Best mouse ever made?

[FreedomEclipse]

I miss my Logitech G7 with the slide in battery feature. I used to do a 'Hot reload' and had a fresh battery locked and loaded before the spent one hit the floor somewhere in the room.

Luckily it never broke any of aunt bessies finest china.

 

[A Computer Guy]

This because ergonomics and it literally keeps everyone else from wanting to use my PC at work or home for the past 20+ years.
Event IT at one point was like... ok how about you update your own machine because I hate that mouse.

 

[Vario]

1. MSIE 3.0, its reruns and derivatives (Razer Deathadder, Zowie EC-2)
2. HyperX Pulsefire Haste (wired)
3. SteelSeries Sensei (original)

Microsoft last reran the MSIE 3.0 in 2017, it's the "Classic IntelliMouse", it seems to be the same thing but has their more recent Bluetrack optical sensor. I managed to score two BNIB last week. Should cover me for a while. Posted pics on the latest tech purchase thread

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...st-tech-purchase.225885/page-844#post-5292731

While we're talking about this, genuine question, WTF are mouse designers thinking? It's like 99 out of 100 mice are designed for small hands. Infuriates me to no end. Fellas, look at the MSIE 3.0 and copy it, change something, preferably just shamelessly clone it and make it like 25% bigger, I'm in dire need of that BIG DADDY MOUSE, promise I'll pay good money for it



My Deathadder Essential scroll wheel has all sorts of problems. It jitters like crazy and acts like if you were mashing both the page up and page down keys on your keyboard. Practically unusable and one of the reasons I ditched it. Didn't last 6 months

Mionix Naos is a big boi mouse.

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I like the mid-small ergos, so I am glad I found the EC3 ... when you find something you like buy a bunch of them ... and then stop looking.

 

[GreiverBlade]

after many e-rodents ... for me : Logi M575 Ergo, with the blue ball (the ball is blue ... no other meaning ... ) swapped for the grey one from my previous Logi MX Ergo

i used to joke about my friends with their Trackballs, in MMOs and even in fast paced MP FPS ... not anymore ... (compact workspace with a 65% KB and a trackball is fun and less strain ... plus if going into couch potato mode ... a trackball is the perfect mouse for that )

the MX Ergo was good, but the M575 albeit more basic ... is better, single AA that run for years (2 yrs advertised and if it's like the M705 Marathon, i can guarantee it will reach them ), easier to clean than the MX and quite cheaper than it

 

[Palladium]

G304. Cheap, lag free wireless, long battery life, durable, no rubber parts to age.

 

[dirtyferret]

I had a G7 that I used for eons, I loved that mouse. Now I am using a G502 Hero.. its ok. I also have a Zowie EC2 Evo, my kid is using it now.

used a logitech G9x for years, switched to the G502 and now G502 Hero

 

[Beer4Myself]

MS Intellimouse Explorer, Logitech MX510/518, Roccat Kone XTD for me

nice, my daily mouse right now is the intellimouse pro, love the shape and one of few mice that i can rest my hand fully on the mouse

 

[Regeneration]

Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical/Explorer, Logitech MX510/518.

 

[Kapone33]

For me it was the Logitech G700. That mouse lasted me over 10 years but I now use a Hyper RX mouse that was not too expensive. Another reason I like it is because it was part of a NCIX special that gave me a G510 KB for a combined $99 CAD.

 

[de.das.dude]

Still on my logitech G400

Personally I haven't had any bad experience from Logitech, though my old G400 died but I got a G400s from warranty. That's still a working mouse even after a decade, only the surface is hella worn but that's just a cosmetic flaw.

the wire on my G400 had to be replaced. Thats about it. I do use contact cleaner now and then.

 

[DemonicRyzen666]

I had my hand once on a razer lachesis mouse that though had the best feeling to hold & not slip around.
I did not however get to use it electronically.

 

[Kapone33]

Still on my logitech G400


the wire on my G400 had to be replaced. Thats about it. I do use contact cleaner now and then.

My G700 started getting that Double click issue that is noted on the Internet. I also had one of those high end Wireless keyboards that I bought recently but the QC at Logitech has fallen and the innovation in keyboards is all key caps now. There is nothing that compares to my G510 in the current market.

 

[de.das.dude]

My G700 started getting that Double click issue that is noted on the Internet. I also had one of those high end Wireless keyboards that I bought recently but the QC at Logitech has fallen and the innovation in keyboards is all key caps now. There is nothing that compares to my G510 in the current market.

i solved my double click issues with contact cleaner. mostly happens because of oxidation forming on the contact surfaces i guess???

 

[Ruru]

Still on my logitech G400


the wire on my G400 had to be replaced. Thats about it. I do use contact cleaner now and then.

