« Reply #9 on: Wed, 24 March 2010, 15:49:24 »
When I first got to this site I had a real sore spot about Logitech mice because all the ones that I tried in the past few years were oversized and overly stiff in the buttons. I developed tendinitis in my right hand to match the problems I already have in my left hand. I really hated the Logitech MX1000 and anything that resembled it (which is a lot of Logitechs).
Well, after getting my hands on a bunch of $20-$40 Logitechs yesterday at an Office Supply store, I'm letting go of my Logitech mouse grudge. I found that they made subtle adjustments that make their mice a lot comfortable for a claw/fingertip gripper... even the oversized "ergo" versions that look like odd sculptures. Most notably, they seem to have inserted more travel into their buttons so that they're easy to press.
The small $20-$30 mice were easy to grip and comfortable for the few minutes I tried them out yesterday with a variety of grips. I have pretty big hands. So I think the $20-$40 Logitechs should get some honorable mention though the $40 mice are probably trending toward expensive mice.
Other than this, I can't say much. I haven't owned any inexpensive mice in years unless you count the hokey mice that Apple bundles with their computers before their latest Magic Mouse.
Didj... add another vote for the MS Intellimouse optical though I'm not sure if I'd qualify that as a cheap mouse either... maybe to we who spend lots of dough on keyboards it is, but probably not in general.
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