Cooler Master Storm Inferno

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 24 expert reviews

Excellent:

16
Good:

5
Average:

2
Bad:

1

7.2

User Score

Based on 220 reviews
as rated by users

Pros:

Performs very well.
Comfortable to use.
Lots of buttons.

Cons:

Only for right hand.
Mouse wheel click is too resistant.

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Last revision on May 9, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Performs very well
Comfortable to use
Lots of buttons
Nice software
Configurations can be stored on the mouse
Lots of room for macros and scripts
Color changing LEDs
Multiple user profiles
Up to 4000DPI settings
128kb of onboard SentinelX memory
Tons of well-placed buttons

Reviewers Didn't Like

Only for right hand
Mouse wheel click is too resistant
Expensive
Not for large hands
Availability
Too much illumination for some
No weighting system
Macros and scripts can be interrupted

Expert reviews and ratings

The CM Storm Inferno is far from a cut down version of the CM Storm Sentinel Advance. It might have lost the weight distribution system but it gained a few features of its own, like more memory for macros, and the ability to define one extra level of...

By bjorn3d.com on February 07, 2011

The mouse is the bread and butter and ultimate tool for anyone who plays games on the PC. Over the past dozen years there's been an explosion in shapes and sizes of it and for all different utilities. It's evolved quite nicely from a few buttons...

By AMDZone on January 01, 2011

A good choice that delivers a lot of bang for few...

By Atomic MPC on December 07, 2010

Button LayoutAs the Inferno has quite a few buttons with various uses; we thought it would be better to have an in-depth look at them.Easy to reach buttons are so awesomeTo the left and right of the main buttons are the rapid fire and tactics...

By FirstPost on December 07, 2010

CoolerMaster has been making a name for itself all over the components market. Last month it absolutely nailed the power supply supertest and we've been loving its chassis for many a long year. The gaming peripherals market hasn't been so fertile a...

By TechRadar on December 04, 2010

Another well build product by Cooler Master. Inferno is a great start out gamers mouse and it has lots to offer to an average gamer and even pros. There is a definitely a learning curve for getting used to controls and all the crazy macro features...

By UMLan on September 18, 2010

Cooler Master put together a mouse with a focus on gamers just like they have done with everything else from their Storm line. The Inferno was packed full of great features, well beyond what most other mice have. However, the Z-Axis tracking issue was...

By LanOC Reviews on September 04, 2010

100

Ultimately, the Inferno is a damn good mouse. It's comfortable, has a massive variety of scripting and macro options, and offers high speed and sensitivity. While initially I thought I'd have problems handling the wraparound palm grip technique you...

By XSReviews on September 01, 2010

The Inferno is the second product we’ve seen from Cooler Master’s gaming orientated offshoot company CM Storm which, if the Inferno’s box is to be believed, is arming the gaming revolution. We think baffling the gaming revolution may be a more...

By Bit-tech.net on August 29, 2010

Put quite simply, the performance of the Inferno is excellent. With switchable DPI levels up to 4000 on two axis the mouse gives us the flexibility of an everyday mouse and then, when needed, the fantastic speed and accuracy of a high performance...

By HardwareHeaven on August 24, 2010

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