SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless – Destiny 2: Lightfall
SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless – Destiny 2: Lightfall Edition – Lightweight 74g Gaming Mouse – 18000 CPI – TrueMove Air Optical Sensor – Water Resistant – 180+ Hour Battery Life – Free In-Game Items
| Weight: | 74 g |
| Brand: | SteelSeries |
| Model: | 62402 |
| Colour: | Destiny 2: Lightfall |
| Batteries Included: | Yes |
| Manufacture: | SteelSeries |
Absolutely perfect mouse in every way but it’s for tiny hands so having to return it due to cramps from trying my best to keep it etc .. so effortless tho movinv and gaming with it very impressed
Brilliant mouse, was going to be a present but seller didn’t package in anything for delivery so was sat on doorstep in full view of b day boy, first time this has happened just stuck a label on the box of the mouse, still it arrived on time so you can’t have everything
I purchased this to improve my gameplay. I am now officially the best Warzone player in my house closely ahead of my dog. This did absolutely nothing to improve my K.D ratio but I now have cool lights to look at as I await my redeployment from my team
This is an excellent mouse, fit perfectly on my palm and all the buttons as easily accessible. It is not only for MMO games, but for my desktop productivity where I can program various macro and shortcut buttons onto the mouse.
However, I have to return the mouse because the customisation software does not work on Apple Silicon (M1/M2) Macs, even thought the product description mentioned Mac is supported. Also the SteelSeries GG Software are adware and fully for promotions on their other products which is very irritating and distracting when you just want to customise the mouse.
I have ended up changing this to a Logitech G604 mouse.
I was always anti wireless but I cant fault it, while not a hard core gamer i’m very sensitive to input lag, and when on 2.4Ghz with the dongle close by zero issues,
The fact it also has bluetooth is a bonus, clearly don’t game on bluetooth thou,
Very lightweigh
love it. i bought the wired version in black. it was delivered the same day. the price seems unbeatable for this quality of a device.
seriously a joy to use. i have a profoundly exceptional home tech setup and this is my mouse.
It’s sturdy, high quality materials and great all-round build.
Extremely light without the expense of usability and quality.
Battery life has been phenomenal. I use it for extremely long periods of time (8-12hrs a day) and only need to charge it every now and then. When I do plug it in, it’s charged in no time.
The cable and usb dongle sit neatly and cleanly at the back of my desk, out of the way and hardly noticeable all while experiencing practically 0 lag.
Haven’t tried the Bluetooth option.
Lighting is as expected but haven’t dived into much of the technical side of things.
The Steelseries app is pretty average. Pain in the behind sometimes but nonetheless it works out eventually – make sure it’s up to date.
Better than the glorious model D, O and I. Works great wired and the cable is barely an additional weight if you have a bungee. The wireless responsiveness is indistinguishable from wired. I wish the side buttons were just set as mouse button 4-15 though rather than number keys, that way I could assign them to game controls that aren’t number keys without having to use the software.
I bought two of those, the first one over 6 months ago and a new one two days ago as I need it for other laptops. As I have a wide screen (49 inches) a normal office mouse would be too slow and uncomfortable (included Logitech MX Master S3 which is slow and heavy with bad bluetooth). However first thing I suggest you to do is upgrading the firmware after installing the app. The reason why, is to fix some wireless bugs. After that it goes extremely smooth. It is light, it is good enough for casual gaming (not at the level of Logi PRO X or Razer but still ok) and defo better of any office mouse out there as quicker (you can change speed with the central black button) and lighter especially with larger screens. Not a real opinion about side buttons as I never used them.
Mouse is lightweight, Feels sturdy, Has ample buttons and cutomisation via the Steelseries GG app in both lighting and button mapping, Great battery life and the the connection both via bluetooth and 2.4 Ghz both feel strong and responsive and the mouse is a good size. Also the waterproofing is great for any spilt drink accidents. Also the design to have the design with the holes for the palm stops the mouse from getting sweaty in warmer enviroments or long term gaming sessions
Con’s
For me personally the 12 button keypad on the side of the mouse is a little bit too far back which makes the back three buttons feel a little uncomfortable to reach but this is very much a personal issue and it might feel better for other people.
Lift off distance- it is indeed high but a quick fix is to put some black electrical tape covering part of the mouse sensor and it’s instantly fixed
Side buttons- they are quite cushioned which means you don’t get great feedback from them but I think over time I will come accustomed to them.
Overall a great lightweight mouse the drawbacks are minor and don’t outweigh the positives in my opinion!
Minor grievances overall. I still think it is worth the money, but be wary going in.
