SteelSeries Ikari Optical Gaming Mouse (Grey)

This mouse moves accurately, runs without a driver, and is more comfortable than the G5, G9 and Death Adder (yes I do own all of them). Simply the perfect mouse. The only thing they could do better is the scroll wheel having the lean left and right buttons like the G5/G9. If you are looking for a cheaper gaming mouse look no further. I wish I'd found this before buying the others! No problems with acceleration (once you have properly tweaked windows)The program enclosed on the cd is used to set the two dpi settings, once you have done that you no longer need it. I have mine set to 400/1600.This is a must have if you want a precise mouse for fps bliss!NOTE: (added later) On some surfaces the lift off distance may be too high. Paired with the SteelSeries I-2 this isn't a problem.

This mouse feels really comfortable and helped some tendonitis issues I had been having. Unfortunately, after about a week of heavy use, the left mouse button began registering multiple clicks when I only clicked once. I received an identical replacement, and the same thing began happening after only a week.It fits my hand great, and I really wish it worked well, but this problem makes the mouse useless for work or play.

I've purchased this mouse twice, and I've now replaced it twice. Without question, it was a great mouse until it broke. None of the nonsense you see with other gaming mice like overdone driver packages and 20 programmable buttons sticking out in every direction; just a straight-forward, solid-feeling piece of kit that gets the job done well without any fuss.But this cannot be called a reliable mouse. All the negative reviews are for defective units, and it's clearly a pattern. I've given it two stars because even though I would never recommend the mouse to anyone, it really was excellent before it broke. But if I have to buy something that glows funny colors in order to get a precision mouse that won't break, then so be it.

I love the look and feel of this mouse, but after using for a couple of years it developed a double clicking problem, when I would single click.

The mouse is well constructed and functions as advertised. It glides smoothly on the thin, no skid, QcK pad I bought with it. All the buttons work without loading SteelSeries software onto my system.The wheel depresses as the 3rd button. The two buttons on the left work as page up and page down FireFox, but not other applications I have tried. I could not get the two side buttons to work in AutoCAD LT 2008. (If I loaded the SteelSeries s/w I am confident I could get all five buttons to work as I wanted.)The small button behind the scroll wheel makes changing mouse resolution quick and easy. The mouse sensitivity functions of Win7 still works. The resolution button and sensitivity setting in combination provides great user control. Toggling the resolution button changes the two white LEDs on the side of the mouse to indicate whether high or low resolution in effect. (The resolution button has only this one function and does not count as one of the five buttons.)Other reviewers complained about the cable being kinked and stiff to the point of being distracting. I gently bent the kinks out of the cable when I opened the packaging and it's been fine for me.My only real disappointment is in the physical size of the mouse. Some reviewers commented that the mouse is too large. As my hand is relatively small for a man, I was afraid the mouse would be too big. In fact, it's too small!I have concluded that the "too big, too small" controversy regarding mouse size has mostly to do with how one holds a mouse. If I hold this mouse under my extended fingers and only the topmost part of my palm, this mouse is about the right size. However, my preference is to rest the center of my palm on the apex of the dome of the mouse body. If I hold this mouse in that way, it is about an inch too short and about half an inch too narrow. And, the pinky support ledge on the right side of the mouse does not help me keep my pinky from dragging on the mouse pad. Maybe I like to hold a mouse in a way that SteelSeries didn't intend.In summary, this is a very nice mouse. I like it! It just doesn't fit my hand the way I had hoped it would.

I was looking for an affordable gaming mouse with a decent size to it, and preferrably one that wasn't ambidextrous. The Ikari fits the bill nicely. I have somewhat larger hands ( about 7 inches from the base of my palm to the tip of my middle finger), and this mouse is the perfect size. The button placement on the left is perfect, as it doesn't get in the way of gripping the mouse but they are still easy to reach, and the on-the-fly CPI switch is a nice touch and works flawlessly. The CPI on the Ikari only goes up to 1600, but I've found that to be sufficient for what and how I play, and the downloadable software from SteelSeries let's you configure the CPI switch to three different levels (400 & 800, 400 & 1600, and 800 & 1600). A great mouse for the price.

DON'T BUY THIS MOUSE! I bought this mouse as birthday gift for my son who is in college. He started using it Sept. 1st, and it quit working in October. At that time he sent many e-mails and posts to the company support site. They did not ever respond to the problem. However during the month he was trying to get a response, he was able to figure out what to do to fix it himself. Then agin in Jan. after restarting his computer it quit working again. And again he sent many, many requests for help to the manufacture, all to no avail. Finally I had to buy him another mouse. He still has never gotten any response to any correspondence with the company. The only thing he ever get is an automated response that his message was received. After only a month of problem free operation. And it working for less than 6 months, I strongly say to anyone looking at this mouse , to buy something else! THIS IS A TOTAL WAIST OF MONEY! A TOTAL RIP OFF. IF I COULD GIVE NO STARS I WOULD.