Best 2025 Gaming Mice for side button quality

#1 Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro
4.7

Side buttons were widely praised for better spacing, tactile response, and easier identification in fast gameplay.

Pros: battery life, scroll wheel quality

Cons: value for money, click noise

#2 ASUS ROG Harpe II Ace
4.6

Side buttons were broadly praised for placement, crispness, accessibility, and reduced accidental presses.

Pros: glide smoothness, weight

Cons: handedness options

#3 Corsair Scimitar Elite Wireless SE
4.3

Side button quality was widely praised for tactile actuation, force, placement, and adjustability, with a few concerns about learning curve or jitter.

Pros: button customization, MMO gaming suitability

Cons: FPS gaming suitability

#4 Turtle Beach Burst II Pro
4.3

Side buttons were mostly well received for access and precision, with some notes that they were louder or more traditional than the mains.

Pros: battery life, weight

Cons: click noise, left and right click quality

#5 Razer Cobra HyperSpeed
4.1

Side button feedback was polarized, with strong praise from some reviewers and a budget-feeling complaint from another.

Pros: weight, value for money

Cons: click noise, AI Prompt Master

#6 Glorious Model D3
4.0

Side buttons were generally accessible and comfortable, though one reviewer wanted larger D3 side buttons.

Pros: charging convenience, software usability

Cons: RGB features, value for money

#7 ASUS ROG Gladius III Wired
3.9

Side button quality was context-dependent, with praise for tactile feedback and convenient placement but a left-hand usability complaint.

Pros: button responsiveness, shape comfort

#8 Glorious Model O3
3.9

Side buttons divided reviewers, ranging from underwhelming low tension to very good placement and feel.

Pros: charging convenience, shape comfort

Cons: value for money, weight

#9 HyperX Pulsefire Haste 2 Pro
3.8

Side button quality was mixed: some reviewers liked the feel, bounce, and feedback, while another criticized rigid, cheap-feeling plastic.

Pros: weight, battery life

Cons: value for money

#10 Razer Basilisk Mobile
3.7

Side buttons were useful and tactile for some reviewers, but their smaller size and third-button placement created strain or mis-click concerns for others.

Pros: ergonomic design, scroll wheel quality

Cons: AI Prompt Master, click noise

#11 SteelSeries Rival 3 Gen 2 Wired
3.6

Side button quality was mixed, ranging from thin and less premium to easily accessible and functional.

Pros: cable flexibility, value for money

Cons: premium feel

#12 Glorious Model O Eternal
3.6

Side button quality was divisive: one reviewer strongly criticized size and misclicks, while others found the buttons large or convenient.

Pros: value for money, weight

Cons: cable flexibility

#13 Corsair Sabre V2 Pro
2.9

Side buttons were the most common button-quality complaint, with repeated notes about extra travel, mushiness, or buttons sinking into the shell despite some positive placement feedback.

Pros: build quality, weight

Cons: software usability, battery life

#14 SteelSeries Rival 3 Gen 2 Wireless
2.8

Side buttons were the most repeated control complaint, often described as thin, finicky, hard to hit, or easy to mis-click, though one reviewer found them improved.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: weight, RGB features

#15 HyperX Pulsefire Fuse
1.5

Side buttons were a major complaint in the one detailed negative review, which found them uncomfortable, stiff, and poorly suited to quick reactions.

Pros: switch feel, weight

Cons: RGB features, handedness options