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 Post subject: Mice, Mices, Mouses!
PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 14:13 
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My current gigabyte wired mouse is playing up.

I am tempted to go wireless, it is for work, not gaming. I don't have small hands either.

What do you lot use?
Any recommendations?

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 Post subject: Re: Mice
PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 14:18 
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I've always liked Logitech ones, I like a free-spinning scroll wheel myself rather than the notched kind.


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 14:20 
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Like this one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-910-00 ... eless+mice

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 Post subject: Re: Mice
PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 14:22 
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Logitech are good, but I'd only go wireless if you have a really good reason to.

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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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I think this would be the current equivalent of the one I've had for the last four years or so:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-M560-W ... words=m560


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 14:24 
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Logitech are good, but I'd only go wireless if you have a really good reason to.

They're a boon if you like to have a cluttered desk.


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 14:28 
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I prefer "Mouses".

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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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I have two of these, which I like a lot.

http://mobile.logitech.com/en-gb/produc ... e-mouse-mx

However they annoyingly won't track on my new Ikea desk's glossy white surface, so I'm using a mouse pad like a caveman.


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 14:33 
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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
I have two of these, which I like a lot.

http://mobile.logitech.com/en-gb/produc ... e-mouse-mx

However they annoyingly won't track on my new Ikea desk's glossy white surface, so I'm using a mouse pad like a caveman.

Actually I think that's more like what I have. I seem to remember it was about sixty quid at the time.


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 14:39 
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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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markg wrote:
American Nervoso wrote:
Logitech are good, but I'd only go wireless if you have a really good reason to.

They're a boon if you like to have a cluttered desk.

Yep, that would be a really good reason. Or you could just tidy up, you lazy bast. :kiss:

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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
I have two of these, which I like a lot.

http://mobile.logitech.com/en-gb/produc ... e-mouse-mx

However they annoyingly won't track on my new Ikea desk's glossy white surface, so I'm using a mouse pad like a caveman.

I have the wired version of that (the M-U0007).

If you don't have a Steel Series mouse mat, I really recommend one.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SteelSeries-630 ... eel+series

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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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For the cluttered desk

http://lifehacking.nl/werk-tips/nooit-m ... n-voor-e1/

(it's in Dutch, but you can get the point from the pictures)


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 14:42 
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I have this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008 ... NFQSMJWXC6

It's pretty good and reet cheap.


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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For the cluttered desk

http://lifehacking.nl/werk-tips/nooit-m ... n-voor-e1/

(it's in Dutch, but you can get the point from the pictures)


I guess I could hook those cables onto the cans.


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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Do you rinse those?


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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I have the same mouse as Gaywood and it's ace. There's a little button on it which changes the wheel from a notched wheel to a freewheeling wheel.


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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I have the same mouse as Gaywood and it's ace. There's a little button on it which changes the wheel from a notched wheel to a freewheeling wheel.

You say that like it's a good thing. All it does is make me thing "eugh, it's not notchy any more"*.

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Do you rinse those?

Christ no. If I took them somewhere to rinse them I might as well put them in the bin instead, right?

There's quite a few more, now.

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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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markg wrote:
American Nervoso wrote:
Logitech are good, but I'd only go wireless if you have a really good reason to.

They're a boon if you like to have a cluttered desk.

Or if you commonly work with someone else at your desk to pass the mouse between you.


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 14:58 
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MX518 is the best mouse, but they don't make them any more.


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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LewieP wrote:
MX518 is the best mouse, but they don't make them any more.

He wants a wireless non-gaming mouse, so you suggest an obsolete wired gaming mouse. I love Beex.

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 Post subject: Re: Mice
PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 15:04 
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American Nervoso wrote:
Logitech are good, but I'd only go wireless if you have a really good reason to.


To carry round in my laptop bag, I think keep wrapping my cable has killed my mouse.

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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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KovacsC wrote:
American Nervoso wrote:
Logitech are good, but I'd only go wireless if you have a really good reason to.


To carry round in my laptop bag, I think keep wrapping my cable has killed my mouse.

Just remember to always have some spare batteries with you. :)

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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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Cheers for the mouse mat tip...

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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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American Nervoso wrote:
KovacsC wrote:
American Nervoso wrote:
Logitech are good, but I'd only go wireless if you have a really good reason to.


To carry round in my laptop bag, I think keep wrapping my cable has killed my mouse.

