SteelSeries Aerox 5 - Holey RGB Gaming Mouse - Ultra-lightweight Water Resistant Design - 18K DPI TrueMove Air Optical Sensor

I am an avid player of First Person Shooter games (FPS) and as such I demand a low weight, high precision input device. The Aerox 5 fits the bill for me. I am coming from a pedigree of Basic Packard Bell (1990s) -> Microsoft Explorer -> Razer Deathadder -> G502 -> Glorious Model D Wireless -> Aerox 5. While I really enjoyed the Glorious Model D, I immediately missed the extra buttons from my G502. I adjusted to the reduction in mouse buttons by grabbing a foot pedal for PTT voice comms (similar pedal: https://amzn.to/3VwdEuD) which turned out to be an amazing upgrade. The Model D only lasted a few months before the scroll wheel malfunctioned. The wheel would randomly scroll causing me to weapon switch during intense left-click firefights. The right click mouse button also started sticking. So, looking for an upgrade, I stumbled upon the Aerox 5. The things that immediately drew me to the Aerox 5 were the 9 programmable buttons. I love that the mouse is an ultra light, weighing only slightly more than the Model D I was upgrading from. The mouse is pretty much perfect in every way, however there are a couple of annoying things I will point out here: 1. The dongle is USB-C. I do not have a USB-C port in my PC, so I was running the dongle with a long USB-A -> USB-C connection... until I stumbled upon the direct plug adapter (2nd pic). You can get one of those here https://amzn.to/3GmkoH6. I wish they had included one with the mouse. 2. The mouse profiles in the SteelSeries GG software don't reliably automatically switch. I have different profiles set up for each of my games with different button bindings and while the profile normally switches just fine, it's not 100% reliable. Easy to fix. I would recommend just having the 1 default profile and setting the extra mouse buttons to the NUMPAD keys and then change your key bindings in game accordingly. That way you don't have to mess with profile switching. That's how I'll be setting it up once I reformat and lose these profiles. 3. There is no DPI indicator light on the mouse that I can tell. 4. The battery life is not the greatest but more than adequate. It'll last 2 or 3 days before needing a charge. I normally just connect it back up when I'm done playing and never really notice it. All in all, a great mouse and I highly recommend it. If you found this review helpful, please consider using my link to purchase yours. https://amzn.to/3WQZg0U

This mouse is so amazing I can not express my feelings enough how good it is. At first I thought it is on the large size (which is a bit) but I am also sort of big guy, so fits my hand perfectly. It is ultra light weight. with the mouse pad from SteelSeries also it is perfect match. The app is very straight forward to configure the mouse and speed scenarios, during the gaming and other usage you can easily change with one click, super easy. Now the downsides: Battery life is quiet short comparet to office type wireless mouses, heavy gaming like 10 hours a day lasted me 3 days, approx 30 hours :). Using it cable plugged actually didnt affect the steering too much, so most of the time using cable attached and for my friends I purchased 2 more non wireless version of this. Not sure if it is downside but since it is so lightweight, when you try to click side button which is up/down direction you can not hold the mouse stable, it moves, so lets say you are playing a shooter game, scope is open and want to use down button on the side, there is no way you will stay on target and press the down button at the same time. Over all, I am very happy with it, fits my hand perfectly, speed variations and smoothness is amazing, high quality with matching RGB with my SteelSeries keyboard, go for it...

Steelseries is known for good quality, and it really shows with this mouse. If you don't wanna mess with the Steelseries GG software (I don't blame you), this mouse can be completely plug and play. The clicks are clicky and are about the average noise level. This mouse is definitely responsive, so you can't blame you throwing and bottom-fragging on this mouse lol. I think it has the perfect amount of side buttons, especially the up/down switch! I don't know if it's a bug or not, but the DPI settings that you set via the software won't save to the on-board memory. I often take my mouse to different PCs, and I have to download the GG software and set my settings (DPI and button macros) on each new PC I use it with. There's also an issue I'm experiencing where sometimes the mouse will disconnect from the dongle, and I have to literally slam the mouse on the desk for it to reconnect (yes, that's the only way). It only started happening after over a year of usage, though (outside the warranty), and thankfully, it hasn't happened in the middle of a match yet. I still love it so much that I bought a second one, so I still recommend it!

