Conclusion

With the XAI SteelSeries created in cooperation with "pro-gamers" a very good mouse. The inconspicious product comes with an awful lot of technics under the hood. Overall you'll find ten indivudually programmable buttons as well as a LCD which is an nice but a bit complicated gadget. Meanwhile standard for a good gaming mouse is onboard memory which allows you to use the mouse at different PCs with the same settings. 

The XAI which is suitable for left-handed as well as right-handed players allows you a comfotable and natural attitude. The relatively flat design might be a bit tricky for player which like to lift the mouse. If you additionally have small hands you just can't stop touching the two left buttons which are a bit too big. On the other hand very nice are the well defined pressure points of all the four side buttons as well as the mouse wheel. Looking at the main buttons on top it might take to much force until they release.

Generally spoken the software is good. We recommend that you take a moment to get a certain overview. There are just an awful lot of options to choose from and you might lose your focus. The big advantage definitely is that you're able to configure everything imaginable.

If you're looking for a state-of-the-art gaming mouse you wont do anything wrong, buying a XAI. But we'd not recommend this mouse to players with small hands.

The Steelseries XAI Laser Gaming Mouse can be bought at Digitec to a price of CHF 115.- (est. EUR 76.-).

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 5 - Software Part 1
Page 2 - Preview	Page 6 - Software Part 2
Page 3 - Specifications / Delivery	Page 7 - Handling
Page 4 - Test conditions	Page 8 - Conclusion

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