This is my first post here, I registered because in my search this forum seemed very knowledgeable. As the title states, I'm on a quest for the perfect mouse (for me). Unfortunately based on my criteria I'm pretty sure it doesn't exist. However, maybe people here can help eliminate some possibilities for me. I've used a lot of mice over the years and have learned what I do and don't like:
-I have large-ish hands
-I use a palm grip HOWEVER I use my ring finger to press the right mouse button, with my middle finger on the scroll wheel
-I like mice with a very gradual slope in the back OR ones that are meant to fit my hand (like the MS comfort 4500)
-I highly prefer having at least one button for each finger (including pinky)
-I dislike glossy coating on mice
-I want a wired mouse
-I do twitch gaming, but not that competitively, 1600dpi or above is probably fine for me
-I'm not too picky about features, as long as I can map the extra mice buttons to keyboard keys
By far the biggest criteria for me is finding a mice that's very comfortable to me AND is functional. I think a lot of the comfort factor has to do with the slope of the mouse. I've drafted up a small diagram here as to what is comfy for me:
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MICE I'VE FOUND COMFORTABLE (with other problems):
Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 (wired):
++great shape, comfortable
-glossy coating
-awful side button positioning
Microsoft Comfort Mouse 4500
++Extremely comfortable mouse
+good button placement
-crappy placement of sensor at bottom of mouse, making everything feel awkward
Belkin 5 button mouse
:
++One of the most comfortable mice I've used (shape is very similar to Microsoft Intellimouse Optical I believe)
-occasional sensor bugs
-went through 2 of them, cheap construction, tend to die
Microsoft Comfort Mouse 6000:
++seemed very comfortable in store
-no right side button
-read a review saying it has severe angle snapping and scroll wheel issues
MICE I'VE FOUND NOT AS COMFORTABLE:
Thermaltake Black Element Mouse (currently using)
+very nice responsiveness
+like the rubber coating a lot
+decent button placement
-shape is so-so, bit much of a hump in the back, feels a bit small
Steelseries Xai:
+buttons for each finger
+dpi switch is nice
~mouse shape not quite as nice as intellimouse optical (or maybe my memory is bad)
-scroll wheel died in under a year
Cyborg RAT 7:
+love the horizontal scroll wheel
-couldn't change slope of the palm rest to be more gradual without removing it (then the bare metal would hurt my hand)
-had strange twitchy stuff happen with the sensor
-no right side button
Corsair M90:
-shape wasn't that great
-thumb buttons too stiff
-no right side button
Cooler Master Sentinel Advance II:
-shape not as comfy as reviews led to believe (not awful, not great)
-buttons too high above from thumb (I like easier access)
-no right side button
Cyber Snipa Silencer:
-Simply too small for my hands
-no right side button
Every Logitech mouse I've tried out in stores:
-Feels okay, but not great
-usually no right side button
POTENTIAL MICE CANDIDATES:
Razer Taipan:
+looks like good button placement, promising shape
-May be too small / possibly not any comfier than the Xai
Microsoft Intellimouse Optical 1.1
+Pretty sure I'm going to like the shape
-May not have good specs for a modern day monitor (probably need higher dpi than I used to use)
Microsoft Sidewinder X3
+shape looks good
-looks like terrible side button positioning
Gigabyte Thor M7
+Shape could be very good
-no right side buttons
-not out yet
CM Storm Recon:
+Looks like good button placement
-not sure how comfy it is
-maybe too small?
Ozone Xenon:
+good button placement
-may not be comfy
Feel free to give your input or recommend something else, I've been wracking my brain on this for a while.
-I have large-ish hands
-I use a palm grip HOWEVER I use my ring finger to press the right mouse button, with my middle finger on the scroll wheel
-I like mice with a very gradual slope in the back OR ones that are meant to fit my hand (like the MS comfort 4500)
-I highly prefer having at least one button for each finger (including pinky)
-I dislike glossy coating on mice
-I want a wired mouse
-I do twitch gaming, but not that competitively, 1600dpi or above is probably fine for me
-I'm not too picky about features, as long as I can map the extra mice buttons to keyboard keys
By far the biggest criteria for me is finding a mice that's very comfortable to me AND is functional. I think a lot of the comfort factor has to do with the slope of the mouse. I've drafted up a small diagram here as to what is comfy for me:
![9hqkxh_th.jpg]](http://i49.tinypic.com/9hqkxh.jpg)
MICE I'VE FOUND COMFORTABLE (with other problems):
Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 (wired):
++great shape, comfortable
-glossy coating
-awful side button positioning
Microsoft Comfort Mouse 4500
++Extremely comfortable mouse
+good button placement
-crappy placement of sensor at bottom of mouse, making everything feel awkward
Belkin 5 button mouse
:++One of the most comfortable mice I've used (shape is very similar to Microsoft Intellimouse Optical I believe)
-occasional sensor bugs
-went through 2 of them, cheap construction, tend to die
Microsoft Comfort Mouse 6000:
++seemed very comfortable in store
-no right side button
-read a review saying it has severe angle snapping and scroll wheel issues
MICE I'VE FOUND NOT AS COMFORTABLE:
Thermaltake Black Element Mouse (currently using)
+very nice responsiveness
+like the rubber coating a lot
+decent button placement
-shape is so-so, bit much of a hump in the back, feels a bit small
Steelseries Xai:
+buttons for each finger
+dpi switch is nice
~mouse shape not quite as nice as intellimouse optical (or maybe my memory is bad)
-scroll wheel died in under a year
Cyborg RAT 7:
+love the horizontal scroll wheel
-couldn't change slope of the palm rest to be more gradual without removing it (then the bare metal would hurt my hand)
-had strange twitchy stuff happen with the sensor
-no right side button
Corsair M90:
-shape wasn't that great
-thumb buttons too stiff
-no right side button
Cooler Master Sentinel Advance II:
-shape not as comfy as reviews led to believe (not awful, not great)
-buttons too high above from thumb (I like easier access)
-no right side button
Cyber Snipa Silencer:
-Simply too small for my hands
-no right side button
Every Logitech mouse I've tried out in stores:
-Feels okay, but not great
-usually no right side button
POTENTIAL MICE CANDIDATES:
Razer Taipan:
+looks like good button placement, promising shape
-May be too small / possibly not any comfier than the Xai
Microsoft Intellimouse Optical 1.1
+Pretty sure I'm going to like the shape
-May not have good specs for a modern day monitor (probably need higher dpi than I used to use)
Microsoft Sidewinder X3
+shape looks good
-looks like terrible side button positioning
Gigabyte Thor M7
+Shape could be very good
-no right side buttons
-not out yet
CM Storm Recon:
+Looks like good button placement
-not sure how comfy it is
-maybe too small?
Ozone Xenon:
+good button placement
-may not be comfy
Feel free to give your input or recommend something else, I've been wracking my brain on this for a while.
