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That is a seriously sexy piece of hardware.
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These guys carry the original Kone for $89.99, if that's any good.
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they made my habu which was great until it died
got a free sidewinder as a replacement which has been pretty solid so far
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See, I love Logitech. Seriously. And the G500 is a remarkably good-looking, functional mouse...but...I just find the fucker to be incredibly uncomfortable to use. It feels too narrow, like I don't have a place to rest my pinky finger, so it just ends up either dragging on the desk, or I subconsciously end up holding it against my ring finger. Either method results in nagging pain after not very long. Honestly, after owning this thing for four months, I find myself wishing I could find/justify dropping another $100 dollars on another MX Revolution. That thing was far and away the best mouse I've ever used. Unfortunately, after owning the thing for almost 5 years, I began having the exact same problem as the OP. Unintentional double-clicking for the motherfucking lose. Sad, really. For as long as that mouse has been around, I just can't see myself parting with another c-note to replace it.
Edit: And before the "Hurr Performance MX" starts, mind you that I am old and feeble, nigh-incapable of handling any sort of change, no matter how small. FFS, I dealt with the double-clicking for almost a year before deciding to replace my original Rev.
Smooth scroll is taking some getting used to though.
I'm running an MX Revolution that's been doing that for damn near 2 years at this point.
That roccat kone+ looks pretty awesome. Does amazon.co.uk not still ship things to the us for reasonable prices?
It really got to be a pain in the ass when browsing the interwebs, and could be potentially deadly when running group instances.
One thing I'd like to know though is if the other logitech users bother with the setpoint drivers these days? I remember the only thing they seemed to be useful for was setting the DPI configurations, which doesn't really bother me much and I'm not fond of extra stuff running in the background.
Oh and what's the red button on the side of the mouse supposed to do?
It is an extra generic button that does whatever you have it configured to do. The mouse itself registers a keyboard with your computer so you can save a particular keystroke to the mouse's memory and it will work anywhere without needing SetPoint, or if the application you're using will detect that mouse button (TF2 didn't, but that might be a special case) you could bind it to some function within it.
So apparently I have a button that flips between smooth scroll and regular scrolling.
My B review has become an A review. G700 is tremendous.
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What're the razer mice priced like, anyway? Are they ridiculous because of the "PROFESSIONAL-GRADE GAMING MICE" or are they actually reasonably priced for what you're getting?
>2012
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The branding for razer mice really put me off from buying for a long time, too. What convinced me was actually a big review of a guy doing real testing for what sort of tracking-at-speed ability difference mice had, and the deathadder (at the time) coming off on top by a hugely impressive margin. If anyone can think of the review I'm speaking of (he had a spin-wheel and did pretty much all the good mice out at the time) please link it, my google-fu is coming up short.
But the branding is just embarrassing, yeah. Probably even counter-productive, given what sort of people actually care about their gaming hardware and their level of informedness in general.
They're priced pretty well. Around here a deathadder runs $50-$60. They're my favourite out of all the razer mice by far, because they're the same shape (more or less) as my favourite intellimouse and they're just... well, perfect, for accuracy, and not wireless. I just can't stand wireless mice. The deathadder isn't a mouse for people who need a lot of buttons, though.
http://www.newegg.com/store/Brand.aspx?Brand=2202&Tpk=razer
Ahh, newegg has an actual section for them, that link shows you a bunch of prices for some different stuff. Though I'll point out: I really didn't like my lycosa keyboard. I should have read reviews before buying it, since the things are apparently often flaky and --a real sin from a gaming company- has issues with simultaneous keystrokes depending on what you're hitting where on the keyboard. My g110 is superior in every way but size, and who cares about how big your keyboard is?
The battery life of the Mamba is completely dependant on how you have it setup. If you have it setup for 1000mhz polling in wireless mode, the battery life is ~6-8 hours of constant usage. If you lower it to 500mhz polling, it will last ~12-16 hours of constant usage. You probably wouldn't want to game with it much lower than that.
The nice thing about the Mamba is that if it is running out of juice after a long Saturday of play, you can just unplug the cord from the base and plug it directly in to the mouse. Viola, instant charge and play.
