Cooler Master also sent us a three way set of Speed RX Padz (notice the ‘Z'). These are marked L, M and S, for large, medium and small (shock, eh?).
The RX-L version is the biggest one on offer, measuring 450 mm x 350 mm x 5 mm. It ships in a very artistic hard cardboard box.
This is a very big mouse pad and will be ideally suited to a larger desk, and for those who like lower resolution tracking settings, with higher physical mouse movement. I found the Duracloth tracking to be excellent and the grip coating held well on the surface of our table.
Cooler Master say that the extra thick 5mm rubber center piece delivers better ergonomics and endurance. It certainly feels good under the wrist and the mouse movement is smooth, however we will need to wait a few months before we can comment on the endurance capabilities.
The RX- M is the middle size in the trio of pads we are reviewing today. It measures 320 mm x 270 mm x 5 mm. The box is identically styled to the L version, although it is physically smaller.
We feel the medium size will suit a larger percentage of desk sizes. It is big enough to offer plenty of room for tracking and feels just as good as the L version.
The RX- M is the baby size in the trio of pads we are reviewing today. It measures 250 mm x 210 mm x 5 mm. The box is identically styled to the other versions, although it seems almost pocket sized.
The small size will suit people who don't have much room next to their keyboard. It doesn't offer much room for tracking, but with a high sensitivity setting it actually is perfectly fine. The quality is identical between all three versions.
The image above, shows the three sizes resting on top of each other. I personally would opt for the medium size as it seems best suited for the widest audience.
Sign me up, I too love Steelseries, but this looks like a great new option. ill hang fire for a few weeks and keep my eyes posted on OCUK
those pictures really set the mouse up well. lovely looking LED at the top. useful too.
One question, did you try other surfaces with it ? glass ones etc?
Why nine stars if no drawbacks?
Thats a brilliant looking mouse.ill be shortlisting this
i dont think anything should get 10 stars. 9 max. if something got 10 then what can be improved?
It looks very like the original although I can see some improvements. Obviously the new lazer engine is pretty state of the art. is there anything with a higher dpi than this?
I cant even use the 5200dpi setting on my mouse, ive no idea what 8,200 must feel like. seems a bit over the top imo.
still it looks great. nice review
For Zardon there are no drawbacks, but he knocked down the rating for left-handed people – I’m guessing.
Great review and all the makings of a great mouse too. The move to the new Avago sensor should make this one quite flawless as the Philips sensor used in the original Sentinel had a few quirks. Also look at the price and compare it to the feature sets, I don’t know if there is any other mouse which boasts such an impressive decoration under $60! I’ve to get one before they find out boatload of issues 😉
Looks nice on the pictures, but…..
I bought this after my 6 yrs ol g5 started to dc from usb. All reviews were fantastic and it suits my hand. Did not wanna go g500 because of lots of threads with same problem with USB. That was mistake
I was a bit suspicious when I opened it, after 5yrs of g5 use this felt a bit cheap, like I will crush it if I start some heavy gaming. And I was more that right. After not even full 3 months of using lefclick died.
This mouse should not be called gaming mouse, not even if you play only solitaire. It is one fancy looking but badly executed product.
It is new product, and all reviews on the net are about trying it, not using it. I guess that is why everywhere they got so many stars.
Not recommended.