INTRODUCTION

   If you've been around PC's for as long as i have then you should remember the very first IntelliMouse released by Microsoft back in 1996 which also became the basis for all their models to come after it. As a matter of fact even the IntelliMouse was partially based on the Mouse 2.0 released again by Microsoft in 1993 so it wouldn't be a stretch to say that it's largely thanks to Microsoft that gaming mice are the way they are today. Still Microsoft never did take huge steps in the PC gaming industry (at least not in terms of gaming peripherals - although to be completely fair they did try quite a bit in the late 90's early 2000's) and so several new manufacturers like SteelSeries, Logitech and Razer emerged to fill the void (the rest as they say is history). SteelSeries recently released the SENSEI 310 Ambidextrous Esports Gaming Mouse and it's been sitting in our lab for slightly over a month now.

    SteelSeries has fueled the gaming industry by creating innovative new products, designed specifically for eSports and passionate gamers everywhere. Here at SteelSeries, we are obsessed with “firsts”. Dating back to 2001, our company was formed to meet the surface needs of hardcore gamers by introducing the first glass mousepad, the Icemat. Since that original innovation, we created the first mechanical gaming keyboard, the first suspended headband for gaming headsets, the first World of Warcraft mouse and endless other innovations. SteelSeries is dedicated to building products that push professional gaming further than anyone dreamed. Those innovations make gaming more competitive and more fun for gamers everywhere.

   The SENSEI line of gaming mice by SteelSeries is not only among their oldest ones dating back to 2011 but it's also their most updated one with a total of 5 models released to date (SENSEI/SENSEI MLG/SENSEI RAW/SENSEI Wireless/SENSEI 310). What made the SENSEI one of the best selling models by SteelSeries was its near excellent grip offered by its very comfortable and ergonomic ambidextrous shape (which if i might add resembled the IntelliMouse one quite a bit) and so it's no wonder really that many manufacturers (SteelSeries was so confident about the shape so they also released the almost identical XAI, KINZU and KANA models roughly at the same time as the SENSEI) used similar shapes in later models. SteelSeries aims to continue the saga they begun back in 2011 with their latest SENSEI 310 Ambidextrous Esports Gaming Mouse and although its shape is not exactly the same as the earlier models it does come close. As for under the hood of the fiber reinforced plastic enclosure well this time over SteelSeries has paired the same TrueMove3 optical sensor as in their RIVAL 600 and 310 models (zero hardware acceleration with a resolution of 12.000CPI, 350+ IPS tracking speed, 50G's acceleration and 1ms polling rate) with OMRON switches for the primary split-trigger buttons (50 million clicks), an 32-bit ARM processor (onboard profiles) and 2 independent RGB lighting zones (4 effects).