help me pick

[Malak]

I'm browsing newegg for a new mouse. Wired, not wireless. Optical, not ball. USB, not PS/2. Any ideas? Giving my old mouse to my pops.

 

[Malak]

Even though it is wireless, that's fancy looking.

 

[JDrake]

I wish they made more cool wired mice.
Look at the mx518, that's what I have

 

[swtethan]

what do you need it for? games? regular browsing?

i have 2 mice, a mx1000, and a mx518, very different from eachother

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: joedrake
I wish they made more cool wired mice.
Look at the mx518, that's what I have

Yeah I know, most of the mice are rather bland looking. My keyboard is pretty hawt, I wanted something to go with it

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: swtethan
what do you need it for? games? regular browsing?

I need it for my computer

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: swtethan
what do you need it for? games? regular browsing?

I need it for my computer

what do you use your computer for mostly? gaming? internet browsing? word processing? nothing?

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

I like both these mice
One
Two

I'm getting one or the other when I get a new mouse.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: XabanakFanatik
I like both these mice
One
Two

I'm getting one or the other when I get a new mouse.

Hmm, maybe the second one.

 

[destrekor]

want fancy/flashy? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002C...6/002-1901174-3076810?%5Fencoding=UTF8

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: swtethan
what do you need it for? games? regular browsing?

I need it for my computer

what do you use your computer for mostly? gaming? internet browsing? word processing? nothing?

I use it mostly for holding my carpet down.

 

[swtethan]

there are differences in mx 518 and g5, but the main points are....

g5 : 2000 dpi, 500 reports/sec

mx518: 1600 dpi, 125 reports/sec

both are good for games, but the 125 reports per second on the 518 is limited by xp, BUT there is a fix! with a simple program you can change that to up to 1000/sec making it lag free and ultra smooth

i did this to my 518 and wow, 100x better

 

[Malak]

I think I might go with the simple microsoft laser mouse. It's sleek and simple.

 

[l Xes l]

Originally posted by: XabanakFanatik
I like both these mice
One
Two

I'm getting one or the other when I get a new mouse.

FTW

 

[heelside23]

Originally posted by: Malak
I think I might go with the simple microsoft laser mouse. It's sleek and simple.

Text nice simple one

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: swtethan
there are differences in mx 518 and g5, but the main points are....

g5 : 2000 dpi, 500 reports/sec

mx518: 1600 dpi, 125 reports/sec

both are good for games, but the 125 reports per second on the 518 is limited by xp, BUT there is a fix! with a simple program you can change that to up to 1000/sec making it lag free and ultra smooth

i did this to my 518 and wow, 100x better

And this fix is...? Link?

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: potato28

Originally posted by: swtethan
there are differences in mx 518 and g5, but the main points are....

g5 : 2000 dpi, 500 reports/sec

mx518: 1600 dpi, 125 reports/sec

both are good for games, but the 125 reports per second on the 518 is limited by xp, BUT there is a fix! with a simple program you can change that to up to 1000/sec making it lag free and ultra smooth

i did this to my 518 and wow, 100x better

And this fix is...? Link?

hold on

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: heelside23

Originally posted by: Malak
I think I might go with the simple microsoft laser mouse. It's sleek and simple.

Text nice simple one

I was thinking this instead.

 

[Tig Ol Bitties]

mx518!!! I really dont know much about micrsofts mice anymore, but I really hated those mice that had the middle scroll wheel that didnt "click"....ugh.

And yea, give the link for that mx518 fix swtethan!!

 

[swtethan]

http://tscherwitschke.de/download.html


http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/USB-Mouserate-switcher.shtml




the 1st one is the tester

the 2nd one is the changer


test, change, restart, test, be amazed




AND NO YOU DONT HAVE TO BE IN SAFEMODE TO CHANGE THE RATE



IIRC 125 rate is something like 16ms response time and 1000 rate is 1ms response!!!!!


1MS!!!!!!

 

[Malak]

What other random accessory is worth upgrading? I've got a new keyboard, new monitor, new mouse picked out, new webcam... maybe new speakers?

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: Malak
What other random accessory is worth upgrading? I've got a new keyboard, new monitor, new mouse picked out, new webcam... maybe new speakers?

what stuff did you buy? and are they any good?

 

[drinkmorejava]

he doesn't say he needs it for uber gaming, yet says no wireless. There's something wrong with that. Just get a bloody mx700.

 

[HN]

Originally posted by: Malak
What other random accessory is worth upgrading? I've got a new keyboard, new monitor, new mouse picked out, new webcam... maybe new speakers?

card reader? external hdd? headphones? USB air darts?

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: Malak
What other random accessory is worth upgrading? I've got a new keyboard, new monitor, new mouse picked out, new webcam... maybe new speakers?

what stuff did you buy? and are they any good?

I got a laptop style keyboard with a numpad. Kind of hard to find a decent one like it, and it has worked great. My webcam is a cheapy, don't use it often, but it works. The monitor is a BenQ FP91G+, it's absolutely fantastic.

For the speakers, I was thinking these. They match my PC case and have good reviews, plus they are super cheap. Even though I have 7.1 sound, I don't really want more than 2.1 speakers.