The problem I see with this post is the intellimouse 3.0 does what you described about the intellimouse 2.0, it forces my hand to the right... which is annoying. I now use a razer lachesis 5600. it's sex on three very very slick mouse feet.
G500 or Deathadder.
Xai side buttons are badly position and too small for easy use while gaming.
I hate the G500 and everything logitech did to maim the once good g5x line. My G5SE was amazing. The only reason it was outmoded was because it's died of old age after years of daily use. The g500 feels different, the buttons are wider, the grip is shaped differently, and the buttons are crowded. It's less of a gaming mouse and more of a browser's mouse. Also it feels foreign in use because the sensor is placed oddly.Show Image(http://www.pcgameshardware.com/screenshots/original/2009/08/Logitech-G500-07.jpg)
Most mice have a sensor towards the center. The sensor on the G500 is at the top. It makes the hand movement to cursor translation really weird.
What does sensor placement have to do with anything?
i like my G500 a lot, and sensor placement does not matter unless you lift your mouse off the mouspad while playing. I dont, so it doesnt matter to me.
It matters in a lot of places. For example, if you tend to move in a semi circular motion to move left and right the mouse sensor determines how steep of an arc this is. towards the top of the mouse it's more accurate, towards the center, it generates a smoother flatter line. Most people's hands tend to not move straight left or right, so naturally sensor placement when it comes to this type of use is critical.
This article (http://jonathanhedley.com/articles/2008/04/mouse-sensors) indicates that placing the sensor forward is actually better.
This article (http://jonathanhedley.com/articles/2008/04/mouse-sensors) indicates that placing the sensor forward is actually better.
So my mouse recently broke and I need to get a new one. I've been using a crappy HP one that I had lying around, but it's time for an upgrade. I figured this would be a good place to ask before I went out to get one, so what suggestions do you guys have?
As for style/size, I think a good way to describe my preferences are that I prefer an intellimouse 3.0 to a 2.0. I'd rather a mouse didn't force my hand to the right like the 2.0 type design (it makes the right side of my wrist press against the desk and tends to cause pain after a lot of use). I don't ever use my left hand, so right handed only is fine, but in general a lot of the right hand only mice are huge and force my hand into positions that aren't comfortable.
I really like the look of the Xai, but the reviews make me question whether the build quality of this thing makes it worth the price. It's really important to me that whatever I get is either a) cheap or b) very high quality. I don't mind spending as long as it's something that will last (like the keyboards people talk about around here). So do you guys have any suggestions?
Oh btw, I'm a gamer who tends to use somewhat low sensitivity (with no accel).
That article basically says that every company on the planet that makes mice, except for logitech recently with the G500, is wrong. Can you really say you believe that? if all the experts are doing it, I doubt it's an issue if cost, or anything like that. The laser position in my case is PERFECT at the exact center. Anything off center and the mouse doesn't seem to control as cleanly for me, at least for gaming. Perhaps there is some truth to the article though: My razer, on the desktop is the worst I've ever used. IN game it's my salvation, but on the desktop... well... I bought another mouse for desktop use. I think most companies try to strike a balance. Thankfully razer said piss on the balance and made for me what's become the perfect gaming mouse. Hoorah!
Except for the braided cord. I still have no idea why manufacturers choose to put the ultra-stiff braiding on a *mouse* cord.
Except for the braided cord. I still have no idea why manufacturers choose to put the ultra-stiff braiding on a *mouse* cord.
Why, it's so you have a reason to buy one of their mouse bungees to go with the mouse you just bought!
Braided cables get caught on the edge of my desk and are a pain in the ass
The last mouse I used, a deathadder (before the right click died on me), had a very thin, plastic cord. No drag, no catching; it was perfect.