EPT[R] Mouse Shopping Help
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Sharp-eYe
Canada642 Posts
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MiyaviTeddy
Canada697 Posts
A mouse feel is most important but: if you really want alot out of your mouse and whatnot in terms of performance and design for about $50ish you can get either a Razer Deathadder or a Logitech G5 (blue). With a few mouse tweaks here and there, you'll get alot of performance. This will also help in games like counter-strike as well | ||
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Azrael1111
United States550 Posts
I ask because there is no single mouse in the $20 range that is good for all games. | ||
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numLoCK
Canada1416 Posts
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blabber
United States4448 Posts
(ie. palm, fingertip, or claw, etc) | ||
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leejas
United States440 Posts
Be a little wary of "gaming" mice. some might be tailored for something not suited to your taste. SC/BW never required any of the powerful razer/logitech gaming grade mice. If yo'ure aiming for something a little higher and willing to spend it, the G5 is good if you like that kind of a hugging close palm grip. If you use a fingertip claw grip you'd want something smaller and more standard (razer makes good ones here). Here are two non-gaming grade mice for each grip style at around 20-30: Logitech RX1500 (For Claw Grip) Logitech RX250 (For fingertip/claw grip) The RX1500 is based of the older MX500 model, which is also the basis for the MX510->MX518->G5 type mice for palmgrip style. It's a laser version updated with newer tech. Razer equiv. would be something like the Imperator. The RX250 is closer to the G1/G3 line of Logitech mice, better for clawgrip people. Similar to the Razer Diamondback and Krait mice. The Microsoft Optical mouse is the most basic you get (very hump-shaped type mouse, standard). It's comparable to the Razer Salmosa(the latter has longer buttons and mouseshape, where the buttons bend farther up at the edge). | ||
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CakeOrI)eath
United States327 Posts
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[Fin]Vittu
Canada507 Posts
On March 20 2010 04:09 CakeOrI)eath wrote: Although a little higher than $20, the G5 is by far the best mouse out there today. very true, i have had my G5 for 1.5 years now. i have never regretted buying it. i remember i went into the store looking for the mx510, but the sales guy kept pushing the g5 on me saying how he owns it and it's perfect, DURABLE. and indeed it was, it's still working perfectly fine after 1.5 years of abuse. it should sell for about 50 or so now, which isnt' bad for a logitech mouse. these things are built to last, and it can last you well past 3 years if you treat it nice. so it's like spending 16-17 bucks a year on a mouse. (it goes well with the steel series mousepad too) | ||
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Puosu
6990 Posts
SC2 you will have to include things like DPI, forced +/- acceleration and how well the mouse tracks overall and for this you should visit http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1265679 however things like max speed the mouse keeps being accurate on should not matter as much in Starcraft because you're mostly going to play high sensitivity, these things come in to play usually only when you're on extremely low sensitivity. I myself am using the SteelSeries Kinzu which is a great budget mouse for a high sensitivity gamer, it does suffer from randomish +/- acceleration on low sensitivity so if FPS games are something you're going to seriously play you should probably not consider it. | ||
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ToT)SiLeNcE(
Germany590 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + On a more serious note: I LOVE my Logitech G3. | ||
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Re-Play-
Dominican Republic825 Posts
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
The Razer Salmosa is an extremely light mouse that you can move around very quickly. It is ideal for players that use the 'claw grip' rather than the 'palm grip'. I am a 'palm grip' player, and I find the Razer Deathadder to be the best mouse. Although it is heavier, the sheer comfort of it makes it worth it. The Deathadder is $80 in stores, and $60 online. | ||
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Klapdout
United States282 Posts
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-D58-00026-Intellimouse-Optical-Mouse/dp/B00005TQ08 Whats with all the recommendations more than twice his budget? >.< | ||
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Aduromors
United States279 Posts
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-930732-0403-Mini-Optical-Mouse/dp/B00006HMPF They lack extra buttons though, which sucks for general use. I use mouse4 and mouse5 all the time, especially when I'm browsing the internet or talking over VOIP | ||
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Jlab
United States217 Posts
Really i like my Diamondback 3G, Day[9] has one too, but i like the business-like aspect and the simplicity factor. Basically its like iPhone vs Blackberry. | ||
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Prozen
United States338 Posts
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Sharp-eYe
Canada642 Posts
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
On March 20 2010 06:31 Chairman Ray wrote: The Razer Salmosa is widely considered to be the best mouse for Starcraft. On March 20 2010 04:09 CakeOrI)eath wrote: Although a little higher than $20, the G5 is by far the best mouse out there today. Instead just get the mouse that feels best for you. Depends on what games you play, if it's a low-resolution game then sensors/dpi don't matter shit (imo it doesn't even matter much on high-res games either). I would advocate a LMO/G1/1.1a but you might not be able to find the former two. Just go with whatever fits your hand best. | ||
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
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alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.extremepc.co.nz/images/LOGIOPTICAL.jpg) | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17731 Posts
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VTArlock
United States1763 Posts
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EGMachine
United States1643 Posts
![[image loading]](http://cogadget.com/cogadget/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/SteelSeries_Kinzu_01.jpg) SteelSeries Kinzu Optical highlights: - Ambidextrous lightweight ergonomic finger-tip / palm design - Slip-resistant coating for superior mouse grip and control - Gaming Grade optimizations for pro gaming CPI values - CPI toggle for on-the-fly high & low sensitivity adjustments - Customizable report rate between 125hz-1000hz / 1 ms response time. - 3200 Counts Per Inch - 9375 Frames Per Second - Acceleration on/off toggle via software - 50 Inches Per Second and 20G of acceleration - Low-friction high-performance polyethylene feet ![[image loading]](http://www.steelseries.kr/images/20/2161-2643.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.steelseries.kr/images/17/2163-2647.jpg) I would also at this time like to thank my sponsor SteelSeries™ for providing me with my Kinzu, for I would not be as great without it! | ||
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Puosu
6990 Posts
- Acceleration on/off toggle via software ADDITIONALLY we decided that if you use anything else but 800 dpi we will add random +/- acceleration and skips at high movement speeds just to fuck with your mind! Congratulations! We also wont update our firmwares to fix this. That thing aside the Kinzu is a great piece of hardware for its price, too bad I always have to switch to 800 dpi when playing Quake because otherwise the acceleration bugs are terrrrrrible for flick shots. edit: and LMO has one of the worst sensors of all time so unless SC is everything you do, don't buy it. | ||
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