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Do they make any mice that aren't junk?
paigeoliver:
My wife is left handed and she uses the mouse right handed as well.
knave:
Wow man I've never had an issue with mice wearing out. But I agree with the recommendation of logitech mice. I know you can't use em but I have one wired and one wireless and have gotten years of hard use from them. The 518 is a workhorse.
I would recommend razor mice. they make quite a few ambidextrous models and have all the bells and whistles. But they are all gonna be wired. Is it really a big deal to set the mouse on the other side of the keyboard...I do it at work all the time when a lefty comes around. Just allow the slack in your cable management and you can switch it back and forth.
DaveMMR:
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--- Quote from: DaveMMR on March 11, 2012, 12:40:00 pm ---
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on March 10, 2012, 11:49:40 pm ---It's funny you guys mention logitech mice, because guess what the last two I bought were. :(
They last longer than the others (which is why I buy them) but I'm still lucky to get a year out of one.
I wonder if anybody makes mice with cherry switches in them.
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What exactly do you do to your mouse that they break so much? I don't think I've ever really had an issue with mice, wired or wireless and I use them for intense gaming, click them angrily and bang them even.
That said I'm using a Logitech MK300 wireless Mouse and Keyboard combo. It was dirt cheap for the pair and aside from just having to update the software periodically, they haven't given me any issue for the 2+ years I've had it.
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I use it. :) Seriously that's the difference. Mice, even really good ones are only rated for so many clicks.... I'm just doing more clicking than you. Between my programming, my photoshop work, gaming and just general usage there are a LOT of clicks in a given day for my poor old mouse.
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Fair enough - I do go out of my way NOT to use the mouse (tabbing down to form submit buttons, using shortcut keys whenever possible, etc.) But I still think the non-standard abuse I dish out to my mouse makes me think something is out of the ordinary on your end.
I know you have a fairly specific need when it comes to mice but if you're going through them a lot, maybe you should adapt to the cheaper mice and treat them like disposable technology.
Gray_Area:
I think you're stuck. My first wireless keymouse (logitech, about $50), at about six years old, just recently had one of the switches go out (I think because I banged it too much - too smooth of surface, and it lost tracking), but I don't use it for even half of the things you do. Maybe one of those $120+ mice will do better, though.
Howard_Casto:
--- Quote from: DaveMMR on March 12, 2012, 10:15:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on March 11, 2012, 03:30:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: DaveMMR on March 11, 2012, 12:40:00 pm ---
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on March 10, 2012, 11:49:40 pm ---It's funny you guys mention logitech mice, because guess what the last two I bought were. :(
They last longer than the others (which is why I buy them) but I'm still lucky to get a year out of one.
I wonder if anybody makes mice with cherry switches in them.
--- End quote ---
What exactly do you do to your mouse that they break so much? I don't think I've ever really had an issue with mice, wired or wireless and I use them for intense gaming, click them angrily and bang them even.
That said I'm using a Logitech MK300 wireless Mouse and Keyboard combo. It was dirt cheap for the pair and aside from just having to update the software periodically, they haven't given me any issue for the 2+ years I've had it.
--- End quote ---
I use it. :) Seriously that's the difference. Mice, even really good ones are only rated for so many clicks.... I'm just doing more clicking than you. Between my programming, my photoshop work, gaming and just general usage there are a LOT of clicks in a given day for my poor old mouse.
--- End quote ---
Fair enough - I do go out of my way NOT to use the mouse (tabbing down to form submit buttons, using shortcut keys whenever possible, etc.) But I still think the non-standard abuse I dish out to my mouse makes me think something is out of the ordinary on your end.
I know you have a fairly specific need when it comes to mice but if you're going through them a lot, maybe you should adapt to the cheaper mice and treat them like disposable technology.
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Not really... you'll find pages upon pages on the interwebs about mice "clicking by themselves" or "double clicking too much." The problem is people aren't familiar with what is causing it. They stupidly think that it's a software issue (drivers, or a virus ect...) when it's actually the mouse itself. We deal with some exotic stuff around here so I thought I would ask, but I guess you guys don't know either.
I would love to just use cheaper mice, but I tried that... getting the cheapest ambidexterous mice I could find.... they lasted 2 or 3 months tops, and it is REALLY annoying to have to deal with buying and hooking up a new mouse every few months. I think the current keyboard/mouse combo cost me around 70 bucks and it did last fairly long considering. I'm afraid to buy the super high-end stuff. Afterall they seem to wear out for me regardless and I would hate to be out 200 bucks on a stupid mouse.
I'm wondering if there might be a product in this problem. I don't see why a mouse couldn't be designed that used replaceable arcade switches. I need to research this a bit more, I would think that at least one of those gaming mice out in the wild would have used such a design.
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