SteelSeries Kinzu Optical Gaming Mouse

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Written by Joey Peng - Edited by Olin Coles

Sunday, 18 April 2010

Table of Contents: Page Index
SteelSeries Kinzu Optical Gaming Mouse
SteelSeries Kinzu Features and Specifications
SteelSeries Kinzu: Closer Look
SteelSeries Kinzu Detailed Features
SteelSeries Kinzu Software Details
SteelSeries Kinzu Testing and Results
SteelSeries Kinzu Final Thoughts and Conclusion

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SteelSeries Kinzu Features

Ambidextrous lightweight ergonomic finger-tip / palm design
Slip-resistant coating for superior mouse grip and control
Gaming Grade optimizations for pro gaming CPI values
CPI toggle for on-the-fly high & low sensitivity adjustments
SteelSeries ExactRate offers customizable report rate (125Hz-1000Hz) / 1 ms response time
Acceleration on/off toggle via software
50 Inches Per Second and 20G of acceleration
Low-friction high-performance polyethylene feet

SteelSeries Kinzu Specifications

Frames per second: 9.375
Inches per second: 50
Megapixels per second: 3.75
Counts Per Inch (CPI): 400 - 3200
Acceleration: 20 G
Buttons: 3
Cord: 2 m / 7,9 ft (braided to improve durability)
Polling: up to 1000 Hz
Lift distance: ~2.0mm
Large pressure points that reduce friction for optimized glide
Driverless, plug-and-play feature for LAN gamers
Built-in memory for 3 profiles
Measurements: 117 x 64 x 36 mm / 4,6 x 2,5 x 1,43 in
Operating systems: Win XP / Vista / Win 2000 / Mac OS

*Configuration software only available for Windows operating systems

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# Kinzu SteelSeries — Eric M 2010-04-19 08:20

I've never had so many problems with a mouse as I did with my Kinzu. Never again will I buy a SteelSeries device as their customer support might as well be non existent.

From the time I bought the mouse on NewEgg I had issues, if I ever barely lifted the mouse I would have to remove and reconnect the USB to the keyboard. Everything else about the mouse was great, yes it looks plain but I prefer function over aesthetics. Now only if I could get the SS Kinzu to function properly.

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# Kinzu — Din Moderen 2010-04-20 01:32

Eric, did you update the firmware? That solved all problems (their support answered this almost instantly for me).

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# Steelseries — Arild 2010-04-20 13:13

All my steelseries products have died or started to fail in such a way that it was no longer useful for the purpose i bought it for, playing ql in online competitions. This is however only limited to the 6G and 7G keyboard and 3 different Ikari opticals, which was a shame, best grip I ever had on a mouse. They have good products, but all of which I tried started failing after a week to max a month. Never buying a steelseries product again until they can show they are using better parts that yields a longer life-time for their products.

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# RE: SteelSeries Kinzu Optical Gaming Mouse — cody 2010-12-14 09:26

I agree. Steel series products tend to fall apart quite quickly. Thankfully my Xai is getting replaced for free.

I recommend the G5. can never go wrong with it.

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# Steelseries Kinzu Optical Gaming Mouse — Mushy 2011-02-09 05:08

Had my SS Kinzu along with other SS equipment for well over a year now, I use them all for CS:S gaming, never once has any of the equipment failed on me, I find them to be relly reliable pieces of equipment.
I suspect faults with them are of your own or of your system, they are perfect in my eyes.

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# Kinzu controll madness — rich 2011-04-27 14:33

this mouse worked very well in FPS games np at all was solid and fast . but for a online rpg the precision needed to click hotbar icons it was Bad no matter how i set it useing there divers it still wasn't up to the job to fast or to slow. and the middel mouse started having click troubles after only a month on ventrilo . i removed it and reconnected my toshiba x20 it's a bit bulky and im not a fan of the slick pastic on it . but far as precision clicks it blows the kinzu outta the water and does my FPS games jest fine . sorry steelseries but your mouse about drove me nuts on my rpg trying to get it under controll were done .if for FPS games only it's fine .

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# *facepalm* — Wes 2011-10-11 08:21

You shouldn't be clicking your skills in RPGs, keybind them.

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# Workin bad since installed — Dejan 2011-10-09 23:28

This mouse made me crazy. Bought to replace old MS mouse and this randomly one click transforming to double click. I've tried ALL, just did 30 min test in control panel in order to define is this is problem in double click speed settings and this is for sure randomly.

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# Felt quite content — Sun Down 2011-10-16 20:31

It feels great, though the shape of the chassis is a bit underwhelming. I was hoping for a slightly more claw-friendly shape for my thumb, ring and pinky fingers. The build quality feels great overall. The minimalistic design attracted me to it. It screams functionality over design, and for my part it sure did. The tactile response of the Kinzu is just perfect, unlike the extremely sensitive DeathAdder. The cord felt a little bit too stiff, but it's tolerable. For the price offered, it's an awesome mouse. A great all-rounder which I definitely recommend.

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# bad quality — Dan 2012-01-06 20:23

Same problem as Dejan, double click instead of simple click randomly and release of dragging randomly. I'm taking a lot of poison in Skyrim when i'm just managing my chests. Don't try to manage your banking account with this mouse. And this is already an exchange by the store and the problems are back.

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# Left and right problem? — Theo 2012-03-16 11:53

Hi! i have the kinzu and a have this problem....
My left click is right and right is left i have tried to change it in sttings it fixed it for internet but not in games... i cant fix it in the game. I tried with another mouse its the same problem. Ihad this problem befor on my laptop but is disapered after 2 months and its verry anoying... PLEASE help me whit this!!

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# Left right reverse — Dishi 2013-04-28 20:15

For the left and right reverse, you know kinzu has three mode, so press and hold the Sensitivity button and release it, do this until you get your desire sensitivity and correct right left button, does anyone know how to solve single click transform into double click??

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