SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless (2022) Review

Verdict

The SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wi-fi is a incredible gaming mouse that stays cool and comfy over lengthy play classes, whereas additionally being correct and slick to make use of. With nice customizability courtesy of its SteelSeries GG software program and the addition of a precision taking pictures observe program, the Aerox 3 is a good choice for a large demographic of common customers, most notably FPS followers.

Introduction

The SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wi-fi mouse boasts a light-weight design, with its customisable and vibrant neon lights shining via a surprisingly gentle mesh-like shell. 

Setting itself aside with its distinctive look, the brand new 2022 version of the Aerox 3 has saved most of the 2021 version’s visible quirks, pairing it with some hefty personalisation choices and lightweight rigging besides. 

Geared at avid gamers, this speedy mouse guarantees to provide customers a aggressive edge and joins the race to turn out to be top-of-the-line gaming mice in the marketplace. However, with its intriguing form and wi-fi design, how does the Aerox 3 (2022) version actually compete? Listed here are my ideas.

Design

• Very gentle, comfy physique
• Perforated palm design retains issues cool 
• Mesh USB-C cable affords a handy 1.8m size

The SteelSeries Aerox 3 has a traditional physique form making it a flexible choice for various grip kinds – relying readily available dimension, in fact. My arms are on the smaller dimension and I discovered little to complain about.

Utilizing design instruments, heavy gaming classes and on a regular basis duties have been all comfy and straightforward. These with bigger arms might run into hassle, with Aerox’s facet buttons slimmer than rivals just like the Logitech G Professional X Superlight. 

The skinny dimension and agency materials of the Aerox 3’s buttons present them with some extra rigidity, requiring extra power and precision to press. It appears like a small frustration however, in intense FPS video games, it could actually take some getting used to. 

The construct of the mouse is robust and sturdy, even with the wild variety of holes in its core form. Regardless of how exhausting I used to be gripping the mouse, its type was pleasantly strong and didn’t really feel prefer it was at any danger of person injury. Made with ABS plastic, the Aerox is sort of unbelievably gentle to make use of and carry, which is a pleasant contact when you’re travelling and trying to take your peripherals on the street. 

The coarse matte end makes the mouse look refined and offers a satisfying grip. Regardless of its textured exterior, the white casing on the mouse confirmed no signal of wear and tear or staining, even after some heated gaming classes and desk lunches. Fortunately, if the white feels too dangerous, the Aerox additionally comes within the shade Onyx, a matte black end which affords the identical lightness with much less danger of discolouration sooner or later. 

It’s possible you’ll fear that the holy design of the mouse will welcome points with mud and spills, however the Aerox 3 Wi-fi (2022) has an IP54 score. Which means it has water resistance for splashes of water, however can’t deal with being dunked underwater. It additionally has accredited safety for mud, grime, oil, fur, and extra.

Efficiency

• SteelSeries TrueMove Core sensors ship correct monitoring
• 18,000 CPI allows speedy manoeuvrability 
• Roughly 200 hours of battery means extra playtime with out wires 

The SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wi-fi makes use of SteelSeries TrueMove Core sensors, discovered throughout the corporate’s vary of mice. It’s a formidable expertise, with the optical sensor utilizing gentle beams to register your inputs reasonably than bodily components so as to cut back the possibility of failure, as put on and tear.

After lengthy days of writing work, adopted by even longer classes of play, the Aerox by no means faltered in delivering fluid monitoring. This was helped by the mouse’s extraordinarily gentle design and a few high-quality skates at its base, permitting for swift motion with no noticeable drag. Fortunately, attributable to its balanced design, the mouse felt grounded in my mousepad, by no means too floaty or unwieldy. 

Providing each Bluetooth connectivity and a 2.4 Ghz wi-fi dongle, you’ve choices for the way you’d like to attach. The place Bluetooth is extraordinarily dependable and nice for journey, it’s exhausting to argue with the consistency and ease of popping in your dongle and attending to work. For prime-pressure gaming conditions, I’d suggest sticking with the dongle, as I did run into some Bluetooth pairing issues that left me excessive and dry.

Sadly, for followers of the 2021 model trying to improve, the 2022 version hasn’t solved the facet button dimension downside. In small bouts it’s completely comfy, however intensive video games obtained irritating as I tried to manoeuvre my hand to make use of my facet button key binds. 

Even so, the Aerox’s spectacular battery life is one thing to rejoice, with as much as 200 hours utilizing Bluetooth and 80 by way of the dongle. In my time with the mouse, I not often even thought-about its cost ranges – a formidable feat given its near-constant dynamic lighting. This may be toggled within the SteelSeries software program, with illumination dimming obtainable to cut back the lighting, benefiting longer durations of use.

Software program & Lighting 

• Dynamic lighting is further vivid
• SteelSeries Engine software program is useful for customisability 
• 3D Goal Coach is nice for budding aggressive avid gamers

The SteelSeries GG app is your principal hub for controlling how you employ the Aerox 3, in addition to another branded peripherals you might have in your assortment. This hub offers you with near-complete management of your gadget configuration, in addition to an space for creating and controlling customized lighting choices.

The interface is pleasantly arrange and purposeful so, even when you aren’t used to tweaking your mouse, you’ll have the ability to decide up on the cues and get within the weeds of it very quickly. 

The GG program has lots to supply, however its strongest addition by far is the 3D Goal Coach, permitting you to observe together with your mouse throughout a variety of actual sport phases. As somebody who hadn’t performed a Valve FPS in fairly some time, with the ability to drop into CS:GO-themed conditions and observe strafe aiming in trials was a blessing. Throughout the program, there’s additionally a ability tree that allowed me to coach sure abilities to turn out to be extra of an all-around participant and set excessive scores. It’s not particular to only the Aerox 3, nevertheless it enabled me to get into the nitty-gritty of my settings and play with sensitivity, acceleration and extra. 

These wanting most management over their lighting design will relish within the GG submenu Prism which, whereas in early entry, helps the Aerox 3. Right here, I spent an excellent period of time curating my dreamy neon designs, excellently complimenting my desk setup. The mesh-like look of the physique made the wonderful RGB lighting shine, particularly once I was working late into the evening. Some notifications, like low battery or Bluetooth pairing, additionally utilise the LED, which felt like one other considerate determination by SteelSeries that makes intuiting any issues easy and easy.

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