Need a new mouse

[wavemachine]

My logitech mouse has started to become really irritating the left button is intermitantly failing i.e releasing when it shouldn't.

It is over 3 years old but there are so many mice on the market now and wondered if anyone had any recommendations to get me started.

Many thanks

Dave

[OldBoy]

Get an Optical mouse and should only be around £10 or cheaper.

[amk1977]

I'd just go for a 5 button, wired laser mouse. I've owned two wireless mice in my time and found them to be a total PITA. Never as accurate or responsive as wired ones and the batteries would always die at the most inconvient of times. I always found the microsoft mice to be quite comfortable as well as the logitech. Razer make some nice mice but, they tend to be expensive and a bit OTT to be honest.

What I would strongly recommend is a decent mouse mat and wrist support. I have the old Razer eXactmat with wrist support. I think its now been replaced by the Razer Vespula. I used to get a cramp in my hand and wrist prior to using it, if I was sat at the computer for any extended period of time. Now I have no problems at all. You can get them at Play.com for under £32 delivered.

[KeithT]

I usually buy cheapo type mice and happy to throw them out after a year or so. I generally pay no more than a tenner and my current one, a NIKKAI, has lasted well over that period of time. My previous mouse was a Microsoft which I purchased with my Microsoft keyboard - another cheapo item. I'm sure I am missing out on something by not paying top dollar for these essentials, but I haven't really noticed anything specific. Perhaps some kind person can tell me why I should pay more?

[amk1977]

I think you have to buy the top gaming mice, with the highest DPI, 10 programable buttons, 1 millisecond response time to show how large your "e-penis" is Keith. When you have all the most expensive, fastest hardware it makes you 1337 (elite)

[rbarry]

Hi Wavemachine,

My e-appendage must be above average as I chose a mouse with more buttons than is socially acceptable. It is the same brand as your last one, being a Logitech MX Revolution (gti, v6, dohc, air con etc).

I know how annoying it can be when your cordless mouse runs out of power; that intermittant response when the batteries get low fools you into thinking your pc is on the blink. This mouse has been faultless. Some may say it has more buttons than are necessary, but I regularly use the majority of them.

I love the scroll wheel on this mouse; it has a clutch that allows it to "freewheel". This can scroll through hundreds of pages very quickly to get you where you want to be in a fraction of the time of a conventional mouse. This is great for finding images in a large library or scrolling through a long spreadsheet. You can use the scroll wheel to scroll left and right too, which is great when zoomed in for close up work in an image editor or negotiating a badly written web page. Internet browsing is enhanced with forward and back buttons by your right thumb, a great time saver. When you use a mouse without that last function you find yourself pressing non existant buttons with your thumb out of habit. All the buttons can be programmed for whatever purpose you want and additionally preprogrammed for any program you use.

Most things you can do with a pointing device can be done on the keyboard, but it really saves time when actions like the above three examples can be done directly from a mouse. It has a great ergonomic shape too; everything falls into place so easily.

It has very sensitive optics that don't read surfaces like conventional optical mice; it's claimed it will even work on glass.

Lastly, the charger/docking station for the mouse is small enough to fit on any busy work station, but I have seldom forgotten to put it back in it's cradle as it's such a handy place to store it. I have never had a dead mouse or had to change the batteries in the time I have used this mouse, which is over two years.

I have no affiliation with Logitech, just an appreciation for technology that enhances the user experience, and this mouse definitely does!

[Eyeayen]

I haven't ever spent over £30 on a mouse, I have owned ones by Macally, Trust and Kensington and not had a problem with any of them, for my mac I currently have a magic mouse and for my pc I use a kensington Si300 laser mouse, I used a trust mouse on my old pc for years that was cheap and sure effective. All my mice are wired ( except the mac's magic mouse which I've only just got ), I just prefer them that way.

People on graphics type forums go on about spend three figures on a mouse but having worked in various graphics establishments and spoken to others in the industry it seems it's only people on forums trying to out do each other that spend that sort of money on them, everyone else just gets what they need and can afford and more people I know don't spent over the £30 - £40 mark.

These days generally whatever you buy is pretty decent. Amazon is good for reading reviews of mice, I know some of them don't like certain surfaces and you need a mouse mat but I never use one, although I probably should and agree with what Aaron said above about getting the wrist support thing. Having had an operation on my wrist earlier this year with the other one scheduled for next year I could perhaps of helped the situation more.

[cosmicma]

iv'e allways liked logitech iv'e just replaced my old one which lasted about 8 years with one i had stored away waiting for it to die
it just jappens to be exactly the same logitech mouse that survived the 8 years
lets hope this one lasts as long

i don't think they make this model any more known as a cordless mousman optical model no M-RR63
never had any issues with it over the years iv'e used this model

[rbarry]

If you like a wired mouse then get one that other member's have already recommended. Personally I have found myself cursing when I've reached the end of my mouse's "thether", which has coincided whith my own "thether".
There is nothing worse than trying to fill in the last remaining area of a mask that is just out of reach because your wired mouse won't stretch that far.

[wavemachine]

Thanks for all the responses, I ventured out to PC-World just to look today and found a Logitech M505 that felt just fine and was at a favourable price. All connected now and have to say I really like it, my last Logitech mouse was fine until the button failed however I have to say this one feels nicely built and is a nice simple 3 buton affair.

I am aware of the pitfals of wired mice but personally prefer them over wired for the very reasons pointed out by rbarry.

Thanks again