Help me pick a mouse

• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-03-03 06:04
  My current one is now 4 years old and I've used it intensively. Today it has shown its first sign of age, middle click's responsiveness is very poor.
  
  I don't have a lot of money so I'd like to keep the selection cheap. If anything though, I'd prefer for something with durability and accuracy (I'll be drawing with it a lot).
  
  No wireless. My mouse needs to have wires!!
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-03-03 06:08
  the cat would suggest logitech g500 but it's not on sale
• Yoorah wrote on 2012-03-03 06:24
  Cheapest optical corded Logitech you can find at your local store. lol
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2012-03-03 06:24
  Uhh, I guess it depends what you'd define as "cheap". For some people, that's $5. For others, that's $40. Mice can easily get over $100 so it's all relative.
  
  I'm using a G400 and I love it. I prefer it over the other mice in that price range. Should be able to get it for about $30-40.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-03-03 06:29
  My price limit would be around 50 i guess. I don't want to spend too much.
• RicochetOrange wrote on 2012-03-03 06:39
  Razer Deathadder. Should be around 40-60 I think. Pretty straightforward, two side buttons, blue LEDs, looks nice. I use one. :)
  
  Though be warned, you need a solid colored mousemat for it. Colors seem to interfere with it, and it dosen't seem to work on desks. But besides that I've only been impressed by it. :D
  
  What did you use before?
  
  EDIT: Yeah, around $50 on Amazon. One place has it new with Super Saver Shipping (because the thing is more than $25 its free shipping) for $49.99 new. Or if you have a Frys where you are go see if they have it, they match online prices. :)
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-03-03 06:53

  Quote from RicochetOrange;794609:

  Razer Deathadder. Should be around 40-60 I think. Pretty straightforward, two side buttons, blue LEDs, looks nice. I use one. :)
  
  Though be warned, you need a solid colored mousemat for it. Colors seem to interfere with it, and it dosen't seem to work on desks. But besides that I've only been impressed by it. :D
  
  What did you use before?
  
  EDIT: Yeah, around $50 on Amazon. One place has it new with Super Saver Shipping (because the thing is more than $25 its free shipping) for $49.99 new. Or if you have a Frys where you are go see if they have it, they match online prices. :)

  
  
  You want me to buy a mouse that only works on very selective surfaces?
  
  Maybe I'll just go buy a 15 dollar logitech mouse afterall.
• RicochetOrange wrote on 2012-03-03 06:57

  Quote from The Hero Luka;794619:

  You want me to buy a mouse that only works on very selective surfaces?
  
  Maybe I'll just go buy a 15 dollar logitech mouse afterall.

  
  
  Ok, add an extra $10 for a mousemat. I think its completely worth it.
• TA wrote on 2012-03-03 06:59
  The g/m500's have hyperscrolling and makes it pretty hard to use as a middle click. I've never felt the middle click was very good even on the older g500's. Logitechs just never had a very good middle click.
  
  Right now I'm using a Steelseries Cataclysm mouse, but that's way out of your budget.
  
  Razers are basically the Macs of mice. Huge price tag with relatively not that great of a product for their price.
  
  I've used this one: M500
  
  It's a pretty solid mouse. Just, like I say, the middle click sucks because it's so easy to scroll with it by accident.
  
  The G400 looks fairly similar to the G500, it might be okay. I dunno.
  
  Honestly one mouse I was extremely happy with was the Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer... it looks like there's a new version that isn't quite as pretty: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/p/intellimouse-explorer-3.0
  
  The one I had looked like this... eh well, I dunno. Maybe black looks better now that I think about it.
  
  This looks ok I guess, not much different and it seems cheaper: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/p/comfort-mouse-6000/S7J-00001#details
  
  Steelseries makes pretty solid mice too, might wanna look at those: http://steelseries.com/products/mice
• RicochetOrange wrote on 2012-03-03 07:03

  Quote from TA;794625:

  Razers are basically the Macs of mice. Huge price tag with relatively not that great of a product for their price.

