Steelseries Rival 3 Wireless Mouse Review | Watch This Before You Buy! (2021)
Steelseries Rival 3 Wireless Mouse Review. This is a comprehensive review of the Steelseries Rival 3 wireless gaming mouse.
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Intro: (0:00)
What's In The Box?: (0:45)
Specifications: (0:55)
Mouse Shape: (2:21)
Aesthetic Appeal: (3:00)
Programmability: (3:33)
Feet Test: (4:11)
Sound Test: (4:31)
Final Thoughts: (4:53)
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What's your go-to gaming mouse?
YO, HI, I have a question what kind of mouse has a shape similar to the g pro wireless and is good for medium big sized hands as a 15 year old. I want a mouse that has a good sensor, has good stock skates, and good reviews but i love the gpro design it just always gets me and the comfort plz give me some good budget mice
I think this mouse is a great option for you. amzn.to/2X23adC comes in 3 different sizes and the shape is very close to the g pro wireless.
3 year old office mouse
By the way, does steel series rival 3 have 800 cpi?
@@qqrxyy yes
Nice video. Recently gave away my old microsoft mouse that i got for free and used for years. Was looking at the fancier ones and decided this one will do. After this review, i decided this one will be good enough for me. Nice review.
Glad I could help!
Are you familiar with the XTRFY M2 mouse? (Sadly they don't sell them anymore) Do you know any mouse that is very similar/identical to xtrfy m2? the steelseries rival 3 looks right to me but I'm very hesitant since the mouse can feel very different ingame.
2:56 did you mean millimeter? 1-2 centimeters seems like quite a lot
I really like the wired version. I don’t like how the RGB doesn’t just automatically work how I have it set, I must open the GG app for it to kick in. I’m considering the Wireless version because the wire gets in the way. Wish the logo had RGB even if it was dim. But the sound test doesn’t work well if not placed on the table
Awesome coverage!
Nope, it's completely inaccurate, and he's wasted a lot of people's money by shilling (for pay and free products) a defective product that outright lies on the package.
Great review!
Thank you!
Nope, it's completely inaccurate, and he's wasted a lot of people's money by shilling (for pay and free products) a defective product that outright lies on the package.
I love the wired version. I have a love-hate relationship with that mouse. My goal was to use it in bluetooth mode, most reviewers skip the information on the bluetooth mode so I'm here to tell you about it. First, there are no options at all to customize your bluetooth operational experience. The sleep will drive you insane. It's super slow to kick in, it goes in sleep mode in about 5 minutes. I feel I'm constantly battling this mouse over sleep mode. To top it off, a few times a day, the sleep mode doesn't kick in and you need to flip the mouse over, turn the switch off and back on for it to work. Every day I'm thinking I should throw this mouse away and get a wired mouse or something.
Thanks so much for the info on BT I was planning to get this specifically for BT mode but now I'm not so sure.
@Milfmagnetmk Not in Bluetooth mode.
i just learned you need to put the mouse into 2.4 mode with the dongle, then input your settings and save them. switch back to bluetooth and your settings will have saved.
@@teslotto interesting… I didn't know that. Thanks
Can you recommend some mice with the same or similar shape to the rival 3?
I tried AAAA batteries instead of AAA on my new Rival 3 and they fit. I didn't even have to use tin foil, they stay put. They are much lighter than AAA batteries and my mouse is lighter now, and if I use only one AAAA it's even lighter.
Use the lithium ones they’re even lighter
Just get a razer orochi v2
this(cable version) or viper mini?
Used both. Got large hands. But assuming you have average hands (~18.5cmx 9.5cm): Viper mini, if you fingertip and rarely claw. No go for palm. Rival 3 if you mostly claw and occasionally palm. Could even fingertip but not ideal. I love the rival 3 personally. I could claw very easily. Reminds me of a xm1r but with slightly better shape imo.
this channel is underrated .new sub
Nope, it's completely inaccurate, and he's wasted a lot of people's money by shilling (for pay and free products) a defective product that outright lies on the package.
@@Fiery.Dragon thanks bro . i am unsubbing now
@Fiery.Dragon no your brain is defective if you can't read the small print about battery life
How long have you been this mouse so far? Has been any issues or problems? Thanks for the video!
Worst fking mouse and support service ever. Many people have a bug where it blink purple and stop working. There's a fix by an exe file but their support refuse to send it to customers unless you still keep receipts.
What does year long battery mean? but 400hrs only take days..
