Xai nominated peripheral of the year

11-2-2010 13:08

SteelSeries Xai Laser Mouse was announced to be one of the nine nominees for Engadget peripheral of the year.

The already well-award SteelSeries Xai Laser Mouse has been put up against eight other peripherals, in the Endgadget 2009 Awards for peripheral of the year. Amongst the other nominees are the Apple Magic Mouse and the Palm Touchstone.

You can vote for what peripheral you think deserves to be the bests of 2009, by making your way onto the voting, which can be found here.

There is a total of twenty-three awards, so take your time and look through what products you think deserves a 2009 Engadget award. The voting will close on February 20, so be quick while there is still time.

nice

2010-02-11 13:11

ss best ever :)

2010-02-11 13:12

1 reply

2010-02-13 07:01

The Xai is an overhyped piece of shit. The only reason it is so popular is because every review done on it was by a SteelSeries partner/affiliate/sponsorship beneficiary or a clueless idiot that doesn't know jackshit about specifications in relation to computer gaming mice.

2010-02-11 13:18

24 replies

I couldn't agree more :)

2010-02-11 13:22

So, the fact about the specifications, that you can emulate any other mouse on the Xai, makes it bad for gaming? I'm just curious, why you think it is a bad product.

2010-02-11 13:27

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So you can emulate an optical mouse on a poor quality laser mouse now? Cool beans. Anyway I am disregarding anything you say for the sheer fact that you are paid to endorse SteelSeries products, I mean you aren't going to admit the Xai's faults when you are being paid to promote it are you?

2010-02-11 13:30

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First of all, I’m not paid to endorse anything. I can say I would never play with the Kinzu, due to the acceleration, there you go. Maybe I said it out wrong, but you can emulate the feeling of other mice on the Xai. Still, I´m eager to hear your exact reasons why it is a piece of shit. Oh and last, I’m not going to admit any faults on the Xai, as I don’t know any and I’m not the creator of this peripheral.

2010-02-11 13:43

13 replies

can you tell little more about whats wrong with kinzu ? i mean i looked up some details etc and ordered it from net , so i made a shit move? =D

2010-02-11 14:49

6 replies

I studied the web a little and some write that the acceleration (which is postetive), can be removed with a mouse fix (or CPL mouse fix or what ever they call it). Personally I'm using the Xai, but haven't tested the mouse fix on the Kinzu yet.

2010-02-11 14:56

5 replies

why you need a mousefix since you can turn acc off in kinzu ? or is there some problem with that feature ?

2010-02-11 15:07

4 replies

There is some acceleration on the Kinzu, even though you turned it off. If the web tells the truth, then its possible to removed with the mouse fix.

2010-02-11 15:17

3 replies

ok thanks for info.

2010-02-11 15:20

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you can terminate it by deleting 2 entrys in your OS registry so no biggie with that i have kinzu and it works perfectly fine. besides i find that barely noticable acceleration quite handy because i play on low sense and it helps me ingame when default acceleration would be too much

2010-08-20 13:09

i think it CANT be disabled, kinzu tracks up to 50IPS, pass 1.27 m/s then you get negative accel. the kinzu sucks imo, but xai is awesome

2010-02-11 23:25

totally agree, I have XAI for two months now or so and I'm very pleased with it. The only thing I'd point out is the wheel, which feels a bit stiff, I have a problem with bunnyhopping (when +jump on mwheeldown)

2010-02-11 16:15

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hahah yeah, god damnt the wheel.. i cant do bunnyhopping with xai, but i can do it with RAZER DA easily! :(

2010-02-12 04:20

3 replies

the same with lachesis. Nice, rolling wheel, no problem :P I can bunnyhop with xai, but not so easily as on the razer.

2010-02-12 19:50

2 replies

Dude I have lachesis and I bunnyhop the shit from that scroll it's a very good mouse I don't know why is so under-rated

2010-08-20 13:10

1 reply

That depends, because it's totally different from any other mouse.

2010-08-20 14:42

If it's such a high quality mouse you shouldn't have to make any registry changes then.

2010-02-12 01:00

What faults are there outa interest? The slight positive-acceleration people are talking about is really not noticeable at all (depends alot on what settings you're using). Been using one for ages now and it's better then the 3.0 and deathadder I used before... Can bet you aint used one though :P

2010-02-11 17:56

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there is also an issue with precision: kinda hard to explain, but the mouse "wants" to move up-down and left-right only, if u want to move diagonally its much harder work. pic kinda explains issue: img42.yfrog.com/i/attach1mice.jpg/ this is with newest drivers, also happens with oldest.

