Mouse Me

Kato

I am looking for a new mouse for my laptop. I have a cheapo 6 dollar wireless mouse that while it works just fine, it certainly has some latency and I don't like the size of it. Suggest me some good mice and tell me what makes you like them please. I am looking for a wireless, but I would consider a corded mouse if the cord was no more than 18 to 24 inches.

If it is a wireless mouse, then there must be no latency. When I touch my mouse, I want it to move on the screen. Not shake it around for a second and then see my pointer move. I want it to be fast and responsive...which is why I am considering a corded mouse. I do some light gaming, but mostly school and work. Suggest away!

Melinoe

I have this, albeit a slightly older model, and it's worked pretty well for me. It's kinda on the small side but definitely usable, although you might want to check it out at an Office Max or Best Buy or something before buying. They're not hard to find in stores.

minirhyder

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/mice/devices/6686

Got one for $15 at Best Buy, and it's been great so far.

Edit: At why I like it. It's a simple, cheap mouse that doesn't seem cheap and works quite well. The USB receiver is almost non existent, and the battery holds up quite well (one AA).

Also here is a size comparison of the M310 and M305 (which is just a smaller version of the M310)

zerzhul

I'm a big fan of the "Anywhere Mouse MX". It's a little more expensive, but it works on any surface and I've had zero lag.

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/mice/devices/anywhere-mouse-mx

Dhalphir

You didn't suggest budget. Can you stretch to something like a Razer or Logitech gaming mouse? They're pretty nice, but expensive usually (60-90)

stimtokolos

Steelseries Kinzu.
It has very minor acceleration. It is not noticable to me I'm normally in tune with that.
Acceleration is done in hardware rather than software so it behaves better.
It will cost you 15 dollars on eBay with no shipping from Korea or Hong Kong as a "Bulk" version which is the one they ship without retail packaging or driver CD (they're available online) for Net Cafes I believe.
If you don't like it you only spent 15 bucks, otherwise you get a lightweight small mouse with good buttons.

One thing to note is that under some circumstances a single click with double click. This only occurs if you have the polling rate set to 1000Hz.
You don't really need the polling rate that high and can lower it.

For reference I have used expensive mice before and decided to switch to this from a still perfectly functional G5.

My only complaint is that the DPI settings go 400,800,1600,3200 (or some similar doubling pattern) without which if you want 1:1 between the mouse registering movement and 1 pixel of mouse movement on the screen can restrict you.

SwashbucklerXX

I swear by the Logitech series mentioned above... I use a wireless 510 on my desktop, and it's a beauty as long as you don't want a super-complicated mouse. Very responsive, too. I think they're all laser instead of optical now, which is nice.

Kato

I didn't mention budget and I apologize for that. I was hoping for the 20 to 30 range and one of those Logitech mice may not be too bad as it seems that they can fit in that range. As long as there is no lag at all with the device and the scroll wheel can act as a double click, then I will be happy. Thanks guys.