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Paden
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Joined: 23 Oct 2002
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 Posted: 05/19/03 - 23:03 Post subject: optical mouses
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what is the best?
microsoft has one and logitec has one its cheaper
any other good brands with one?
are they better than ball mice?
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Sasa
Sir Postalot
Joined: 15 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/19/03 - 23:07 Post subject:
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I have a logitech one and I like it a lot. For gaming though I wish I had a trackball still.
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FoShizzo
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Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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Location: Oly, Washington
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Posted: 05/19/03 - 23:11 Post subject:
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wait, they had ball mouses!?
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Paden
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Joined: 23 Oct 2002
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Location: North CAROLINA!
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Posted: 05/19/03 - 23:11 Post subject:
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my step mom has a microsoft one sitting in the box over her work computer
its been there for 3 mounths
she still useing a microsoft trackball (dont even got a scroller)
and the trackball is from their 486 computer!
if she dont put it on soon i am gonna take it from the ho!
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Tempors
Can't Stop Posting
Joined: 16 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/19/03 - 23:29 Post subject:
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doesn't matter. all made in china anyway.
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Sabathius
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: San Angelo
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Posted: 05/19/03 - 23:39 Post subject:
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I just bought a Microsoft Optical Mouse Blue. It's VERY smooth. Much better than my Logitech Cordless that quit working.
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Verdeloth
Luke Warm
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/19/03 - 23:45 Post subject:
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i got the complex microsoft optical Intellimouse or something like that one, with all the grip contours, loving it, takes a month or two till renew batteries. I bought it for 60 bucks, i thought it would be a sensible thing, seeing as i spend a lot of time on the computer.
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Tempors
Can't Stop Posting
Joined: 16 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 00:01 Post subject:
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I have logitech's. Mouse normally last me about 2-3months
Then I junk them.
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TASB
Sir Postalot
Joined: 12 Oct 2002
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Location: The Outback
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 03:57 Post subject:
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What surface to people use for them? I use a blank sheet of white paper. I find the cursor gets a mind of its own at times on anything else.
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Malik
Luke Warm
Joined: 13 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 04:30 Post subject:
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| TASB wrote: | | What surface to people use for them? I use a blank sheet of white paper. I find the cursor gets a mind of its own at times on anything else. |
I have a Func mousepad ( http://www.func.net/ ) .. Came with the Alienware system I got a couple years ago. Hard surface. Nice for optical.
Mouse = MS IntelliMouse Explorer.. Optical .. 5 button + wheel.. it ownz.
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principessa
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 05:54 Post subject:
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I bought an MS optical wheel mouse at Best Buy about two months ago for 30 bucks. And they gave me a form to mail in for a 22 dollar rebate 
I just use mine on my wooden desk, no pad or paper under it...works fine <shrug>
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Harkov
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Joined: 15 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 06:08 Post subject:
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I got This one. Had it for about half a year and it really does rock.
Super accurate on cigerette ash.
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principessa
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 07:25 Post subject:
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| Harkov wrote: |
Super accurate on cigerette ash. |
hehe..how does it work on Coke spills and dried pizza cheese, tho?
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eqchanter
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Joined: 04 Dec 2002
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Location: tennessee
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 10:08 Post subject:
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ive had a microsoft intellimouse for a few years and it still works great. i use it on my desk for regular use and a small mirrir when i need it to be very accurate. mine is not cordless though. the only downside i see to them is sometimes they tend to throw the cursor out of view like i scrolled. mine may be just getting old though.
as for trackballs i could never get used to them for gameing unless i started playing freespace again. thats the only game i could use it on because you have to scroll to much with a regular mouse.
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Frostkiss
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Joined: 20 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 10:11 Post subject:
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I know this is gonna sound silly, but I had a friend addicted to Quake living in my house for a year. He had some kind of South African optical mouse, with the matching mouse pad. You could blow at it, and it would move. You could only buy it online, but it kicked ass, I just can't remember what it was called.
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sinrakin
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 10:15 Post subject:
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My intellimouse works pretty well. I'd sort of like it to be a little more precise with tiny movements, but I've never had the problems some people complain about where it launches the cursor somewhere weird.
My biggest objection to it (and my previous intellimouse) is the scroll wheel gets very uneven and hard to turn after awhile so you end up pressing it sometimes when you're trying to turn it, and there's no way to clean it. And also the side button on the left is too easy to press accidentally. And every once in awhile the intelliscroll or whatever you call the feature where you click the middle button and just moving the mouse scrolls everything, goes berserk and the whole page starts vibrating up and down and incredible speed, or whatever the equivalent behaviour in a game is, which can be disconcerting.
I'm thinking of trying the Logitech MX500 for my next one, or maybe the MX700 although I'm a little leery of cordless, especially for games.
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compusmack
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 10:31 Post subject:
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That's optical MICE.
When you work in a computer store for a few years you grow tired of that mistake.
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goatface
Sir Postalot
Joined: 12 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 10:35 Post subject:
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frostkiss,
was it a boomslang?
http://www.razerzone.com/products/
they look cool as hell but i am not paying $99 for a mouse 
i am using a logitech dual opitical right now, i works very well
fits my hand nicely
i also have a ratpadzGS http://ratpadz.com/ which makes it fly vs my normal mouse pad thing i use,
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r00typooh
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Miami, FL
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 10:37 Post subject:
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| sinrakin wrote: | | I'm thinking of trying the Logitech MX500 for my next one, or maybe the MX700 although I'm a little leery of cordless, especially for games. |
GET THE MX700, you will not be upset. It's rated as one of the best (if not the best) wireless mouse for gaming.
I love my MX700 and don't know what i was doing using a plain old 4 year old intellimouse before i got it. This is one sweet f*****g mouse.
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Frostkiss
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 10:37 Post subject:
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| goatface wrote: | frostkiss,
was it a boomslang? |
YES!
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r00typooh
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 10:40 Post subject:
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i played with a boomslang for a while once and coulden't get used to it. i found it very uncomfortable
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Paden
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 10:40 Post subject:
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the one i saw was a logitech it was 18.99!
i will not spend more then 20 !
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r00typooh
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 10:42 Post subject:
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btw, the MX700 is rechargeable .. i can get a good 2 -3 days of usage out of mine if i keep forgetting to charge it. but if you place it in the charger every night before bed, you're set!
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Akronn
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Posted: 05/20/03 - 10:44 Post subject:
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Hardware forum!
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