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My favourite gaming peripheral has always been the Logitech Optical USB Mini Mouse
I haven't really found many cons to it over the years, and it gave my greatest satisfactions in Starcraft as no other did.
PROS
-Price: I have never had money to spare, and this mouse costed me about 2 meals at a normal restaurant at the moment I bought it.
-Longevity: It has been working flawlessly for years. My friends complain about their mouses because after 1 year the buttons stop working, never happened to me, not even casually.
-Accuracy: It proved to be as accurate as other gaming mice I've tried, such as G5, Copperhead, at least I couldn't tell the difference except I felt more confortable with mine.
-Hype: When I've found out it was (and still is) the most used mouse in the Starcraft Progamer Scene, and furthermore the mouse choice for my idols (Savior and July), I felt hyped and distinguished and even started doing better.
-Confort: I have small hands, so this mouse goes perfectly with me, most other mouses are far bigger, and I like to be able to grab the hole mouse because it gives me a sensation of control. Also, being curved on the sides and smaller overall implies less contact with the pad surface, another thing I like. The cable never touched the surface of the pad, and it wasn't rigid to the point of messing with the sesitivity, I say this because I had this problem with other mouses, even using the cord clip from the func pad.
-Quality overall: Over the time I've used it I haven't had a single noticeable problem, meaning the mouse NEVER WENT OPTICAL ON ME (moving randomly), not a single time I recall. Never stopped working for a second, never a misclick (due to physical malfunction, not my clumsiness).
CONS
-The mouse worked like a charm for about 4 years, but then it just stopped working. I figure it broke when I was travelling, I did that a lot at the end.
-The buttons got greasy and needed to be cleaned every day, even though I've always cared about having my hands clean when using it.
-Nearing the end, somehow the back tag (with the serial number) gave me some trouble with the pad, I think something happened to it (the tag) because it couldn't reach the pad surface normally.
PERSPECTIVE
I'm not rich, I'm not a progamer, I don't play more than 4 hours a day even when I'm hardcore gaming. I just needed a mouse which was accurate enough to have me forget about the mouse issue, in the sense that I was able to worry about my game decisions and not the position of the damn arrow. To my outmost satisfaction I achieved this for the cheapest price and with the added advantage of feeling the hype of having Savior's mouse. Note that the hype did not came from fancy stylish curving, fluorescent unnatural colors, extravagant materials or epic names (for the mouse), but for the fact that a guy who knows what he does and I admire chose an unexpensive unit, oddly enough, and that says more than any publicity.
Here's a list of progamers using this mouse:
Reach, July, Iris, Midas, Anytime, Nada, Sea, Bisu, Savior, Hoejja
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My favorite peripheral is the MX518 because it fits my hand perfectly unlike any razor mice. Although the deathadder is really nice, I also like the MX518 because I can change the sensitivity on the fly easier than a razor mouse by just pressing one button instead of of two.It also doesn't cramp my hands like a razor mouse, and the mouse buttons are better because it doesn't click like a razor mouse. You know what I'm talking about? When you click a diamondback, it feels funny. It's like the button is cushioned and just feels weird.
Anyway, is this a random drawing for the earbuds?
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My favorite peripheral is oddly enough this cheap 20$ Plantronics Headset I bought at Best Buy 5+ years ago. I'm not the one who puts extra money into gaming equipment so it worked perfect for me. Never once have I been annoyed with it, if I go on ventrilo the mic works and have had 0 issues with sound. That's all I really look for in anything I need for the computer is mainly will it last and does it do it's job. I don't need any luxuries above that. And thanks to Razer's outdated mice being sold so cheap and with free shipping I finally got to replace my basic Microsoft mouse that had a half working right click with a new Razer Viper 
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Of course I would have to choose my mouse, which is Microsoft Comfort Optical Mouse 1000. I'll call it Microsoft COM1(Comfort Optical Mouse 1000) for easy references. It's simplicity at its best. It's a standard mouse with a right click, left click, and a scroll wheel. No extra buttons on the side. No volume button; nothing extra. It's just a simple yet effective mouse. I've discovered that I don't need all those extra buttons on the side. I find them unattractive and simply annoying.
1. Weight/Shape- It's basically the perfect weight for me. It's light enough to move at high rates (basically for high APM for when I play SC) and it's not too light for when I play fps's (mainly Counter-Strike). I tend to be on the computer for a long number of hours. This mouse is light enough so that I don't have any problems with my wrist (I've used my friend's Razer Copperhead but had wrist problems from long usage). The shape of the mouse also fit's my hand perfectly. I own a G5 but placed it to my family computer because of it's shape. If you didn't notice, I'm a very picky person when it comes to computers. But besides that, the Microsoft COM1 is a versatile mouse for a wide array of games, and that's why I love it.
