Mice !

[fred devliegher]

Seeing as the I'm about to lose my mouse - hint : 10$ brandless mice suck - I'm looking for a decent , optical , scrollwheel-equiped mouse . Preferably with a few bells & whistles ( like programmable buttons ) , staying in a 20-60 € price range. Ive been looking in shops , but nothing beats first-hand experience...

Thanks.

[Marius24]

my mouse may not have bells and whistles, but the microsoft optical mouse is v good

[uNz[i]]

The Olympic-1300 4D Optical Mouse served me very well for about 3 years.
5 buttons including the scroll wheel, with your choice of PS2 or USB connection.

It's got a very lightweight feel to it and is super responsive.

I just recently replaced mine after it finally died with an el cheapo intellimouse lookalike.
But I'm beginning to miss my faithful old Olympic...

[fred devliegher]

but the microsoft optical mouse is v good

This lil' rodent ?

Saw it in stores , but I figured it was more of a "backup" mouse. Is it easy on the hands ? Not too bulky ?

Olympic-1300 4D Optical Mouse

Sold outside of Australia as well ?

[uNz[i]]

Yes. In the UK, it goes by the name of the Mentor 4D Optical Browser Mouse

[fred devliegher]

The site you've given only delivers in the UK , not mainland Europe (Belgium). I'm looking for other stores that carry it.

Who builds it , anyway ?

[100%]

[i]Originally posted by uNz@29 February 2004 - 18:40
Yes. In the UK, it goes by the name of the Mentor 4D Optical Browser Mouse

It says there that it works on Plastic
is that true Unzi?
Does it work good on refletctive surfaces or is that a gimp?

[uNz[i]]

Here you go... In Belgium, it's just known as the Optical Mouse (4D)

I'm not sure who actually makes this mouse. The manufacturer's website is down.
I suspect its some firm in asia, seeing as the brand name changes from one country to another.

@Zedaxax - I don't think they're talking about shiny plastic... perhaps a laminated table might be ok, but definately not mirrors or white ceramic tiles.

[fred devliegher]

Thanks uNz[i] - didn't expect you to do my shopping for me
EDIT : Some sites have it for a slow as €13.99 - Whoop di doo !


So how exactly did you kill yours ? Wear & tear or some horrible soup-spitting incident ?

[Mad Cat]

Get a Logitech MX500, or MX510. They're both great mice.