Revel Gaming Mouse PMW 3360 for Windows & Mac OS, Matte White

I'll give it 5/5, but only because it did deliver what it promised. I wish they had a few more features on it. Pros: The sensor is great. Assumed that going in. Tracks perfectly fine. Easy to click mouse wheel. This is not the case in Logitech mice. Sleek design with RGB to match my other RGB (trigger warning. JK too late, get triggered) Rubber top/plastic side for textures. My favorite combo. Plenty of DPI selections and good palcement. Scroll wheel feels great. A+ Mouse skates seem to be good. No issues apparent. Lightweight. Great software. However, I find it hard to keep the RGB breathing enabled... Not sure how to fix that since installing the software. Cons: No side buttons on the right. I realize this is purely personal. However, it's an ambi mouse that can't be used like an ambi mouse and i really will miss pg up/down on my mouse. M1/M2 and side buttons are very loud and tactile (think mx blue switches). The rubber coating is a bit slippery. It does provide grip tho, so it doesn't ruin the mouse. IIRC, the G403 was horrible at this. Rubber cable. While most people actually want this, I prefer not to. My mouse will always feel fragile. While not a problem for a $30 mouse, it still looms. Overall, it's the closest to the Sensei so far and I will replace the Sensei for a bit. I just wish the rubber was more grippy like my Fnatic Sensei and that it had 2 extra side buttons on the right. The Fnatic Sensei to me is still just on another level of comfort and usability. I'll be taking my Sensei to work and giving the Revel a long term try at home I'm hopes SteelSeries release a real follow up. The Revel is just simply a great value mouse and what should have been the Rival 100.

This mouse has become one of my favorites, but is not without it's flaws. I'll list a few pros and cons and what I think about it overall. Pros: 1. The shape is both safe, and familiar. The design is based around the Steelseries Sensei. While being a bit smaller and a hair thinner, I find that people comfortable with the sensei will have little trouble transitioning to the mouse. The rubberized texture on top feels good, although a magnet for oil, and the plastic sides are fine. I don't know how it will hold up with the texture, but I have heard the customer service from Nixeus is great. My hands are ~18.5x9.75cm and the mouse feels great in a relaxed claw grip. I think if you have hands under 19.5 the size won't be an issue, but any larger and palming might be awkward. 2. The 3360 sensor is fantastic. Pretty much a "flawless sensor," or as good as it gets for the past year and a half. The tracking is great, with no noticeable acceleration, and the latest firmware removed the smoothing. The software is barebones, but has all you need to adjust colors, dpi, and polling rate. The lift off distance is good, below 1 cd, but not as low as the logitech mice that have the tuning software to lower the LOD according to your mousepad. I have had no trouble with the lod being an issue. 3. Objective Pro, but the side buttons are further back than most mice, meaning that claw grippers like myself will have an easier time due to where we place our thumbs, however if you palm the mouse it will be a bit farther back than you are used to. 4. Weight, weight, weight. The mouse is SO light for its size that throwing it around is effortless. Some people may say that it feels "cheap" but that is a load of hogwash. Things do not have to be heavy to have quality. In fact having a needlessly heavy mouse is more a hindrance. This is definitely and enthusiast mouse for those that crave performance over flashy features and needless addons. Cons: 1. The main buttons aren't fantastic, but they do the job. Coming from logitech mice, it will be a shock to not have that snappy responsiveness and perfect travel distance, but they aren't as bad as zowie mice in terms of clicks. The switches are still omron, but the stiff shell shape makes them a bit harder to press if you're used to something lighter. After a few days your fingers adjust, and I have had no issues with spam clicking in RTS games, but if you are sensitive to pressing "stiffer" buttons then this might just not work for you. 2. The cable is not wrapped nicely like in the newer logitech mice, and because of this the cable has many kinks that won't work themselves out. I'm not sure why because the cable seems thin enough, but at the same time just wants to keep its weird cable memory. Very odd, but using a bungee or similar products might help. You could also boil the cable, or lightly use a blowdryer to straighten it out. I think companies should start doing the wider wraps, there is simply no reason to ruin a cable like this in 2017. 3. I have heard QC can be hit or miss, and scroll wheels might develop double clicks or squeak, but my unit is fine so YMMV. Overall I'm loving the mouse. The buttons may be a downgrade from my g pro, but I don't get hand cramps with this mouse and my aim seems to be better because of the slightly larger size and low weight.