2010-02-11 22:15

3 replies

That's the kinzu though?

2010-02-11 22:31

1 reply

ya i wanted to reply to the finnish dude, my bad

2010-02-11 22:46

MX518 still rocks !

2010-02-12 13:05

w00t emulate is back in the bus cool :D

2010-02-11 13:44

i can just agree here. there always gets dust into the sensor which make the mouse feel slower and slower and u end up in either clean ur mouse sensor everyweek or change sensitivity

2010-02-11 16:11

i still fail to see how this is any better then a 1.1 or a V3 or even an mx518 oh did i mention that none of these have accell issues like the XAI

2010-02-11 13:18

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There is no acceleration on my Xai?

2010-02-11 13:21

I have 1.1 and am quite pleased with it :)

2010-02-11 13:27

Well, the 1.1 has negative-accel... So... y'know...

2010-02-11 17:56

what the heck is a v3 motorola v3? :D

2010-02-12 01:20

mx-518 FTW (:

2010-02-12 02:46

Done.

2010-02-11 13:18

A good mouse but still isn't a DeathAdder.

2010-02-11 13:20

3 replies

Razer ftw. Xai on last place

2010-02-11 13:29

deathadder nice mouse +1

2010-02-11 16:11

DeathAdder rulez!

2010-02-11 18:49

+1 for deathadder

2010-02-11 13:24

ie 3.0 > all

2010-02-11 13:28

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indeed

2010-02-11 19:14

IME 3.0 FTW..!! :)

2010-02-12 08:48

havent tried it, but ille stick with my mx518<3

2010-02-11 13:37

haha i won it here, on HLTV.org some months ago:) It is really good device!

2010-02-11 13:41

2009 Engadget Awards - Peripheral of the Year Razer Orochi Apple Magic Mouse Palm Touchstone SteelSeries Xai Laser Mouse Razer Naga XBOX 360 Wireless N Adaptor Kingston 40GB SSDNow ZuneHD AV Dock Mophie Juice Pack Air rofl :D what a difficult decision

2010-02-11 13:42

The Razer Imperator is a really good mouse, probably the best one imo, and better than a DeathAdder. razerzone.com/imperator/

2010-02-11 13:47

7 replies

Is it like a follow up to the Deathadder?

2010-02-11 13:50

3 replies

Absolutely !!!

2010-02-11 13:52

2 replies

I see

2010-02-11 13:53

rather the mamba than the imperator

2010-02-11 22:48

lol 5600 dpi how useless is that??

2010-02-11 14:02

1 reply

haha totally

2010-02-12 09:38

www.razerzone.com/imperator/

2010-02-11 16:56

HLTV bought by SS :D

2010-02-11 13:47

how many US$ is this?

2010-02-11 13:49

2 replies

$79,99.

2010-02-11 13:50

1 reply

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2010-02-11 17:15

IE 1.1 and 3.0 just need a better mousescroll and by far the best gaming mice that one could have

2010-02-11 14:45

2 replies

I've been playing with my 3.0 for a long while, and I've been trying out some new mice but still none of them could be compared to 3.0

2010-02-11 19:16

There has been a thread posted on this site in order to fix the scroll and side buttons: www.hltv.org/?pageid=18&threadid=31384

2010-02-11 19:20

#28 true !!! 1.1 FTW

2010-02-11 15:10

intelimouse optical 1.1 steelseries microsoft 3.0 steelseries razer deathadder logitech mx518

2010-02-11 15:10

MX518 BEST EVER!

2010-02-11 15:49

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ofc

2010-02-11 19:01

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I love my mx518 to bits! Very affordable and really good for gaming <3.

2010-02-12 13:38

my mouse ist steelseries Kinzu BEST xD

2010-02-11 15:51

I play with mx518. I was planning to go for a new mouse and a pad. Which combo will be better? As for the mouse, I was taking my pick between the Xai and Razer DA. Now I am confused :(

2010-02-11 16:07

3.0 still the best ( leading with 1.1 ) :p

2010-02-11 16:46

go Xai i voted =)

2010-02-11 17:29

:O nice 4 SS :)) wth is doing the Razer Naga there ?! :|

2010-02-11 17:47

it must be something wrong with my xai, cause I doubt people like skipping problems ^^ my deathadder works great on qck heavy :)

2010-02-11 17:49

I have the XAI on SS qck heavy. And the xai works great. There is like 1/2% positive accel. But the fact it stores settings & hz, makes it a wonderful mouse. So the 1/2% it's worth it.

