Bu-bu-but it has RGB light effects and 8 extra buttons that I'll never use, and it was only $30! The sponsored Amazon link assured me that this would push my gaming skills to the max! They can't just write that about anything!
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I won't buy any mouse that doesn't have extra buttons to configure. I'm totally going to configure all of them just give me time ok?
When I used to play wow I used all the buttons.
I definitely do with FFXIV. I'm awful at using keyboard shortcuts like f1-9. Bonus is that I can also use the buttons in fpses and switch weapons and shit that way as it's more natural for me.
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For browsing/work, bind page up and down, and home and end to the fancy buttons. And of course forward/back and volume up/down.
I don’t think I can use a non-mmo mouse for productivity anymore.
Just to give other ideas: On my 16-button, I have Volume up and down, Ctrl (+click to open in new tab) and Win(acts like altdrag on awesomewm), Mouse4 and 5, ctrl+tab and ctrl+shift+tab(next/previous tab), Ctrl+t and ctrl+w(new tab and close tab), win+tab and win+shift+tab(next/previous window), and win+left/right/up/down which I'm to lazy to remap to something more useful now that I'm not on windows anymore. The 5 extra buttons on top are rapid click, doing 40 clicks per second while held down, and stock dpi up/down, lighting mode and profiles switches that I never use.
It was mostly empty and unused for years, but when it finally broke It felt like I had a hand chopped off, so I pretty much had no choice but to buy the same one again, even though it is heavy as fuck and the cable is stiff like rebar.
I finally found a well-built comfortable mouse that has tons of wacky RGB effects and just a few extra buttons in a surprisingly useable layout.
The one I ended up with was the Roccat Kone XP. The best part is that I rarely notice the extra buttons until I need to use them and otherwise just feels like a normal mouse most of the time.
Totally not everyone’s cup of tea, but you can in fact get a feature mouse that also is well built. They do exist!
I had gone through probably half a dozen mice before it in the 5 years before this one, but this one has lasted around 2 years without a single complaint.
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Back when I used to play Fortnite, these extra buttons were the only way I could build, I never understood how people unironically used the default binds, like mate does your finger reach F2 while pressing wasd?
It's been really long since I've played, but I hope they've changed the default binds at some time. At the very least middle click has to be binded to straight wall.
While the RGB bit is a complete ripoff for something I don't ever want to use, I was actually looking for something good with more buttons (PUBG requires two keyboards and a church organ), and it did take me a while until I found something that is actually quality AND it has enough buttons. So many "pro" mice don't have more than the usual 3-4 buttons, and I don't get how people don't want to de-clutter all the keys around their WASD/arrows.
Actually, a 10-button mouse for $30 seems pretty good. If it is uncomfortable like OP's example suggests, I wouldn't use it as a first choice, but it could be a cheap backup that I could swap in without needing to change bondings. I would use all of those for MMOs, and probably most of them for shooters/MOBAs.
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You can take away the LEDs, but you will have to pry my 12 buttons side panel from my cold, dead hands
I love buttons. The correct number of buttons is almost always more.
Though my favorite mouse (MX Master) only has like 6 buttons, it has intelligent free-srolling and a horizontal thumb wheel. Whether I'm mapping, editing video, using excel, or gaming it's amazing.
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Lol that one razer essential mouse with lights on it goes for under $20 sometimes and is genuinely as performant as a gaming mouse 5x the price tho. Probably the one component I'd most commonly recommend for someone planning a new build just due to insane value/$
Razer hardware is generally solid. Their software is absolute dogshit and they'll never have a dollar from me again because of it.
Yes. I had a Nostromo I used for processing photos. It was excellent, but required Razer's Synapse software to work. One day there was an update that killed it. Never got it working right again, despite seriously trying for months.
Never getting another Razer product again.
Logitech G502 or nothing!
G502 master race
Mine is starting to double click, but I'll probably get the same one again like a bitch
My G500 started double clicking within a month of purchasing it. I just bound left click to a side button and never looked back. I've been using that broken mouse for over a decade now because they're just that good.
Logitech was so close to creating the perfect mouse. Why they haven't fixed their terrible internals is beyond me (planned obsolescence aside).
I'm already happy with how long mine has lasted. It's survived 2-3x the life of the Razer mice that I had before it. These things seem durable.
If it ever breaks, I'd happily pick up another.
Double clicking is because Logitech cheaped out on the hardware of the revision. Thus, Proteus Spectrum will always be superior to the Hero.
I used to feel this way about the mx510/mx518/g400s
Now I have a 502 light speed but I want something lighter
I still feel that way about the old MX510/518/400 line. When the G series first came out, Target had a whole shelf of MX518 on 90% off clearance and I bought them all. Gave a bunch away as gifts, but they lasted me almost until Logitech made the re-release of the MX518 with newer internals. I bought a few of them and am still on the first one after a few years. I bought a 502 on clearance to see if they were any better than the MX518. Nope, so it's now living in the backup hardware box.
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Even without the weights inside?
I've got the wired version (Hero and X versions) and the X version is very light (to me anyway)
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I'm still on the 500, and I have a couple I got way back. I'm hopeful that when they eventually die, Logitech has available something decent. I don't have much hope though.
I used to use G502 for 5 years before discovering the wonders of lightweight mice and low sensitivity.
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Pretty sure the word you're looking for is "mice."
Meeses.
Misen.
Moose
As written by Charles Dickens himself in the Muppet Christmas Carol
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This applies to many things. That guy down the street who acts super macho and has a lifted truck? Don't date him unless you want to be disappointed. The quiet nerdy dude with a prius? Absolutely freak in bed, and a hung power bottom that will ignite things within you.
(based on a true story)
Are you the quiet nerdy guy with a Prius? 🤔
No, he's the lifted truck.
I have a Corsair m55 pro it looks gamer but the low DPI headshot left-side button is something I won't live without again (I use it mostly for placing stuff in Cities Skylines). I just checked and I've had it since 2019, still works great
Red Dragon keyboards and mouses > that expensive shit.
Nah, Bad Dragon is where it's at.
Why does your mouse have a flared base?
Because I learn from my mistakes.
I guess ymmv with red dragon, but the one mouse I had from them broke after like 2 hours of use. Normal clicking and the right mouse button just split in half. Figured it was just really cheap plastic or something.
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Personally a fan of Keychron M3, and it's pretty cheap too. I've heard that the shape is a bit of a crapshoot with regards to comfort when holding, but I've personally never had an issue and it's just been awesome
Pro IntelliMouse, anyone else?
i dread the day that mine dies. i dont know if I'll ever find a mouse that i like more.
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