Just remember to always have some spare batteries with you. :)

The battery light on mine is usually on for about a month before I actually bother changing them, which is usually about once or twice a year or something.


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 15:14 
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American Nervoso wrote:
LewieP wrote:
MX518 is the best mouse, but they don't make them any more.

He wants a wireless non-gaming mouse, so you suggest an obsolete wired gaming mouse. I love Beex.


I was answering this.
KovacsC wrote:
What do you lot use?


Remarkably, I am able to use a "gaming" mouse for tasks other than gaming. It's the most comfortable mouse I've ever used.

For my laptop I use a HP X4000b, which has the advantage of being bluetooth rather than proprietary wireless, so no dongle is required. I pair it up with a set of these so I don't have to worry about carrying a charger or spare batteries everywhere I take my laptop.


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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American Nervoso wrote:
KovacsC wrote:
American Nervoso wrote:
Logitech are good, but I'd only go wireless if you have a really good reason to.


To carry round in my laptop bag, I think keep wrapping my cable has killed my mouse.

Just remember to always have some spare batteries with you. :)


Get one with a wifi dongle thingy and not a bluetooth one. The battery will last for over a year of daily use.


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 Post subject: Re: Mice
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Grim... wrote:
If you don't have a Steel Series mouse mat, I really recommend one.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SteelSeries-630 ... eel+series
I use a Ratpad from about 2005.

Grim... wrote:
You say that like it's a good thing. All it does is make me thing "eugh, it's not notchy any more"*.
It's good for fast scrolling through loooong documents.

American Nervoso wrote:
Just remember to always have some spare batteries with you. :)
The Performance MX has a built-in charger, takes a standard uUSB cable, and even if totally flat can recharge while you use it. So no need for spare batteries.


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 Post subject: Re: Mice, Mices, Mouses!
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Nice mouse doc.. £45 ouch...

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 Post subject: Re: Mice, Mices, Mouses!
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Trackball, fools.

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 Post subject: Re: Mice, Mices, Mouses!
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 Post subject: Re: Mice, Mices, Mouses!
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A what?

Something people used to use in the 80s.

Craster's mum, basically.

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Trackball, fools.

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 Post subject: Re: Mice, Mices, Mouses!
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It's efficiency. Y'all are flailing your hands around all over the place, and I just need to move my fingertips.



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 Post subject: Re: Mice, Mices, Mouses!
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Cras wrote:
It's efficiency. Y'all are flailing your hands around all over the place, and I just need to move my fingertips.



Ladies.

Same, and I use a mouse. The heel of my hand stays where it is and only my fingertips move slightly.

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Cras wrote:
It's efficiency. Y'all are flailing your hands around all over the place, and I just need to move my fingertips.



Ladies.

Same, and I use a mouse. The heel of my hand stays where it is and only my fingertips move slightly.


Enjoy your RSI.


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I think he's only got a 1.0 Ghia.

a 1.0 ghia? It isn't even that good - he has a Honda Abbey


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It's efficiency. Y'all are flailing your hands around all over the place, and I just need to move my fingertips.



Ladies.

Same, and I use a mouse. The heel of my hand stays where it is and only my fingertips move slightly.


Enjoy your RSI.

Surely I'd get RSI if I moved my hand around more?

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American Nervoso wrote:
Mr Dave wrote:
American Nervoso wrote:
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It's efficiency. Y'all are flailing your hands around all over the place, and I just need to move my fingertips.



Ladies.

Same, and I use a mouse. The heel of my hand stays where it is and only my fingertips move slightly.


Enjoy your RSI.

Surely I'd get RSI if I moved my hand around more?

I'm only going by experience - high sensitivity mice where all you move is fingers ot wrists = high tension and pain. Low sensitivity mice that force you to move your entire arm = Easier movement with a larger target and no pain.


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Trooper wrote:
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Logitech are good, but I'd only go wireless if you have a really good reason to.


To carry round in my laptop bag, I think keep wrapping my cable has killed my mouse.

Just remember to always have some spare batteries with you. :)


Get one with a wifi dongle thingy and not a bluetooth one. The battery will last for over a year of daily use.


My laptop has built in bluetooth as my old logitech MX5000 keyboard connects directly, which is cool.

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 Post subject: Re: Mice, Mices, Mouses!
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Yes, but a bluetooth mouse will need new batteries every month or so...


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Yes, but a bluetooth mouse will need new batteries every month or so...


Wifi it is then :)

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