Help discover my perfect mouse

[stormbind]

Hello everyone!

Warning:
I am extremely picky about the characteristics of input-devices, but I have been away from retail so long that everything on the shelves is foreign to me

Requirements:
I need this mouse for Photoshop. I am currently working on a laptop with a touchpad which is simply not going to suffice. For graphics, I do not want any of that moving 2 pixels at a time nonsense!

Why I hate infra-red mouse:
If I move my mouse to the edge of my mat/desk and want the on-screen pointer to continue beyond that, I must lift the mouse away from the desk and reverse it, before continuing. An infra-red mouse works when it is hovering above the desk, and in doing so it drags the pointer in the opposite direction from that which is desired. Not only is this terribly frustrating, but it can be fatal if playing 3D games where one might need to make several 360-degree rotations with urgency!

Other bonuses:
It should be chunky, preferably with rubber sides.

Previous failures:
Over the years I have had many mouse products. Once the novelty wore off, I have persistently dispensed with them and returned to using an old (and somewhat worn) Microsoft Intelimouse Pro. Sadly, I no longer have that mouse to fall back on

It is realised that I can be a difficult customer, but this mouse should be an extension of my hand so we gotta pick the right one. Thank you!

--Glen

Memoria mihi benigna erit qui eam perscribam

 

[BaudKarma]

You're going to have a tough time finding a quality mouse that isn't optical. Just about the only mechanical mice available these days are the $2.99 throw-away generic jobs.

If you're having problems with not enough desktop real estate, try cranking up the mouse sensitivity and/or acceleration. I keep mine cranked up high enough to allow me to move the pointer all the way across the screen with just a wrist flick.

As for wireless mice.. unless there's a solid reason you need to go wireless, stick with the corded kind. Wireless is nice, but it's another couple of things that can go wrong and another battery to worry about. Unless you frequently have problems with the cord on your mouse, just stay away from the wireless type.



I try not to let my ignorance prevent me from offering a strong opinion.

 

[stormbind]

Tabletop real estate does nothing to help make several 360-degree turns in a game, it is somewhat different to navigating a desktop. I think mouse designers completely missed one aspect of the device usage.

Boomslang mouse uses a ball, I think, but it is rather expensive.

MX 1000 looks like a contender. I'm gonna cry!

*dons black suit and morns the loss of traditional mouse*

--Glen

Memoria mihi benigna erit qui eam perscribam

 

[jrbarnett]

You could always contact organisations and see if they are throwing out old unwanted computer equipment, and if they are, see if you could have some of it as otherwise it would just be unused.

John