2010-02-11 18:42

Mx510 and Mx518 Because of the laser being able to work on any mat. And because of the perfect deep shape for the hand and thumb. Tried the Roccat Kone for a while, was fine except that my mousewheel broke after two days..And it is a bit big for my hand. And I dont really have that small hands. Never tried the Xai unfortunately, but I dont like the shape of it. It looks too much like the MS Intelli 1.1 which didnt have a pleasent feeling when moving it fast back and forth because of it not being in a perfect shape for the palm of the hand and the thumb.

2010-02-11 19:41

how the heck is the apple magic mouse topping the poll.. its the best mouse apple have ever made and its STILL crap

2010-02-11 20:05

MS1.1 MS3.0 MX518 MX510 DeathAdder Krait best! laser bad

2010-02-11 21:01

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yep

2010-02-12 13:09

i have kinzu and i more then satisfied with the mouse,smooth move , great respond.I don`t have xai but i don`t think that is a pice of shit

2010-02-11 21:01

I dont understand some people here.. Some of you didn't even try the mouse AND STILL THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT THE MOUSE, in the beginning I was worried to change optical to laser technology, but now im not regretted of doing it, xai has a great glide, great mouse buttons and a nice shape although i prefer my hold mouse shape ( MI 3.0 ). Concluding, Xai deserves this awards. ( Sorry about the two comments, forgot to write the phrase with caps lock )

2010-02-11 21:13

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2010-02-11 21:49

Razer imperator with Razer Goliathus mousepad =DD

2010-02-11 21:36

a4tech x6 xD

2010-02-11 23:47

Razer Deathadder RULZ!

2010-02-12 00:03

1.1 will forever be the mouse for me<3

2010-02-12 02:39

kinzu is really small n lightweight. is that an advantage or not? it is said that bursting is so cool with kinzu (despite of its acceleration).

2010-02-12 07:23

DA rox ne tym nd MX518 2 both r gr8 mouse bt da handling i lyk da most iz DA easy grip smoth ruber finish daaaaam sexy lukzzz awesom precision i hve DA it rox :)

2010-02-12 13:16

nice one

2010-02-12 13:16

Results of the poll so far: Razer Orochi 1499 (4.0%) Apple Magic Mouse 11762 (31.6%) Palm Touchstone 9793 (26.3%) SteelSeries Xai Laser Mouse 1121 (3.0%) Xai not doing too well!

2010-02-12 13:39

3.0 will never be topped =]

2010-02-12 14:14

I bought Xai some weeks ago and its really good mouse,only problem i have is that when i play, mouse just gets slower and slower cause of shit getting into sensor and then have to clean it a bit but otherwise really nice mouse..

2010-02-13 20:17

Good. SteelSeries FTW!

2010-02-14 14:56

my personal favourites: deathadder ie 1.1, 3.0 logitech g1 my sucklist: Mx 510 / 18 - because of the form kinzu - just sucks because of form / sensor / mousefeet krait - because of the form / mousefeet diamondback - beacause of the form lasermice - because of the sensor

2010-08-20 12:22

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<3 g1

2010-08-20 13:15

Nice

2010-08-20 13:04

xai best :)

2010-08-20 13:26

lol that pis of shite?

2010-08-20 14:20

I bought Razer Mamba :(

2010-08-20 15:06

opticals mouses ftw..

2010-08-20 16:12

the xai is not that good ...

2010-08-20 16:21

well .. hltv.org/news/4869-contest-win-a-steelse.. ,we hear nothing about that anymore :(

2010-08-20 17:13

There is no pro player who have Steelseries mouse and his team has no Steelseries sponsorship. For example mTw. All pro players before Steelseries used 1.1 3.0 MX518 razer DA Krait or other

2010-08-20 17:58

i have a XAI now and TBH i dont like it...it is a good mouse but nothing special....and i really didnt like the shape...im going back to a MX518 insted.

2010-08-20 18:07