Gaming Mouse Buyers Guide

Disclaimer: Please if I have messed up on anything, or any member wants to add anything to these, let me know, ill add your review to mine or adjust anything that was messed up.

Hardcore gamer to beginning gamer? Either one you will need a mouse that wont let you down in the mist of fierce battles and firefights. Ill be giving what I think is the best of the best for hardcore and beginners.

First of all, i'm gonna go ahead and start with the wireless section for gaming, there are really only 2 mice that can fit into this section that will work for gaming for anyone.

Wireless Gaming Mice

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Logitech MX1000: MSRP $79.95 http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2135,CONTENTID=9043

The MX1000 was one of the first mice that deminished almost all of the gaming lag, had a respectable battery time, and weight was a slight issue but didnt deminish performance for people who like heavy mice. The mx1000 is Laser not Optical which means it will track your movements 20x better than anyn regular optical mouse.

Cons? its wireless, which means it has to be recharged when it starts to go dead. For people who like light mice it will more than likely be too heavy for them

Review: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1641538,00.asp

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Logitech G7: MSRP $99.99 http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2135,CONTENTID=10716

The G7 has yet to be officially released on the market by logitech yet, so I cant tell you anything about what I havent read at the logitech site or a few review sites since I havent personally used it.

Cons? As of yet not sure, altho it will more than likely be the recharge factor, and depending on the weight, the weight factor

Reviews: http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer/20050912/ultimate_mouse-09.html
http://www.cooltechzone.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1682
http://pc.gamezone.com/news/08_11_05_11_29AM.htm

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Now to my favorite kind of gaming mice, the wired gaming mice! Ill be making 2 sections for the wired. High Priced and entry priced.

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Entry Level Wired Gaming Mice: Most of these mice can be found at online retailers for under $30

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Logitech MX518: MSRP $49.99 http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2142,CONTENTID=10121

The 518 was the successor to the 510 in the gaming mice sector. The 518 features 5 Buttons and perfectly placed side buttons that werent awkward like the diamondback. It also included on the fly changing of the sensitivity but without having to do that out of your game, it allowed it to be done by setting up which levels than pressing the + or - button on the mouse for true on the fly changing. This mouse is a light little mouse, and is very good mouse.Logitech MX series of mice are formed to the natural shape of your hand when in a relaxed state

Cons? On the fly only works with installed logitech software and only their software. Only 1 color

Review: http://www.maximumcpu.net/reviews/mx518/index.php

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Razor Diamondback: MSRP $59.99 http://www.razerzone.com/

The diamondback was one of the first mice to come onto the market with sensitivity adjustment, which allowed you to choose what sensitivity between 400-1600 that you wanted to use for whatever game you were playing. This mouse was made for both left and right handed gamers. the razers dpi can be changed with the right hand side buttons (possibly either of the sides?). the drivers come that way by default

Cons? The mouse was made with bad placement of the side buttons, and was very awkward if not hard to use those buttons while gaming.

Reviews: http://www.dansdata.com/diamondback.htm

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High Priced Gaming Mice

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Razor Copperhead: MSRP $79.99 http://www.razerzone.com/

I have yet to been able to get my hands on a copperhead, altho I dont like snakes this things a monster. Its designed after the diamondback so its ability to be used with left and right handed gamers is good. Altho the placement of the side buttons are still in a bad spot from what it looks like. 2000 dpi adjustable in the software. Sleek design, and blue lighted led's to make you look cool. 7 Programmable Buttons to your liking and 32kb of onboard memory. the copperhead will also be release in red and green(just the lighting), and have a modification kit (extra purchase) with weight adjustments and dummy buttons if you want to get rid of the any of the side buttons. he razers dpi can be changed with the right hand side buttons (possibly either of the sides?). the drivers come that way by default.

Cons? placement of the side buttons and non button adjustable dpi.. got to do in in the software outta the game. and the price is for hardcore gamers.

Review:http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1861438,00.asp

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Logitech G5: MSRP $69.99 http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2464,CONTENTID=10715

What I consider the grandaddy of all gaming mice. 6 Programmable buttons, on the fly button sensitivity adjusting, and Side scrolling mouse wheel. Not to mention the adjust weight cartridge that you can use to change the weight of the mouse to your liking.

Cons? .. one color is only available, and the price is for hardcore gamers.

Review: http://hardware.gamespot.com/Story-ST-22471-2523-x-x-x

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Upcoming Mice Releases

Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000: MSRP $54.95 http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=042

Review: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1858231,00.asp

If you want to add a review of your own experiences or add another mouse that you have found, post it and ill update the list

the razers dpi can be changed with the right hand side buttons (possibly either of the sides?). the drivers come that way by default and razer implemented this before logitech. the copperhead will also be release in red and green(just the lighting), and have a modification kit (extra purchase) with weight adjustments and dummy buttons if you want to get rid of the any of the side buttons.

Might I add that the Logitech MX series of mice are formed to the natural shape of your hand when in a relaxed state, or at least that's what I've noticed from everyone I've seen use a mouse. This makes for a more healthy and comfortable computing experiance. I can play a game for 6 hours straight and not have any finger cramps or any physical pain using the Logitech MX mice.

I use an MX510 on my LAN PC and two MX1000s on my main PC. One to use while the other one charges. When one goes dead, swap it out for the charged one and hit reset on the mouse and base station.

i disagree with the use of 'healthy'

Why's that? I, as well as three others find it more comfortable than a standard mouse, such as one shaped like the Razor, and easier to use for longer periods of time.

it implies others are unhealthy. have you used a razer for long periods of time?

I used one at the last LAN party here, me and another player swapped mice to compare. I couldn't use his for any more than 2 hours (I gave it more than one chance), so I decided to use the MX510 from my LAN PC. My wrist started to hurt.