For me the optic sensor was way too sensitive and would drag my mouse across the screen when I was trying to lift the mouse to reposition after turning in-game. I was going to send back but found putting tape over the bottom fixed the issue.
The replacement is going strong and I’m sure that was just a one-off.
The battery life advertised is somewhat questionable. You’ll be lucky to get a day of use with the RGB turned on (even when set to turn off when not in use). In fact, I have disabled the RGB because I found myself having to plug it in too often. Now I get a few days use.
It will occasionally disconnect whilst in use (the receiver is only a foot away in the motherboard USB slot) and more frequently struggles to reconnect after a period of inactivity, but I don’t find these too annoying. It’s my first wireless mouse, so I wouldn’t be able to compare that experience with others.
These considered, I would still recommend this mouse.
– Good battery life and it charges quite fast when connected by wire
– Lightweight, with the centre of gravity ending up quite close to the sensor
– Solid wireless connection without any perceptible input lag
– High degree of customisability for the buttons and other mouse functionality
Cons:
– The software is glitchy at times, making configuring the mouse more difficult than it should
– No “offline profile” for when you connect it to a computer that doesn’t have the SteelSeries software, it instead uses whatever profile you last had configured
– Sometimes slow to come back up when the USB receiver is disconnected and reconnected
– I wish it came with an included USB male-A to female-C adapter for the receiver (it does come with an USB-A to USB-C cable and a female-to-female USB-C adapter so you can use it with an USB-A port, but it’s a clunky setup on a laptop for example)
– Somewhat awkward button placement (for my hand at least), can’t really find a good grip that allows me to hit both the 3 and 10 buttons without having to shift my hand
SteelSeries is by far even better than my older Logitech products. Their software is better, their designs are better and their specifications are better.
They also tend to have the most innovative products with features few other brands have. I have their magnetic keyboard and OMG what a beast of a keyboard, miles better than the mechanical keyboard I had from Corsair and Razer before.
Well this mouse is no different, it is water resistant, it is lightweight, has a good battery life, a lot of customisation options in the SteelSeries software (with lighting, lighting effects, battery saver options vs high performance options, and button customisation among many other things).
Sensor is great and works on pretty much any surface with or without mousepad and it is nice that it works on both wireless with dongle and bluetooth and also can just be used wired if you need to charge it while using it.
Wired it works just like a wired mouse (not the case for all brands!!!) in my case the extension cable used to plug the dongle in is also my charging cable and I just unplug dongle adapter from it and plug it into the mouse.
The mouse uses virgin PTFE skates which is very important and provides much less resistance than standard PTFE skates (when you’ve used both you notice the difference right away, substantially less drag to it and they last longer too)
It also has a braided charging cable so even when using wired it feels very light and the cable isn’t adding drag like a normal cable does.
The advertised battery life of 200 hours is in Bluetooth mode ONLY, which needs to be made more clear, however the actual battery life whilst using the 2.4GHz (which is recommended for gaming) is an incredible 80 hours of use which is the longest of all the lightweight wireless mice. Along side the huge battery it comes with USB-C fast charging, which not only gets you back in the game quickly it’s also a high quality paracord like cable. This cable means it feels as close to wireless as possible, other, more expensive mice still use old thick rubber cabling which definitely hampers the experience whilst charging.
The build quality is exceptional as per usual for Steelseries including an IP54 rating with 80m TTC Gold switches that are one my new favourites, no creaks with the shell, however the DPI button can be activated whilst unnaturally holding the top and bottom of the mouse and squeezing (I dont see any moment when you would hold a mouse like this), this cannot be reproduced by pushing on the mouse into a pad. A few areas where people have had problems with the Aerox is the feet included and the sensor placement, the feet shape is an unconventional circle, with one in each corner, there are reports of scratching and lint build up over time, I personally have experienced none of these problems and found them to have a great glide, being one of the best stock feet I’ve used. The sensor is also unconventional in it being placed back further than most, the one time I have noticed this being an issue is if you lift from the front first as it will track for slightly longer than normal due to the sensor staying closer to the pad for longer. Otherwise from general use I had no problems with tracking or flicking when compared to mice with a more conventional placement.
Overall: If you love the rival 3 shape, you want wireless, you want lightweight, its a no brainer. If you have not tried the rival 3 and are unsure about the shape, its great for all grip styles, with a strength in claw and a good size for fingertip for all hand sizes, if you palm I can recommend it for smaller-medium hands, large hands may not find it wide enough. Grips and sizes aside, its a feature packed mouse, with great build quality and comparable specs to mice that are 1.5 times the price, at 100 its a steal.