Yeah good question it’s what their website was calling it. 400hrs definitely wouldn’t last a year but it is a long time.
400 hours is a lot unless your mouse is on 24/7 for a little more than 2 weeks
@@mymomdotcom2858 exactly! The mouse has power saving features like going to sleep when not in use, I believe it defaults to 5 minutes, but you can change that in the settings if you want something more or less aggressive. And yeah, 400 hours is like 16 days, but that's 16 days straight with non-stop use. I don't think anyone can achieve that. If you game for up to 4 hours a day every day then you'd get 100 days of use before needing to swap batteries. If you're gaming closer to 2 hours a day every day you'd be able to go 200 days before changing out batteries. And that's just being very simplistic about this. Even if you're gaming for several hours, any breaks you take that last more than 5 minutes means the mouse will go to sleep until you wake it back up again. I have no doubt you could get at least 3-6 months of use on two AAA batteries, depending on use.
It means you have to replace the batteries weekly with good quality alkaline AAAs, expect to replace them about 30 to 40 times a year.... oof. The guy who makes the video is a paid shill who gets free product and cash to promote products, but that does not mean they're actually good, he's just making money advertising like anyone else, think like a TV commercial bro, who isn't in it to tell you what's good, but he's in it to make ca$hish by shilling you crap.
No, they have to be replaced weekly, how about you actually use the products you shill for a while before accepting cash and free products to promote them online buddy, you wasted a lot of our money. @@PulseReview
2:35 definitely this mouse It's thought out for a claw grip, not ideal for palm
bought it thx to ur video
Sorry man, I hope things work out better in the future for you.
@@Fiery.Dragon why sorry ? It's a good mouse lol
Except it eats at least 60 triple AAA batteries a year, with hundreds of thousands of these things sold, wow... what a waste of money, what a mess. @@Medzo2
@@Medzo2is it good idk if i should buy that or logitech g305?
i didnt get a dongle with it
Yes, he gets free product and cash to shill for bad products online, just ignore what this boy says, he's not here for you, he's here to make money.
Should i buy for craw grip style?
Do not buy, very bad product, check reviews first from an unbiased / unpaid source, this guy is paid for his review, and he promotes literal garbage. This is actually a really really really bad product, and not worth your time, and I hope you didn't learn that by trusting this fool idiot who runs the channel like I did, I learned my lesson and found out he's just a paid shill who advertises, but that doesn't mean he's accurate, it's pretty bad. He looks like a genuine reviewer, but he's actually just paid to say whatever good things about the free product he was compensated to promote, whether it's trash or not.
First!
Got the G305 late last year over the Rival 3 Wireless. Just this week the G305 is having issues with multiple clicks in a single click. While waiting for warranty claim, I got the Rival 3 Wireless and will be giving the G305 to my friend.
It still good?
Logitech has shitty switches
Yeah, the rival 3 wireless eats batteries like candy, and has a very slow response time, goes to sleep quickly and has caused quite a lot of issues here, in only 2 months, not including that you have to buy high end batteries every 5 to 11 days for it.
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Great promo, but can you refund me my $70 plus 4 sets of duracell batts, fresh, I have to feed this thing every week, and it's crazy, I've never had a mouse that went through batts this fast, and it says "year long" on it - I expect at least a month or two.... ffff I get that you receive free product and some cash to shill for this, but you should have a bit more integrity than to literally shovel garbage into your viewers' faces.
Worst fking mouse and support service ever. Many people have a bug where it blink purple and stop working. There's a fix by an exe file but their support refuse to send it to customers unless you still keep receipts.
This mouse and the software "GG" is shit. It wont let me turn off the LED on my scroll wheel even I've selected it to be off.
Yes, he gets free product and cash to shill for bad products online, just ignore what this boy says, he's not here for you, he's here to make money.
User error
I've found the wireless rival 300 to be a peice of garbage , I should have listenedto the people on the forums . Cuts in an out every 30 seconds or so .I've had it for 2 days , will be taking it back for a refund.
Yeah, I got one recently and it eats batteries like nothing, 4 sets of AAA in 2 months, good alkalines, and I am just ready to throw it out, it's constantly disconnecting and runs through batteries like nothing. This guy gets paid for his reviews, and free product, uses them for a few minutes, and you can't believe what he says - he's essentially a paid shill.
Diggin that sax 🎷
Meee toooo
loud as hell, yuck. I don't know why people love clackity junk. I mean, just park a jet plane in your living room if that's your thing but no thanks.