Mouse Steelseries Kana vs XAI

Can anyone please tell me their pros and cons for FPS games, compared to each other?

I have read and watched reviews all over and can't make up my mind.

Right now I think that to play FPS both are the same, it doesn't matter; however, the XAI costs more. Beats me why. One optical, the other laser, read a bunch of experts saying that in the end it's all the same difference.

I'm leaning towards the Kana, because it is smaller and weighs less...

What do you guys think?

with logitech youd get a better mouse for the money. the g400 would be better than either of those.

with logitech youd get a better mouse for the money. the g400 would be better than either of those.

seercirra

Thanks seercirra, I appreciate your tip but I really intend to buy one of them; I had a Logitech once and didn't really like it. :)

If someone told you that there's no difference between the Xai and the Kana, they're not an expert. The Kana uses a Pixart sensor that's decent enough in terms of maximum perfect control speed, acceleration, LOD, and jitter. The Xai uses the overrated and overly expensive Avago ADNS-A9500 with a custom lens. It has a very low LOD but its perfect control speed is horridly low. At relatively low speeds it suffers from unpredictable positive acceleration making precise flick shots more luck than skill. If you play at over 8cm/360 the Xai is a horrible choice for a mouse.RayvinAzn

No difference to play FPS, I meant. :) They generally said it was a matter of personal preference.

But I'm glad you wrote that, it was the push I needed. :D

Excuse my noobishness, but what do you mean by if I play "at over 8cm/360"?

No difference to play FPS, I meant. :) They generally said it was a matter of personal preference.

But I'm glad you wrote that, it was the push I needed. :D

Excuse my noobishness, but what do you mean by if I play "at over 8cm/360"?

Lithos_

There are a lot of ways you could potentially measure sensitivity, but most of them are subjective to other sensitivity settings. There are pro FPS players who swear by 1200 CPI but keep Windows and game sense down low, and there are other gamers who keep Windows sense at stock and prefer 400 CPI. When it comes to tracking speed, the smaller distance your mouse travels means the slower you're likely to be moving it. If you can make a 180 turn by moving the mouse 4cm, the odds of you moving fast enough to hit the malfunction speed of even a mediocre sensor are slim. If you have to move the mouse 10cm to make a 180 turn, a mouse with a sensor that screws up at a certain speed (say 1.5 meters/sec) might hit that malfunction speed and screw up. Asking people what CPI or sensitivity they use is a subjective indicator of how fast their hand will move the mouse. Asking someone how many centimeters (or inches) to make a 360 turn is a set value and will usually give you a good idea of how fast they can actually move their mouse with any degree of precision.RayvinAzn

Ok, perfect. I hope I can adjust well to my new mouse response (Kana it is, the store said it will be delivered tomorrow). But I don't see why not; one thing I know for sure is that it simply CAN'T be worse than this Microsoft wireless brick that I have here that needs a crane to move (Canada 310).

The review that almost made me purchase the Kana right away was this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOhqbsKG2L0.

But definitely your explanation was the final piece I needed for the puzzle. Thanks a bunch for that! ;)

dit: typo.

Not sure if this really has any addition input at all to this thread, but here goes anyway. Bought a Steelseries Sensei mouse a few weeks back, so far I've been really pleased with it's performance. I was in the same situation, looking at the Kana vs the Sensei, and ended up going with the Sensei due to the two thumb button additions. I need both a knife and a script button on the thumbs for maximum gaming control at all times in FPS's. The sensor on the mouse is godly in my opinion, far more happier with the product than my old Death Adder.-CheeseEater-

Sensei was one of my first options too. It is newer that the XAI, right? I was at first in doubt but I found far more info on the XAI so I opted for it to compare with the Kana -- which was the one I thought would suit me best from the beginning.

Time will tell, but I think I made a good choice.

I have absolutely no doubt you made a very good one too. ;)