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 (http://www.itwarehouse.com.au/catalog/8/KM-MI-OLY-1300.htm) 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 ? (http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=008)

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 (http://www.computer-garage.co.uk/61/3777.html)

[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%]

Originally posted by uNz[i]@29 February 2004 - 18:40
Yes. In the UK, it goes by the name of the Mentor 4D Optical Browser Mouse (http://www.computer-garage.co.uk/61/3777.html)

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) (http://www.simmsales.com/products.php?art=ART-00041)

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.

[uNz[i]]

LOL.. "soup spitting incident" .. nice one. :lol: :lol:

Well I did drop it more than once, but my mouse died of natural causes... old age killed it. :)

[fred devliegher]

The Logitech 510 looks like overkill for me , but I like the 500.

The only piece of hardware that died of old age in this house was a keyboard... after 5 years of service , the keys started to stick to my fingers rather then the board...I spent more then one night puzzling to get them back in the right order :rolleyes:

[tesco]

just get a logitech optical wheel mouse. it has te standard two buttons and scroll wheel and is optical and usb\ps2 compatible and ive never had any problems in a year its great mouse!

[Mïcrösöül°V³]

i got a microsoft intellimouse explorer and it has programmable buttons, and it works nice, but i would reccomend getting rechargable batteries cuz its a battery hog if you use it alot Microsoft intellimouse (http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=002)

[fred devliegher]

Thanks for the replies so far. I've got an hour or two between classes tomorrow , so I can see if any store out here has these in stock - I think I've already seen the Logitech one , so there's hope :)

I'll keep you informed...

[bigdawgfoxx]

Ive got a Microsoft Optical Mouse Blue, and I love it

[kaiweiler]

Here's (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/CA/EN,CRID=3,CONTENTID=6907) my mouse, I love it
fits the hand perfect, cordless, optical, and a nice quick switch button in the middle!

[fred devliegher]

That one might be just out of my pricerange. Plus , I'm not really looking for cordless. Looks gorgeous , though :drool:

[kaiweiler]

Originally posted by fred devliegher@29 February 2004 - 17:57
That one might be just out of my pricerange. Plus , I'm not really looking for cordless. Looks gorgeous , though :drool:
That's in canadian dollars remember
but it is really nice
yeah cordless use batteries, which is a downside but it's fine if you just have a recharger like i do, then it becomes a major plus for me, I like the freedom of a cordless, it's kinda like sleepin naked, makes you feel nice and free!

[mr. nails]

i've tried me some microsoft mice and just didn't like'em. they seemed like they didn't move very well and there were just to big for my taste. i prefer logitech mice. the one (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=3,CONTENTID=4988) i have is nice and small. i mean, it's not to small, but fits in ur hand well. and is very smooth. i paid $20 for mine, but i believe u can get them for $15 depending where u look.

[tesco]

Originally posted by mr. nails@29 February 2004 - 17:41
i've tried me some microsoft mice and just didn't like'em. they seemed like they didn't move very well and there were just to big for my taste. i prefer logitech mice. the one (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=3,CONTENTID=4988) i have is nice and small. i mean, it's not to small, but fits in ur hand well. and is very smooth. i paid $20 for mine, but i believe u can get them for $15 depending where u look.
that is teh one i have, exept that mine is red. you can get them in a few different colors and i think it is like 5 bucks more for the colored ones.

btw, how u guys like my sig? lol its crap i know but its only temporary until i actually spend some time working on a good one.