I have absolutely no idea how people use those trackball mice. I've used one a few times, and it's so unintuitive and slow. Maybe my brain just isn't advanced enough...
I have absolutely no idea how people use those trackball mice. I've used one a few times, and it's so unintuitive and slow. Maybe my brain just isn't advanced enough...
I have the sensitivity bumped up on mine a bit, and I'm always able to just SPIN THAT THING around if I need to.
That and I couldn't fit a mouse in my old setup, so I had to learn how to use a trackball.
GrimReaper, what the heck makes you think people buy the DeathAdder simply because of the glowing blue LED?
The DeathAdder really is an fuckspensive mouse and it even has OOH PRETTY GRAPHS to back it up.
:P
Seriously though, if you like it then use it.
Just keep your mitts off my intellimouse
Haha. Intellimouse? Don't get me started on that abomination!
Just kidding, I still have like 4 of them around here. I remember when laser mice were new and my dad and I saw one in a computer store and picked one up.. and it was the original MS one! I used that for many years (I think) and than got a 3.0 (I don't care for the 3.0 to be honest) and than a 4.0 which I used for many years (Which I'm sure of) and I still have it in really good condition.
I won a lot of gaming tournaments with that mouse and took it to many LANs. It'd be awesome if they re-released it like they did with the 3.0.
I find with trackballs its better if you have mouse that lets you use the thumb rather than the fingers. Also, you can crank up the sensitivity to be a lot higher on a trackball mouse because you have a lot more precise control over the motion. I remember after having used a trackball for years I tried playing counterstrike with a push mouse and I had to crank the sensitivity up to the max to approach the level of performance I got with a trackball.
I want to make a keyboard thread but I don't know what the starting topic should be.
I got one of these the other day
EB were selling them for fucking $80! I got it for $30.
Is the paint job just supposed to look like you took a bat to it... or did you take a bat to your mouse?
I like my MX 1000 just fine, but the middle button is starting to wear out. Some days it clicks just fine, other days I almost have to put my whole body weight into pressing it to get it to register..
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TWO bodies.
The variable scroll wheel that will click or run smoothly.
On the fly sensitivity changing.
Colour changing LEDs...!
Weight cartridge.
Side buttons.
I mean, it's stupidly expensive, but since Logitech gave me mine for free (oh, the perks of working at a computer store), I have to say it's a damned good mouse.
Also, that apple mouse posted a few pages earlier really is the worst thing mankind has ever come up with. Well, either that or the apple puck mouse.
I like my MX 1000 just fine, but the middle button is starting to wear out. Some days it clicks just fine, other days I almost have to put my whole body weight into pressing it to get it to register..
Mine is like that too. I remapped it to that silly little button between the forward/back buttons, it works pretty well.
The Deathadder seems nice, but the LED kills it for me. Seriously, the only thing emitting light on my desk should be my monitor. I don't want LEDs in my goddamn keyboard or mouse.
Is the paint job just supposed to look like you took a bat to it... or did you take a bat to your mouse?
They all look like that.
I have no idea why.
It looks so shabby.
I actually have a MX518SE that has the exact same features of the 518, but is painted in red instead of that horrible pockmarked look.
The lighting on that picture shows it poorly, but it's definitely just a glossy red in person. Purchased for something like $29.99 new at a local Target.
Is the paint job just supposed to look like you took a bat to it... or did you take a bat to your mouse?
They all look like that.
I have no idea why.
It looks so shabby.
I actually have a MX518SE that has the exact same features of the 518, but is painted in red instead of that horrible pockmarked look.
The lighting on that picture shows it poorly, but it's definitely just a glossy red in person. Purchased for something like $29.99 new at a local Target.
I have the 510 version of that same mouse, the paint has worn off the little meta logitech logo circle thingy.
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Is the paint job just supposed to look like you took a bat to it... or did you take a bat to your mouse?
Yeah, it's just the style I guess. It's perfectly smooth to the touch, so it's not a matter of ergnonomicity or anything. Apparently it's holographic.
wait
you mean to tell me that mouse isn't all dog-toy feelin'? I had always assumed those things were actual, physical pock marks, 'cause man that sure is what they look like.
I've been using the OP's mouse at work for the last few weeks in place of a crappy HP ball mouse, and frankly I hate it. It's too small, too light, the side buttons are on both sides and have a very loose felling, and it's not cordless. This thread made me dig out my old Logitech Mx1000 to bring into work with me on Monday.
