The SteelSeries Kana mouse was introduced to SteelSeries fans in the Designed by Gamers Campaign as Mouse 1.1, which gave more than 300,000 gamers the design choice and where 60,000 “Likes” determined the winning Black 1.1 design. The Kana was made to bridge the gap between the Sensei and Kinzu, and designed to appeal to those gamers who wanted more than a Kinzu but might not utilise the plethora of features in the Sensei. The Kana uses a powerful optical sensor with 3600 frames per second and able to track at 130 inches per second. The CPI count can vary between 400 and 3200 which can be saved as a profile and easily switched with the central CPI toggle behind the mouse wheel.

The SteelSeries Kana is powered by the SteelSeries Engine. It allows users to customize the mice with the ability for unlimited profiles, program buttons, set the polling rate, create macros, customize CPI settings, optimize your layout by recording movements and viewing a heat map of button usage and more.

Hardware Heaven 9/10
"Overall we have to say that our expectations have been met. The mouse feels light in our hand and the overall build quality is good with no rough edges or ill-fitting parts." Full review