A good wireless gaming mouse is the SteelSeries Rival 3 Wireless. It can be used with either the palm or fingertip of either hand, but if you have small hands, you might not be able to reach the scroll wheel with a fingertip grip. It has a fairly wide CPI range, but the adjustment steps aren’t as precise as those on other gaming mice.
Its click latency is good, but a bit longer than that on other gaming mice in the same price range. Its software works well with both Windows and macOS, and you can connect to it through Bluetooth or its USB receiver. Even if you take out one battery to make it lighter, it’s still pretty heavy for how small it is.
The SteelSeries Rival 3 Wireless is a good mouse for first-person shooter (FPS) games. Its symmetrical shape makes it best for a claw or fingertip grip, and the PFTE feet make it easy to move. It has a satisfactory click latency, but it doesn’t feel as responsive as many other models in the same price range. Even when you take out one battery to make it lighter, it’s still pretty heavy.
Specifications
- Sensor Type: Optical
- Sensor Model: SteelSeries TrueMove Air
- Sensitivity: 18,000 CPI
- Polling Rates: 125, 250, 500 or 1,000 Hz
- Programmable Buttons: 6 (plus scroll up and down)
- LED Zones: 1 RGB zone
Where to get SteelSeries Rival 3?
With Rival 3 Wireless, SteelSeries didn’t make something from scratch. Its shape is very similar to that of its wired predecessor, except that the top plate can be taken off. This is where the two AAA batteries that power the mouse are kept.
We’ll talk more about the wireless features shortly. The company says that the Rival 3 Wireless is an ergonomic mouse for right-handed people, but that’s just because all of its buttons are on the left side. Other than that, it looks like a mouse that can be used by either hand, and SteelSeries made it for both fingertip and claw grippers.
The Rival 3 Wireless is also just a little bit smaller than the Rival 3. It is 4.74 inches long, 2.3 inches wide in the front, 2.64 inches wide in the back, 0.85 inches tall in the front, and 1.49 inches tall at its highest point. The Rival 3 is 4.75 x 2.3-2.64 x 0.85-1.49 inches and is wired.