Optical vs. Laser Showdown

**MIG-31** · Apr 8, 2008, 03:33 PM

A Mouse is a Mouse Right? Since the dawn of time, well at least since the invention of optical mice there has been much controversy over which one is better: mechanical or optical. People argued that optical mice were way too expensive, no one needed so much precision, and above all, just that there was no need to bother getting one. Nevertheless optical mice won that war, hence most computers we would see in a store today come with an optical mouse as a standard.
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Apr 8, 2008, 03:33 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Optical vs. Laser Showdown A Mouse is a Mouse Right? Since the dawn of time, well at least since the invention of optical mice there has been much controversy over which one is better: mechanical or optical. People argued that optical mice were way too expensive, no one needed so much precision, and above all, just that there was no need to bother getting one. Nevertheless optical mice won that war, hence most computers we would see in a store today come with an optical mouse as a standard. ____________ Review: Techware Labs __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here