Out of the box, this is one of the best budget gaming mice I've ever used, and I've collected quite a few. The mouse is a clone somewhat of the original Sensei so it's a very safe ambidextrous shape that will accommodate most grip styles. I play with a palm/claw grip (20 cm x 10.5 cm) and this mouse works great for me. It is a bit low on the top hump compared to my current daily driver, the Logitech G403, but at half the cost this would be my go to option if I couldn't afford the G403. The mouse is extremely light at only 84g, which is a huge bonus in competitive gaming. The fact that you can also operate this mouse without having to download any software was also a great plus in my book as all of the DPI settings can be accessed on the mouse itself. It cycles through different colors for the DPI settings, which are found in the tiny user manual that comes in the box in very small print. Also, this mouse probably has the best feeling standard mouse feet I've ever used, and mine came with replacement feet as well. It really does glide across any mousepad I use, whether its the QcK+, Nixeus Type-R, or even the Roccat Taito. On the G403 I had to replace the mouse feet for aftermarket products because they were pretty bad. So another plus for the Revel there. My only gripe so far is that the mouse cable, although nice and thin and not braided, is still quite stiff for a rubber cable. It may have to do with the way that they package it. Points here to Logitech who never tie their cables tightly but instead wrap them around the edges of the box and thus allow them to straighten out more naturally. On the Revel, I've tried to straighten the cable out but it's very stubborn. That being said, I am glad they did not go with a braided mouse cable though because those add weight and can be even more stiff if they are tied up in the same way withing the package. Even on my G403 I replaced by braided cable with a paracord cable. All in all, a great budget mouse with a safe, familiar shape, extreme lightness, and a really smooth glide. This may very well become your favorite mouse and it deserves it.

There's a lot that's not perfect about the revel, but not much I didn't already expect having followed its production and viewing feedback on it for some time. If you know what you're buying has X problem, you shouldn't dock it for having X problem. What I didn't know is that the side buttons aren't just bad.. they are BAD. And even if you get a Revel that doesn't have QC issues with the left and right mouse buttons, the left and right mouse buttons will still always feel a bit inconsistent because of the way the mouse shell is designed supposedly. If you're like me, when you first get this mouse you'll start laughing because it feels so cheap that it's legitimately funny; but make no mistake, it has killer performance with the 3360, a very low input delay, a shape many love, and a price point that I wouldn't say is a "good deal", but is simply very appropriate when you consider its shortcomings. If you liked your glossy finish mice in the past, the glossy coat on this one is very nice as well. You'll just have to clean it pretty regularly because even the cleanest person leaves a surprising amount of gunk on these things. Edit: Middle mouse button is double or even triple clicking. No excuse for that, knocked down two stars. Edit 2: Nixeus responded to my review offering "help with any further issues", but considering I have failing hardware there's not any help I could use aside from a replacement. I noticed they seem to respond to everyone with a negative review, and if they infer by your review date that your warranty is up, they don't offer you a replacement in their response. Well that rubbed me the wrong way because I felt it was just virtue signalling to reply to these people they weren't going to help.. so I emailed them and asked if a replacement was what they were implying they could do for me since that's the only thing they could actually help me with, and what do you know, they offered me one even though my warranty was over years ago. I didn't follow up and have it done because the sensei shape doesn't agree with me anyway, but I was very glad to see that they have some nice folks over there. Bumped my review up a star for that.

If you're here, it's because you scouted out many different mice through reviewers like Rocket Jump Ninja and JoshTechBytes on YouTube, read through overclock.net or /r/MouseReview threads, or just peeked into Amazon's mouse market and stumbled on this. This is an excellent mouse - but there are a few details to be aware of that can make or break your decision to purchase this or another competitive mouse. The PMW3360 is pretty much the best sensor on the market at the time of writing. The implementation is great. Lift off distance is low, and I can't find any issue with how the sensor is, especially after updating the firmware. There are preset DPI steps that may be changed with software in increments of 100. Both firmware and software are available on Nixeus's website and are optional, since this mouse is meant to work out of the box. I have 18.7 x 10.4 cm hands. The shape, balance, and weight is a HUGE step up from the Deathadder 3G I had played on for 8 years. The slope is very gradual, and the sides give my 1-2-2 grip a lot of space and a slight ledge to assist in picking up without any slipping. I can palm or claw it, but the hump doesn't really fill out the palm fully - it makes contact and provides support, but it is not a full feeling. I am totally fine with this, but others may prefer a full fill, or a lower profile (see: Zowie ZA/Ninox Venator, or FK for the respective hump profiles). My preferred grip style is now fingertip, surprisingly. The mouse is lightweight and precise enough for it, and the shape allows for that sort of versatility. The clicks and buttons are very tactile and tight. No issues on my matte white copy. The cord is light and flexible. The scroll wheel is tactile and bumpy, which may take getting used to. There is different tension between the scroll up and down. I personally prefer smoother scrolling, so this irritated me a little. It's workable, but I hope that Nixeus considers a different approach to scroll wheels in the future. I'm not a mouse enthusiast, and I wasn't expecting my socks to be blown off by this mouse - but it is a very solid choice, and conveniently less pricey than other solid choices. Other mice to consider include the Steelseries Sensei, Ninox Venator, Zowie ZA/FK series, and maybe the Logitech G Pro/102/203. Those all have ambidextrous form factors, but different pros and cons to them. Overall, I'm very pleased with this mouse, and have no issue using this as a replacement for my Deathadder.

