Introduction

SteelSeries was founded 15 years ago, in 2001, and has since been focusing on making sure people who are passionate about gaming have the tools to reach the highest level possible. SteelSeries is one of the biggest brands to back eSports and can be seen backing professional teams such as Evil Geniuses and Virtus Pro. With teams such as these using their products, we can understand why they are a market leader in the gaming peripheral industry.

Today, I will be looking at the SteelSeries Rival 700 Mouse SteelSeries claims to be the most powerful gaming mouse armed with a customizable OLED display.

Specifications

Packaging

The packaging for the SteelSeries Rival 700 follows the same theme as that of previous SteelSeries products we have looked at, a rather nice image of the mouse on a dark background with a nice streak of orange for a stark contrast in colors. Brand identity is very important and by keeping to the same theme and colors, we know this to be a SteelSeries product before having even read the product or brand name.


The top of the box gives us a little bit of an insight into what to expect; RGB illumination, an optical sensor, and information on CPI and IPS are shown.


The back of the packaging gives us a little more information on some of the features, such as the removable mouse cable and an OLED display for in-game stats, alerts, and sensitivity.


This kind of packaging always screams quality to me. Rather than just having a plain cardboard box with a bit of plastic inside, SteelSeries has gone with a nice flip-open type of a box which no doubt costs more in both time and money to make. It does feel a lot more substantial than standard-fare packaging.


Inside the box are the mouse and two cables; one is 2 meters long and sleeved and the other is 1 meter long and unsleeved. There is also a quick setup guide.