A trackball.

Nah, seriously, I bought a GXT-14 from trust as a replaced for a logitech that committed suicide.

It's nicely ergonomic (can play for hours and hours without getting the all-too-common "dull fingers" feeling), has a button that you can hit to increase/decrease DPI on the fly and overall is nice to handle, altho I admit its weird shape makes you kind of feel like "omg WTF" the first few hours.

And it's under 40$. Can't go wrong really.

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kalleralle

Sweden183 Posts

July 06 2010 11:23 GMT

#283

I'm looking for a replacement for my IE. Want a big heavy mouse for big hands.

InfiniteIce

United States794 Posts

July 06 2010 12:19 GMT

#284

On July 06 2010 20:23 kalleralle wrote:
I'm looking for a replacement for my IE. Want a big heavy mouse for big hands.

Logitech G5. Customizable weight, I have large hands and also like a big heavier of a mouse.

Was very satisfied with mine (Dog chewed through the cord unfortunately.

But it lasted 2 years until then)

perfectflaw72

Canada94 Posts

July 06 2010 12:33 GMT

#285

The razer Orochi is not to expensive but its good for on the fly its razaers most portable mouse it can be wireless or wired and you can turn up the sensitivity on the fly to your licking and is very small and cool http://drh1.img.digitalriver.com/DRHM/Storefront/Company/razerusa/images/product/detail/razer-orochi-mb.jpg

Pupsilein

Germany17 Posts

July 06 2010 12:36 GMT

#286

I just ordered this one (Sharkoon FireGlider Black edition) to replace my Intellimouse. I need a mouse that is better on different surfaces, because I don't want to rely on a gaming mousepad all the time. In the summer my hands get sweaty and after a while the Intellimouse starts acting up and jumping around.

It has adjustable weights and 6 programmable buttons, which work even without a special driver.

Zapperkhan

United States436 Posts

July 06 2010 12:44 GMT

#287

On July 06 2010 21:36 Pupsilein wrote:
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You could've spent 5 dollars on new mouse feet.

Unless you mean you're using like your couch as a mousepad.

Also: http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1265679

Netherlands12045 Posts

July 06 2010 12:57 GMT

#288

choosing mouse is actually an art:
+ hand shape, hand position(claw) is different from person to person
+ the level of softness of the left/right buttons on the mouse(sometime this can hold off your apm)
+ weight, smoothness, appearence

its kinda hard to decide which one is the best but "which one is the best FOR YOU"

to me it could be this one
microsoft wired optical mouse 3000
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reason: its light, the rate of rebounce on 2 buttons are quite fast, mobility for gaming on laptop

or it could be a razer abysus which i just grap from the store 22 hours ago...

Edit: i strongly recommend EVERYONE WHO IS LOOKING FOR A PROPER MOUSE to look into razer's support website where they teach you how to choose your own mouse base on your own information. It could be a non-razer mouse but check it out!!!!

Pupsilein

Germany17 Posts

July 06 2010 13:29 GMT

#289

On July 06 2010 21:44 Zapperkhan wrote:

Show nested quote +

You could've spent 5 dollars on new mouse feet.

Unless you mean you're using like your couch as a mousepad.

Also: http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1265679

I use some kind of mouse pad from ikea which works quite well, unless the surface is a little bit wet. Then the optical sensor gets spasticity.

Dakk

Sweden572 Posts

July 06 2010 13:33 GMT

#290

I never really use the functions on different mouses and so.. Just get one that feels good.. Since i have pretty big hands, i got the Logitech MX518, G5 as it may be called.. Woorks out just fine..

Dakk

Sweden572 Posts

July 06 2010 13:33 GMT

#291

On July 06 2010 20:12 Duelist wrote:
If the MX518 / MX510 was on the poll it would win.

You`re as right as a man can be!

Yamoth

United States315 Posts

July 06 2010 13:34 GMT

#292

I used the Anywhere MX. I know alot of people here have a thing against wireless for gaming, but for some reason I just feel so comfortable using it for just about anything.

Chaoz

United States507 Posts

July 11 2010 22:18 GMT

#293

What's a good, small mouse that's shaped just like this one? I think symmetrical mouses are more for me because they don't put too much pressure on the ball of my palm.

vek

Australia936 Posts

July 11 2010 23:40 GMT

#294

I use the Genius Ergo 555. It is the most comfortable mouse ever and can store 5 different profiles on the actual mouse (so it carries across computers) about X/Y dpi and macros.

I have owned Razer, MS and Logitech mice before and they just feel cheap, nasty and inaccurate in comparison.

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My second choice if I had one would be Logitech though.

Jenslyn87

Denmark527 Posts

July 11 2010 23:50 GMT

#295

If anyone's checking out the Razer Abyssus, I can say that it's very very good... feels like it was made for this game. Definitely better than my old MS 3.0. Made for clawgrip

SichuanPanda

Canada1542 Posts

July 12 2010 02:08 GMT

#296

This is my third year using the Razer Copperhead and its still running strong. I will not be replacing it unless it breaks, probably need some new mouse feet/mouse pad soon however.

Subversion

South Africa3627 Posts

July 12 2010 02:17 GMT

#297

i really wish that poll had more than 2 mice in it =/

Ajsbear

Sweden63 Posts

July 12 2010 11:50 GMT

#298

I spent the break from beta upgrading my kit and bought the following:

Razer Destructor Mousepad

This is seriously awesome. Had a steel series pad before but this is something extra. I have had alot of different pads in my years of gaming and this beats everything by a lot. I hadn't tested it but read some reviews and it was recommended by Razer to go with my new mouse:

Razer Imperator

And the two make an amazing couple. I switched to a pure palm grip and cranked my sensitivity up by quite a lot and I could just feel after a couple of games this weekend now how much my control have improved. Just yesterday I found myself thinking "holy crap" when I was in an early rush micro battle and pulled off some sweet moves.

Anyway, two points to this:

1) Don't neglect your mouse pad.
2) No matter what you end up with, good hardware can and will improve your game so play around until you find YOUR combo. The above is mine right now...

kar1181

United Kingdom515 Posts

July 19 2010 09:32 GMT

#299

Well I bought the steel series xai, and I've since gone back to my trusty (and overly worn) mx 518.

The xai is the better mouse, it's noticeably smoother and it's tracking is remarkable. But it doesn't 'feel' very nice, especially in RTS. It's probably better in first person games though.

My problems with it is mostly down to the buttons one the right side of the mouse. With my (above average hand size) and grip, I can't avoid clicking those right buttons. Now they aren't bound to anything, but it's so annoying to me.

Also, I could never get used to a DPI/sensitivity that just felt right to me. Especially in starcraft where I couldn't move the mouse around as fast as I could with the MX518 without really ramping up the DPI. When you do that then your micro gets real difficult.

So I binned it (well put it back in its box for ebay) and I'm going to buy a new 518. I wish I could have the 518 with the newer laser sensors and everything else the same. That would be the *perfect* RTS mouse.

Kinmaul

United States104 Posts

July 19 2010 10:44 GMT

#300

Another vote for the G5 if you have big hands. I can palm a basketball, not talking Shaq hands by any means, but they are larger than average. A lot of the flatter mice simply feel too awkward because my finger tips will hang over the front of the mice which makes clicking a huge pain in the ass. The G5 has a decent sized hump which feels ergonomic and its a tad bigger than your standard mouse as well.

I would NEVER by a mouse unless I was able see how it feels in my hand first. It doesn't matter how many buttons, how much DPI, or whatever: if your hand doesn't feel comfortable using it then it's not worth the money.