I've own the same model but in white for over 7 years and I can tell you it went through a lot of falls and spills. It has a good sensor, doesn't need a mousepad if you put it on a wooden surface it works perfectly fine. However, throughout the years the mouse wheel underwent defects and it wouldn't register properly, I never really minded it because it wasn't important for me when I'm gaming. Bought the rubber black and it feels awesome just as I first had it. I know I can't contend to the people who have experienced defects with the mouse when they first got it in the mail but I can say my experience with this Nixeus mouse have lucked out on an amazing experience. The shape and the feel of the mouse is solid, the construction feels solid, everything generally feels and look really solid making it a very prominent opponent with triple A mice in the game. Been using the rubberized black for a couple of months now and I'm grateful to have spent money on the same product, hopefully this lasting a long time. A great bang for the buck, worth every penny and if you're lucky, it can stay for a while.

Does everything it sets out to do, be a good to the point mouse. The responsiveness and tracking accuracy is definitely something you can feel especially if you're coming from a Steelseries Sensei, it definitely feels more like an extension of my hand in a virtual space then the laser did on the sensei. When playing CS-Source, and Titanfall 2 the improvement over laser was almost night and day. Making micro adjustments was effortless. In general use/MMO(by extension mobas) the mouse glided smoothly across the screen and while pixel perfect accuracy is not really required for those situations the responsiveness made the experience more comfortable. The plastic shell on this mouse is very grippy, and feels nice on the skin of your hand. (For those of us that find rubberized mice to be more slippery, and bad for hands that stay dry) The size of the mouse is the same as the sensei, with a little less length resulting in a very slight but more comfortable grip. For those with short thumbs the side buttons are placed closer to the butt giving you more comfort when tapping them. If you have a fairly large hand then you might hand a difficult time pressing the closest side button. The side buttons have a tactile bump and feel about average. Not the highest of quality feel but also not something that will get in the way of gameplay. Middle mouse button has a medium weighty feel to it, it feels fairly similar to the sensei's MMB. The scroll wheel is notched and offers enough resistance to prevent accidents from occurring, compared to the sensei there is less resistance which I am sure can be adjusted by plying the clamping force a bit tighter if you ever opened the mouse. The LMB has a nice feel to it, slightly more force is required then the sensei but nothing that has affected me. There is a tactile bump that lets you feel the action which is something I need when wearing headphones.(I find having no feedback to be terrible). RMB like most of the reviews have stated feels a bit weaker and the vibration of air inside of the mouse feels slightly stronger. while its something that you can get used to its something I definitely had trouble with when doing multiple camera changes in an MMO with loosing activation due to its different feeling. TLDR: Great all around mouse for small to average hands, with a kickass sensor. This review was done with the latest firmware which removes sleep mode on the mouse~ Problems associated with cloth pads and rubbing were also noted with my model, replacement mouse feet are on the way(free of charge).

UPDATE - Aug 2020 Just wanted to mention that after over 2.5 years, it's still working fine, but more importantly, it's stood above a handful of other mice I have tried along the way (from top brands). Original review: Everything about the mouse itself is amazing. I like how it is kept simple without any dumb "gaming" gimmicks. The buttons feel nice, the scroll wheel is smooth and easy enough to click, the side buttons can come in handy if you decide to use them (and they are easy to get used to), if not, they don't really become bothersome. It's just 30-something bucks but I definitely don't feel like they cheeped out on the material, there is definitely quality and care put into it while still keeping it as affordable as it is. It's lightweight enough so that you will kinda forget that your holding it, especially when you are immersed in a game. Speaking of games, yes this mouse is really good for gaming and unless you are a heavy MMORPG player, this mouse should cover mostly all your needs. Oh yes, and last but not least, the sensor on this is superb! It's super precise and I haven't encountered any problems with it. Oh and yes, there is software for personalizing DPI. The only con is the wire, which quite short and stiff, if it was braided that would've been neat.

