mouse purchase

moriz

moriz

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Join Date: Jan 2006

Canada

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i'm looking for a mouse to replace my logitech mx400. it will be used for everything, including some CAD, general usage, and gaming.

i'm currently considering the mx revolution. it looks like it has all the features i'll ever need. the programmable buttons looks very interesting, since i bind a lot of GW's controls to my mx400, and could use the additional binds.

does anyone have any different suggestions?

zamial

zamial

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2006

Usa

TKC

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826104178

Thats what I use and love it. I gave up on cordless after it started eating batteries then it got the BFH.

moriz

moriz

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Canada

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hmm, that just looks like my mx400 without the tilting scrollwheel. changing DPI means nothing to me, since i don't play FPS games and it's useless with GW.

the new mouse needs to be a pretty significant upgrade over my mx400 functionally.

Brianna

Brianna

Insane & Inhumane

Join Date: Feb 2006

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826104076 Mine.

Love it, could recommend it, lots of people are going to recommend Razer and the Microsoft Sidewinder too though. I stick with Logitech.

BTW in regards to changing DPI on the fly, it is a gimmick and I have never found any practical use for it, If I were you I would just macro the +/- buttons for DPI to some other functionality instead, who honestly changes DPI in FPS games? Once you find a setting you like you can just keep it at that and you're set.

Admael

Admael

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

California

Xen of Heroes

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826153017

My mouse has on the fly DPI changing as well, I leave it on 4000dpi (why settle for less?) but none of my friends can handle the sensitivity.

So when they come over to play my games, they make use of that handy button(s)

Snograt

Snograt

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Join Date: Jan 2006

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Ooh, a blue-glowy mouse

As a matter of interest, do the two buttons on the right hand side just copy the ones on the other side for the benefit of lefties, or are they separately programmable?

I swear by my Sidewinder, but I fear that 5 buttons is too few for the OP. I loved my old cordless 7 button mx-something, but I vastly prefer the ergonomics and chunky wheel on the SW. And the cord - stuff wireless.

isamu kurosawa

isamu kurosawa

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

United Kingdom

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Snograt
Ooh, a blue-glowy mouse

As a matter of interest, do the two buttons on the right hand side just copy the ones on the other side for the benefit of lefties, or are they separately programmable?

I swear by my Sidewinder, but I fear that 5 buttons is too few for the OP. I loved my old cordless 7 button mx-something, but I vastly prefer the ergonomics and chunky wheel on the SW. And the cord - stuff wireless.
If it's anything like the other razer mice they should all be seperatly programmable.

I'd reccommend pretty much any modern razer mouse. Choose model based on hand type and size and you should have no problem.

moriz

moriz

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Join Date: Jan 2006

Canada

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i purchased a razer deathadder (and yes, it's blue and glowy).

i figured that i simply won't be able to use all the extra buttons. my right hand is horribly double jointed and i simply cannot move my fingers fast enough to take advantage of the extra buttons. it does have extra large side buttons, which appears to allow me to interrupt slightly better. it also managed to be very fast, but not twitchy. i realized that i can turn up the speed on normal mice to mimic the speed, but their accuracy goes out the window with higher speed.