Mouse Recommendation

[CurseTheSky]

My old Logitech G9's wide grip started peeling (the shiny coat) after about a year, and the scroll wheel was a bit gummed up and wouldn't free-scroll any more. I contacted them and simply asked where I could *buy* a new grip and if it was possible for *me* to clean the wheel.

They asked for my address and shipped a brand new G9 without asking any other questions. The old one still works great, and I put the precision grip on and gave it to my brother.

With that said, I'm using a G500 now due to the extra thumb button and larger size (feels more comfortable). The G9 feels slightly more top-notch for some reason, but I love the G500.

 

[CP5670]

I have used an MX518 for four years now and it works well enough. The G500 looks nice with its extra buttons though.

My old Logitech G9's wide grip started peeling (the shiny coat) after about a year, and the scroll wheel was a bit gummed up and wouldn't free-scroll any more. I contacted them and simply asked where I could *buy* a new grip and if it was possible for *me* to clean the wheel.

They asked for my address and shipped a brand new G9 without asking any other questions. The old one still works great, and I put the precision grip on and gave it to my brother.

Yes, Logitech is very good about this. I had the same experience with a G15 a few years ago.

 

[minmaster]

exactly, there's why there's no need to stock up on 2 or more backups.

 

[ChaoZ]

MX Revolution. The motorized wheel is genius. It's not wired, but I've never had any problems with it for gaming.

 

[Rezident]

Razer.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

I've been using a microsoft sidewinder for like a year and a half and it's still going strong. Fits my hand very nicely too (main reason I bought it) although that's different for everyone.

 

[BlueWeasel]

MX310 lover? I'd say G3, but it's discontinued. I posted at Hardforum (http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1482128) and people are saying M300/G3 lovers need to move to Razer.

I've never had a Razer mouse, but they have a long reputation as being great. I remember they had a 3000dpi ball mouse in the early 00's / late 90's so I would have no problems moving to them.

I'd look at the dimensions for the G3 and then compare to all the latest Razer mice. I see one called the Imperator that looks pretty good.

From what I can tell, Razer mice are light, not bulky and high quality. Nothing worse than a mouse with a lot of weight to it.

Which is exactly what I did.

I ordered the Diamondback 3G and have been using it for nearly a week. It's a great mouse and my clawgrip works fine. It is a little longer than the MX310, so I'm still getting used to it.

I also ordered a Razer Salmosa (found a good deal on it). It's smaller than the 3G, which I like, but it may be too small. It's only got 3 buttons, so I figure I'm going to stick with the 3G and its 7 buttons.

The Logitech G3 looks like a perfect replacement for the MX310. Hard to find though, and expensive at that. ($50-$60)

 

[ViviTheMage]

I have 2 G5's in box still, for spares...my favorite mouse ever...since I couldn't find MX300's anymore, the G5 was my next upgrade...works GREAT, kind of hard to find now though.

 

[Spike]

Dang, guess I'm a fingertip gripper since I normally leave my wrist in contact with the mousepad, odd. For the OP I personally like the G5 but I used intellimouse opticals for years and loved those. It took some getting used to an ergonomic mouse but now I really like it.

As for durability I don't know, I have had the opposite experience of you. I have two intellimouse opticals still sitting around from 7 years ago and they still work great. On the other hand my first G5 developed scroll wheel issues after a year (logitech sent a new one for free). I still love the G5 but from what I have seen I don't know if I could call them any better built or not, especially if used alot.

 

[zerogear]

I have an extra G5 (2-button) and an extra G9. I am currently using G9x

 

[ScorcherDarkly]

I had an MX518 for a long time, but it wasn't big enough for me to grip the way I needed. I ended up with a small cyst on the heel of my palm from resting my mouse hand on the desk so much as a result. I'm using a CM Storm Sentinel now, and I really like it. The profile and macro storage are pretty cool, and its huge enough that my hand rests on it comfortably. The only thing I hate about it is the mouse wheel is REALLY stiff when clicking it. I have the mouse wheel button as my push to talk key, and if I have anything long to say my finger will get fatigued holding the key down and start to pop back and forth between transmitting and not.