Gents,
I recently bought a Logitech G5 mouse to replace my MX1000. One of my gripes with the MX1000 (not uncommon) was it would "sleep" to preserve battery power. A great feature in a battery powered mouse, but irritating during game play.
I would have to move the mouse twice. Once to wake it up, and the second time to make the move. It was irritating enough to get another mouse.
I received the G5 and loaded it up with weight, hey I like a heavy mouse. All the problems that I had with the MX1000 were gone. It no longer shut down, and it was more responsive during gaming (AOE, Fear, DOW 40K).
Changing sensitivity on the fly was a great improvement as well.
However, during web surfing it suffered. All the extra buttons I was used to were gone, expecially the quick up and down, the quick back and forward. The feature I missed the most was the easy, low resistance scroll wheel. Sometimes I wondered if I could just spin the MX1000's wheel, however it was just more free than the G5 wheel. All these features translated to MUCH better surfing and general working.
Ah, so what to do. I spend more time in non gaming, but the time that I do I would a responsive mouse. During surfing I would like a mouse that does that well, and the luxury of moving the mouse to any surface, meaning any distance that is not constrained by a cord.
The answer is to use both mice. Logitech software allows two concurrent mice under Windows XP (may under other platforms, but that is what I have).
When I am ready to game, I simply click the power button of the MX1000 or put it on its cradle. Since it has Li-On batteries, it can never overcharge.
Two mice may be overkill, but I have both and why not use them? Not every device can do everything perfectly, but they can do certain things great.
Liver
I recently bought a Logitech G5 mouse to replace my MX1000. One of my gripes with the MX1000 (not uncommon) was it would "sleep" to preserve battery power. A great feature in a battery powered mouse, but irritating during game play.
I would have to move the mouse twice. Once to wake it up, and the second time to make the move. It was irritating enough to get another mouse.
I received the G5 and loaded it up with weight, hey I like a heavy mouse. All the problems that I had with the MX1000 were gone. It no longer shut down, and it was more responsive during gaming (AOE, Fear, DOW 40K).
Changing sensitivity on the fly was a great improvement as well.
However, during web surfing it suffered. All the extra buttons I was used to were gone, expecially the quick up and down, the quick back and forward. The feature I missed the most was the easy, low resistance scroll wheel. Sometimes I wondered if I could just spin the MX1000's wheel, however it was just more free than the G5 wheel. All these features translated to MUCH better surfing and general working.
Ah, so what to do. I spend more time in non gaming, but the time that I do I would a responsive mouse. During surfing I would like a mouse that does that well, and the luxury of moving the mouse to any surface, meaning any distance that is not constrained by a cord.
The answer is to use both mice. Logitech software allows two concurrent mice under Windows XP (may under other platforms, but that is what I have).
When I am ready to game, I simply click the power button of the MX1000 or put it on its cradle. Since it has Li-On batteries, it can never overcharge.
Two mice may be overkill, but I have both and why not use them? Not every device can do everything perfectly, but they can do certain things great.
Liver
