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Hi guys I know I'm not one to post often but I thought this topic was fairly relevant considering the many changes in hardware in the last 10 years or so. I'm hoping others can share their experiences for those who have been using mice from the Pro-Brood-War days and have had trouble finding new mice to upgrade to since.
In the last 10 years the common place mouse for BW was easy to come across considering the games that were released and the complexity required for the games; but recently I have noticed we have been slammed with the same shaped mice that are generally palm grip and are ridiculously big for most RTS games, on top of that the need for high dpi and macro keys all over the place has dominated.
Chronologically the top used RTS mice from what I have gathered were.
-Logitech Mini Optical (2000-2009)
-KTEC KTM-9500 (2005-2009)
-Logitech G1 (2005-2014)
-Zowie Mico (2011-2015)
-Logitech g9/g9x (2011-2014)
-Razor Abyssus Mirror 2010 (2010-2013)
I'm wondering to see what other people are using considering how hard it is to find the same shape as the above mice now.
The only mice I have found to perform similarly and that have good BW mice traits are the CM Storm Spawn, and Xornet II, as well as the Razor Abyssus however the new shape seems to have ruined it.
(I do have some bias to confess though as I am guessing most other people are I am a claw gripper so I'm not interested in mice that are long and/or have that wedge at the back.)
Thoughts? 
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Using 8$ 4tech(brand of the company -_-) mouse , from 2009.BEST MOUSE EVER
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Thats awesome! I can see they still do many mice, do you know if they still sell it?
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Logitech the best mouses: For me the G303 is the best.
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Hey man i have used that mouse and think the sensor is really really nice. Found it too long compared to my G1 though.
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I use steelseries sensei I think it's great, haven't necessarily tried a lot of other mice though I suspect some cheaper mice can be just as good.
It's simple lightweight durable accurate fast and expansive. ^^
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You should also add famous korean mouse KTEC KTM-9500 Progamer to list. I don't know timeline of usage but must be 2005(06)-2010.
I'm using Logitech G100S because it's closer to LMO but still not that tiny. Also I'm still in love with my back to 2006 400 DPI Microsoft Basic Optical 1.0a.
I'm huge fan of mice that doesn't require drivers and simply got button for changing DPI. Flash uses Zowie Mico blue, it supports 400 DPI.
Also edit your post: It's 2014 ver. which ruined shape not 2013 (also called mirror edition which Jaedong used).
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I'm using a logitech M105, very cheap and without any issues during the past 2 years.
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I made some updates thanks for the feedback!
The Zowie Mico would have been a really nice mouse to keep in production but they stopped it which was disappointing. I felt like they stopped it very soon after they made it or maybe I just missed the boat. I remember Monoprice re-badging them and selling them fairly cheap but then that stopped last year.
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I used the M100 which was kind of similar but the sensor was really shitty so I recycled it at work.
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G100s.. didn't want to spend too much money as many of my fiends invested in trendy super expensive mouses and were disappointed. Very happy about my choice.
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There were a lot of posts like this one here.
Nobody from BW pros used fancy mouses and you don't need any of that. You can become a good player with the cheapest mouse possible. Take the one you're most comfortable with. I would just go with **Logitech**, always good quality for reasonable money.
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I am using the same Logitech G3 for over 10 years already and it's the best mouse I have ever used.
I also like it more than the G1 because of the two extra side buttons, I don't want to live without sidebuttons anymore. Sadly you can't buy it anymore 
I feel like the left mouse button is breaking down slowly and if it really happens for good I gonna buy the internal button components and try to fix it on my own.
As a replacement I might get a Logitech G303 though, looks decent enough. I absolutely hate Razer mice, and they also seem to break frequently from what my brothers and friends told me.
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Yes , and i tried most of the expansive "razer" mouses "zowie/BENQ" too , nothing can match the mighty $8 4tech beast ---
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Very good for BW:
- Logitech B58 (hard to find)
- Logitech Mini Optical (hard to find)
- Monoprice Mico (available online, new name) = Zowie Mico (hard to find, old name)
Bad for BW:
- Razer Abyssus
- Usually very large and/or high DPI mice
edit: Logitech G1 (hard to find) was also very good.
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as long as the sensor isn't shit, one that you feel comfortable is the best one. i'm using Logitech g303 at 1600 dpi. I can't seem to play BW with low dpi.
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Funny enough I found a Logitech mini optical/g1 looking mouse on amazon with omron switches no mention of the laser/optical which looks really nice but looks dodgy as hell at the same time.
www.amazon.com
![[image loading]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/514uEYCu5ML._SL1200_.jpg)
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On August 05 2016 00:56 Rekzr wrote:Funny enough I found a Logitech mini optical/g1 looking mouse on amazon with omron switches no mention of the laser/optical which looks really nice but looks dodgy as hell at the same time. www.amazon.com
nice find. =)
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I have CM Storm Spawn that I bought back in 2014, when my Zowie Mico died after using it for a year.
Like others that are listed above, Spawn is pretty small. Although the design/shape can be reluctant to buy at first, but once you get used to it, it gets pretty comfy. I've been using it for almost 2 years, and haven't had any problems.
I was going to add one more to my storage, Xornett, since they made a ton of price increase on Spawn, but then wanted to try out something new. I was looking into Razor Abyssus, but wasn't really sure if that would work well with SC, since I remembered buying one of the Steelseries's product and really just returned within a day. Seems like Steelseries/Razor are similar to each other, but maybe I'm being biased here.
Any suggestion on getting a mouse for casual SC?
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