I have a Mastermouse MM530 by Cooler Master at the moment, bought on the basis of its “sturdy” build, but the mouse wheel has been playing up for a while now, occasionally scrolling down when I’m in fact scrolling up.
I’m not even looking for a gaming mouse, just a decent mouse with a clickable scroll wheel. More buttons is nice, but not needed. Any tips?
I use the SpeedLink Prime-Z DW for 12 years now. I’ve added a mouse bungee when my cable broke (I slaughtered it together) and I’ve got…. Way too much play time.
Logitech G305 that’s still going after buying it about 5 years ago. But as others have said it’s not gonna be BIFL.
Some tips though:
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Cables. Avoid them. They’re the first thing to break on most of these because the copper wires snap from bending. If you’re worried about latency then get one with a 2.4Ghz wireless mode, which will have similar latency to a wire. Side note, replaceable wires can work here i spose!
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Batteries. Wireless mice will of course need a battery, but ones which take AA or AAA are best since you won’t be out of pocket if the battery dies and you can’t find replacements.
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Rubber. Avoid. It’ll likely break down from your hand oils before the mouse does, leaving you with a sticky mouse which wont be fun to use.
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Holes. Avoid. Sure it makes the mouse “lightweight” but it’ll also be harder to avoid dust and other grime getting into sensitive parts.
There are mice with hot-swap switches (no soldering needed when replacing), but the mice themselves are very expensive. See ASUS ROG mice
I myself have been thinking about moving away from mice at all - https://0x2f.pl/posts/keyboard-and-pointing-device-combo/ - but didn’t really up with switching away for now
I myself have been thinking about moving away from mice at all - https://0x2f.pl/posts/keyboard-and-pointing-device-combo/ - but didn’t really up with switching away for now
I do play games sometimes though, not sure if such a combined thing would work out for me…
I’ll have a look at that ROG mouse, thanks!
Ducky Feather. Ambidextrous, all settings onboard, no software. If you know a bit of soldering, switches and wheel easily replaceable.
I just retired my Logitech mx518 at work that Ive been using for almost 20 years. It still works but lacks features. I switched to the MX Master and now own a second it’s so good. I operate multiple devices so the quick switch function is a game changer, not to mention the magnetic infinite scroll and horizontal scroll.
At home my gaming mouse is a 502 but I miss the features of the MX Master now.
