Sensor
Steelseries uses the “TrueMove Air Sensor” here, which was created in collaboration with – how could it be otherwise – PixArt. The following is an overview of the technical data:
I couldn’t find out which sensor they used as a base yet, but based on the specs I would guess the current top of the line PMW3389DM-T3QU. If they do give me more details, I will add them here.
Exact information about the lift-off distance isn’t provided, but I didn’t notice the typical mouse trembling with worse sensors at any time. Unfortunately, a software calibration is not possible, which might have helped to get a bit more out of the sensor.
Software
And with the just mentioned component it continues directly, with this mouse the suitable control program is called “Steelseries GG”. While I was testing the mouse, updates came in relatively short intervals from the first installed version 1.0.0 to 2.0.0 and more recently 3.0.0 . GG seems to have only been around for a few months and it combines the previous software called Steelseries Engine with various other features. With about 350 Mbytes on the hard disk and a moderate working memory load, you won’t win a trophy for remarkable optimization, but you don’t stand out negatively either.
What bothered me, though, is the lack of an option to set the installation path. Installed is namely unasked on the C: partition, here one could still improve. When starting the program for the first time, it is also very prominently placed that one should please create an account to use the advanced features like Cloudsave. If you refuse this, you can continue in guest mode without any problems, and you will only be asked again if you activate a corresponding feature.
Here is the overview of the device-specific functions in the integrated engine:
But beyond that, there’s a lot more you can do in GG, it acts more as a hub for built-in functions like recording clips and news from the manufacturer:
Now you can take that any way you want. The range of functions is very broad, but for my taste one could have asked during the installation what is really needed. Absolutely annoying to me that recording “Moments” and data collection is enabled by default. Both can be turned off in the options, but you don’t have to force yourself on the user like that either.
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