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but isn't it the point of a test to check those things, like I have only your opinion that outemu switches are bad, I'd like a blind test to verify it

what about the outemu switches, any particular reason for not including those?

Thanks for the tips, and yeah I have a g600 that I did the same thing when using on linux, and it could be a good solution, but unfortunately my current machine has only a 250gb ssd, so I must choose either windows or linux(considering that I usually keep a couple of somewhat sizable games on it) and it'd be quite a waste if I had such a versatile mouse only to have one profile

yeah, but I dislike the corsair scimitar design, I currently use a G600 from Logitech that is quite similar, my problem is that is very hard(for me at least I'm sure lots of people can do it just fine) to figure out where exactly is the button I want, and the Rival 500 looks to have some distinct placement and shapes of buttons, that would be very helpful to have, I have no hopes for the haptic feedback(I think it sounds pretty gimmicky to begin with), but I would like to be able to use that on linux, the hope I have is something like libratbag(that seems to have arch supoport), to make things work, but I've never used it ever, and have no idea if it would support the Rival 500, so I'm hoping someone could have some more information about things like it

But can you configure anything on the mouse, dpi or colors or button functions, cause the Rival 500 appeal is all about the large number of buttons it has, would be a waste if I cant configure it. Furthermore, configuring dpi is something that I like to have access to

So, I am in the middle of trying to transition from windows to linux(distro recommendations for gaming and some light programming[mostly python], are very welcome), and I'm thinking about getting a new gaming mouse, the one I have in mind is the SteelSeries rival 500, but I fear that it wouldn't have proper software support on linux(by the way the distro I'm strongly considering is Manjaro) so I don't know if I should get a simpler mouse, or some that has more widespread support, or if I have to choose the right distro. To anyone that responds, my sincere thanks. Product page of the Rival 500 -> https://steelseries.com/gaming-mice/rival-500

Yeah that is a pretty neat idea but I live in a third floor apartment, so that is not that practical, but is quite an effective way to handle it, I would do it if could.

Do you think screws from normal power outlet's would do the trick, although I don't see why those things would be grounded though, it should just connect at most with some internal structure of the apartment, which to be fair might be enough to dissipate the static energy.

That sounds promising, but you think that would be the case even in an apartment? And even if it is, the floor on my way back to where I would build my computer is cover in wood, and I think it could generate static on the way back so it does not look like an ideal solution, and moving the build closer to a sink would not be really feasible nor recommended. That said, thanks for the tip.

o problema é que é um apartamento, e o chão é de taco de madeira que num é um condutor muito bom, eu to liagado que da pra eu me aterrar de boa se eu tiver acesso a terra propriamente dita XD, mas no caso num é muito viavel, e nao tem um a cadeira que talvez sirva, mas de novo num faço ideia de sendo o chao de madeira seja viavel, tem uma mesinha de metal mas acho que ela tem pé de borracha <<- essa é a cadeira by the way.

I live in Brazil, and often power outlets(specially in older buildings, like the one I live) are not grounded, being so connecting my power supply to the power outlet does not do much to help me ground myself by strapping a anti-static band to it, being so I have no idea of what to do, I think that connecting my band to the power supply(specially if it is installed to a case) still might help with static but I'm not that sure about it, and would like to know if there is something else I could do to help me be safer on future builds.