Yes, because with a cord, you KNOW the interaction between mouse and comp is 100% consistent and that the consistency will not degrade over time due to power loss. Those two factors are something many people will not give up just for cordlessness (and this isn't something that's likely leave the desktop anyway, so the benefits of portability are minimal for most people) Sorry for ranting, but cordless mice are given more credit than they deserve imo :\
Irosun wrote:However, if you buy a laptop (that happens to be a sweet one), cordless mice are suddenly a nice option for you to have.
Don't cordless mice need the "charger" or other device to be plugged into the usb port for it to work? If so, then wouldn't that infact add more bulk and clutter to a laptop situation than just having a corded mouse plugged directly into the laptop with no charger or extra device? Or am I missing something?
Efstathios wrote:
one receiver(i said transmitter) will take requests from both your wireless keyboard and wireless ouse, thus only needing one cord instead of two(mouse and keyboard). And the receiver is not big enough to warrant a complaint about space issues...
Ok, that makes more sense. But I still see the benefits as being quite minimal in a desktop situation..
(I'm trying to justify the benefits of wireless peripherals so I can treat myself to some holiday presents, but I'm not pulling it off 
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Eriond wrote:
Ya, thus far I love the mouse. My old mouse would, for lack of a better word, get "lost" on my wood grain finish. As a result, I would randomly spin around in circles at the most inopportune moments.
I know of a much more affordable solution to that problem; a mouse pad 
And they apparently come in deluxe models as made evident from the front page 
And they apparently come in deluxe models as made evident from the front page 
I got one of these bad muthas for christmas. It umm how to put this... kicks ass up and down everything. It is so freakin responsive, it is incredibly comfortable, the buttons are positioned perfectly, it scrolls well, and it is HEAVY. i like heavy mice. it seems like i have more control with them.
Only complaint is that the drivers are freakin annoying and the forward/back buttons won't work in Mozilla if you use the Logitech drivers, stupid shit like that. If you let windows control it though, it works perfectly, although the application switch button won't work. It is kind of a pain in the ass to use that though. It doesnt just switch apps, it brings up a new window and you have to then choose what window you want to go to. Somewhat stupid. I haven't had a chance to use the side-to-side scrolling yet.
Plus it is a sweet looking mouse. Sits next to my new logitech elite keyboard, which is also badass, and makes me look like an incredible nerd (which i am).
ON a scale of "sucks" to "kicks ass", i would give this mouse a score of "it's the shit."
Edit: oh yeah, with this mouse i was able to get like 10 headshots in a row with a sniper rifle in UT2k4. They told me I was wicked sick. if you are worried that you can't snipe, don't worry. If you can't, its your fault, not the mouse's
Only complaint is that the drivers are freakin annoying and the forward/back buttons won't work in Mozilla if you use the Logitech drivers, stupid shit like that. If you let windows control it though, it works perfectly, although the application switch button won't work. It is kind of a pain in the ass to use that though. It doesnt just switch apps, it brings up a new window and you have to then choose what window you want to go to. Somewhat stupid. I haven't had a chance to use the side-to-side scrolling yet.
Plus it is a sweet looking mouse. Sits next to my new logitech elite keyboard, which is also badass, and makes me look like an incredible nerd (which i am).
ON a scale of "sucks" to "kicks ass", i would give this mouse a score of "it's the shit."
Edit: oh yeah, with this mouse i was able to get like 10 headshots in a row with a sniper rifle in UT2k4. They told me I was wicked sick. if you are worried that you can't snipe, don't worry. If you can't, its your fault, not the mouse's
Message Edited by skiwreck on 12-26-2004 07:47 PM
My old logitech wireless optical mouse in games only used to for some reason just out of the blue disconnect at the most inappropriate time. When Im just about to shoot someone and boom, connection lost. Now im a bit squimish about buying wireless mice. Im liking my cord logitech mouse and Compaq keyboard right now.
Eriond wrote:
Bluemagic, do I have to install the mouse software to do that, or is it something I'm missing?
Yeah, you do need to install its drivers - there is a little mouse-options suite called sitepoint, that allows to customize button functions, etc - as well as enable the alt-tab button.
What I found REALLY annoying is that the install tried to force me to install windows media player 9 .. and I couldn't uncheck it.... I was very pissed off at this, so, as it was installing the drivers, and after that's complete, it tried to install WMP9 - I just ejected the disc. Raw solution, but it worked.
The only downer about this mouse is the top "auto-scroll" button, it is too high up, no one can reach that while holding the mouse normally. And I do love the side-to-side button -f or when editing in photoshop while zoomed in on the document.
I have used it for 10+ days straight with NO recharge, and it still has 1 bar left .. I'd say it has good battery life!
FS-Pongky wrote:
So, uhm, any feedback regarding my article? (bump) Any criticisms on my review?
Good article
I do however feel that this advancement will be the stopping point with mice for quite some time. Trackability is already very "analogish" if not perfect with current opticals, so a laser mouse will pretty much just give that last bit of assurance. I do wish they would make one with a cord, but then again my mx500 performs perfectly, so no need for an upgrade Now if only logitech (and every other 3rd party console peripheral maker) would make a game pad worth buying...
Because a corded one would give the same (if not better) performance for less money. Let me ask you this, why use cordless when it is not being used in a situation where it would be at all beneficial but it costs more? I suppose one day I'll have no choice but to use a cordless mouse as that will probably be all that's available. Right now, cordless mice have just begun to get good, so I'll wait until the technology has been perfected to a point of "severe overkill" performance being available
