about the shape, its great for all grip styles, with a strength in claw and a good size for fingertip for all hand sizes, if you palm I can recommend it for smaller-medium hands, large hands may not find it wide enough. Grips and sizes aside, its a feature packed mouse, with great build quality and comparable specs to mice that are 1.5 times the price, at £100 its a steal.

Got the Aerox 3 2022 for £59.99 which was an offer. I have relatively large hands and I am super happy with it. I play FPS games mostly and use a claw grip, which this mouse is very suitable for. Had it for a few days now, so probably early to talk about durability, but at first glance, it feels solid. Clicky main buttons which I like. Not sure about the 2 thin side buttons. Have been ok so far for me, but may not be for everyone due to their very thin design.Worked seamlessly, easy to install and the software popped up an install window as soon as the mouse was connected which was nice. Spared me surfing the net looking for Steelseries dedicated software. Super responsive as promised by the advertisement. Includes a USB to USB-C cable which plugs into a intermidiary between the cable and the receiver which I keep close to the mouse. I was ready to go out of the box. Brilliant!Last but not least, it is really light. Feels as heavy as its shell should be. The internals barely weigh anything. I came from a Corsair Scimitar which was a proper chonker, so the difference in weight was very striking.All in all, I recommend this mouse for those out there with medium to large hands who use claw grip when using their mouse and are looking for a decently priced, lightweight, wireless option for gaming.

I used to be a massive, massive Logitech fanboy but when their quality started to take a nosedive some 10 years ago I kind of became a brand tourist so-to-speak.... I tried quite a few different brands of gaming peripherals before finally discovering SteelSeries. I tried Razer, I tried Corsair, I tried a few others but none came close to the quality I was used to with the older Logitech products. Not just in build quality but also just in design and practicality/ergonomics.SteelSeries is by far even better than my older Logitech products. Their software is better, their designs are better and their specifications are better.They also tend to have the most innovative products with features few other brands have. I have their magnetic keyboard and OMG what a beast of a keyboard, miles better than the mechanical keyboard I had from Corsair and Razer before.Well this mouse is no different, it is water resistant, it is lightweight, has a good battery life, a lot of customisation options in the SteelSeries software (with lighting, lighting effects, battery saver options vs high performance options, and button customisation among many other things).Sensor is great and works on pretty much any surface with or without mousepad and it is nice that it works on both wireless with dongle and bluetooth and also can just be used wired if you need to charge it while using it.Wired it works just like a wired mouse (not the case for all brands!!!) in my case the extension cable used to plug the dongle in is also my charging cable and I just unplug dongle adapter from it and plug it into the mouse.The mouse uses virgin PTFE skates which is very important and provides much less resistance than standard PTFE skates (when you've used both you notice the difference right away, substantially less drag to it and they last longer too)It also has a braided charging cable so even when using wired it feels very light and the cable isn't adding drag like a normal cable does.