Forma muy rara

Ero un po' preoccupato per la variante in plastica lucida, l'unica disponibile al momento del mio acquisto, poi ho provato il mouse, e che dire! La superficie è fantastica, assicura la presa e non assorbe il sudore come la gomma. Il rovescio della medaglia però è che questa superficie si sporca più velocemente: io la pulisco una volta ogni due giorni (un veloce passaggio con un panno umido), alcuni potrebbero volerlo fare anche più volte, per cui tenete bene a mente questa caratteristica. Personalmente, non mi dà fastidio doverlo fare, perché poi la presa è perfetta. Se a voi non piace, provate la versione gommata, che però ha i tasti più mordibi. Il mouse ha la forma ambidestra per eccellenza, cioè quella a cui chiunque può adattarsi facilmente (se già non è la sua preferita), dimensioni medie, tasti leggermente rigidi, rotella tattile, cavo gommato da 1.5mt, e il fantastico sensore PWM3360, versione pubblica del 3366 di Logitech. Il 3366 è lo stato dell'arte dei sensori ottici, ma il 3360 è di poco inferiore. Non c'è software correlato. Il prezzo è ridotto proprio perché la qualità costruttiva non è eccelsa come quella di marche blasonate, comunque è decente. Il mouse ha un lieve MCU smoothing oltre i 2000 DPI e va in modalità sleep dopo qualche minuto di inattività: se non vi piace, cercate il thread "Nixeus REVEL [It's here!]" sul forum di Overclock dot net, troverete in prima pagina un aggiornamento firmware postato direttamente da un tecnico della Nixeus (Peter), il quale elimina entrambe le cose, e in più aggiunge l'opzione per il polling rate a 500hz. Vi direte, che ce ne facciamo di un polling rate del genere nel 2016? E invece... è da provare. Con un aggiornamento di 2 ms anziché 1 c'è meno lag nei giochi, e il mouse è ancora più preciso e reattivo, specie nella zona 1200-1600 cpi. A proposito, tenete d'occhio il forum di OCN per eventuali aggiornamenti di firmware. Sono soddisfatto di questo mouse. Mi ha evitato di spendere il doppio (!) per prendere un Logitech. Se siete giocatori di FPS, o vi piace la forma degli Zowie, per poco più di 40€ è quantomeno da provare. EDIT: Questo mouse ha avuto così tanto successo che è stato annunciato un software dedicato. Tenete d'occhio il sito della Nixeus nei prossimi mesi.

Die Nixeus REVEL ist in jeder Hinsicht ein Spitzenprodukt. Auf der Suche nach einer leichten und kleinen Maus mit Topsensor findet man mit etwas Glück die Nixeus REVEL. Sie ist die erste Maus der Firma und füllt für mich eine Lücke, die keine andere Maus füllen konnte (gerade im Bezug auf die Form). Verglichen mit Topprodukten von Razer, Steelseries, Benqs Zowie und der 300er Serie von Logitech ist die REVEL gleichauf. In den erwähnten Mäusen sind die besten Sensoren verbaut. Darunter der Avago ADNS-3310, Logitechs Weiterentwicklung 3366 und Razers 3988. Jeder der erwähnten Sensoren ist fehlerfrei, für Menschenhand unmöglich an seine Grenzen zu bringen und ein Muss für jeden Semi-Pro-Gamer. Der 3366 von Logitech wurde mit einer Public-Lizenz später als 3360 in weiteren Mäusen verbaut, so ist er auch Teil der Nixeus REVEL. Preislich ist die REVEL unschlagbar, da sie die günstigste Maus mit entsprechendem Sensor ist. Alternativen wie die Steelseries 300 kosten 20€ mehr. Wer die Form der Steelseries 100/Sensai Raw oder einer kleinen Zowie beforzugt, der bekommt hier genau das was er braucht. Verglichen mit der Steelseries 100 (gleiche Form), punktet der in REVEL verbaute Sensor mit besserer Leistung. Die Verarbeitung ist top, es gibt kein Sensorwackeln, die Tasten sind leicht zu drücken und gut erreichbar. Die Maus enthält keine Treibersoftware, wodurch sie an den minimalistischen Stil der Zowie EC-Mäuse erinnert: Kein Schnickschnack, dafür aber eins der besten Produkte am Markt. Die Form ist für mittelgroße Hände am besten geeignet (19x9,5cm).

