SteelSeries

Sensei RAW

SteelSeries Sensei RAW

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Sentiment score50% positive
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Last updated: Sep 25, 2026

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Reddit Iconabc133769
8 months ago

gah damn steel series sensei what a throwback I've been out of the mouse game for awhile now. recent bought the vxe r1 se+ and holy shit am I astonished by what 20$ can get you for a gaming mouse nowadays

Reddit IconAndy202007
4 months ago

I'd buy an ambidextrous SteelSeries Sensei mouse again. If only they still made them. And it would help if they could restrict themselves to making unbloated mouse software. Have you considered replacing the microswitches that are going faulty in your mouse?

Reddit IconDimac99
10 months ago

I had been given a Steel Series Sensei as a present when GW2 came out and I actually played ele with it for the first few years. Hard to imagine now! I knew I needed one of these mythical mmo mice but the price was insane. £100 for a MOUSE? I nearly fainted when I found out what my brother paid for the SteelSeries and that was just 'normal'. When my second Sensei was on its last legs, (I had replaced the first with the SteelSeries Guild Wars 2 tie in version) I got one of the cheap Redragon ones and it was a game changer, as you've learned. Way too heavy for me, ultimately, but it did persuade me to bite the bullet on a proper one. I went with the Corsair Scimitar, because of the movable keypad as I have very small girl hands. Yes, the software has been quite a pain over the years, I used to regularly have to unplug and replug the damn thing because it wouldn't be recognised on startup, but I realise I've not had any iCue issues in a very long time now. (Touch wood.) I guess when things work they become invisible. I honestly think at this point I'd have to give up the game if I couldn't get another Scimitar.

Reddit Iconsherbimsly
10 months ago

I use the SteelSeries Sensei. It’s an ambidextrous mouse and has those 2 side buttons on each side, for a total of 4 side buttons. It’s the perfect amount of extra hot keys. I macro each button twice, example: Page Up and Shift-Page Up. I dont like the look or feel of “gamer mice” and absolutely hate the mice that have a full keypad side buttons. So 8 total hotkeys on the side, plus 2 more for the mouse wheel click and shift-mouse wheel click is perfect.

Reddit IconSorry_U_R_Wrong
8 months ago

It's a great mouse. I also like the wireless razer Viper series. For wired, I wish they still made the original Steelseries Sensei. The acceleration and deceleration settings were so good on that one. I have way too many mice, now that I think about it. Worst one is my Microsoft surface arc. Every time I happen to find it in a drawer, I recoil. I should toss it, but the electronics hoarder in me says "it's at least a backup".

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