Do good mice still exist? Looking for recommendations.

[mouse53]

I finally found Elecom/Deft they are in Japan and make a good mouse actually they make several trackball mice .  I have been using their cordless pro and what they call Huge.  Both are very nice  and not bad price either.

[rjbull]

trackball mice

-mouse53 (May 05, 2024, 04:26 PM)

If you like trackballs, take a look at Trackball Mouse .org reviews (if you haven't already).  One caveat; amongst others, he likes the Kensington Expert Mouse.  It's a big device.  You need quite big hands to be really comfortable with it.

[mouse53]

I have seen where Elecom has both large and small sizes.  I have the Huge and it is a stretch for me.  Thank you for the link to the trackball site ,  that is a wonderful place to visit.  I have used trackballs for years after elbow surgery.

[TerminalFin]

My Logitech MX Master series mouse is amazing. I used to be a huge advocate for trackballs, and likely still would be, if it weren't for the multi-system support of the MX series.

[app103]

I am trying the Logitech Mx Master 2 and 3.. Both are good enough.

-mouser (November 08, 2020, 04:24 PM)

I've been using a 2s for years. The only thing I don't like about it (still) is the angle of my hand while using it. Coming from using a vertical mouse, it took some getting used to and still causes me some discomfort.

The back and forward buttons on the Mx Master 2 are much worse than they were in pervious models -- they are tiny and on top of (overlapping even) each other.  The MX Master 3 are much more reasonable.  For that reason alone the MX Master 3 gets my vote by a mile.

-mouser (November 08, 2020, 04:24 PM)

Those are my copy/paste buttons. 

The wheel is very strange how once you start rolling it it just goes on forever.. I'm still getting used to it, but I could take it or leave it.

-mouser (November 08, 2020, 04:24 PM)

I like how it has 2 of them. I use the side wheel as volume control.

If the battery life holds up I'll be satisfied.

-mouser (November 08, 2020, 04:24 PM)

I get pretty good batter life on mine, and I like how you can still use it while it's charging.

[Edvard]

Hey Deozaan, if you're still reading this, I have a solution.  Actually, Logitech does:

Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber recently discussed the possibility of one day selling a mouse that customers can use "forever." The executive said such a mouse isn't "necessarily super far away" and will rely on software updates, likely delivered through a subscription model.

https://arstechnica....ires-a-subscription/




At first I thought, "Wow, just pay your subscription and they send you a new mouse whenever it breaks? Sweet!", but nope.  They do briefly mention spare parts that can be ordered through iFixit, but seriously, if they're going to call it a "forever mouse", then hardware replacement should have been the first thing mentioned...
from CodeProject News

[Ath]

Nah, they cancelled that "(bad) idea" a few days after the announcement: https://www.pcworld....just-a-bad-idea.html

[Tuxman]

Most of the mice I've had so far were Logitechs, including my first one (the good old Pilot Mouse). What they (almost) all had in common was that the left mouse button had hardly any resistance within a few months, which is of course nonsense for a mouse. For the first time, I have a new problem: I've been using a Logitech G402 for a few years (after all!) - and its right mouse button is now weak. 

I seriously consider getting a SteelSeries mouse next, hoping that the modern "gaming" mice will be more resistant.

[Ath]

hoping that the modern "gaming" mice will be more resistant.

-Tuxman (August 13, 2024, 08:21 AM)

After years of using Logitech M705 mice, where newer editions started double-clicking when not intended because of poor switches, I've since then bought the Razer Basilisk X, and that has proven to be of better quality, and still big enough for my not so small hands, but not as bulky and pricey as the Logitech MX Master. Another reason not to choose Logitech again was several reports of their sometimes poor quality from other ppl (colleagues, forum, tech-news).

[Shades]

hoping that the modern "gaming" mice will be more resistant.

-Tuxman (August 13, 2024, 08:21 AM)

After years of using Logitech M705 mice, where newer editions started double-clicking when not intended because of poor switches, I've since then bought the Razer Basilisk X, and that has proven to be of better quality, and still big enough for my not so small hands, but not as bulky and pricey as the Logitech MX Master. Another reason not to choose Logitech again was several reports of their sometimes poor quality from other ppl (colleagues, forum, tech-news).

-Ath (August 13, 2024, 04:05 PM)

Replacement of switches was not an option? If mouses with your preferred shape/size are expensive enough, replacing switches (with better models) could be a consideration. I have done this for my own Logitech mouse. I like it's size and the feature to add/remove weight via a removable 'cassette'.

[Ath]

I have replaced them, on multiple M705, but only mediocre quality switches I could find on the interwebz, so, 6 months later the issue was back, and I couldn't find the motivation to replace them again