2. Cost/Hardware - This mouse is only $20 retail. I've never had the money to spend on fancy things, so I had to deal with the "normal" items. But this is well worth the money. The hardware that came with the mouse is also very useful. I found it very user-friendly, and it also helps me create more precision and control over my mouse.
In my opinion, the mouse is the most essential part of a gaming set-up. I find it to be the most important part of my computer. Without precision, we wouldn't be able to exceed over the rest of the crowd (although talent does have it's role  ). This mouse has been through a lot. There are wear marks from heavy usage but it still has yet to fail me.
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My favourite gaming peripheral is my SpongeBob mousepad.
Not only does it significantly increase the accuracy of my mouse, and eliminate the unwanted noise of plastic sliding over wood, it also helps me find my mouse because of its bright yellow colour that contrasts excellently with my brown desk. In addition to this, it also feels like I have a friend just watching me play, encouraging me to win with his happy grinning face. He never abandons me and is always right where I need him, due to his lack of legs (or any moving parts, as he is a solid state mouse pad). When I win games, he's always around to laugh with me at the fool I just destroyed, and when I lose, he always cheers me up with that goofy smile that reminds me it's just a game. If I'm ever ranting about a loss, thinking out a strategy, or just pondering what to write for an assignment, his eyes are always wide open and awake, hanging on my every word like the excellent listener he is. Even when I consider purchasing a new mousepad, and perhaps make him feel unwanted, he is very forgiving and always takes me back if I want him. Truly, I would feel dirty playing video games without him, and that is why he is my favourite.
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On February 20 2009 04:59 Chef wrote:My favourite gaming peripheral is my SpongeBob mousepad. ![[image loading]](http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/8865/spongebobvu5.jpg) Not only does it significantly increase the accuracy of my mouse, and eliminate the unwanted noise of plastic sliding over wood, it also helps me find my mouse because of its bright yellow colour that contrasts excellently with my brown desk. In addition to this, it also feels like I have a friend just watching me play, encouraging me to win with his happy grinning face. He never abandons me and is always right where I need him, due to his lack of legs (or any moving parts, as he is a solid state mouse pad). When I win games, he's always around to laugh with me at the fool I just destroyed, and when I lose, he always cheers me up with that goofy smile that reminds me it's just a game. If I'm ever ranting about a loss, thinking out a strategy, or just pondering what to write for an assignment, his eyes are always wide open and awake, hanging on my every word like the excellent listener he is. Even when I consider purchasing a new mousepad, and perhaps make him feel unwanted, he is very forgiving and always takes me back if I want him. Truly, I would feel dirty playing video games without him, and that is why he is my favourite.
Win.
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My favorite gaming peripheral would be my old Logitech MX518. The mouse came with my laptop, and was the first real gaming mouse that I had, but last year my laptop and my mouse got jacked...
Although it was a bit bulky for some people, I found it to be very natural for my hand, and never had any problems with it at all. I found that it had just the right amount of buttons at 5, whereas I think anymore is just overkill, but any less means a lot less convenience when just browsing the internet. Furthermore, the mouse ran smoothly across every surface, which I cannot say about the replacements that I've found. The only qualm I have is that sometimes some dirt and junk would get on the mouse from time to time, but that has nothing to do with the actual functionality of the mouse.
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My favorite gaming peripheral would simply be the Logitech Optical Mouse (Wire)
My only reason is because its so simple.
Lately these days, gaming has gotten complex and so chaotic, I really cant learn that quickly
But with this mouse, I feel calm again in my spirits, and its just has an amazing touch to it.
That is all. Good luck to all contesters
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Keyboards.
If you don't have a mouse - you can keyboard. If you don't have a game pad, you can keyboard, if you don't have a life - too bad.
But seriously, keyboards are a godsend. You can type alphanumeric, play games, use the comp, shortcut commands, emergency mouse (not so much for games ofc), bash people like in Wanted, pretty much a load of stuff all in one. It's mainly because I'm a PC gamer and not a console gamer I guess.
I'm just waiting for a touchscreen-type keyboard you know, where it's flat and you can totally reconfigure position and size of buttons, among other load of customizations. Kinda like an iPhone-ish keyboard. Mmmmmmmm. That or a keyboard that you can fit everything to be accessible with one hand if you get what I mean.
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On February 20 2009 05:49 Ziel wrote:
Keyboards.
If you don't have a mouse - you can keyboard. If you don't have a game pad, you can keyboard, if you don't have a life - too bad.
But seriously, keyboards are a godsend. You can type alphanumeric, play games, use the comp, shortcut commands, emergency mouse (not so much for games ofc), bash people like in Wanted, pretty much a load of stuff all in one. It's mainly because I'm a PC gamer and not a console gamer I guess.
