CM Storm Inferno Gaming Mouse Review

👤by David Mitchelson Comments 📅04-08-10
CM Storm Inferno

This second gaming mouse from the brand CM Storm differs quite considerably from the first mouse they released, the Sentinel. It's shorter, wider and follows different curvatures. The button configuration for managing sensitivity might be the only comparable visual feature of the Inferno, but whilst it looks completely different to the wonderful Sentinel this doesn't detract from its illustrious craftsmanship.



Visually, it looks fantastic. The Inferno has matte and glossy panels, giving it a sense of definition and fierceness. Around the sides it has some interesting contours and it follows a similar shape to the notorious MX-518 from Logitech. Surely this has to be a bonus then. Along the inside we have three buttons, the two slimmer shaped buttons manage forward and backward movement in windows/browsers whilst the other button is customisable via the provided software.





Looking at the Inferno head on, at the bottom we can see some interesting mesh cut outs - when powered up this glows a strong red colour. Later on we will take a look at this.



On the topside of the Inferno we have a multitude of buttons, notably - the scrolling wheel is larger than the wheel found on the Sentinel. It has better grip also. Next to this as we have already mentioned the two sensitivity buttons - when used cause the - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 LED indicators to the left hand side to illuminate giving you on the fly control over speed. In the middle is a button that allows you to jump to different profiles stored on the 128kb onboard memory (you can store up to 3 profiles. You will also notice there are two buttons either side of the standard 'left' and 'right' mouse buttons. The one of the left hand side activates 'Rapid Fire' mode in game whilst the button on the right hand side allows you easy access to Macros and Scripts - a great feature for the MMO genre of games.



Lastly, on the underside of the Inferno we have the Twin Laser Sensor - up to 4000 DPI is available. Giving you the versatility between genres, although this mouse is geared towards MMO's it still has brilliant FPS characteristics. So it isn't solely a mouse for just MMO. A little later we will be putting it through its paces through a variety of different game types.



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