I thought I was going to hate this mouse. I didn’t buy it when it first launched late last year, because it had some of the most polarizing reviews I’ve ever seen for a gaming product. I was hoping to give it a go as my first mouse-with-holes as it’s coated to protect the innards from damage, and I’ve enjoyed SteelSeries stuff in the past. But I was turned away by the weird tirade of hate that’s out there.

I should have listened to my gut. The Aerox 3 Wireless is super cool, and only a few steps away from…

I’ve already written an in-depth look at the Basilisk Ultimate, the $159 dollar flagship at the top of Razer’s wireless mouse family. It’s probably too costly — and this budget model is proof of that.

The Basilisk X HyperSpeed sells for a fraction of the price and retains many of the core features you’d want out of a performance gaming mouse. It’s streamlined in a few small ways to keep costs down, but the parts that Razer kept were exactly the right ones.

But how does it stack up in a world filled with ambidextrous-shaped budget winners like the SteelSeries…

The original Turtle Beach Recon 200 is one of the company’s most popular headsets, and it’s easy to figure out why. It has a sleek design, multiplatform compatibility, and a built-in headphone amplifier that overcomes the biggest problem with the PlayStation (and to a lesser extent, Xbox) controller audio output: lackluster volume in the name of battery preservation.

Of course, things can always be improved, and Turtle Beach has done exactly that with the Recon 200 Gen 2. This is an excellent example of a company listening to user feedback, as it incorporates the most-requested additional feature from users of…

Razer’s Basilisk series has always more or less been a clone of the popular Logitech G502. With the previous V2 update, it got even closer, but it still used an adjustable scroll wheel instead of Logitech’s famous “infinite scrolling” free-spinning design.

Now, Razer has taken that too.

The Basilisk V3, currently only available in a wired model, ditches the adjustable wheel from the previous version in favor of Razer’s new HyperScroll wheel. It also adds additional underglow lighting zones. Is this enough to finally take the G502 crown from Logitech? …

Just this past May, SteelSeries launched their new “Prime” family of gaming peripherals. These are meant to be their elite eSports-style products, for gamers that demand nothing but the best performance in the most demanding PC titles.

I’ve reviewed both the Prime headset and the Prime+ mouse. The headset was great(see my review), and I thought it lived up to the exact standard that SteelSeries designed this lineup to hit. It offers the same performance as their more expensive Pro series of audio gear, but in a more affordable and stealthy design.

The Prime+ mouse, on the other hand, was…

In the current gaming keyboard zeitgeist, tiny sixty- percent form factor designs are all the rage. HyperX found a surprising level of success last year with their Ducky collaboration that sold out in half a day, and decided to produce a regular version of their slim board for their standard lineup. Razer launched the Huntsman Mini, a small but powerful gaming device containing some of their best optical switches and optional extra dampening on the linear model to elevate the typing experience.

And Corsair now has the K65 RGB Mini. At first glance, it’s nothing special — and many other…

The sixty-five percent form factor isn’t that common in the mainstream gaming keyboard space, but with Razer’s latest entry in their iconic Blackwidow series, that trend might soon change.

Smaller keyboards are perfect when for when you have a compact desk setup, or you want to maximize room for your mouse, or you just want to try something that’s sleeker and more stylish than typical full sized models. They retain nearly all the functionality of larger keyboards through smart shortcut keys, and usually come just as feature-packed as the big ones too.

The most common small form factors that you…

When it comes to gaming mice, wireless is the new wired. Most companies now have a capable wireless system that can provide wired-like performance for the high speed tracking and clicking that you need to game your best.

However, in order to be considered truly market-leading, a mouse must also have an excellent sensor, a modern feature set, a shape that’s comfortable for most grip styles, and durable responsive buttons.

Here are the three best wireless gaming mice you can buy right now, alongside two of my favorites that I use regularly in spite of their small flaws…and one high…