Got my Glossy White Revel today so I flashed the latest beta firmware from the Overclock.net forums: [...] (the removal of sleep mode, removal of smoothing & additional polling rate features is included in the Beta firmware ver10-20-2016) and here are my thoughts: Never used a "Sensei" shape before today and I'm glad this is the first one I've tried. This shape fits me like nothing else I've tried before (FK1, EC1/2-A, G303, G400s, G Pro, G403, Mionix Castor). I didn't realise just how much grip I was missing using soft textured mice all this time. The G Pro felt like a soap bar by comparison; this mouse sticks to my hand like glue. I wouldn't call my hands the sweaty type at all, somewhere in between, dry at first then a small amount of clammy but that only makes the mouse's stickiness even stronger. I imagine there is a "sweaty hands threshold" that I don't exceed even during a gaming session that many other people do which are the type of hands that don't play nice with Zowie mice etc. The slight \__/ shape on the sides really helps with lifting as well; comparing it to the G403 where the sides were more like /__\ which just made it really irritating to pick up unless I had some sweat generated and the G Pro (__) shape with the textured plastic was just as bad for me. I actually love that the buttons are a little harder to press, particularly coming from the latest Logitech offerings (G303/G403/G Pro) having hair trigger buttons where I had to literally lift my fingers off the buttons when doing a larger swiping motion to do a 180 (40cm/360) or something. It is more akin to the Zowie mice clicks (which I actually adore for playing FPS like Overwatch). Build quality is superb for such a cheap mouse, I haven't got any rattles, sticky mouse buttons etc. I don't really care about the loudness of the clicks or how hollow it sounds since I use headphones when I play and I'll gladly pay that price for the light weight. The rubber cord is really nice too - I hate braided cables. Doesn't drag on my mouse pad or feel like it's affecting any movements. Love that Nixeus is communicating with us, giving us updated firmware (beta for now but will be released to their website once the beta phase is complete) and the spare mouse feet really helped as well since I use a cloth pad (GTF-X). I am completely in love with it. The only thing I could think of would be maybe give us some standalone software to tweak the mouse once and leave it alone like Mionix's software since I don't really use any other CPI steps other than 800 and I'm not really a fan of LED lighting, but I guess it serves a purpose currently with the CPI switching. As I was writing this review Peter Nixeus posted on the Overclock.net forums: [...] WE GETTIN' SOFTWARE! There will be polling rate options, LED lighting options, custom CPI/DPI options, etc. My hand measurements: 19cm long, 10cm wide (including thumb), palm grip, but this mouse should allow for anything really. I can claw or fingertip it too. Edit: Regarding the mushy buttons - there is a way to fix it but you'll need to open the mouse and use some tape. I opened it up and put two pieces of tape under the plungers for all the buttons (apart from the middle mouse + dpi switch button). Now there's no pre-travel for me. It even worked for the side buttons, but those required an extra piece of tape to get rid of the pre-travel. I first put 3 pieces of tape layered on top of one another and reassembled the mouse - if it wouldn't click I removed one layer, if it clicked, I added another. I then repeated this process until the buttons are nice and no longer mushy with any pre-travel (albeit still hard to click due ot the shape of the shell which is what I wanted in a mouse after the recent logitech mice being so easy to accidentally click). (pics of internal locations of black tape attached.)

Highly UNDERRATED mouse!!! Its very Responsive!!! Tracks all Small and Tiny movements.. Acceleration is literally zero.; Really good for snapping and flicking!! The mouse has no Jagger/sound/ nothing!!! Scroll wheel is like a Monster Truck Tyre, Solid Built Quality, no rattles no Vibrations... Pure Omron Switches.. Loud and Crisp.. Side buttons seemed a bit cheap and Low grade, But works fine!!! Good coating over the surface for Good grip!!! Really good Cable,NON BRAIDED..Over all Highly recommended if you are LOW on budget, Palm Grip, Upgrading cheap mouse too!!! After 1 one year, Still BEAST, NO COMPLAINS NO ISSUES. WORKS FINE