I use a MX Revolution mouse at home and I really, really like it. There's a good chance I buy another one to use at work if the Mx1000 dies in the near futute.
We had these in my shop, but nobody wanted them because they are the ugliest mouse ever.
Is the paint job just supposed to look like you took a bat to it... or did you take a bat to your mouse?
Yeah, it's just the style I guess. It's perfectly smooth to the touch, so it's not a matter of ergnonomicity or anything. Apparently it's holographic.
That mouse looks like the most comfortable mouse ever made, especially the case thing that makes it wider. I want one but I haven't gotten around to justifying spending like $100 on a mouse.
GrimReaper, what the heck makes you think people buy the DeathAdder simply because of the glowing blue LED?
The DeathAdder really is an awesome mouse and it even has benchmarks to back it up.
look, if you try to move your mouse at 2m/s that means you cross your mouse pad in less than a tenth of a second. the high track speed is useless kinda like 21.1 surround sound would be.
*sniff* I lost mine in a horrifying cat/orange juice catastrophe that messed up the buttons, no amount of cleaning could fix the damage that had been done
I like my Razer Diamondback, its smooth and the buttons are nice and clicky. The software is ugly and clunky though, luckily the mouse works fine without it.
I just ordered a SwissGear Spyder for my new laptop, it looks really neat. Anybody have one of those?
I like my MX 1000 just fine, but the middle button is starting to wear out. Some days it clicks just fine, other days I almost have to put my whole body weight into pressing it to get it to register..
Mine is like that too. I remapped it to that silly little button between the forward/back buttons, it works pretty well.
The Deathadder seems nice, but the LED kills it for me. Seriously, the only thing emitting light on my desk should be my monitor. I don't want LEDs in my goddamn keyboard or mouse.
I like my MX 1000 just fine, but the middle button is starting to wear out. Some days it clicks just fine, other days I almost have to put my whole body weight into pressing it to get it to register..
Mine is like that too. I remapped it to that silly little button between the forward/back buttons, it works pretty well.
The Deathadder seems nice, but the LED kills it for me. Seriously, the only thing emitting light on my desk should be my monitor. I don't want LEDs in my goddamn keyboard or mouse.
The LEDs can be turned off through the software.
And it's not seen unless you have a way of moving your mouse with your mind.
My Copperhead now likes to double-click on single clicks and at my friend's house it'll randomly switch off and on. Time to switch to a different brand.
Wow, that is definitely the ugliest thing I have ever seen.
I mean different strokes and all, but yeesh.
Yes to both of those things.
Work: some simple Dell dealie. It's slim and comfortable.
Home: MS Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000. Thick, tall, accurate. Took me a while to get used to though.
I'm a fan of fairly simple peripherals. I'm getting ready to buy a mouse for my Macbook, and it seems I'm gonna have a heck of a time finding something nice yet simple and non-colorful.
Pretty sure you can use whatever mouse you want on your mac.
Even if it looks like robot poop.
Seriously though, on the MS natural mouse, how does one hit the button labeled "5"? Why is even there?
Also, for the buttons labeled "4" (and tons of mice do this), do you lift up your thumb to switch which button you hit or do you use your knuckle or what? I don't understand how that button layout works. Whenever I try to use a mouse that has those 2 side buttons my mouse is flying all over the place or I'm constantly hitting the wrong button.
"5" is just the battery life indicator... but I never pay attention to it. The mouse not responding all of the sudden is all the indication I need. I set "4" to be "Forward" so I've got a forward and backward button for browsing. Normally my thumb rests just below those two so I only have to move it up a little and kind of "rock" my thumb forward to hit the button, or back to hit the back button.
Re: the mac mouse. I want something that does wireless bluetooth without a dongle thing.
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The DeathAdder really is an awesome mouse and it even has benchmarks to back it up.
:P
Seriously though, if you like it then use it.
Just keep your mitts off my intellimouse
I have the sensitivity bumped up on mine a bit, and I'm always able to just SPIN THAT THING around if I need to.
That and I couldn't fit a mouse in my old setup, so I had to learn how to use a trackball.
Just kidding, I still have like 4 of them around here. I remember when laser mice were new and my dad and I saw one in a computer store and picked one up.. and it was the original MS one! I used that for many years (I think) and than got a 3.0 (I don't care for the 3.0 to be honest) and than a 4.0 which I used for many years (Which I'm sure of) and I still have it in really good condition.