I'm just waiting for a touchscreen-type keyboard you know, where it's flat and you can totally reconfigure position and size of buttons, among other load of customizations. Kinda like an iPhone-ish keyboard. Mmmmmmmm. That or a keyboard that you can fit everything to be accessible with one hand if you get what I mean.
A touch screen keyboard... but then you'd have to keep your fingers hovering above it the whole time... I see a flaw in your dream.
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My favorite gaming peripheral is my Razer Tarantula. You see, many people on the teamliquid forums have debates on what the best keyboard for starcraft is. Many people seem to think the infamous Korean DT-35 is the best simply because almost all the professionals use it. Some people think that any generic cheap keyboard is good.
Personally, I much prefer the Tarantula. Before I had the Tarantula, I had tried a number of other gaming keyboards, such as the Saitek Eclipse II, the Logitech G15, and a couple of less well known ones. None of these compare to the Tarantula. The Tarantula is the perfect simple keyboard. Sure, it doesn't have a fancy LCD screen, but I have dual monitors, so there's really no need for that anyways. It has a large number of features that are very important to me. The layout, for example, is much more intuitive than most regular keyboards. When I first got the Tarantula I was a bit confused and it took a little while to get used to, but once I did I much prefer it. The F keys are slim, which makes it very easy to distinguish them with your fingers from the number keys when you are moving your hand quickly. The Delete key is double-sized, with a very nice layout above the arrow keys, which moves the Insert key over by the scroll lock, print screen, and pause/break key. The lack of a completely useless context menu key next to the right control moves the right control to the left, which allows the arrow keys to be moved to the left, which locks the layout together and makes the keyboard smaller than it would be otherwise.
Also, the wide array of non-standard keys on the sides of the keyboard make a lot of things way easier. On the right side are various media keys. One to open your favorite (customizable) music program, the general playback keys (play, stop, next and previous track), a shuffle toggle key, a volume up/down key, and even a mute key. These keys are so unbelievably useful because they work even when you are not in the music program. This means that when I'm listening to music while playing starcraft, I can skip a track, lower the volume, stop the music, etc. On the left side of the keyboard are a couple more useful keys. There is a home key, a snooze key, and some picture-based media keys: a rotate button (very useful when dealing with photos that could be sideways), a zoom in/out button, and a 100% button to bring a picture to its full size. I do a lot of graphic design so this is pretty helpful to me.
Another additional feature is the macro keys. While I can not use the macro keys for games like starcraft, they are very useful in a game like World of Warcraft. I also like using them to type out various things I get tired of typing out over and over, such as a username I use everywhere, or some command in a game like executing my config files in counter-strike source. One of the great things about the Tarantula is that every single key is customizable. You can change any individual key however you want, not just the macro keys.
I love my Razer Tarantula. One of the most important parts of it is the way the keys move. Unlike cheap keyboards with tall keys, the Tarantula keys are relatively slim and low to the keyboard, and when you press them they are very easy to press and move in a very smooth motion, but they are not too light as to accidentally hit a key you do not want to hit.
My Razer Tarantula is perfect in every way I can think of. I even penned over the PROFILE button so that my keyboard is constantly reminding me of how PRO I am.
My Razer Tarantula is easly my favorite peripheral. Thank you Razer, for making such an absolutely amazing product.
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i luv razr lachesis so much i make post short as possible cuz want click post button with razr lachesis
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My Razer Deathadder mouse is easily my favorite gaming peripheral. I used to have a regular wireless mouse that would always freak out on me during SC. I picked up a Deathadder and the difference was night and day. More responsive and precise, plus the ergonomics were great and fit my hand like a charm. I guess the only problem is that I miss the wireless, but it's so good I don't even notice =)
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If I can lead off with a bit of a backstory:
When I was growing up my family never really had a computer powerful enough to run computer games. As such, besides Starcraft early on, I was mostly a console gamer. As such I never really had any experience with gaming peripherals as the only controllers you could buy for consoles that were any good were made by the console manufacture.
That all changed two summers ago when I bought my first computer that was capable of running games. Around this time I began getting into Starcraft ladder play on ICCup and started to realize that there was not only training that a player had to do with the softeware, a good gamer also has to be able to handle their hardware. That Christmas I received from my brother my first gaming mouse: the Razer Lachesis. My next six months of gaming were spent taming the Lachesis and its 4000 DPI. Now, fourteen months later I can play SC on 4000 DPI, 1000 Hertz Polling rate, and with Enhanced Pointer Precision turned off.
And yet my Razer mouse is different from most other gaming peripherals. Rather than attempt to make my gaming easier with macro buttons and adding twenty different options for how I assign all of my moves to my mouse so that I can play WoW without getting out of bed the Lachesis moves to improve my ability to play a game by improving the abilities of my hardware. This is a revolutionary idea: rather than have the peripherals be a crutch for gamers lets improve the skill ceiling of the hardware. No matter what I'm doing, navigating through web pages, doing work, or playing video games my mouse always has me working to improve my hand control. Now when I play I'm thinking not only how I can improve my skill at playing the game I am also working on improving my ability to use the hardware. The Lachesis provides me exactly what I need: a device that makes me more skilled, not a device that makes the game easier.