I too miss my original Boomslang. Was an awesome mouse.
And it's worth every penny.
Best sensor in specs, or best sensor in actual tracking tests? Even at the time the deathadder was ruled king of tracking, other mice (even by razer) already had higher DPI.
Mice these days should really be picked for feel in your hand more than anything else, which is a good place to be.
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G9x/G500 share the same sensor.
If that's the case, I read that chart as saying: Unless you can move your hand 5+ meters a second, you will never notice a loss of tracking from any of the high end mice listed.
and the chart still has a very clear result: the sensor of the g9x is superior to every other in that chart
Not by a really huge margin, a huge margin, or even a big margin. The Roccat Kone + is right behind it (only difference I can see is that the Roccat has an image processing rate of 10.5 megapixels, while the Logitech has 12 - while the Roccat has 6000 dpi, the Logitech has 5700. Not that anyone would play at such high numbers...).
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And Logitech mice are built like tanks. I still have my Mx500 even after 6 years of intense daily use. I mean 16hs+ 6 days a week.
I'm using one of those basic microsoft two buton wheel optical mice, the ones you can get for $2 behind the bus shelter from homeless men.
Whats a reasonably priced mouse that will give me a bit more precision...mainly to help with my SC2 play. I'm not fussed about thumb buttons and that jazz, though if they're there I won't complain, but I would like it to be wireless and also to have internally rechargeable batteries rather than having to keep buying AAs.
I have a Wireles Mobile Mouse for my netbook, it's pretty good. No internal battery, but regular rechargeable AA's last for months.
There are a few similar Logitechs (VX something) that are supposed to be wonderful.
those 2 recommendations are portable though. Smaller, fatter, rounder mice. There are probably bigger non portable wireless mice, I guess.
Thinking about a new mouse, because I'm fucking sick and tired of my current wireless mouses tendency to be a reprehensible piece of shit. Not registering clicks, and erratic tracking are starting to piss me off.
It's a Microsoft Standard Wireless Optical Mouse model 1025 (taken straight off the sticker on the base).
I want:
Ambidextrous. (I am right-handed, the missus is a southpaw)
Wired. (or convertible)
2 buttons. (left click, and surprise surprise, right click...)
A scroll wheel that works perfectly.
Side scrolling. (whether that's from the main scroll wheel clicking side to side or a secondary side mounted thumb scroll wheel I do not care)
Size. I have big hands, currently my ring finger and pinky finger are held against the side of the mouse and drag on the table. Mouse must be BIG. And preferably with a little shelf for my pinky to rest on. I like to palm the mouse, no fingertip claw grip for me.
Weight. Must be nice and heavy. I don't like super light, flimsy, anything.
Textured surface. My apartment has no air-con, in summer it gets to well over 110 degrees fahrenheit here, therefore my hands will at times be sweaty. Don't want a slippery mouse.
I do not FPS at all. I will be Fallout 3 and New Vegas-ing in the future, at the moment I mainly internet and Minecraft. So 27,000 DPI means shit to me.
The mouse I currently have is part of a keyboard/mouse wireless duo, the keyboard is much nicer, but still annoying, because it does drop the occasional letter. So recommend me a nice wired keyboard too please - no 'leet gamer' crap, I just wanna do some typing - nice key feel, good size, and long life is all I care about. I don't need multi-coloured flashing lights or a damn screen on my keyboard...
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For keyboards, however, the Apple Keyboard is pretty great. Looks good, feels good, no bells and whistles, comes in full-size (with numpad) and smaller. It's wired, and it's got two USB ports so it'll double as a semi-hub, good for USB memory sticks and stuff. Goes for $49.
Potential shortcomings include having to install drivers to use the function keys (the Play/Pause buttons, volume, etc.) when using Windows, and apparently it doesnt like when you spill shit on it. You shouldn't be spilling shit on your keyboard anyway.
I love mine, but granted, I'm running a Mac. Side tip: Do not be enticed by this keyboard and then decide to buy an Apple mouse to go with it. Stay the fuck away from Apple Mice. They are all awful.
>2012
ISHYGDDT
Nice key feel, but it is loud. If you're typed on a Model M before you know what to expect.