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Bluetooth mice?
LoneIgadzra
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The idea of a bluetooth mouse is really tempting for me, since my MacBook Pro has bluetooth integrated, meaning I can perhaps free up a USB port. But the selection of such mice from my favorite brands (mainly logitech) is really bad. Do these work well if you get the right one? Which ones are good?
Backstory:
I've used an MX518 with this computer for years. Love it, but the other day one of the skates fell off and I can't find it anywhere. (It's an older model with four tiny skates, instead of two big ones.) It's really frustrating to use now, and that's not even counting the fact that the scroll wheel and buttons are getting really worn out. I don't use this computer for gaming any more (it's pretty much a software development and email machine) so I figured I could suffer through a mouse with slightly inferior tracking or responsiveness in trade for convenience.
But I can't seem to find any decent bluetooth mice. It seems like the best options are a magic mouse (doesn't work in Windows, yay), this generic looking thing (has a charge cable!), and this logitech V470.
I'm pretty pissed that I can't find one that most people feel is non-shitty that also has more than three buttons and is less than $60 tbh. My other choice is to blow $40 on some premium USB mouse (I don't see how RF wireless even counts as a second category since it's all the inconvenience of batteries + using a USB port) but dammit that's boring (I'll probably just get another MX518) and USB ports are at a premium on this laptop.
Backstory:
I've used an MX518 with this computer for years. Love it, but the other day one of the skates fell off and I can't find it anywhere. (It's an older model with four tiny skates, instead of two big ones.) It's really frustrating to use now, and that's not even counting the fact that the scroll wheel and buttons are getting really worn out. I don't use this computer for gaming any more (it's pretty much a software development and email machine) so I figured I could suffer through a mouse with slightly inferior tracking or responsiveness in trade for convenience.
But I can't seem to find any decent bluetooth mice. It seems like the best options are a magic mouse (doesn't work in Windows, yay), this generic looking thing (has a charge cable!), and this logitech V470.
I'm pretty pissed that I can't find one that most people feel is non-shitty that also has more than three buttons and is less than $60 tbh. My other choice is to blow $40 on some premium USB mouse (I don't see how RF wireless even counts as a second category since it's all the inconvenience of batteries + using a USB port) but dammit that's boring (I'll probably just get another MX518) and USB ports are at a premium on this laptop.
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tl;dr - My experience in trying to find one says that they don't exist.
This one from Microsoft looks like it's decent for $30.
Razer even has one that's less than $40.
All in all a disappointment. Probably gonna pay the restocking fee and send it back, then save up for a magic mouse. At least apple will get the acceleration for their own OS right.
Edit: Acceleration seems pretty much fine in Windows though. Maybe I can find a freeware way to get better control in OS X.