What type of mouse do you use ??

**YAKOBU** · 03-08-2005, 11:58

Hi everyone

Recently I purchased a new mouse and moved from a ball mouse to an optical scroll mouse. The optical scroll mouse looks nice but seems to randomly move on occasion which messes up my battles

. Has anyone any thoughts or experiences on both types of mouse?

**KukriKhan** · 03-08-2005, 12:46

I moved from ball to opti-scroll a couple years ago. I noticed the same lack of precision....changed mousepads to a more varigated surface and image, and it seemed to do the trick. Those light beams need to have something to detect when they're moved over a surface. The worst was a reflective white-board kinda mousepad. The best was a multi-colored, rough surfaced pad.

Now I've made the switch to laser (the Logitech MX1000). It can detect motion on ANYthing, it seems - even my naked knee (I have a laptop).

**aw89** · 03-08-2005, 15:43

I have the mx 1000 too, its a great mouse. the only negative thing about it is that it took 2 weeks to get used to it. that has also lead to many people claiming it is a bad mouse etc, etc. becouse the move from a mouse of "normal shape" (razor diamondback) to mx 1000 expecting to get used to it in one hour.

**The_Doctor** · 03-08-2005, 16:15

it seems - even my naked knee (I have a laptop).

Why where you naked when using your computer?

**KukriKhan** · 03-08-2005, 16:26

Originally Posted by Martinus

Why where you naked when using your computer?

Heh

I'm in California, where shorts are the uniform of the day, yearlong.

**The_Doctor** · 03-08-2005, 19:37

Wow, shorts.

I haven't worn shorts for months.

**Mouzafphaerre** · 03-09-2005, 13:25

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I have A4 Tech WOP-49 optical mouse (5 buttons + 2 wheels) and love it.

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**Adrian II** · 03-09-2005, 13:37

Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre

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I have A4 Tech WOP-49 optical mouse (5 buttons + 2 wheels) and love it.

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That's not a mouse anymore, m8. That's an elephant!

**Drisos** · 03-09-2005, 14:24

Originally Posted by AdrianII

That's an elephant!

He's right, when reading Mouzafphaerre's post, i thought:

WHAT??

5 buttons?? what program in the world would need 5 buttons, what do you use them for???

**Mouzafphaerre** · 03-09-2005, 17:23

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At least three is what I need for daily use. The extra two (actually all five) are programmable. I use one for autoscroll lock. The fifth one is reserved.

This is nothing. A4 have a model with eight programmable buttons.

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**Irinami** · 03-09-2005, 17:59

I use an $8 laser mouse from a no-name I got at a computer show. Works like a charm.

Also use my fiancee's Wacom drawing pad and pen sometimes... that was MUCH more than $8, and is a completely different experience.