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The advertised ~400-hour battery life only applies with high-efficiency mode, which disables RGB and drops polling rate to 125Hz. Real-world usage without that mode is closer to 40 hours or about a week, requiring frequent battery changes.

@RJ-pb1qx

My 0.02c - I've had the mouse since release date. The mouse I got is very solid, no flex anywhere. Its heavy so don't use a cloth mat with it like the BenQ Zowie GS-R, it will feel like it's stuck in the mud unless you want CRAZY control. Use a faster mouse pad. I'm using an older artisan pad and its much better. The 400 hrs battery life is ONLY when high efficiency mode is enabled which will lower polling rate to 125hz AND you use 2 batteries. Other than that, its a 40 hr mouse (2 batteries) and you'll have to change the batteries out about once a week or depending how often you use it, so you'll need rechargeables.launch

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December 10, 2020

@RJ-pb1qx

I have this mouse, just got it. Using with a BenQ Zowie GS-R makes it feel stuck in the mud but I really like the mouse. Using it with an older artisan hyate pad helps a ton as its a much faster pad. Just need a pad now that is like the Artisan hyate, if anyone knows of any comparisons.\nBattery life is about 40 hrs realistically, its only 400 if you use 2 batteries and turn ON high efficiency mode which drops the polling rate to 125HZ.launch

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December 9, 2020

@Bug13Droid

I have this mouse so, clarification : 400h is with \"high efficiency mode\" activated wich disable the RGB and reduce the polling rate.\nWithout this sort of \"eco mode\", the included AAA batteries lasted one week.launch

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October 8, 2020

Users are disappointed by the lack of RGB options and dimming controls, and that the box's advertised glow doesn't match reality; the logo LED reportedly has no dimmer and can be very bright.

@TheRoamingStoic

The main thing that irks me the most about this mouse is its lack of RGB options. Particularly the fact that there is no dope orange glow like what was depicted in every single product image. As an aesthetics freak, I am devastated. Aside from that and the ease of accidental clicking of the side buttons (at least for me), it is actually a pretty nice mouse. I legitimately don't regret getting it, it's super responsive. \n\n\n\n\nBut damn... I totally did get this for the orange glow ngl lmao.launch

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August 15, 2025

@PrinPadurePlimbatorul

Man i love how hyped you are everytime you present a product that you have a soft spot for :) hopefully we will see an rgb version soon.\nAlso, i'd like to thank your for your old rival 3 video, you sold me into it, for me rival 3 is the claw master. I also changed the stock cable with a soft paracord one. Gotta say, the cable, even on a bungee, add alot of resistance to the movement. Now with paracord its flying :) I also paired it with an Apex 150 keyboard. Its a dreamlaunch

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October 9, 2020

@FakeJeep

Looks like they finally improved the software... one of my biggest gripes on the 310 is the software was.. \"rudimentary\" at best. Logitech's simply murdered it in public and walked away.\n\nMy other issue was the logo's LED had no dimmer.. it was either on/off and on it was as bright as THE SURFACE OF THE SUN... which if you play in the dark or low light it's fucking blinding.launch

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October 9, 2020

Some report the left click doesn't fully flatten compared to the Rival 100, and one noted double-clicking issues after about a year with the wired Gen 1 version.

@Xenon1377

I purchased the gen 1 about a year ago and started to have double clicking issues just recently. Now the gen 2 is out I hope the problem is now fixed and it doesn’t happen again because I really enjoy the comfortability of the rival 3 over the G05 I feel like the G05 feels cheaplaunch

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October 9, 2025

@TheMikrostaR

I have them both , personaly i like the rival 100 clicks more , the rival 3 when you click the left click it kinda doesnt fully flatten its kinda one sided while rival 100 when u click it clicks fully , other than the rest rival 100 kinda feels more quality and the apex 3 feels more like plastic .launch

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March 26, 2020

One detailed account describes an aggressive, uncustomizable sleep mode in Bluetooth that kicks in too fast and sometimes fails to work correctly, requiring a manual power cycle to fix.

@CarcPazu

I love the wired version. I have a love-hate relationship with that mouse. My goal was to use it in bluetooth mode, most reviewers skip the information on the bluetooth mode so I'm here to tell you about it. First, there are no options at all to customize your bluetooth operational experience. The sleep will drive you insane. It's super slow to kick in, it goes in sleep mode in about 5 minutes. I feel I'm constantly battling this mouse over sleep mode. To top it off, a few times a day, the sleep mode doesn't kick in and you need to flip the mouse over, turn the switch off and back on for it to work. Every day I'm thinking I should throw this mouse away and get a wired mouse or something.launch

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October 18, 2022

At least one user found the side buttons easy to press accidentally during use.

@TheRoamingStoic

The main thing that irks me the most about this mouse is its lack of RGB options. Particularly the fact that there is no dope orange glow like what was depicted in every single product image. As an aesthetics freak, I am devastated. Aside from that and the ease of accidental clicking of the side buttons (at least for me), it is actually a pretty nice mouse. I legitimately don't regret getting it, it's super responsive. \n\n\n\n\nBut damn... I totally did get this for the orange glow ngl lmao.launch

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August 15, 2025

A long-term user notes the mouse feet wear off relatively quickly and need replacing after several months of daily use.

@fxjh21

One thing I would tell if anybody is still looking to buy this mouse. So far I bought it in March and used it almost daily since then untill now which is the beginning of August. The mouse still works fantastically but the only thing is, I need to change the mouse feet. They wear off pretty quickly.launch

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August 5, 2020

One user liked the wired mouse overall but felt the cable didn't look particularly durable.

@crisppzanuff2868

Got this in my last day off \nRly got to say the texture of the mouse is amazing I rly like the feel of the mouse\nI'm still getting used to how light it feels but in terms of performance it rly is way better than others at the price point \nThe software is nice and if u like RGB it looks rly good on this mouse \nIts overall a \"premium mouse\" if u compare it to others at this price point \nThe only big con I found its the cable \nIt's not bad but doesn't rly look durablelaunch

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August 8, 2020

One long-term wireless owner reports occasional glitching after a year of daily use, describing it as similar to stick drift.

@Spacepandan

I had the wireless version for 1 year now, and It's not as great as it sounds sadly. It's battery's so I need to change it often due to using it everyday. It starts glitching around sometimes, almost like what in the controller world is know as, stick drift. It's a good mouse, I'm not saying it's bad, but there can be improvement's.launch

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June 2, 2025