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Rob Morley
Should've said "came", not "come"
Those mats could beuncomfortably cold first thing in the morning.
Those mats could beuncomfortably cold first thing in the morning.
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Tony Houghton
In <[email protected]>,
This one's much better value if you don't care about the extra buttons:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...426/sr=1-15/ref=sr_1_3_15/202-3641056-2097410
Don't get the sort with the gimmicky tilting wheel. It stops it working
properly as a middle button unless you click at just the right angle.
Frustrating in Linux, and hopeless in the heat of a game. The lack of
click feedback when turning the wheel makes it more awkward for
switching weapons too.
The advantage of the MS ones with AA batteries is that for some reason
they work just as well with only one battery even though they're
supposed to take 2 (and it still lasts for months). The reduced weight
makes it a bit easier to use.
ThePunisher said:
This one's much better value if you don't care about the extra buttons:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...426/sr=1-15/ref=sr_1_3_15/202-3641056-2097410
Don't get the sort with the gimmicky tilting wheel. It stops it working
properly as a middle button unless you click at just the right angle.
Frustrating in Linux, and hopeless in the heat of a game. The lack of
click feedback when turning the wheel makes it more awkward for
switching weapons too.
The advantage of the MS ones with AA batteries is that for some reason
they work just as well with only one battery even though they're
supposed to take 2 (and it still lasts for months). The reduced weight
makes it a bit easier to use.
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JAD
Alan Gauton said:
Yeah, true earlier versions of optical mice were less sophisticated and
needed the grid for calibration.
- then they went on
then to laser in 1998 or so
The mats they supplied were like mirrors with a grid
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Son Of LaL
Rob Morley said:
aaaargh! the trackball resurfaces!!!
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Rob Morley
They're brilliant - have you ever tried one for more than a few minutes?aaaargh! the trackball resurfaces!!!
I've been using Logitech trackballs for years and a mouse seems really
clumsy and unergonomic to me now.
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Gully Foyle
As long as you are not (like me) left handed...
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Simon Cooper
Rob Morley said:
Sometimes, in Half Life, I like to look back...
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John Doe
You didn't say anything about your own particular circumstance.
Yes, optical and cordless is good. Nowadays, NiMH (nickel metal
hydride) rechargeable batteries are the way to go. You can get the
batteries and charger at your local megastore. I recommend Duracell,
the last Energizer charger I bought was defective confirmed by someone
else's experience with the same charger.
Good luck.
Yes, optical and cordless is good. Nowadays, NiMH (nickel metal
hydride) rechargeable batteries are the way to go. You can get the
batteries and charger at your local megastore. I recommend Duracell,
the last Energizer charger I bought was defective confirmed by someone
else's experience with the same charger.
Good luck.
....Jon D said:
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John Doe
Synapse Syndrome said:
My Logitech MX1000 laser mouse requires charging every few days. For
most people, it probably lasts a week or two.
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Simon Cooper
Jon D said:
I have 2 Logitech decktop sets, and I've bought several more for other
people, so I guess I'm gonna claim 5+ sets of experience...
Battery life is good in the regular 3 button wheel mice, maybe 3+ months
sometimes, in heavy daily use. The MX700 has a cradle that I sometimes
forget to put it in to recharge, and once in a while it'll be flashing red,
saying it wants feeding before I get to use it. I have front USBs on that
machine and just grab a spare USB corded mouse if so. If you're dilligent
at remembering to charge it at least weekly, it won't be an issue.
I like the extra "back and forward" buttons on this mouse though, although
Opera's mouse gestures reduce the need for it.
I've never found an Intellimouse I liked anywhere near as much as the
Logitechs. And I have a source for refurbished Logitech stuff that prices
everything else well out of the picture.
Precision of the most basic optical mouse on a good surface is going to be
far beyond what you can tell, unless you run your mouse speed at the lowest
setting with a 1600x1200+ display. Response - yes, I can see some of that
in the MX700, which I may have to move twice to wake up the screen saver.
I'm used to it and don't mind. Long fast motion is no worse than with a ball
in a real environment.
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John Doe
nut said:
You and the two follow-up authors recommending the thing don't
actually have one? That's amusing.
I actually have one. It's okay. It's better than the cordless ball
mouse I upgraded from. It's nothing special IMO.
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John Doe
Gully Foyle said:
For some righthanders, it might not be as easy to use either. For
some of us, moving the mouse with our hand/arm and clicking is
easier than moving a ball with our thumb and clicking. Drawing a
dotted/dashed line is a good test of that.
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Trev
But it will work on glossy paper or even laminated paper unlike the LEDsJohn Doe said:
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Jim Strathmeyer
In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Rob Morley said:
What kind of tasks do you use them for? I wonder if they translate well
to gaming and the hardcore web surfing. I'm definitely into learning new
things, so will probably give one a try sometime.
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John Doe
Trev said:
Do you have one?
It's probably basically an emitter-detector pair just like in a regular
optical mouse, but it's better focused or whatever.
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Trev
John Doe said:
I do it was a replacement for a MX 500 Its Laser and More precise not that
the Mx 500 was wanting.
One of the latest breed
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Robbie McFerren
John said:
As the subject suggest this is off topic, but I want to show that
sometimes a true mouse (or trackball for trackball fans) is the best.
There is this Puzzle or Maze game in Knoppix (starts with an E) and it
works best with a Trackpad. I would never play any other game on a
trackpad (one that matters anyway).
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Jaimie Vandenbergh
Agreed. No drawbacks at all from going optical.
I've enjoyed this Logitech MX700 for probably three years, and I've
got an MX1000 on the Apple upstairs. I'd have preferred another MX700,
to be honest - I prefer the buttons.
The MX700 and MX1000 are wireless, with no intermittency at all. They
use RF, and each has a charging+radio base station to pop it in every
night or two. The older has a pair of AA NiMHs that last several days,
the newer has some builtin battery that lasts at least three days.
I'm also using a bluetooth Apple keyboard, and that has absolutely no
trouble at all, rock solid connection. No idea how long the batteries
last, I've only had it a couple of weeks.
Now, does anyone know where I can get a bluetooth keyboard with
trackpad/nipple/rollerball built in? Lots of RF ones around, but I
can't seem to find any bluetooth ones. For media centre purposes.
Cheers - Jaimie
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Jaimie Vandenbergh
Hmm. Just checked my own mousing technique, and I cover the full
diagonal of this 20" widescreen (1680x1050) in about 2" of
(unaccelerated) mouse movement. That's a smaller space than a
trackpad.
Anyway, I mouse almost entirely with finger movements, very rarely arm
movements involved. No carpal tunnel syndrome yet, 18 years on!
Oh - the other nice thing about a wireless optical mouse is that on
cold days you can mouse on your trouser leg under a blanket, to keep
your hands warm. Great for usenet, if your reader supports
roll-to-scroll and click for next post.
Cheers - Jaimie
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Seb
Synapse Syndrome said:
I find its the other way round, the larger mice are horrible to use