When it comes to peripherals generally corded is best. There are a slew of reasons for this but one of them is an issue like battery life. You don\u2019t want to get your arse whooped in a game because your mouse runs out of juice and you don\u2019t have any AA batteries lying around. Well the Steelseries Prime Wireless mouse<\/em> has decided to try changing your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every wireless mouse I have used to date has required batteries. That might be one of the reasons I have been put off by them in the past which is a bit odd. The Steelseries Prime Wireless mouse<\/em> is rechargeable using a nice little USB-C port in the front that you can plug in to charge it and if you have the other end plugged into the PC, can use it as a wired mouse as it charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if the thing runs out of juice you can charge and keep playing, so win win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fortunately it is also equipped with an excellent battery so that requirement for plugging in is needed less often. I left the mouse unplugged for a week and didn\u2019t switch it off. With a little bit of gaming and a lot of general PC use, I got a week out of it. If you leave it idle it goes into power saving mode so it takes half a second to react when you move the mouse for the first time, but I was impressed by this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The package was unexpected to say the least. The mouse plugs in using a USB-C cable as I mentioned, but the dongle also uses USB-C. This is sorted thanks to a USB-A to USB-C cable and a USB-C to USB-C adapter for the dongle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So basically you use the mouse plugged directly in using the cable when charging which is fine. Then if you need to switch it to wireless you move the cable from the mouse to the USB-C adapter which has the dongle connected. I tried some other USB-A to USB-C cables and heaps didn\u2019t work for the dongle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a little bit of faf, but it is what it is. Given USB-C is becoming such a standard it probably won\u2019t be long before a bunch of those USB-A ports become USB-C ones and then you\u2019ll be glad this mouse was forward thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n