How Does Your Mouse Score for Gaming?

OmegaRED · Feb 13, 2007, 07:17 PM

No Mx1000 in the list means I hate that review.

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 13, 2007, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by OmegaRED

No Mx1000 in the list means I hate that review.

You could mail him one and he could include it and he could ship it back.

I'm thinking of doing that, since he was open to the idea.

It looks like the MX500 and MX510 (I think they are about the same) held up well and the MX518 ruled supreme.

Logitech has it goin' on.

Now, I just have to figure out how to overclock my USB port so I can get all freaky good at twitch-play.

OmegaRED · Feb 13, 2007, 10:40 PM

MX510 is optical MX1000 is laser, I noticed the lasers did poorly (if I read that graph correctly).

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 13, 2007, 10:54 PM

I was surprised how bad the lasers did.

Time to go out and stock up on MX500's or MX518's, I guess

I got the Kensington PilotMouse Optical Pro 5 button - 800 dpi - like it - got 3 of 'em total. Dunno how they score, but I dig 'em.

merlinxi · Feb 14, 2007, 01:41 PM

umm yeah, don't really know what to say about "Benchming Mice" --sigh-- what's next, benching keyboards?

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 14, 2007, 02:12 PM

Keyboards are too user dependent, I think.

Pluvious · Feb 15, 2007, 08:04 PM

For a great mousepad, be sure to check out Ratpadz.com.. they have a new $15 model too. Combined with teflon pads on my mx518 its smooth as silk.

jjfriedberg · Feb 24, 2007, 05:48 PM

mine is not on the list
i have the logitech MX510
they have MX500 and MX518
odd...

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 28, 2007, 08:59 PM

Now that I have both the G5 Laser and the MX518, I find that I'm gravitating towards the G5. The machine I have the G5 plugged into is used more for business / tinkering stuff than gaming, and I like the side-to-side scroll thing and also the weight system so I can make it feel a bit heavier.

The MX518 is still better for gaming (more buttons = win) but the G5 seems to be pretty ok, even if the laser doesn't track as well on all surfaces as the Optical MX series.

On my iMac, I use the standard 3 button Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical. I like how the scroll wheel has ridges on it for easy scrolling, and on the Mac, you don't need much more than a regular 3 button mouse. Some apps still don't even use right-mouse click menus.

I tried the Optical mouse that came with the Mac, but it's that "touch sensitive" thing with the small trackball thing in the middle, and it didn't always respond right when I tried to left or right click. It's not a mechanical mechanism like the standard mice have, and I just felt more comfortable with the traditional feel of an actual "click".

Feb 13, 2007, 07:17 PM	#31
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	No Mx1000 in the list means I hate that review. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Feb 13, 2007, 10:40 PM	#33
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	MX510 is optical MX1000 is laser, I noticed the lasers did poorly (if I read that graph correctly). __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Feb 14, 2007, 01:41 PM	#35
merlinxi The Paranoid Cook Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 655 Rep Power: 0	umm yeah, don't really know what to say about "Benchming Mice" --sigh-- what's next, benching keyboards? __________________ 700 Watt Toughpower Cable Management Power supply -- Asus P55 LE Motherboard -- Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHZ Quad Core -- 6Gb Dominator Ram DD3 8 Latency Timings -- Windows 7 64bit -- Gigabyte GTX470 Superclocked Video Card -- 1.5 TB Hard drive, 1TB hard drive, 250GB Hard drive, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Feb 15, 2007, 08:04 PM	#37
Pluvious Elisha = hottie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA CA. SF Bay Area Posts: 1,318 Rep Power: 0	For a great mousepad, be sure to check out Ratpadz.com.. they have a new $15 model too. Combined with teflon pads on my mx518 its smooth as silk. __________________

Feb 24, 2007, 05:48 PM	#38
jjfriedberg DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	mine is not on the list i have the logitech MX510 they have MX500 and MX518 odd... __________________ [COLOR=Red]I would prefer to play with myself If a quiz is quizical, what is a test... [/COLOR]

Feb 13, 2007, 10:54 PM	#34
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	I was surprised how bad the lasers did. Time to go out and stock up on MX500's or MX518's, I guess I got the Kensington PilotMouse Optical Pro 5 button - 800 dpi - like it - got 3 of 'em total. Dunno how they score, but I dig 'em.

Feb 14, 2007, 02:12 PM	#36
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	Keyboards are too user dependent, I think.

Feb 28, 2007, 08:59 PM	#39
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	Now that I have both the G5 Laser and the MX518, I find that I'm gravitating towards the G5. The machine I have the G5 plugged into is used more for business / tinkering stuff than gaming, and I like the side-to-side scroll thing and also the weight system so I can make it feel a bit heavier. The MX518 is still better for gaming (more buttons = win) but the G5 seems to be pretty ok, even if the laser doesn't track as well on all surfaces as the Optical MX series. On my iMac, I use the standard 3 button Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical. I like how the scroll wheel has ridges on it for easy scrolling, and on the Mac, you don't need much more than a regular 3 button mouse. Some apps still don't even use right-mouse click menus. I tried the Optical mouse that came with the Mac, but it's that "touch sensitive" thing with the small trackball thing in the middle, and it didn't always respond right when I tried to left or right click. It's not a mechanical mechanism like the standard mice have, and I just felt more comfortable with the traditional feel of an actual "click".