CM Storm-A new player in high performance gaming mice after Steel Series and Razer,CM Storm is actually a company of Cooler Master.Initially they were starting to enrolled in making gaming surface and followed by gaming mice.In this article,we have got the CM Storm Sentinel Advance in the testbed,thus it’s still quite early to be unveiled officially.For its class,the Sentinel Advance will be likely the flagship of its mice offerings.
First impression,the Sentinel Advance built’s was broad and nice to grip.The ergonomics of gripping is quite pleasurable as the front edge is sharp and followed by the wide right handed-body.Its appearance is merely a-like Microsoft’s Sidewinder while CM Storm had implemented a plethora of innovative feature which its contenders do not have.Let’s delve into the technical specification of the Sentinel Advance.
| Tracking Sensor | Duo 5600DPI Laser Sensors |
| Programmable Memory | 64KB ‘Sentinel X Memory’ |
| Programmable Buttons | 8 |
| Response Clock | 1000Hz |
| Additional Features | X/Y DPI Management,6 Changeable Illumination Colors,OLED Customizable Logo,Rapid Fire tactical Mode |
| OLED Display | Yes |
| Weight System | Yes |
With an impressively high-end tracking sensor at a whopping 5600DPI,the Sentinel Advance is on par with Razer Mamba and the Steel Series Ikari(Could better than).Unlike Razer’s mice,CMStorm puts the profile buttons at the top and with 2 navigation +/_ buttons for maximum torque when user is attempting to change their desired profile.
The provided software came with a small CDÂ which let’s user to choose from driverless execution or to install in the pc.This is ideal for nomad gamers whom traveling around with public gaming rigs.There are many of things to play,for instance user may change the illumination lamp to a variety of 6 colors,besides the’ must’ Macro and Scripting capabilities were also assessable in the software.Gamers may configure their desired actions in click,eliminating time to click is the perfect way to win.. isn’t it.Basically,the software appeared to be quite user friendly,it tells the buttons by denoting the number of button at the illustrated mouse within the program.
Changeable illumination lamp turns wild when in dark environment.
We tested the Sentinel Advance with the CM Storm’s surface,thus we”ll be bringing to the testbed on the upcoming posts.
Here is another innovative feature which spotted in the Sentinel Advance,customizable DPI for both X and Y axis,who said shooting must be in the same pace?
Fabric wires for better wire stretching and management. Yes.. it’s more durable than conventional wires.
Customize the weight to suits gamer’s needs, increment starts with 4.5G.=)
The mighty sensor that drives the ‘weapon’.Twin Laser,Thumbs Up!
Package came with no extra things,we have got a steel stick to clamp the mouse wires with the CD itself.
Conclusion
For real time experience,we tested the Sentinel Advance in Left 4 Dead,FarCry3,RA3,scrolling and clicking are simply precise.But sometimes we dont know it’s a pros for having a high sensitivity sensor.
For our hilarious case we have a subwoofer system below the desk.When the subwoofer drives the whole table,the mouse cursor might simply moved by the mere vibration caused by basses,however it does proven that the sensor is darn sensitive with any movements.The only improvement room that we perceived would be the clicking mechanism,clickings sound can be improved to zero as it could be quite annoy when in First Person Shooters(FPS).
8.3/10
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