INTRODUCTION

   Some people saying that picking the right gaming mouse is many times harder than picking the right keyboard and i tend to agree with them. You see for a keyboard you only need to know which type of switches you want (durability/noise/feedback) and whether or not you want extra features like dedicated media controls, USB passthroughs, RGB lighting zones and extra macro keys. When it comes to a mouse however there's a plethora of things to look for which include not just its sensor model (DPI/Speed/Acceleration), shape (grip / left handed or ambidextrous) and number of buttons but also extra features like adjustable weight, rubber sides (handling), switches used (durability/feedback), RGB lighting zones and software enhancements (like angle-snapping and surface calibration). The Scimitar RGB Elite MOBA/MMO Gaming Mouse is the latest model to be released by CORSAIR and it's here with us today.

   Founded in 1994, CORSAIR has grown from pioneering the high-performance DRAM market into one of the world’s leading providers of high-performance gaming and streaming products. CORSAIR offers a complete range of products to equip gamers, enthusiasts, and esports athletes, including mechanical keyboards, precision gaming mice, wireless headsets, premium PC components, and the CORSAIR ONE fully-integrated gaming PC. With a company-wide commitment to quality, innovative design, advanced features and high-performance, CORSAIR products have won thousands of media and industry awards, earning their place in gamers’ hands and PCs following years of development and engineering by a team dedicated to building great products that they themselves would want to use. In 2018 CORSAIR acquired Elgato Gaming, a manufacturer of streaming products. In 2019 CORSAIR acquired Origin Computers, a manufacturer of custom high-performance gaming PCs and laptops, and SCUF Gaming, an innovator and creator of high-performance gaming controllers.

   The latest Scimitar RGB Elite MOBA/MMO Gaming Mouse is the third one by CORSAIR to carry that name after the very successful Scimitar RGB (2015) and Scimitar RGB Pro (2017 - review here) models. All three models use the same palm-grip contoured shaped body (CORSAIR has used different colors per model however), 17 programmable buttons, 4-zone RGB lighting system and the same key slider mechanism located on the left side of the mouse (features a grant total of 12 mechanical thumb buttons) while both the RGB Pro and RGB Elite models feature the same OMRON switches for the primary buttons (50 million clicks) and the same onboard memory which can store up to 3 profiles. So, what has changed since the RGB Pro model? Well aside changing the color theme from black and yellow to black CORSAIR has also used a custom Pixart PMW3391 optical sensor that sports a maximum resolution of 18.000DPI (dots per inch - adjustable in single DPI increments) with 400IPS (inches per second) speed, 50G's maximum acceleration and 1000Hz refresh rate. This is not the first time we've seen CORSAIR use the custom PMW3391 optical sensor model by Pixart (also featured in their Nightsword, Glaive and Ironclaw models) but it will be good to see just how well it performs with the contoured shaped body of the Scimitar RGB Elite.