Corsair SCIMITAR RGB ELITE Gaming Mouse For MOBA, MMO – 18,000 DPI – 17 Progammable Buttons – iCUE Compatible – Black

Been using this mouse almost daily for about two years. Sometimes only an hour or two a day; with full day usage on weekends. It feels like good quality, the programming is a nice function, and the adjustable side buttons (slide forward/backward) is a nice touch. The ONLY complaint I have about this mouse revolves around the scroll wheel. See what I did there?I don’t recall how long it’s been happening, but it’s to the point now I have to replace this mouse or take it apart to replace a part(s) if feasible. When trying to scroll down, the response output is up AND down… randomly. When trying to scroll up, same thing. When using the scroll wheel button (pressing down on the scroll wheel), the button is starting to intermittently not respond to the input.A visual inspection from the outside shows it free of dust, hair, debris, etc. I just think the hardware associated with the scroll wheel can’t withstand as many input functions as the other buttons. I went through two G500s before trying this mouse, and I wish I didn’t have this issue because I like the scimitar better.Edit: Came across a Reddit post that said if you apply some lubricant to the indicated portion of the picture (from the reddit post), it helps with the scrolling. I just did a quick alcohol cleaning of the area and applied some PTFE lubricant and the scrolling definitely improved! Not sure if I could post a reddit link here for credit, but a good search “how to fix scroll wheel on corsair scimitar” will point you to it.

I purchased this mouse as well as a steel series Aerox 9 MMO mouse for the sake of comparisons. This mouse was by far and away the best of the two options for replacing my dead razor naga mouse. I much prefer this corsair mouse overall because the buttons are not only mechanical, but you are also able to adjust where you want the thumb pad area to be placed!

Wireless here we go!I have been using the wired version of the scimitar as my last 2 mouses for ages each mouse lasting 5-6 years before deciding to replace it due to just age and good sales nothing actually wrong with them.Finally decided to grab the wireless one and I couldn’t be happier, no problems, battery lasts a long time in fact it was full out of the box and after a entire day of it being on with the RGB lighting and everything it’s still full. It will even put itself to sleep if you don’t touch it for awhile only to instantly turn back on when you move it or click without missing a beat!Same build quality durable and will hold up it does have less RGB as the scroll wheel, front of the mouse, and the side light are no longer there. The scroll wheel feels like it has more grip and feels much betterI have had no disconnects lag or drops at all when using it in the wireless 2.4ghz mode even with my router right next to the computer.

I loved my Logitech MMO mouse deeply. I’ve burned through two of them through the past 18 years playing World of Warcraft and everyday computing. However, Logitech discontinued manufacturing the mouse a while ago, and finding one that isn’t used is very hard to find. I finally had to look for something comparable from another manufacturer. There are very few manufacturers that make a side-button MMO mouse nowadays.The first one I tried was from Red Dragon. While good, it gave me hand fatigue. I still have it, it’s a good mouse, but I decided to keep looking.I picked up the Corsair’s Scimitar because of the good reviews it had received here on Amazon. I can honestly say that reviews are accurate, the good and the meh. Mostly, this is an excellent mouse and I highly recommend it. It fits my hand better and the clicks feel so good.The software looks sharp, but it’s dorky to use. I am not a fan. Yet, I managed to stumble through and make it work. If there’s a roadblock to successfully using the Scimitar mouse, it’s the software. I don’t like it. It’s not intuitive.The mouse itself is excellent. The adjustable sliding side buttons help to find the sweet spot for my thumb to be happy clicking away without fatigue. The click feels GREAT. I honestly fell in love when I made my first clicks. I can’t explain it but it feels great! Buttery yet snappy is the best way I can describe it. After several weeks of raiding with the Scimitar, I can honestly say I love this mouse. No regrets.I’m thrilled to have found a great replacement for my old Logitech MMO mouse. The Scimitar by Corsair is fantastic to play with. It’s snappy and responsive. I have no problems to report other than the cool-looking but non-intuitive software needed to re-program the buttons.

