Written by CAPTAINDUDE on Gotfrag
If you are considering buying the Logitech MX1000, you may want to know this. More and more people are noticing what seems to be a flaw in the MX1000's laser technology. It seems that when you pick up and center the mouse, as most users do, it causes a short delay before you can move it again. Now, to most people, this wouldn't be a problem, but for gamers, that delay can easily mean the difference between life and death. More and more reviewers are changing their reviews because of this. But the MX1000 is still being marketed as if it were a gaming mouse, despite how many people feel this flaw really makes the mouse bad for gaming.
I found a video of someone ("creighton1", from the 3DGPU forums) showing off the delay associated with the MX1000.
First watch him show how the MX700 responds to being picked up and put down: http://3dgpu.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=77
Now, watch him doing the same thing to an MX1000:
http://3dgpu.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=76
I hear that Logitech is planning a wired version of this mouse, that may be similar to MX510, except using Laser technology. I am not sure whether or not the new mouse will fix the problem (unsure if the problem is with the mouse, or the Laser technology altogether).
Whatever the problem is, I would advise against getting the MX1000 if you're a gamer. If you want alternatives, the MX510 is pretty much just as good (unless you have a glass or mirror desk), the upcomming Razer Diamondback looks really good, and perhaps the upcomming Logitech mouse won't have the delay that the MX1000 does. If you really wanna try the MX1000, I suggest you do so without buying it. I hear there are alot of retailers either refusing to refund you, or only giving you partial refunds.
I hope this information may help prevent people from making a bad decision. I'm only posting this because I feel people should know, incase they're considering buying an MX1000. If you are a happy owner of an MX1000 mouse, I ask that you not turn this into a flame war. You can defend your mouse, but keep it civil. One of the main reasons people aren't finding out about this problem is because the people who've spoken up about it are getting flamed by the overzealotous Logitech fanboys who refuse to believe there is anything wrong with their new toy. This is a real problem, and judging by the amount of people who really notice it, a pretty big one. One that cannot be dismissed as just a few defective mice.
If you are considering buying the Logitech MX1000, you may want to know this. More and more people are noticing what seems to be a flaw in the MX1000's laser technology. It seems that when you pick up and center the mouse, as most users do, it causes a short delay before you can move it again. Now, to most people, this wouldn't be a problem, but for gamers, that delay can easily mean the difference between life and death. More and more reviewers are changing their reviews because of this. But the MX1000 is still being marketed as if it were a gaming mouse, despite how many people feel this flaw really makes the mouse bad for gaming.
I found a video of someone ("creighton1", from the 3DGPU forums) showing off the delay associated with the MX1000.
First watch him show how the MX700 responds to being picked up and put down: http://3dgpu.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=77
Now, watch him doing the same thing to an MX1000:
http://3dgpu.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=76
I hear that Logitech is planning a wired version of this mouse, that may be similar to MX510, except using Laser technology. I am not sure whether or not the new mouse will fix the problem (unsure if the problem is with the mouse, or the Laser technology altogether).
Whatever the problem is, I would advise against getting the MX1000 if you're a gamer. If you want alternatives, the MX510 is pretty much just as good (unless you have a glass or mirror desk), the upcomming Razer Diamondback looks really good, and perhaps the upcomming Logitech mouse won't have the delay that the MX1000 does. If you really wanna try the MX1000, I suggest you do so without buying it. I hear there are alot of retailers either refusing to refund you, or only giving you partial refunds.
I hope this information may help prevent people from making a bad decision. I'm only posting this because I feel people should know, incase they're considering buying an MX1000. If you are a happy owner of an MX1000 mouse, I ask that you not turn this into a flame war. You can defend your mouse, but keep it civil. One of the main reasons people aren't finding out about this problem is because the people who've spoken up about it are getting flamed by the overzealotous Logitech fanboys who refuse to believe there is anything wrong with their new toy. This is a real problem, and judging by the amount of people who really notice it, a pretty big one. One that cannot be dismissed as just a few defective mice.