For Logitech MX1000 laser mouse owners

[John Doe]

What is your experience with the Logitech MX 1000 laser mouse?

I am mainly concerned about precision and physical ease of use. Is
it noticeably better than other mice you have owned? How much
better? Is picking up the mouse a problem? Do you have to pick up
the mouse less than with other mice?

And, of course, how is your MX1000 for gaining?

Thank you.

 

[Dave]

What is your experience with the Logitech MX 1000 laser mouse?

I am mainly concerned about precision and physical ease of use. Is
it noticeably better than other mice you have owned? How much
better? Is picking up the mouse a problem? Do you have to pick up
the mouse less than with other mice?

And, of course, how is your MX1000 for gaining?

Thank you.

From the standpoint of ergonomics, tracking, and overall performance,
the MX1000 is the best mouse I have ever used. I like the shape, feel,
and weight compared to all others. I use one at work and at home. I
must add, however, that I do more mosuing at work than at home and
frequently discover that the battery is running low (red) after as
little as 4 days. I have to remember to put it in the charger before I
go home at night. The good news is that it recharges pretty past. I
can go off to a meeting for a couple hours and it will be nearly fully
recharged by the time I get back. As for "gaining" (er, gaming) I'm not
a gamer so cannot comment. For business graphics and such it is a great
mouse.

Dave

 

[Chris Townsend]

The MX1000 sucks for gaming, lift it off the pad and it skips, I hate mine,
I used it less than a week and went back to my MX510 gaming mouse which is
superb for all uses, not just gaming. If you are looking for a gaming mouse
go with a 510 or the new 518 and live with a cord.

 

[Richard Dower]

What is your experience with the Logitech MX 1000 laser mouse?

I am mainly concerned about precision and physical ease of use. Is
it noticeably better than other mice you have owned? How much
better? Is picking up the mouse a problem? Do you have to pick up
the mouse less than with other mice?

And, of course, how is your MX1000 for gaining?

Thank you.

Awesome, first class...best mouse ever, best i've ever used. Have the MX3100
desktop set with the latest 2.40 Setpoint software!!

 

[BillL]

Awesome, first class...best mouse ever, best i've ever used. Have the
MX3100 desktop set with the latest 2.40 Setpoint software!!

Skipping in games is only a problem if you're somebody who lifts the mouse
to reposition it in use (I don't). I'd say if you want to go cordless in
games the MX1000 is the only way to go. Its certainly better than the MX700
and before that a MS cordless mouse that I've used in the past.

BillL

 

[f r e e]

no problems of any sort here, but its jsut a mouse like all the other
(quality) mouses ive owned.
my only complaint is that the wheel stands so far out of the body, my middel
finger hurts a bit after hours...

i dont use Logi's software, its crap

 

[Hank the Rapper]

And, of course, how is your MX1000 for gaining?

It's the first wireless mouse I've used and it's great. I have never had any
problems with it when I'm gaming. I can go one to two weeks between charges,
depending on how often I use it. Plus it has an internal battery so you
don't need to spend money with a supply of batteries.

 

[Andrew]

The MX1000 sucks for gaming, lift it off the pad and it skips, I hate mine,
I used it less than a week and went back to my MX510 gaming mouse which is
superb for all uses, not just gaming. If you are looking for a gaming mouse
go with a 510 or the new 518 and live with a cord.

Any halfway decent player has their mouse sensitivity up enough so
they never have to lift it. My mouse never moves more than about 3
inches in any direction.

 

[Shawk]

What is your experience with the Logitech MX 1000 laser mouse?

I am mainly concerned about precision and physical ease of use. Is
it noticeably better than other mice you have owned? How much
better? Is picking up the mouse a problem? Do you have to pick up
the mouse less than with other mice?

And, of course, how is your MX1000 for gaining?

Thank you.

Still using and enjoying an old M$ Intellimouse Optical but I am looking at
the Logitech wireless keyboard *and* MX700 for £35 (the MX700 alone on the
same site is £41). Sounds like a good deal and I'm very tempted. The
MX1000 is £80-odd and I just dont see any mouse being worth that much money.

 

[Jed]

The MX1000 is £80-odd and I just dont see any mouse being worth that much money.

Ouch. I got my MX1000 a couple of months ago for around US$55. Once
again you Brits are getting shafted on tech product prices.

The MX1000 is a good mouse, accurate, sensitive, and, best of all,
rechargeable with a handy charge indicator. No batteries to deal with
which is the feature I was looking for. It is not, however, worth
80GBP (~US$145.00).

The only negative I see is the size of the mouse. It's big, wider and
taller, and takes some getting used to after switching from a smaller
mouse.

 

[Shawk]

Ouch. I got my MX1000 a couple of months ago for around US$55. Once
again you Brits are getting shafted on tech product prices.

The MX1000 is a good mouse, accurate, sensitive, and, best of all,
rechargeable with a handy charge indicator. No batteries to deal with
which is the feature I was looking for. It is not, however, worth
80GBP (~US$145.00).

The only negative I see is the size of the mouse. It's big, wider and
taller, and takes some getting used to after switching from a smaller
mouse.

Hands up - my apologies - I'm talking crap. Read your post and thought -
'did I write £80-odd'? Overclockers UK are doing it for £47. £6 more than
the MX700. I'll now go stand in a corner with my dunce hat on.....

