1. What's your grip style?
Palm
2. What's your sensitivity?
800-1800 DPI depending on the game
3. What's your maximum budget?
$100
4. Do you want additional buttons?
Yes, more buttons are preferable, but mouse button 4 and 5 are a must.
5. What games do you play?
FPS, RTS, RPG, MMO, action, indie... pretty much anything.
6. Do you mind about prediction?
Not really, but prefer not having it.
7. Other relevant information:
-no razer
-I have small/medium size hands. Top of middle finger to palm is a little over 7''
-must be comfortable and non-fatiguing for long hours of gaming.
-high quality, consistant build quaility (don't want to be unlucky to receive a bad batch), and built to last
-should the need arise, good customer service and RMA process
Hello everyone,
I think I'm in a middle of a mice crises here. I simply cannot decide what mice to get. My good old MX500 died on me, and I've been using the G500 for the past few months and realized that it wasn't the right mouse for me. There were just too many little things about the it that kept me from making it my everyday mouse. So in the past week I went to my local retailer and bought 3 different mice to try: Roccat Savu, Kone+ and Steelseries Sensei.
The Savu was just too small for me to palm grip for any extended duration. All in all, I think the Kone+ has a lot going for it, especially its software and easyshift feature. The only thing that worries me is the durability (or lack of) and customer support. I've read that this mice is plagued with a scroll wheel problem (which BTW is the loudest mouse wheel I've ever experienced) and that Roccat sometimes doesn't back up their warranties.
The Sensei was a joy to use. I enjoyed nearly everything about it. The main hiccup was that I couldn't save my profile's macros onto the onboard memory. The only way I was able to get my macros to work was if I had the steelseries engine running in the background (it eats up a lot of resources). The other issue was that sometimes when I apply a change in CPI or other settings, the tracking would be lagging. I also wish that there'd be at least 3 different DPI settings instead of just 2.
I'm torn between what I want and what I'm willing to give up. Optical mice has the advantage of having more 'perfect' sensors, but those that do lack in extra features. I also like the fact that optical sensors are less sensitive to dirt and surface imperfections and track best on cloth pads (yay!). On the other hand, what I like most about laser mice are the extra features--more buttons, DPI settings, and software macros. But they're more picky about their pads and generally perform their best on hard surfaces (boo!) which consequently wear down on their feet faster.
The questions that I often weigh in my mind:
1) How important is having a 'perfect' sensor? Is this mostly a FPS thing?
2) Do I really need more than 5 buttons? I spent years using my old MX500 and that served me well through all my games including MMORPGs. AFAIK all mice that have 'perfect' sensors have no more than 5 usable buttons.
3) Is acceleration all that noticeable and does it really matter to me, especially when I (admittedly) never knew anything of it until a year ago?
With this in mind I've come up with a short list of possible mice:
Optical:
-Zowie AM-GS, EC1, 2
-Roccat Kova+
-CM Storm Recon
Laser:
-SS sensei, sensei RAW, Sensei MLG (ADNS-9800)
-Roccat Kone+
-Mionix Naos 5000, 8200 (ADNS-9800, I think)
Edited by Ratooth - 1/10/13 at 5:59pm
Palm
2. What's your sensitivity?
800-1800 DPI depending on the game
3. What's your maximum budget?
$100
4. Do you want additional buttons?
Yes, more buttons are preferable, but mouse button 4 and 5 are a must.
5. What games do you play?
FPS, RTS, RPG, MMO, action, indie... pretty much anything.
6. Do you mind about prediction?
Not really, but prefer not having it.
7. Other relevant information:
-no razer
-I have small/medium size hands. Top of middle finger to palm is a little over 7''
-must be comfortable and non-fatiguing for long hours of gaming.
-high quality, consistant build quaility (don't want to be unlucky to receive a bad batch), and built to last
-should the need arise, good customer service and RMA process
Hello everyone,
I think I'm in a middle of a mice crises here. I simply cannot decide what mice to get. My good old MX500 died on me, and I've been using the G500 for the past few months and realized that it wasn't the right mouse for me. There were just too many little things about the it that kept me from making it my everyday mouse. So in the past week I went to my local retailer and bought 3 different mice to try: Roccat Savu, Kone+ and Steelseries Sensei.
The Savu was just too small for me to palm grip for any extended duration. All in all, I think the Kone+ has a lot going for it, especially its software and easyshift feature. The only thing that worries me is the durability (or lack of) and customer support. I've read that this mice is plagued with a scroll wheel problem (which BTW is the loudest mouse wheel I've ever experienced) and that Roccat sometimes doesn't back up their warranties.
The Sensei was a joy to use. I enjoyed nearly everything about it. The main hiccup was that I couldn't save my profile's macros onto the onboard memory. The only way I was able to get my macros to work was if I had the steelseries engine running in the background (it eats up a lot of resources). The other issue was that sometimes when I apply a change in CPI or other settings, the tracking would be lagging. I also wish that there'd be at least 3 different DPI settings instead of just 2.
I'm torn between what I want and what I'm willing to give up. Optical mice has the advantage of having more 'perfect' sensors, but those that do lack in extra features. I also like the fact that optical sensors are less sensitive to dirt and surface imperfections and track best on cloth pads (yay!). On the other hand, what I like most about laser mice are the extra features--more buttons, DPI settings, and software macros. But they're more picky about their pads and generally perform their best on hard surfaces (boo!) which consequently wear down on their feet faster.
The questions that I often weigh in my mind:
1) How important is having a 'perfect' sensor? Is this mostly a FPS thing?
2) Do I really need more than 5 buttons? I spent years using my old MX500 and that served me well through all my games including MMORPGs. AFAIK all mice that have 'perfect' sensors have no more than 5 usable buttons.
3) Is acceleration all that noticeable and does it really matter to me, especially when I (admittedly) never knew anything of it until a year ago?
With this in mind I've come up with a short list of possible mice:
Optical:
-Zowie AM-GS, EC1, 2
-Roccat Kova+
-CM Storm Recon
Laser:
-SS sensei, sensei RAW, Sensei MLG (ADNS-9800)
-Roccat Kone+
-Mionix Naos 5000, 8200 (ADNS-9800, I think)
Edited by Ratooth - 1/10/13 at 5:59pm
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