Optical Mouses

DragonMech · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (AdamBracegirdle @ Feb 2 2005, 03:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> One more thing, if you go for a logitech mouse, use the utility to bind whatever keys you can to "generic" keys, such as the thumb keys. These will still work as foreward and back buttons after, but they will also work in games. Silly logitech.

Oh, and if anyone can work out if the scroll wheel rocking side to side is a function, let me know. It doesn't seem to do anything and i can't bind it in the logitech mouse tools.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
<a href='http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=420068' target='_blank'>Commence the tilt-wheel binding.</a> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />

Blue_Mary · February 2005

I like my $15 General Electric optical mouse.

Sure, it's not fancy and comes only in a gray/black mixture, but it has 5 buttons, enough for me to have 1 attack slot bound to each, and since it's also corded(I can't stand cordless mice) my power never dies.

I've gone through many optical mice, with many brands. I see no difference between them, they all perform the same to my liking(Better than Mouse ball), I never get bad results. I'm sure if I got a very good optical mouse that was "made" for games, I wouldn't be impressed.

Maximum efficiency for minimal cost. I like it.

S_Badguy · February 2005

ack~ I avoid logitech because one of my old mouse broke.

NoKudos · February 2005

Hey thanks guys for the replies. So today, I went and bought a 510MX Logitech blue.
The only thing that seems to be annoying me is that when I lift the mouse a few millimeters off my desk's surface due to workspace, the cursor still moves which can be a problem ingame. Other than that, I really like this mouse. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' />:D

Also, being the mouse having 8 buttons, i would be able to script using "MOUSE5, MOUSE6, MOUSE7, etc" right?

Isamil · February 2005

No
HL only reconizes up to MOUSE5
I have all my weapons expect slot4(not usually needed) bound to buttons on the mouse.

Cj_the_Dj · February 2005

do all wireless mouses (mice?) lag when they do alot of things at once.

well, i can't relaly explain it. best to put it in an example:

when i type and move the mouse simultaneously, the mouse moves around a cm or 2 at a time instead of moving smoothly.

is this just me?

DragonMech · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cj the Dj @ Feb 2 2005, 06:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> do all wireless mouses (mice?) lag when they do alot of things at once.

well, i can't relaly explain it. best to put it in an example:

when i type and move the mouse simultaneously, the mouse moves around a cm or 2 at a time instead of moving smoothly.

is this just me?  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
My MX1000 doesn't lag at all.

Garet_Jax · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (NoKudos @ Feb 3 2005, 01:29 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Hey thanks guys for the replies. So today, I went and bought a 510MX Logitech blue.
The only thing that seems to be annoying me is that when I lift the mouse a few millimeters off my desk's surface due to workspace, the cursor still moves which can be a problem ingame. Other than that, I really like this mouse. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' />:D

Also, being the mouse having 8 buttons, i would be able to script using "MOUSE5, MOUSE6, MOUSE7, etc" right?  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
You get used to it after a while. Just try not to take the mouse off the desk <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />

kommu · February 2005

I got the cheapest optical mouse i could find, an a4-tech or sumthin like that, and i don't have probs playin NS with it, not with any game tbh.... but i guess if you got sum extra money and nothin really usefull to spend it on, like savin for sum more RAM or GFX-card, you can spend it on a mouse...

mr_drug_lord · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (dhakbar @ Feb 2 2005, 02:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> My Logitech MX700 is the ****.

I'm in love with it. It's too heavy for some peoples' tastes, but I like the weight. It feels solid. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
well my ibm ain't heavy. i meant that it can take a lot of abuse and still work perfectly

Depot · February 2005

Ima huntin for a new mouse, and it seems the Logitech 501 is the fave, eh?

AvengerX · February 2005

I had a reflective Star Trech mouse pad when I got my first optical mouse. and right when I put it on it (due to the wierd relfecting habbits of the mousepad) my mouse went out of control and I got **** and went back to my ball for a couple weeks. then I finally tried it again and figured it out, so just make sure thats not happeing to you..... stupid star trech mousepads!

BOMBkangaroo0 · February 2005

I have a Logitech minimouse optical, absolutely dirt cheap, but it gets the job done. PC isn't great, so I gte a bit of mouse lag when there are too many sprites on screen, which is a nightmare in CS with the smoke nades.

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