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As much as I loath using the qualifier of "gaming", I've decided to see what kind of mice everyone prefers for general/game use. I'm using a Dell mouse right now that works well but I've got some extra cash and wanted to see what the general recommendations are. I'm taking a look at the Razer mice and they look really nice. Don't really need a wireless mouse, but if I can get one for a reasonable price without sacrificing accuracy then that'd be a plus.
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Edit: Just don't install the drivers.
...or let you use extra buttons when those buttons aren't natively supported. My MX-518 has the "sensitivity" buttons mapped to pageup/down, so I can use them as buttons in-game.
The X5?
This is what I use as well, simply because I was shopping for a mouse in Best Buy, this one was on sale for $40, and I grabbed it.
I use the side buttons for Voice Chat & Scope in L4D, and Voice Chat & Calling for a Medic in TF2.
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I prefer MX518. I like how light it is.
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The drivers for the version I have (3G I think?) work perfectly fine with all the games I play. You can reassign every single button to a different action, including both the standard buttons and all the actions of the scroll wheel. You can assign them to windows buttons 4 and 5, double click, a customizable macro that can be a single key or multiple presses, or activate the 'on the fly' sensitivity adjustment. The windows keys act as Back and Forward in both explorer and firefox, and the instant double click is nice for navigating directory structures.
Yeah, that's the one, hi5! I also bought it because it was like $20 cheaper than the regular Sidewinder and I'd already spent a lot of money on a keyboard (which was ruined a few weeks later). I use one of the side buttons for voice chat too but the other one I usually leave unbound (except in Dystopia, I bind it to F1 so I can easily activate whatever implant I have).
Heh, I just stick with my Apple BT Keyboard, but yeah, excellent, comfortable, sexy mouse right here. Highly reccomended.
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Although I saw some new mouse from a different manufacturer that allowed you to set different sensitivity settings like the G5 but it could set the mouse to remember the settings, so if you used the mouse without the software you'd still have you sensitivity settings. I thought that was pretty cool.
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Had mine for 3 or 4 years now and its survived ridiculous amounts of rage slams, so its all good.
I like this one. This entire line is a bit large, so if you've got medium-smallish hands you may not like it. I couldn't detect any lag from it being wireless, but YMMV.
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-910-000173-G9-Laser-Mouse/dp/B000UHE8Y2/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1238175544&sr=1-6
This is a good one for people with smaller hands. I like this one as well but the middle mouse button is very hard to press down.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153017
The copperhead is also a good one to get. If you don't want something so capable, the Razer krait is just as good.
Oohhh yes, Lachesis for the win. If you just jump right up to 4,000 dpi, you'll adapt within a few hours. I have mine there and it's wonderful being able to smoothly transition 1,900 pixels with a two centimeter hand movement.
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I'll vouch for the G7. It Comes with two lithium batteries, and it takes less time to charge one up than to spend it, so you never have to worry about your battery running dry.
Oh well shit, there you go!
I also really dig the software stuff about the Lachesis. I can make a profile for a game, and wire it to the .exe file so for example when I start playing Warhammer, it knows to load that button set and that game's macros where as if I boot up UT3, it swaps to those settings. Its really nimble. ^_^
I'm leaning toward this mouse now that I've read about it. I haven't had much luck with Logitech products; my roommate's Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard don't respond well enough for my taste, though they're fine for him.
As an aside, I haven't had a mousepad for a couple of months and I've just let my mouse run free on the wooden desk I have. With a laser mouse, is there much need for a mousepad? In general, what's the advantages of them?
I realize I sound stupid with that question, but oh well.
yup, and it takes approx 4 seconds to change them.
"Doot doot da doo, just playing some unreal tournamen-- oh look my mouse batteries just died. Oh joy. So much for capturing the flag... oh well."
This was probably a slightly cuter way how my cousin handled his G7 running out of batteries.
yea, see that's also why you pay attention to the little battery meter on the mouse. When I'm gaming, as soon as the battery hits 1/3rd, next time I die, or between rounds, it gets swapped.
You are going to love it. Crank it up to 4000 dpi, start remapping some of the keys, make up profiles for different games and then set it to swap between them on the fly.
A word of warning: I've had a G7 for about 3.5 years (I bought one shortly after they were released), it's been great the entire time. However the batteries are not holding their charge so great anymore, and Logitech does not sell replacement batteries. Since the mouse itself is pretty scratched up (though still functioning perfectly), I decided to just buy a new G7. Unfortunately, the new G7's -- or at least the two of them I tried before giving up -- are awful. They are simply unusable anywhere near a wireless network; conversely, my old G7 works fine in an apartment building with 15+ overlapping wireless networks. I ended up finding some site that sells replacement batteries for like $10 and kept my old beat-up G7.
Oh shit, sorry I didn't get back to you. The nice work well on any surface really except for glass or mirrors or other fucked up desk tops that you probably shouldn't have.
They may get dirtier though, like the little teflon feet on the bottom of the mouse. Best be sure to wipe it down. On mouse pads my mouse seems to collect dust a hell of a lot less than without.
Also if you are playing as much UT3 as I bet you are, this mouse will be aweeeeesome. Just crank it up to 4k dpi, spend like 2 hours dicking around on the internet to get used to the speed and there you go!
Also, how about that Titan pack? Epic did an awesome fucking job, it rules! I love betrayal so hard!
Actually it was UT3 that nudged me firmly into buying a new mouse. I forgot what it felt like to play a faster-paced shooter. I need to explore some of the other gametypes; right now I've been playing Warfare and Vehicle CTF primarily but I've heard great things about Betrayal.
I use that mouse. I like the sensitivity settings on the fly.
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