The CM Storm Sentinel Advance II -
The Sentinel Advance II looks almost identical to our Sentinel Advance with the exception of the color. Our original was almost black while the new Advance II is a silver-grey color. This is a nice look to be honest and will also help with an issue that popped up on the original with the buildup of oils from extended usage.

The mouse itself is a little longer than the typical mouse (not a gaming mouse but the typical one for normal usage) and has very gaming oriented features to it like the long right and left mouse buttons. Other gamer specific features (outside of the 8200DPI Laser) are the thumb indent, the multiple profiles that are stored inside the 128KB of onboard memory. The 1000hz polling rate of the USB controller and adjustable weight (up or down by 4.5 grams with a total increase of up to 22.5 grams). These weights are kept in a small compartment under the mouse and you can get to it via a small panel. Also under the mouse we find the large Teflon feet that help keep the Advance II moving smoothly over your mousing surface.

Aesthetic features of the Advance II include selectable LED lighting as well as a status screen that shows the profile you are using, the current DPI setting and the option to drop your own logo in. You can change up the lights using the downloadable software which we will talk about a little later. You can also take a closer look at the lighting, and the display in our video below.

Mechanically the Sentinel Advance has some nice hardware to keep even the most demanding gamer happy. As we have already mentioned you have an 8200 DPI laser that is adjustable by as little as 200 DPI per step. The later has a lift off distance of only 1.5mm which means you do not have to pick it up much at all to change positions without triggering the sensors. You also get a very solid 150 IPS ( Inch Per Second) velocity rating which when combined with the 1000Hz polling rate means you can get some very impressive response times (at times more than you expect).