Of course some day I will meet someone who has the same skill level as me and the fact that I don't have to move my hand as far to produce actions will win me the game. Until then, I'll keep working at it.
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my fav = razer copperhead.
I used to blame my starcraft skills on my equipment, played on a computer that would sometimes skip frames, "teleporting" my mouse cursor frequently. Not to mention that I would start the game one or two seconds behind everyone else because of the slow load time. Going on to my peripherals, I played with wireless keyboards and wireless mouse I got for free when buying the computer several years ago. People would ask me why my psi storms are so late. Well, that's because that particular mouse had a delay period in responding, with teleportation abilities.
That's when I was stuck at B- for 3 seasons in a row. Of course, I told myself I'd be at the level of Mondragon if I had the right equipment. I ordered a new mouse, the razer copperhead. Perhaps it was removing all the trojans and malwares that made the compute run starcraft much more smoothly, or maybe it was the arrival of copperhead fixing all my problems. Next season I got to B, then the next? B+, then finally hit A rank on iccup. It was all about the mouse. maybe it was just the mentality thing, or I just simply improved over time, but to me, the copperhead helped me a lot.
Then along came TSL, and unfortunately my mouse broke... my left click wouldnt click often, and sometimes it would double click when I wanted single click. I played regardless, and got 0-5'ed by mondragon in ladder stage. If only if I had my copperhead.... it would be the other way around :D
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A gamer has it's weapons, and my weapon of choce it's my mouse.
Since gaming started, gamers have been trying to find that "special" point, where they have the edge, when it comes to movement and feel of their gaming gear, and I have reached mine. It all began when I purchased my Razer Copperhead Blue Edition, 2 years and a half ago. The moment I got to my house, I was so excited I just plug it in, installed the drivers and mass gamed for an entire week. Non stop!.
As time went on, I keep on gaming more and more, and the thing that gives me the edge it's my mouse, it's so comfortable yet so amazing to control. It's easy on the hand, and allows me to make abrupt movements without having to worry about it skipping or doing the wrong thing. It's smooth and accurate as it can be. It really feels like I have a copperhead in my hand, just waiting for my signal to go and take that deadly shot.
It has no difference between the games I play, whether it's Starcraft, Counter-Strike, Quake Live, anything and anywhere, my Copperhead always delivers.
That's why I choose my mouse, as my favorite gaming peripheral.
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pioneer SE 205 headphones
These headphones are from the 70s. My father had them like forever and they were always part of his music hobbie. When i grew up i always had those micro headphones with my walkman and never even cared about those big mammoth headphones he had until one day i tried them for starcraft. OMG my life changed since that day and my apm grew like +100. The sound is incredible theres no way to describe it, they are pretty much unbreakable, they fit even the biggest head in earth (not mine  ) and the design is perfect because its not just flexible in the middle but also have those metalic arcs that help the phones fit perfectly to your ears without pressing your head. They are light enough to use for a long period of time, and again the finish covers different things like the quilt and the leather like material. The last thing is the wire cord, thick and large (like 1.5 meters) that makes them almost inmortal. Yeah i love these babys.
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my absolute favorite peripheral are my Sennheiser HD555 headphones, first of all they're so fucking comfortable that I sometimes wear them without having any sound on, instead of that gloomy surface that's on cheaper headphones (and gets sweaty in like 5 milliseconds) these don't make me sweat at all, and that has been a problem with other headphones I've had in the past; they make me sweat ALOT.
what I don't like about them is that they aren't optimized for gaming. the cord is like 2 meters long and the part you plug into your computer is atleast 10 centimeters, and that's far from optimal when you've got a laptop like I do.
also, as they're designed for music, they don't have a microphone which goes on the minus side.
that's my addition, now send me those earbuds so I can test them!
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My favourite gaming peripheral would have to be my speakers.
Which might seem weird to everybody else, but I have a fairly large head (Zerg could infest it and turn it into their home planet), and I also have glasses. Whenever I wear a headset it starts hurting after an hour or so and thus I am forced to take them off and use my speakers. I've been looking for earbuds but to be quite honest I'm not sure they can bring the same experience as headphones or speakers. I've tried a couple of sennheiser earbuds but they failed miserably (CX-300 I think).
It's noise-isolation was just awful. I could hear a butterfly fart despite having it on it's loudest settings.
So yeah.. Seeing a couple of these other posts I'm quite sure I wont win. Some are so long they can only be measured in biblical terms. But I hope I have a shot anyways lol.
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