SteelSeries - Aerox 5 Wired

I'm on a MacBook Pro. I want a gaming mouse. I want it to connect to the native USB-C ports on my MBP. No dongle. I don't want an adapter: I want the cable coming out of the mouse to end in a USB-C connector, natively. I don't want bluetooth or a dongle. I am specifically asking about a wired mouse. That's it. That's the entire request. Please refrain from answers that do not respect the request. If you're here to tell me to just use a dongle, etc., please keep it to yourself. **Postscript Edit:** Contrary to the early conclusions, it DOES appear that this question currently has an answer that checks every box: The SteelSeries Aerox 5, Wired edition, plus an after-market cable. This is a wired-only gaming mouse. It has a USB-C connector. The cable that it ships with is USB-C <-> USB-A, but fixing that is a simple cable swap. I've ordered this and will update the post again, after the mouse has arrived and I've had a chance to test that. **Post-Postscript Edit:** The Aerox 5 has arrived. First impressions: Most importantly, it ticks all my boxes. It's strictly a wired mouse (tho a wireless version is also available). With a replacement cable, it's straight USB-C. It's a gaming mouse with all the buttons and wheel I need. Second pass impressions: My biggest grumble with it is that at default config, it BARELY moves the pointer on the screen. After going into System settings and dialing the pointer movement up to max, it's back to where my last mouse was at a 40% speed setting. I've tried installing SteelSeries' customization software, but haven't had any success with it, yet. The best I've gotten for fixing the slow tracking speed is turning off Pointer Acceleration under System Config -> Mouse -> Advanced. This increases the tracking speed of the mouse for routine uses substantially. Before doing this, even pegging the tracking speed to 100% still required picking the mouse up and resetting it to get it from one side of the screen to another. It's very lightweight. The port on the front where the cable plugs in is narrow. Chonkier USB-C cables won't get in. There's a bonus thumb button that, in default config, reveals all your windows. Nice touch.

Ordered and tested it a few days ago. The sniper button is placed way too far and the upper "tilt" button is basically unusable due to the weight required to click it. Using claw grip I was lifting the mouse trying to click the tilt button from the underside.

I present to you the Turtle Beach/Kone XP Air I recently decided I needed a better mouse, specifically for Deadlock, and set out to replace my Razer Basilisk v3 (a great mouse in its own right). I wanted more buttons on the side to map items because I really try to keep my fingers on WASD at all times. I ordered a handful of mice, looking for mice with additional side buttons that were NOT mmo mice. I landed on the Steel Series Aerox 5, Glorious Model I 2, and the TB/Kone XP Air. I looked at the Corsair Nightsword, ROG Spatha and ROG Chakram X, but decided not to pull the trigger on them for various reasons. The Aerox 5 was an instant no. It has this weird whammy bar on the side that you flick up and down (like the guitar hero controller) that looked neat in theory, but it was really stiff and hard to use in practice. The Glorious Model I 2 was amazing and I almost kept it. The buttons are easy to reach with your thumb and it has multiple swappable buttons if you want different shapes. The m1 click action was very crisp and its also very light. I loved it. But then I got the XP Air. This mouse has some drawbacks. The M1 click action stinks, it's gummy with long travel distance and it feels bad. It's heavy at 100 grams. But the buttons, oh my lord the buttons. The side array is so perfect for items/skills with the quad button layout and the thumb rest button is literally the game breaker and why I bought it. **I mapped the thumb rest button to parry and I am able to parry/counterspell literally everything.** If you are looking for a better experience with using your active items, I strongly strongly recommend the XP Air. Deadlock isn't a twitch shooter, so the gummy M1 isn't as big a deal as it would be in COD or Battlefield (and I used it during both battlefield weekends and the side buttons were amazing there too). If you can't get over the gummy M1, and you think it's too heavy, then the Model I 2 is a really amazing runner up. My next plan is to mod the XP Air with a lighter battery and to remove some of the plastic guts with a Dremel. I've seen guides online where you can get it down to about 70 grams. That's all, thanks for coming to my TED talk.

Eh I prefer those 5 button side sorta mice. Can't stand keypad style. When I played MMO's more the aerox 5 was go to. Can even be used for other games in a pinch if you need. Sadly even those type of mice are more and more uncommon.

Lol I actually liked the flipper/ up-down rocker thing. I found it easy to use. And yep I tried a roccat xp too. In fact I still have it sitting in a box in a drawer lol. I didn't use it for long. I think I just preferred the shape, weight and coating of the aerox. I'm sure it was a good option for some but I've never really vibed with roccat mice in general unfortunately.

I’m being partial here but the Steelseries Aerox family might be good for that price range. Aerox 3, 5, and 9 - the higher the number the more side buttons. The mice are in the 60-90g weight range, and imo they’re seem to be on the bigger end. Acceptably light, has good software (windows) for button remapping, generally good build quality. I’m using the Aerox 9 and it’s great for gaming and work - imagine having F1-F12 at the reach of your thumb!

Steelseries aerox 5 is a little close imho

One easy thing to do is replace the side buttons with paddles that go up and down. Same form factor, same position, double the inputs. The Aerox 5 has a button like that. I also don't think that every mouse needs to accommodate every grip type and it's definitely possible to have more buttons without interfering. I used to daily a RAT MMO 7, it was great!

100% agree. It's baffling to me that there are dozens of lightweight mice that all seem to be tripping over each other to compete for the same market share. The G502X variants, Aerox 5, and Model I2 are the only "modern" mice that come to mind with 4-5 side-buttons, and they all have at least one major flaw (i.e., heavy or wired, weird paddle thing, Glorious, in that order). A superlight G502 would absolutely be killer in the space.

G502X has 3 thumb buttons, 2 LMB side buttons, and 3 wheel buttons. ASUS Chakram X Origin has 4 thumb buttons + 4 joystick buttons on left side + wheel Steelseries Aerox 5 has 5 thumb buttons + wheel

I feel that. The aerox 5 had ping wheel issues but I love love love steelseries. They've never let me down. Thats like one of their largest flaws. And that specific mice if what i need for fps so I was trying out other things. I just got my v4. I want to try the pro x2 superstrike when it comes out but thats not until jan-march of next year. Not to mention its a heavier (65g) mouse. Guess we will see if thats to benefit or not. 

id like to try the aerox 5 but wasnt a real fan of the scroll and clicks though the perfect amount of buttons and weight. i also dont know anything about the sensor they use, and have heard their software is something to be desired