Product Reviews

Corsair introduced its first Scimitar gaming mouse in 2015 and for most of the players, it was a great choice. However, there were many critics who disliked this amazing mouse with 17 programmable buttons. Most of them said that that was too big to hand with one hand and some of them said that so many buttons on the side of the mouse is not effective.

This was really a bold move by a company and fitting 17 programmable buttons to the side and one scroll wheel too in the middle. Now it’s been five years and still the original mouse is on sale giving a bold reply to its critics.

And now, Corsair is coming with its latest Scimitar RGB elite, a lighter and faster than its predecessor. You can clearly have an idea of why Scimitar has gained so much popularity. There are many games in the market that require MOBA and MMO’s compatible mouse. The corsair 12 button mouse is really famous among them as they provide easy access in controlling and aiming.

Since these were already popular, corsair must have thought of making the mouse for the games which are played online or you can say that online streaming games and launched its 17 programmable buttoned mice.

Let’s have a look its features one by one:

Features

The regular Scimitar mouse comes with an optical sensor with 12000 DPI whereas the going to be launched Corsair RGB Elite has PixArt Sensor (one of the best in the industry) with 18000 DPI. Therefore, you would be seeing more precise and accurate control on this mouse while playing games which require precision and great control.

The thing that I liked most is its programmable buttons. Yes, it’s true that you need some time to master it, I used it and I also had to spend a lot of time mastering the Thumbpad. However, the two other buttons that are present at the scroll wheel are the game-changer and provides the control on sensitivity while flying.

Considering the price of the mouse which is just $75, you get a lot which you won’t even think of in a mouse with the same price.

Design
While I saw a lot of changes in the new corsair RGB there are lot more things that has remained unchanged and therefore you might get the same look in the mouse. I played several hours and found it as little chunks. The rest that is provided for the ring finger is textured patterned and after a long playing session you would find it irritating. However, if you don’t play for long hours then you won’t feel any problem with it.

I would certainly give the full credit to its design team which designed all the buttons to the left-hand side of the mouse. All the buttons have an alternating texture and it really helps you in navigating without looking at the buttons.

There could be a problem with people having big hands like me. I am 6’3’’ and therefore my hand is also big. For me, the buttons are really smaller and sometimes I click two buttons at the same time by mistake.

As far as the RGB lighting is concerned, it’s awesome. If you really like RGB you can also change the light by using iCue software, which comes with the mouse. The main areas of RGB lighting are Thumbpad, Scroll wheel and Corsair logo.

Performance

When I started using Corsair Scimitar RGB, I was very uncomfortable while using. I started using with MOB and MMO’s, in less than 7 days, I started using all the keys like a pro. So, it is true that you won’t find it very comfortable while using it for the first time but when you invest a little time using this mouse, you find it much more comfortable.

In just 7 days, I was using this mouse with 100% accuracy while shooting and moving in games much faster than ever before.

It’s really very nice to have all controls under your thumb. You don’t have to look out for W, Shift or 8 while playing. I would really say that this is the best contender of the best gaming mouse in this series as far as accuracy and abilities are concerned.

The cable is really good and durable making this exceptionally best hardware for games.

Wrapping it Up

Speaking honestly and truly, if you play MOBA’s and MMO’s then you must use this mouse. For shooting and other competitive games where you need to present yourself better than others with accuracy, using the Corsair Scimitar RGB Elite will definitely keep you ahead of your competitors.

But if you don’t play these types of games then ask yourself! Do you really need a mouse with 17 programmable buttons? If your answer is “Yes” then go for it.…

Acer predator series has always been a target for the gamers. The look and feel with the design and quality it gives is all that we want in a gaming laptop.

I bought this laptop quite a few days ago. I have always been a fan of the Predator series and whenever it comes with a new add on to its series I cannot stop myself to get it. Let me talk to you about my first time when I opened Predator Helios 300, it was the same almost but I found a new button. I couldn’t be able to get it that what that button was for. So, I just pressed the button.

The button was present at the top left-hand side of the keyboard and was named as “turbo”. I really couldn’t get it and just pressed the button. The moment I pressed it, the two fans present inside the laptop started with full throttle. That was like a Jet sound coming out of my laptop.

After some time, I came to realize that I must have switched on the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti chip for the graphics and all the 59 blades of the two fans were overclocked with full throttle to keep the system cool.

Features

At $1100, this is something you don’t get anywhere else except in Acer. An overclocked GPU in a system as thin as Helios 300 can never be imagined but it is true that this laptop delivers more than its price.

Let me tell you one thing that you can just buy this laptop for one single feature-the the turbo button. I can do it multiple times.

What I Like

I really liked the screen resolution, at 1080p you can clearly see everything in a game and aim at great precision.

The Turbo button and the Predator sense button keeps this laptop one step ahead from its competitors. Also, both of them enhances the performance of the game to a great extent.

The memory (RAM) and the storage (SSD) can be easily upgraded according to your requirements. If you need more space, then upgrade the SSD of the laptop and enhance the speed.

What I don’t like

The first thing that I don’t like about this laptop is its keyboard. The light keeps bleeding out from the keyboard. The backlit could have been better.

Another one that I didn’t like is the storage capacity. With a laptop with such a powerful performance, we just get 256GB SSD which doesn’t sound enough.

Acer Predator Helios 300

The Acer Predator Helios 300 has many variants but I reviewed the version available at $1100. I didn’t find anything wrong with this system apart from the small storage space of 256GB. However, there is an empty slot to install the second SSD but nowadays, PC games take much more space and some of them even take up to 50GB of space. Suppose if you play 2-3 games that take space of 50GB or more then you don’t have storage for other things and even your laptop performance will go down because of no available space.

There WIFI is still the previous one 802.11ac but it should have the latest 802.11ax. Also, the laptop has USB C port which must have been upgraded to Thunderbolt 3.

Speed and Battery

If you leave the small storage space, you would find that performance-wise this laptop is a monster at this price. I played, Need for speed, Battlefield 5 and even the Fortnite, the performance was great and the system never lagged at any moment.

If you keep the quality settings on high, you can reach upto 144fps with ease.

However, the amazing performance of the laptop has an adverse effect on the battery life. If you stream videos, then the battery can last approx.  4 hours. However, if you only play games then the performance of the battery life will even be less than 4 hours.

I don’t raise a finger at this laptop’s battery performance as most of the gaming laptops have less than 3 hours of battery life.

The laptop has the Predator sense button by which you can keep an eye on its performance. The button opens a window from where you can directly monitor the system and battery performance and can even control the fans.

Wrapping it Up

As far as the performance and the design is concerned, you get more than what you pay for. The company has come to a step ahead from its Nitro Series and came up with something which is sturdy, has overclocked GPU and 144Hz display.

So, you don’t buy a laptop, you bring a monster to your home with Acer Predator Helios 300.…