PROS:ergonomic: I can claw grip it! mouse is not too long, not too tall, not too widelighting: it has 5 zones that you can configure individuallysoftware is great: used to be horrible, they improved it a lot since launch.onboard memory: you can configure your lighting, keybinds, etc. once and never open the software again. up to 3 onboard profiles, very nice!scroll is comfortable, not too stiff and surface doesn’t hurt my finger… looking at you, Logitech g305 lightspeed >:(CONS:keypad light is a bit dim: this is not a big problem long term because I probably won’t even see the buttons when I get used to it but still a bit disappointing that the keys are dimmer than the other lighting zones.weight: a bit on the heavier side but I probably won’t notice after using it for a week or two.coating: it feels and looks amazing right now, but will definitely wear out with time and will not be pretty.side buttons: this might be the only real con I could find in this mouse… the corners are SHARP. my thumb gets caught between the rows and it hurts after doing it a couple times. bear in mind I just got the mouse, maybe I get used to it later, idk———————————-the marketing pictures make it seem like a humongous mouse that would force me to me palm grip it, but it actually isn’t that big. putting it side by side with my Logitech g305 lightspeed is just a bit bigger and heavier. I can claw grip it okay, all side keys accessible thanks to that adjustable keypad. for reference, the length of my hand from tip of middle finger to wrist is 7,5 inches. I think smaller hands might still be able to claw grip it.cable is not too stiff but not soft either. get a bungee or diy one.overall very satisfied with the purchase.

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d the original Scimitar when it was released nearly 8 years ago. My previous Scimitar did not have an easy life. As it was attached to both my college laptop for use on campus and as my daily driver on my PC at home, it quickly racked up plenty use. I also competed on the collegiate esports teams for 4 years after playing as a trainee for a pro team. Needless to say, the 8 years of abuse the previous version took left me for high expectations for this one.After my old Scimitar died on me, I wanted to get a replacement, but this had taken its place. And while I no longer abuse my mice as much as I used to, this mouse still stands up to everything that I ask of it. I have been happy with corsair products and will recommend them until I have a bad experience with it.

e program. Had this mouse 2 years now still going strong. That was until the new icue software update. Now it is not supported by icue and has a Alert Issued tag on it. After researching the Corsair forums… I’m not the only one. Corsairs new update does not support this mouse anymore. Shame on Corsair. Time to find another company..

button mouse. I’ve had the radar Naga trinity and the Logitech mmo mouse and this is by far the best. It feels good in your hand and if you need those 12 buttons on the side like I do, do your hand the favor and get this one.

ga. Compared to the Razor Naga, this mouse is much much better. Not only does ICUE actually work in detecting your Corsair items, the mouse also feels good to hold and also great to play with. It was a little hard to figure out how to remap they keys, but after looking at a few tutorials it became very clear and easy if you find the right tutorials that show you how to use ICUE 4. The mouse also feels more matte than others so if you have sweaty hands like me it will prevent it from slipping out as much.

Update:I am lowering my initial score lower due to the middle mouse wheel starting to fail. The mouse wheel will slip and either not register the movement, or slip backwards in the opposite direction. It should go without saying, that for gaming this is completely unacceptable. Looking at reviews and comments this appears to be so consistent it should be considered a feature of the mouse. You can temporarily “fix” this by disassembling the mouse and greasing the mouse wheel, but it seems that people end up having to do this every few months once it starts, honestly it is not worth my time to do that.Strangely, the software has gotten slightly better, at least up until the most recent update, where it started to fail again. It has been more reliable most of the time, but I doubt the initial setup has gotten any better.As things stand right now, within about a year you will have to buy a new mouse or start doing frequent maintenance where you have to disassemble the mouse. Between the short life of the middle mouse wheel, and the software still not being that great, I would strongly recommend against this mouse.Mouse: 1/10iCue: 3/10Original Review:The mouse itself is great. It feels good in the hand and the adjustable keypad is very convenient. The only issue that I have with the mouse itself is that the scroll wheel does not operate like a back and forward button (no left / right movement). But that is a minor gripe when coming from the logitech G600. I do like that you can see the DPI via the color of the LED at the thumb, that is a nice feature.The single biggest failure of the mouse is the iCUE software. Now to start off I have used iCUE for awhile now, I have a corsair keyboard and LED fans, so I do use the software quite a bit. But for whatever reason they made the mouse interactions extremely dumb. Everything from needing to manually program every button in the default profile (because why would you want to use the number keys?) to the hardware profiles not really saving (if they save they are corrupt and get reset when you start iCUE again).Every time that my screen locks, I lose access to the number keys. This would be helpful for signing into my desktop, but not the end of the world. The real annoying part is when you do login the profile that should be loaded on to the mouse gets loaded, due to the way the communication protocol works for USB devices the mouse itself goes unresponsive for a few seconds.All that being said, I think my biggest problem with the iCUE software is that profiles are completely isolated and do not have any sort of stacking. Not really a big issue if you are only using a mouse or keyboard. Kinda a big issue when you have multiple devices and LEDs being controlled by the software. Ultimately if you hit the change profile button on the mouse (and you will, a lot), you go to a blank profile that basically turns everything off. Overall the software is not well thought out and not user friendly.Mouse: 4/10iCUE Software: 0/10