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JEMC said:
Zkuq said:

I got a SteelSeries Rival 100 in 2016 and then a SteelSeries Rival 3 in 2022, so that would be almost six years (it's missing three months), assuming I didn't have any other mouse between the two - I don't think I had, but I'm not 100% sure. Regardless, I'm still using the Rival 3, so that's about four years now. I don't love the RGB part, but for a pretty basic mouse, I don't have many complaints. My main gripe is SteelSeries pushing its 'ad'/software (don't remember what exactly but very much unwanted) through Windows Update, I think. It was a get annoyed once kind of thing and hasn't bothered me since, but I still hate that it happened. Not sure if things are any better with other gaming equipment manufacturers.

The RGB and bloatware don't pose a problem. That Sharkoon mouse I posted had a glowing led that didn't bother me much, and it's not my intention to download any software. And even if the RGB bothered me, I guess I could always download the software, turn it off and then uninstall it.

But thanks for the feedback.

Oh, I don't care about bloatware either, because I too don't install it. It's that something got pushed through what I believe is Windows Update without me installing anything. It was a one-time thing only, I think, but I hate how Microsoft doesn't crack down hard on stuff like this, so companies abuse it.