The scroll wheel broke on my old G400, still remember that I played BF4 a day before RMA'ing it and it was pure luck that what weapon it gave me when changing the gun.

 

[Eskimonster]

Used Logitech since i bought G502, using G900 atm.

 

[Chrispy_]

Recently after the chaos of the big move I found my box of Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0's. I've been using a couple of them again and am amazed at how well they work, the build quality and their durability. I have a few originals plus some of the reissues that are also ancient by today's standards. How many times has Microsoft reissued a product? I'm a diehard fan of the Logitech Performance MX and have several of those as well (my bag of Uni receivers vanished in the move, does anybody have spares?) but I've never had to replace the feet on an IntelliMouse plus since they plug in never need recharging. At their original price of around $25 they were a great value. As I recall even the reissues were under $30 on Newegg.

I never liked the shape of an Intellimouse but the WMO from the same era was a fantastic mouse that outlasted so many others and was built to a very high quality for the price.

I'd still be using a WMO for office use where three buttons are adequate for me but their sensors are truly 'of their day' and I could easily overwhelm the max tracking speed of those old things. It doesn't change the excellent shape, durability, and high build quality of them though, and it was about 4 years before Logitech's MX range came along with a superior sensor.

 

[Carillon]

There was a mouse that blew my mind, when in the early 90s I visited a carpenter's office, I was surprised to see computers (plural!) and most of all the mice they used, which had crosshairs! I couldn't understand how they worked and I still don't, because I know for a fact that it is impossible to draw lines even with an optical mouse, and those were ball mice.

 

[Ruru]

There was a mouse that blew my mind, when in the early 90s I visited a carpenter's office, I was surprised to see computers (plural!) and most of all the mice they used, which had crosshairs! I couldn't understand how they worked and I still don't, because I know for a fact that it is impossible to draw lines even with an optical mouse, and those were ball mice.

For me, it was mind-blowing when I saw an optical mouse first time in the early 2000s

I know that there were optical mice already in the 80s but they used a little different sensor technology.

 

[Dorek]

Ive only used logitechs mx518 and g402.

 

[BlaezaLite]

I bought 2 Logitech mice (M240 and M705) and both had connection issues. My best mouse is my Glorious model D. It just works.

 

[Bobaganoosh]

I had the Logitech G7 with the swappable batteries and it was a pretty sweet mouse at the time. Eventually the batteries died too fast so I bought a replacement set, but it barely improved it. Super comfortable mouse though. I never wanted to buy a battery powered mouse after that.


After that, I bought a G9x and it was my favorite mouse ever.

It was the first mouse I ever had that I wore the skates off and attempted to replace them. The replacements were pretty good, but it was never quite the same feel.

I was in the EVGA associates program and when they launched their newest set of mice they had a super cheap deal on a mouse and keyboard and the mouse (X17) was pretty good ergonomically and I ended up selling the G9x (people were paying crazy money for these used...no idea why) and I still kind of regret it. The X17 I ended up going away from and went back to Logitech to minimize software suites required and I have a G502 X now. It's not bad, but I still kind of miss that weird, but comfortable G9x. Never had a more comfortable gaming mouse that just focused on the essentials. The DPI shift had up and down where all the newer mice I've seen have just one button that cycles all the way through 5 settings instead of being able to go either way and maybe a "sniping button" (which is actually pretty handy sometimes...oddly enough I use it more often in games like 7 days or Ark where I'm trying to carefully place blocks when building lol).

 

[dirtyferret]

I ended up selling the G9x (people were paying crazy money for these used...no idea why)

I'll sell you mine, actually used it as my laptop mouse for a while but replaced it with an old G502. Logitech stopped making them while the demand was still high, my guess is the production cost was too high for them.

 

[Ruru]

Logitech stopped making them while the demand was still high, my guess is the production cost was too high for them.

MX518 remake had the same fate. Weird though, first they remade the best mouse ever and then they just discontinued it.

 

[Onasi]

MX518 remake had the same fate. Weird though, first they remade the best mouse ever and then they just discontinued it.

Because it really, really wasn’t the best mouse ever by the time the Legendary re-issue rolled around. Too heavy and a shape that forces the hand placement too much even for an ergo, which makes it really usable only with a palm grip, even claw is arguable. Fingertip on it was plain silly. The whole shebang was a prime example of “you think you do, but you don’t” - the shape was outdated, too big, too bulky, shit cable, the works. Just so that we’re clear - this was in the G Pro Wireless era already. The G305 was released. The Vipers would release in the same time period. I am not surprised it failed.

 

[rockit00]

I like the basic Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical v.1.1 for common PC tasks. The Corsair Vengeance and the Tt eSport Saphira for gaming. The M.A.D. Catz r.a.t. 5 is a nice mouse but it proved a little too awkward for my hand.