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Most reliable wireless mouse?
powersurge
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So my current wireless mouse is a microsoft "notebook mouse" and it has a bad habit of losing its signal at the worst time so I was wondering if any of you guys knew of a more reliable one?
I don't really need anything fancy but I would like a clicky scroll wheel (rather than smooth) and the wheel has to double as a 3rd button. On other forums I've seen a lot of folks recommend Logitech mice such as the G7 but they all seem to have smooth scroll wheels.
I don't really need anything fancy but I would like a clicky scroll wheel (rather than smooth) and the wheel has to double as a 3rd button. On other forums I've seen a lot of folks recommend Logitech mice such as the G7 but they all seem to have smooth scroll wheels.
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Right now I'm using a MS bluetooth notebook mouse 5000 (http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=099) and I love it. Haven't lost signal once. I can't recommend it enough, provided you have bluetooth. If not, then yeah, anything Logitech.
The only complaint I have is that on the first gen of them the scroll wheel felt a bit mushy when clicking it, but I got used to it, no idea if it's any better on the newer hardware rev.
I think Logitech calls it "ratchet mode" rather than smooth scrolling. I should mention this will be paired with a Macbook Pro so I do have bluetooth but it will mostly be used for gaming otherwise I wouldn't be so picky about the mouse or I'd use the trackpad :P
I 2nd the G7. I have been using it for about 8 months now and love it. The only real problem I have with it is the battery life kind of sucks. It does come with 2 batteries, so the effect is mitigated. If you turn down the reports per sec and turn off boost mode, though, it will help out a lot.
I've never had an issue with battery life because it takes approx. 7 seconds to switch them out. that's the way it was designed, the batteries don't last forever, but it takes nothing to change them, and you'll never have a dead battery, because it takes like, an hour to charge the extra one.