 

[spodosaurus]

Ouch. I got my MX1000 a couple of months ago for around US$55. Once
again you Brits are getting shafted on tech product prices.

The MX1000 is a good mouse, accurate, sensitive, and, best of all,
rechargeable with a handy charge indicator. No batteries to deal with
which is the feature I was looking for. It is not, however, worth
80GBP (~US$145.00).

The only negative I see is the size of the mouse. It's big, wider and
taller, and takes some getting used to after switching from a smaller
mouse.

Very few places here in Aus have it for less than $87.10USD (+
shipping). We also get shafted on warranty on a range of products: we
only get Australian warranty if we buy from the Australian
subsidiary/distributor of the products. This allows Canon and Creative,
to name just two companies, to price gouge Australian consumers. Don't
even get me started on the crap 'region 4' DVDs available here that
generally don't compare at all with 'region 1' DVDs in terms of price
AND quality+features...assuming the movies/tv shows are even released in
'region 4'!!!
ARGH~!!~#!@%$#@%&

Ari

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[Walter Mitty]

The MX1000 sucks for gaming, lift it off the pad and it skips, I hate mine,
I used it less than a week and went back to my MX510 gaming mouse which is
superb for all uses, not just gaming. If you are looking for a gaming mouse
go with a 510 or the new 518 and live with a cord.

What do you expect if you lift your mouse like that. I've used a mx700
optical cordless for ages with no issues whatsoever : fast & reliable.

You seem to be confused netween wireless and optical. A cord would make
zero difference if it was an optical wired wired mouse.

 

[Ken Marsh]

#i dont use Logi's software, its crap

The Logitech mouse drivers always work fine for me.

I always go for the custom install, though. Otherwise I'll end up with a
Join AOL icon, something obscure that always makes network connections,
one mouse-click to <advertiser of the day>, and other such shovelware.

If that's what you are talking about, yes, that's crap.

Ken.

 

[f r e e]

If that's what you are talking about, yes, that's crap.

no!
i mean drivers... a resource dog, with sporadic errors (latest version gave
me errors in BF2 when clikicking the wheel)

without its own drivers it just works sooo good

 

[NightSky 421]

The MX1000 sucks for gaming, lift it off the pad and it skips, I hate
mine, I used it less than a week and went back to my MX510 gaming mouse
which is superb for all uses, not just gaming. If you are looking for a
gaming mouse go with a 510 or the new 518 and live with a cord.

I've heard this complaint a number of times from users of the MX1000. You
should be able to lift an optical mouse off the surface off your mouse pad
without experiencing any difficulties, but a lot of users are not
experiencing as such with the MX1000. I've used a few optical mice in my
time (Logitech MouseMan Dual Optical & MX510, Microsoft Intellimouse
Explorer 4.0 & Wheel Mouse Optical) and am able to lift all of those mice
off the mouse pad momentarily without any difficulties or issues.

 

[Guest]

I own a MX1000. Before this mouse, I had the MX700. I am very pleased with
the MX1000. In my opinion, it's by far the best mouse on the market - bar
none. I've read a lot about 'crap software' and 'skipping' and 'gaming
sucks on the MX1000' but I just don't get it. I've never had even the
slightest problem. This mouse is GREAT! As far as the sensitivity issue
goes, I was VERY surprised by the MX1000. To me, the MX700 was the ideal
mouse. I only considered one other mouse while I owned the MX700, and that
was the MX900 because of it's blue-toothe capability. The difference (in
sensitivity) between the MX700 and the MX1000 is phenominal. In fact, with
the MX700 I used a mouse pad simply because it was a little easier to move
the mouse around. I had to ditch the mouse pad, however, because the MX1000
is so sensitive it was a little jumpy because of the physical texture of the
pad itself (cloth pads - eh).

That's my 2-cents.

Tom Clymer

 

[noone]

I've heard this complaint a number of times from users of the MX1000. You
should be able to lift an optical mouse off the surface off your mouse pad
without experiencing any difficulties, but a lot of users are not
experiencing as such with the MX1000. I've used a few optical mice in my
time (Logitech MouseMan Dual Optical & MX510, Microsoft Intellimouse
Explorer 4.0 & Wheel Mouse Optical) and am able to lift all of those mice
off the mouse pad momentarily without any difficulties or issues.

My MX1000 has no difficulties or issue when I left it up.
Best mouse I ever owned. It works perfect on any surface I've tried it
on. I'm using it on top of my head to send this. I have to admit it
did have a rough time when I run it over my ear though.

 

[John Doe]

I've heard this complaint a number of times from users of the
MX1000.

Where? I did a significant amount of research and did not find those
comments.

You should be able to lift an optical mouse off the surface off
your mouse pad without experiencing any difficulties, but a lot
of users are not experiencing as such with the MX1000. I've
used a few optical mice in my time (Logitech MouseMan Dual
Optical & MX510, Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 4.0 & Wheel
Mouse Optical) and am able to lift all of those mice off the
mouse pad momentarily without any difficulties or issues.

Maybe you just do not like cordless devices?

 

[Fred is back]

Where?

That's your problem.

I did a significant amount of research and did not find those comments.

Do you still do a significant amount of research?

Maybe you just do not like cordless devices?

Don't be so hesitant.