I won a lot of gaming tournaments with that mouse and took it to many LANs. It'd be awesome if they re-released it like they did with the 3.0.
I hate Logitech mice.
EB were selling them for fucking $80! I got it for $30.
I'm using this, it's the bees knees
I want to make a keyboard thread but I don't know what the starting topic should be.
Is the paint job just supposed to look like you took a bat to it... or did you take a bat to your mouse?
I like my MX 1000 just fine, but the middle button is starting to wear out. Some days it clicks just fine, other days I almost have to put my whole body weight into pressing it to get it to register..
TWO bodies.
The variable scroll wheel that will click or run smoothly.
On the fly sensitivity changing.
Colour changing LEDs...!
Weight cartridge.
Side buttons.
I mean, it's stupidly expensive, but since Logitech gave me mine for free (oh, the perks of working at a computer store), I have to say it's a damned good mouse.
Also, that apple mouse posted a few pages earlier really is the worst thing mankind has ever come up with. Well, either that or the apple puck mouse.
They all look like that.
I have no idea why.
It looks so shabby.
You're using the wrong hand.
Seriously, all those 'fancy' mice look like they are Akira.
Mine is like that too. I remapped it to that silly little button between the forward/back buttons, it works pretty well.
The Deathadder seems nice, but the LED kills it for me. Seriously, the only thing emitting light on my desk should be my monitor. I don't want LEDs in my goddamn keyboard or mouse.
I actually have a MX518SE that has the exact same features of the 518, but is painted in red instead of that horrible pockmarked look.
The lighting on that picture shows it poorly, but it's definitely just a glossy red in person. Purchased for something like $29.99 new at a local Target.
I have the 510 version of that same mouse, the paint has worn off the little meta logitech logo circle thingy.
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We had these in my shop, but nobody wanted them because they are the ugliest mouse ever.
Yeah, it's just the style I guess. It's perfectly smooth to the touch, so it's not a matter of ergnonomicity or anything. Apparently it's holographic.
wait
you mean to tell me that mouse isn't all dog-toy feelin'? I had always assumed those things were actual, physical pock marks, 'cause man that sure is what they look like.
I use a MX Revolution mouse at home and I really, really like it. There's a good chance I buy another one to use at work if the Mx1000 dies in the near futute.
That mouse looks like the most comfortable mouse ever made, especially the case thing that makes it wider. I want one but I haven't gotten around to justifying spending like $100 on a mouse.
look, if you try to move your mouse at 2m/s that means you cross your mouse pad in less than a tenth of a second. the high track speed is useless kinda like 21.1 surround sound would be.
MX Revolution for the motherfucking win.
How comfortable is it? You cannot imagine. Shiftable scroll wheel? Epic.
All other mice fail.
is the only mouse anyone ever needs
I still have one that Logitech made. Game support was weak and to be honest, it wasn't that great anyway. The nice thing was the haptic feedback.
I like my Razer Diamondback, its smooth and the buttons are nice and clicky. The software is ugly and clunky though, luckily the mouse works fine without it.
I just ordered a SwissGear Spyder for my new laptop, it looks really neat. Anybody have one of those?
I misread that as hepatic feedback. Do badly in a game and it gives you liver failure.
The LEDs can be turned off through the software.
^5 to you as well. This is what I use and I'll stand by it forever.
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I mean different strokes and all, but yeesh.
Work: some simple Dell dealie. It's slim and comfortable.
Home: MS Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000. Thick, tall, accurate. Took me a while to get used to though.
I'm a fan of fairly simple peripherals. I'm getting ready to buy a mouse for my Macbook, and it seems I'm gonna have a heck of a time finding something nice yet simple and non-colorful.
I'm so boring. :P
Even if it looks like robot poop.
Seriously though, on the MS natural mouse, how does one hit the button labeled "5"? Why is even there?
Also, for the buttons labeled "4" (and tons of mice do this), do you lift up your thumb to switch which button you hit or do you use your knuckle or what? I don't understand how that button layout works. Whenever I try to use a mouse that has those 2 side buttons my mouse is flying all over the place or I'm constantly hitting the wrong button.
Re: the mac mouse. I want something that does wireless bluetooth without a dongle thing.
I have one of these.
Pretty comfortable.