Mineshaft_Gap
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I've been on a tear lately going from one mouse to another. Buying, trying, returning (sorry Best Buy). All in an effort to find the perfect mouse for productivity and gaming. While I can't claim to have even even really scratched the surface of what's out there I can say I've got a much better appreciation for what this often neglected input device brings to the table. A good mouse is one of those things you don't realize you need until you've got one, and at that point there's no going back.
I've owned a few mice in my day. May main mouse I was using on my desktop was an ~8 year old Microsoft Intellimouse. Shockingly good mouse that I'd unfortunately begun to have tracking issues with. Tried to clean the lens but didn't seem to make a difference.
Microsoft 3500 Blue Laser mouse was my laptop mouse of choice. I bought it because it was on clearance for $10. I thought it was good but now I realize a mouse can be a whole lot more. I bought my parents a Logitech 325 for use with their laptop and the left click button broke after a few months.
I'd gone between the Logitech T630 and Microsoft 5000 Bluetooth mice for tablet/laptop use. I didn't care for them, though I think my issues may have been more with Bluetooth pairing than the quality of either product. The T630 has a nice gadget feel to it which quickly loses its luster after you realize it's incredibly uncomfortable to use, and impossible to use on surfaces that aren't perfectly flat tables. The Microsoft 5000 was more comfortable but quite ugly to behold.
And so it was. I'd experienced these and many other mice in my day and upon reflection I thought "There's got to be something better." The only mouse that stood out to me as being anything more than just okay was the ancient Intellimouse. Super comfy and good tracking but few features. These are the mice I went through before settling on my final choice. In order...
Razor Deathadder
Good mouse. Good sensor. Excellent software. The only drawback was a lack of a button I could use as a dedicated sensitivity clutch/toggle.
Awful. I got this on clearance for $20 and found it highly uncomfortable. The software looked like shit and the mouse itself has a very unappealing busy "GAMER" look. I thought I could overlook these faults for $20 but I could not.
Steelseries Rival Good sensor. Loved the grippy bit along the side but found the mouse to be lacking in ergonomics. It just didn't feel particularly comfortable in my hand although I think this could be highly suggestive. I felt like it forced me to outstretch my middle and forefingers.
Another mouse I bought on clearance. $25. I fucking hate Call of Duty but I'm not too proud to turn down a good deal. This is basically a rebranded Steelseries Sensei. This felt closest to my Intellimouse which counted as points in its favor. I enjoyed this mouse and decided he and I would be going steady despite his ugly tattoos. Until...
I saw this bad boy on sale for $60. Razer Naga.
It's a bit big but still comfortable. Similar performance to the Deathadder except a bunch of really cool buttons. I initially shied away from this mouse on account of the fact that it's an "MMO" mouse and I'm not much of an MMO player these days. What am I going to use them for if not to slay the dragon in Everquest Online Adventures or some such. Those buttons had an allure though, and I began fantasizing about pressing them. The things I could make them do. Once I found out I could assign macros, media, windows functions to each I knew it had to be mine. I think this is it guys. I think this is the one. I've only had it for a day so far but the increase in productivity (outside of making this thread) has been pretty phenomenal. I'm playing with making a profile for research papers where I need to constantly switch between applications and make all sorts of tweaks in Microsoft Office. Another profile for Microsoft Excel. Another profile for games. Another profile for multimedia. All the little things you can assign the mouse to do really add up to time saved.
So yeah bros. What is a mouse?
I've owned a few mice in my day. May main mouse I was using on my desktop was an ~8 year old Microsoft Intellimouse. Shockingly good mouse that I'd unfortunately begun to have tracking issues with. Tried to clean the lens but didn't seem to make a difference.
Microsoft 3500 Blue Laser mouse was my laptop mouse of choice. I bought it because it was on clearance for $10. I thought it was good but now I realize a mouse can be a whole lot more. I bought my parents a Logitech 325 for use with their laptop and the left click button broke after a few months.
I'd gone between the Logitech T630 and Microsoft 5000 Bluetooth mice for tablet/laptop use. I didn't care for them, though I think my issues may have been more with Bluetooth pairing than the quality of either product. The T630 has a nice gadget feel to it which quickly loses its luster after you realize it's incredibly uncomfortable to use, and impossible to use on surfaces that aren't perfectly flat tables. The Microsoft 5000 was more comfortable but quite ugly to behold.
And so it was. I'd experienced these and many other mice in my day and upon reflection I thought "There's got to be something better." The only mouse that stood out to me as being anything more than just okay was the ancient Intellimouse. Super comfy and good tracking but few features. These are the mice I went through before settling on my final choice. In order...
Good mouse. Good sensor. Excellent software. The only drawback was a lack of a button I could use as a dedicated sensitivity clutch/toggle.
Another mouse I bought on clearance. $25. I fucking hate Call of Duty but I'm not too proud to turn down a good deal. This is basically a rebranded Steelseries Sensei. This felt closest to my Intellimouse which counted as points in its favor. I enjoyed this mouse and decided he and I would be going steady despite his ugly tattoos. Until...
It's a bit big but still comfortable. Similar performance to the Deathadder except a bunch of really cool buttons. I initially shied away from this mouse on account of the fact that it's an "MMO" mouse and I'm not much of an MMO player these days. What am I going to use them for if not to slay the dragon in Everquest Online Adventures or some such. Those buttons had an allure though, and I began fantasizing about pressing them. The things I could make them do. Once I found out I could assign macros, media, windows functions to each I knew it had to be mine. I think this is it guys. I think this is the one. I've only had it for a day so far but the increase in productivity (outside of making this thread) has been pretty phenomenal. I'm playing with making a profile for research papers where I need to constantly switch between applications and make all sorts of tweaks in Microsoft Office. Another profile for Microsoft Excel. Another profile for games. Another profile for multimedia. All the little things you can assign the mouse to do really add up to time saved.
So yeah bros. What is a mouse?
