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Offline metalliqaz

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My mx518 is dying
« on: Mon, 15 October 2012, 21:28:23 »
After at least six years of use, my mx518 is wearing out.  :eek:  It still works flawlessly for me, but the scroll wheel is starting to jam up.
The mere fact that this thing has lasted so long under such heavy use is all the endorsement I need to get another one.  Unfortunately for me, they stopped making them.  Probably fearing customer revolt, they did replace it with a nearly identical model, the G400.  It's cheap so I ordered one.
Has anyone used the G400?  I have one of the good old mx518s with the five small glider pads and I'm worried that it won't be able to live up to the standard set by the venerable mx518
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 16 October 2012, 03:26:05 »
Quote from: metalliqaz on Mon, 15 October 2012, 21:28:23
After at least six years of use, my mx518 is wearing out.  :eek:  It still works flawlessly for me, but the scroll wheel is starting to jam up.
The mere fact that this thing has lasted so long under such heavy use is all the endorsement I need to get another one.  Unfortunately for me, they stopped making them.  Probably fearing customer revolt, they did replace it with a nearly identical model, the G400.  It's cheap so I ordered one.
Has anyone used the G400?  I have one of the good old mx518s with the five small glider pads and I'm worried that it won't be able to live up to the standard set by the venerable mx518

The sensors are almost identical. The new sliders perform identical to the old ones on cloth pads, but on "hard pads" the new sliders are way better.
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 16 October 2012, 03:30:42 »
Same story, but I have mine for 7 years, but I replaced mine with the G500. So far, I'm like the modern feature a lot. I didn't think I would like the dual mode scroll wheel but it's sweet. The only thing that pisses me off is the back button registers the same as the middle thumb button so it's useless in games :'(
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 16 October 2012, 04:29:47 »
I have a G400, it is superb, about $30 in Sweden so it incredible cheap.
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 19 October 2012, 20:27:44 »
I had an mx518, and upgraded to the G400.

Best product upgrade in history. They basically didn't f**k with a good thing. It's one of my favorite mice, by far.
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 19 October 2012, 20:56:06 »
There seems to be a lot of reviews on newegg about the cord shorting out after some time.
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 19 October 2012, 21:20:21 »
Ya I saw that.  They have a good warranty though,  so I jumped on it.  I am one with that mouse by now :)
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 19 October 2012, 21:41:24 »
Don't count out the G9X
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 19 October 2012, 22:26:00 »
My MX518 has been buggered since like a week or two after I got it. It has the disconnection issue where it randomly keeps disconnecting and reconnecting itself :(
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 19 October 2012, 23:10:47 »
Quote from: MissMurd3r84 on Fri, 19 October 2012, 22:26:00
My MX518 has been buggered since like a week or two after I got it. It has the disconnection issue where it randomly keeps disconnecting and reconnecting itself :(

That seems to be a common failure mode.  Why didn't you return it?  They are really good with the warranties.
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 19 October 2012, 23:19:28 »
Lost the docket (well, my Mum did, she bought it for me as a present) so I couldn't do anything about it.
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 19 October 2012, 23:24:39 »
I just realized that the little button on top of mine doesn't do anything.  It looks like it has some windows printed on it.  I never used that thing before...  I wonder if it is because I didn't install the drivers.
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 20 October 2012, 00:15:57 »
When I moved to trackball mouse. I passed my MX518 to my wife, the very first gaming mouse I own. She still rocking with it. Awesome piece of mouse!!
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #13 on: Sun, 21 October 2012, 10:00:59 »
I still have MX510, going on for nine years now.
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Re: Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #14 on: Sun, 21 October 2012, 17:31:29 »
Quote from: mikelanding on Sat, 20 October 2012, 00:15:57
When I moved to trackball mouse. I passed my MX518 to my wife, the very first gaming mouse I own. She still rocking with it. Awesome piece of mouse!!

I had replaced my MX518 with an upgrade but broke it back out for use when i'm at work and I love it.

I will stick to Logitech mice in the future.
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #15 on: Mon, 22 October 2012, 20:22:21 »
Does any one know when the "unique Mx510"s stopped? I remember the faceplate pattern were all "unique" to each mouse, but eventually they made them all the same.

Probably cuz someone got one with a penis on it by chance. :D
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #16 on: Mon, 22 October 2012, 20:35:10 »
I should probably report back that I did get my G400 in and I like it very much.  Feels exactly like my mx518 and I haven't had any "loose wire" problems (yet).  I haven't gamed with it yet, but its not like it will matter.  Of the four pre-programmed DPI settings, I use the second lowest.  It's a solid mouse.
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Re: My mx518 is dying
« Reply #17 on: Mon, 22 October 2012, 20:57:40 »
Quote from: metalliqaz on Mon, 22 October 2012, 20:35:10
I should probably report back that I did get my G400 in and I like it very much.  Feels exactly like my mx518 and I haven't had any "loose wire" problems (yet).  I haven't gamed with it yet, but its not like it will matter.  Of the four pre-programmed DPI settings, I use the second lowest.  It's a solid mouse.
I've carried my G400 around with my laptop, I'd say it's fairly solid as I have had no problem with it yet.
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