need new mouse!

[chris123]

ok last night accidently broke mouse, need a new one!

i don't have too much money £20 abxolute maximum, inc. vat and del etc.

have been looking around, is this ok;

Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical Black v1.1 Ps2/usb.

Will be using it for gaming.

cheers. any help much apreciated

thank you

[BlackSheep]

v1.1 isn't very good tbh - you need IE3 (the tracking way better) ... or alternatively any of the Logitech MX range (also very good tracking).

[mooch]

if you go for a logitech mx, best to actually get you hands on it first. i love the logitech mice, heavy, solid, precise .. but just couldn't get to grips with the mx700. maybe its me .. too many fingers

[JimmyBoy]

those logitech mice mice work so well, just im not so keen on the bulkyness of em myself prefer something a bit more basic

[Alex]

You cant stretch to £25 delivered for the intellimouse explorer at the bottom of this page then?

http://www.aria.co.uk/DisplayProduct...age=2&orderby=

[MiniMarc]

I have the logitech MX-700 and I think its superb, the weight is good, the glide is super smooth on my ratpadz GS and the tracking is spot on. Unfortunately they cost about £45 which is out of his price range. I know you said you can't, but if you could scrape together £30 for a mouse I'd highly recommend the logitech MX-500 which is the same as the 700 just wired rather than rf

[daniel_owen_uk]

Pinch a tenner off your old man (or missus for valentines day ), and get an mx500, sheer class mouse

[chris123]

thank you for the replies.

right might have to stretch to the MX 500, just got on phone to the misses, excellent idea daniel.

if anyone could post a link to cheepish web site it would be much apreciated

Thanks.

[Alex]

I cant see it for less than £32ish plus delivery... and thats from here:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...ue_Mice_3.html

So if you can't stretch that far then I think the intellimouse explorer is still a valid option (see above). Everyone seems to think the mx500 is worth the £35 if you can get it though. Up to you.

[MiniMarc]

MX-500 £30.55 + postage

[chris123]

cheers for the help guys.
£35 is quite a lot for a student. i might go for the MX 500 though, but if say i went for the (much cheaper) Logitech B58, would i really notice a difference?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...ue_Mice_3.html

is this a good mouse for the price? surley the tracking can't be that much worse, can it?

[BlackSheep]

Yes it can - depends on whether you want to use it for games or not
... as a student, you shouldn't be playing any games - so get it - it's fine for desktop stuff (hehe)

[Matt_2000_17]

Have a look at this mouse

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=51678

This is the best mouse I have ever owned. Its comfortable, well designed, looks good with any system and is a great price too.

[iMc]

ive got an MX500, they really nice, plus i have small hands. def reccomended if u want a quality brand named mouse. i think its worth spendin a bit on keyboard/mouse as they are wot link u to ur machine in most cases.

[SilentDeath]

razer boomslang 2k1 tbpfh is the best mouse ever made.

[revol68]

ive got a mcro belkin optical muse and i love it was only 20 quid from dixons (i know shouldn't buy from dixons but i was desperate) i cant use the full size mice anymore

go micro and wirelesss is crap no way could i be bother chargin my mouse