  
  
  Why so negative? You make me feel bad about owning my Deathadder. Which I love. :(
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2012-03-03 07:11

  Quote from RicochetOrange;794628:

  Why so negative? You make me feel bad about owning my Deathadder. Which I love. :(

  
  It's true in the sense that you pay extra money for flashy lights and shit. It doesn't mean that you have a bad mouse, or that you shouldn't appreciate those kinds of things. I went for that stuff with my keyboard and I still love it after 6 years. Gonna have to buy a new one anyway though because it's showing that wear and tear.
• RicochetOrange wrote on 2012-03-03 07:19

  Quote from RebeccaBlack;794632:

  It's true in the sense that you pay extra money for flashy lights and shit. It doesn't mean that you have a bad mouse, or that you shouldn't appreciate those kinds of things. I went for that stuff with my keyboard and I still love it after 6 years. Gonna have to buy a new one anyway though because it's showing that wear and tear.

  
  
  Thank you. Its kind of annoying when you do pay for the extra looks and stuff and basically have people bashing it.
• TA wrote on 2012-03-03 07:22

  Quote from RicochetOrange;794628:

  Why so negative? You make me feel bad about owning my Deathadder. Which I love. :(

  
  
  You paid $60 and an additional $10 (we're at $70 now) for a mouse that's really worth about $20-40 max (yet those would probably work on all surfaces and be higher quality).
  
  Honestly, it's just like Mac. You aren't paying for a good mouse. You're paying for the brand. The mice aren't that good, and they're overpriced.
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2012-03-03 07:49

  Quote from TA;794644:

  You paid $60 and an additional $10 (we're at $70 now) for a mouse that's really worth about $20-40 max (yet those would probably work on all surfaces and be higher quality).
  
  Honestly, it's just like Mac. You aren't paying for a good mouse. You're paying for the brand. The mice aren't that good, and they're overpriced.

  
  That's kinda true if you're looking purely for a good quality:price ratio. The thing is, most people won't use their mice for super important things anyway just as most people will only use their computers for browsing the internet and possibly playing movies, which a Mac does fine.
  
  Would it save money to get a cheaper equivalent without the lights and the brand name? Yeah. But... if you're just using these things for simple purposes, the value of looks skyrockets and the technical details matter a lot less. Besides, it's not like a DeathAdder is equal to a cheap $5 piece of crap, just like a $2,000 Mac isn't equal to some $400 junk computer. You're still getting some quality, just not nearly as much, because it isn't your only priority. I will admit that the brand name basically just jacks the price up out of thin air, but some people feel that certain brands are cool so even this has somewhat of an argument, lol.
  
  I agree with you, I'm just giving the other side to it.
• RicochetOrange wrote on 2012-03-03 07:57

  Quote from TA;794644:

  You paid $60 and an additional $10 (we're at $70 now) for a mouse that's really worth about $20-40 max (yet those would probably work on all surfaces and be higher quality).
  
  Honestly, it's just like Mac. You aren't paying for a good mouse. You're paying for the brand. The mice aren't that good, and they're overpriced.

  
  
  Nope. I paid like $40 at Frys. So $50. Of course I DIYed my mousemat so depending on what materials you use it would cost about $2-5.
  So, it was about $42 for me.
  
  

  Quote from RebeccaBlack;794663:

  That's kinda true if you're looking purely for a good quality:price ratio. The thing is, most people won't use their mice for super important things anyway just as most people will only use their computers for browsing the internet and possibly playing movies, which a Mac does fine.

  
  
  Ironically, at the time I bought this, the quality:price was the best I could find. The rest costed more (including other brands like SteelSeries) and didn't seem to have much of an improvement for the price. Yes, looks were also a factor in my decision, but part of the fun of building a computer is having it be pretty to look at, which goes all the way down to the mouse and keyboard. Not saying its a replacement for performance, but I don't really see how I suffered a loss by getting a Deathadder over one of the SteelSeries mice.