Besides the MX Revolution, mouse with two wheels?

[John Doe]

Any other mouse with two wheels, besides the MX Revolution?
Thanks.

 

[SteveH]

Any other mouse with two wheels, besides the MX Revolution?
Thanks.

The Revolution doesn't have two wheels - the thumb 'wheel' is just a two
way switch for back and forward in web pages and the like.

 

[John Doe]

John Doe wrote:

The Revolution doesn't have two wheels - the thumb 'wheel' is just
a two way switch for back and forward in web pages and the like.

You might be thinking of the VX. At least here in the United States,
the MX does in fact have a second wheel (that I am going to use for
system volume control).

 

[SteveH]

You might be thinking of the VX. At least here in the United States,
the MX does in fact have a second wheel (that I am going to use for
system volume control).

I'm talking about this:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/devices/130&cl=US,EN

One of which I currently have on my desk, having borrwed it from my
partner. The thumb wheel on this does not rotate as such, but moves back
and forth a few mil and also acts as a press button.

 

[John Doe]

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I'm talking about this:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/devices/130&cl=US,EN

One of which I currently have on my desk, having borrwed it from my
partner. The thumb wheel on this does not rotate as such, but moves back
and forth a few mil and also acts as a press button.

Wow, you are right. It is very strange that way IMO. That second
wheel is tension/spring loaded and feels stiff here new. For volume
control, a green overlay appears near the bottom of the screen, and
it might work okay for that (in the Windows GUI). Maybe volume
control is what the strangeness was designed for. I was expecting a
freewheeling wheel, but maybe that would too easily misadjust the
volume. The left and right wheel click feels cheap, otherwise I
might have no doubt about keeping it.

 

[John Doe]

This is something like a review, for what it's worth.

It does volume control well enough, and that is what I wanted the
second wheel for.

I kind of enjoy the heavy and fancy main wheel. If you spin it fast, it
shifts out of gear and spins freely. Then, when you stop it, the gear
engages again with a thump. THUMP. Now the left and right wheel click
feels okay, not cheap.

That MicroGear main wheel is a very complex switch. I doubt there is a
more complex very small switch on a commercial product, impressive
engineering. I guess all the switching stuff on the Revolution applies
to all "MicroGear" mice.

Thus far, scrolling can be difficult/strange. In WordPad, it scrolls
three lines at a time even though the Control Panel setting is for 14
lines at a time and in Logitech's software both vertical scroll sliders
are at maximum. And in Xnews, a single scroll notch makes the screen
scroll very slowly until it stops. I tried reverting to the prior
SetPoint, but that did not help.

The cordless reception is good thus far. Setup was a snap/plug, easier
than ever. There are no buttons to push on the receiver or on the
mouse.

Would be better with more buttons IMO. It is about the same size as the
MX 1000, the same length but slightly shorter in height, and maybe
lighter.

According to a USENET post, I have had the MX 1000 for four years. I
noticed no degradation in lithium ion battery performance with daily
use.

 

[SteveH]

Would be better with more buttons IMO. It is about the same size as
the MX 1000, the same length but slightly shorter in height, and maybe
lighter.

According to a USENET post, I have had the MX 1000 for four years. I
noticed no degradation in lithium ion battery performance with daily
use.

We have both, and I must admit I prefer the MX1000