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wreckedcarzz:
I am a heavy gamer- if I am not doing a little bit of coding I am either racing, slaying or planning for either of the two. As several of you know I had a G7 Wireless laser mouse that was stolen. While it was a good mouse, it had a few drawbacks:


* The USB adapter was TINY - so small that I lost the first one, and had to buy another one!
* While it did make attempts to tell you, the battery would run low fast once it hit "Red" status
* The surface got scratched quite easily
* There were reports of a faulty clicking mechanism inside the mouse - after several thousand (50,000-250,000+) clicks, the mouse would either double-click or not click at all (on a single click attempt). While several thousand sounds like a lot, its not when your shooting at people 16 hours a day ;D
I am looking to get either another G7 (I do miss mine quite a bit) or a G9; however the G9 is a wired mouse, and while it hosts a world of extra new gizmos and whatnot, I am a total wireless lover.

The G7 is $80, G9 $100.
Wireless, wired.
2000DPI, 3200DPI.
Battery life, USB powered.
500 refreshes/sec, 1000 refreshes/sec.

But I still love wireless. Can someone give me an idea as to what to do? I would really like the additional things the G9 has, but the G7 just worked exactly the way I wanted.

G9: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/devices/3053&cl=us,en
G7: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/devices/163&cl=us,en

Thoughts? Any G7/G9 owners? Opinions?
-Brandon

jgpaiva:
I personally wouldn't buy a wireless gaming mouse. I've heard too many stories of horror with them (even though i also know people that love wireless gaming mouses)

Fedorov:
Everyone in our Call of Duty 4 clan uses WIRED mice, as do probably most other players. I once made the mistake of getting a fancy logitech wireless laser mouse, could really notice the difference when you needed pin-point cursor accuracy for shooting etc...

I've had my current Logitech MX510 wired mouse for at least 3-4 years now, still going strong, can't beat it.

Also a quality mouse surface makes a BIG difference to how well the laser/optics work in whatever mouse you choose.
I highly recommend a fUnc mouse mat - a review here: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=108

From another review:
A premium mousemat doesn't collect dust as quickly as a cloth mat, doesn't transfer dust as well to the mouse, doesn't cause lots of friction, and lets you position your pointer more accurately. This helps a bit in everyday desktop tasks, but it helps a lot if you're doing something where mouse accuracy matters - graphics editing, or games.

An inaccurate mouse is very annoying when you're trying to do fine work in your favourite image editor, or put a simulated rifle bullet through the earhole of some upstart kid in Sweden.

And as far as accuracy and cleanliness goes, the Func mat seems to be right up there with the best.
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fUnc Industries website - http://www.func.net/

a_lunatic:
I got the G9 & I think its the best mouse I have ever owned & one of its best features for me is the profiles.

All so the MicroGear Precision Scroll Wheel comes in handy scrolling long web pages.

Just waiting for Logitech to release some more grips but wont hold my breath on that as it hasn't happen yet  :(

lanux128:
i only recent got myself a Logitech MX518 & saved myself from frustrations aplenty for both gaming & daily productivity. :up:

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