Lightweight, works well wired and wireless. I mostly use it wired, so I don't notice the battery drain. It doesn't last too long wireless though. Maybe a day or two of being used. The wireless connection is very nice, and I don't notice any delay. It also doesn't disconnect on me while in use. The mouse comes with a usb-c to usb-a cable, usb-c wireless receiver, and a passthrough adapter for the receiver and cable. This is real nice for keeping the receiver close to the mouse in case you need to switch to wired for charging or switch back to wireless. The topmost side button works as two. Pushing up or pressing downward count as different buttons, and they can be configured in Steelseries GG. They are slightly awkward to use since it's a different motion than I'm used to, but the other side buttons work perfectly. The dpi button let's you switch between 5 pre-set options, but I changed these immediately in GG since they were too low or too high for my preferences. Overall it's a great mouse. Price is steep, but if you get it on sale, it is absolutely worth it. The biggest downside is using the GG software; however, I was already using it for Sonar and my keyboard, so I've learned to live with it.

- the mouse depends on an app. that needs to be ran on startup - the app requires sign up and is a combination of 4 or more mini apps including audio related apps that you can choose to disable but will have to remain installed - when you start your computer the mouse will begin cycling through full brightness rainbow colours as its default setting before your custom profile is launched. mouse doesn't retain its settings on actual mouse - the mouse has a ton of settings which is nice. then doesn't allow for sub 100 increment whole numbers when choosing your DPi. I found 1700 slightly too slow. then 1800 a bit fast with no middle ground. but then you can adjust the acceleration and slow down to dial it in. just takes a little more time - the 5 side buttons are great with all the options to set them as anything you would need. although one of the buttons is ergonomically a bit awkward being a paddle button that activates with an upwards click and will literally have you lifting the mouse from the table to use it all in all a decent mouse. worth the price having bought it in the xmas discount period

Lo compré no recuerdo exactamente pero por los 800 pesos, poco mas, no se porque estaba a ese precio si es nuevo y llego nuevo, funciona perfecto, esta muy muy bien, creo que me quedaré con este ratón jugando algunos años, súper satisfecho, algún día probaré uno más pequeño porque mis manos no son muy grandes, pero por el precio, perfecto. Lo deslizo por un qck+xl heavy , y uso un teclado apex todo del a misma marca y es súper cómodo y fluido en cuanto a jugabilidad, sólo juego CSGO, nunca lo he probado en otro juego. La estética está bien, más con el mat qck y el apex negros también, no es top pero a quién le importa, en el juego es súper fluido, preciso y personalizable. El boton izquierdo frontal, el gris, es inútil al menos que tengas manos Muy grandes, no encontré sentido al diseño, también un boton de dos posiciones lateral está mal diseñado, pero es funcional, y los botones laterales restantes no muy seguido se presionan por erros pero si... y son muy incomodos para presionar si los necesitas, pese a todo le dejo las 5 estrellas completas.

The mouse itself is amazing. Good fit (and I have giant hands), there is a lot of buttons on it. Very easy to customize with the steelseries app. It did break after a year, but Steelseries sent me a replacement for free. The process was easy to do. And my new mouse is going strong, so it was probably just a fluke. It works wired and wireless, glides very well and the battery life is pretty darn amazing on it. One of the best mouse I've ever had

Birthday gift for young teen, who wanted a lightweight responsive wired mouse for casual gaming. Plus customisable lights. I've used it too, and it feels great for my large hands and no sweaty palms due to the holes all across the mouse upper surface. It is very light even with the cord - which plugs in to the front of the mouse (usb-c), so if the cord fails at either end your mouse lives - what a great product ! The tactile feedback from buttons & wheel (not too clicky or noisy) and response time is fantastic. Customising software to program buttons and lights is intuitive and links with other Ss products. And i got a bargain bc of a damaged / opened box - but no problems with the mouse itself. Steelseries delivers again.

Good !!