PC World - USA (2019-02)

70 PCWorld FEBRUARY 2019

REVIEWS STEELSERIES RIVAL 650

SteelSeries Rival 650

PROS

• Gets 10 hours of charge in only 15 minutes.


• Comfortable and attractive design.


• Removable weight system provides plenty of
  options.
  CONS


• Heavier than some might like.


• Expensive.


• Third thumb button is small and awkwardly placed.
  BOTTOM LINE
  With the Rival 650’s built-in fast charging and
  eye-catching look, SteelSeries has finally produced
  its first must-have mouse.
  $114

almost dead” moments mid-game. Pulling

down almost a full day’s charge in 15 minutes

is incredibly slick though. You’re never more

than a few minutes of inconvenience away

from wireless freedom, which is a fantastic

change from the days when I needed to keep

my so-called wireless mouse plugged in for

two or three hours to make sure it’d last.

There’s only one issue, and I hope

SteelSeries can fix it in a firmware update: DPI

is tracked separately in wireless and wired

modes, for whatever reason. When I plug the

mouse in, it immediately changes my DPI,

which can have disastrous results mid-match.

Seems like an easy fix, but we’ll see.

BOTTOM LINE

If you’re looking for a wireless mouse and

don’t want to throw down for Powerplay, I

think the SteelSeries Rival 650 is your next

best bet. Sure, at $120 it’s a bit more

expensive than some of the competition,

including Razer’s 2018 Mamba Wireless (go.

pcworld.com/mbrf) refresh—but the fast

charging feature alone is worth the extra cash.

Add in the weight system, the attractive

design, and the comfortable shape and

SteelSeries has its first must-have mouse.