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Looking for candida to replace my gaming mouse (lemmy.cat)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/pcgaming

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I hope this community is the right one.

I've had a Razer Basilisk Essential for at least 5 years, and it's starting to give up (left click starting not to work properly).

So I'm looking for a mouse to replace it, the main problem I've found with this one is that I can't open it just to clean it. I'd like to be able to do that with the new one.

Otherwise, I think it's perfect, I like the layout of the buttons (I don't want one with less or more, just the same).

Do you have any advice?

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[–] rtxn 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

I absolutely recommend the Logitech G502. I've got the wired model, but I've heard good things about the wireless too.

Compared to the Basilisk, it has two extra buttons next to LMB to increase/decrese the sensitivity, but they're not at all in the way, and a mechanical toggle that allows the wheel to rotate freely.

It's easy to disassemble for cleaning with just a prying tool and a PH0 screwdriver. The only potentially destructive step is removing the glued-on skates, but those are easy to replace. Everything else is held together by screws, pins, or plastic tabs. I recommend getting an aftermarket plastic mouse wheel because the metal one is very quick to corrode.

[–] runjun 1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I have the G502 and I have issues with accuracy. I like the layout, buttons, and most important for me the scroll swap. Not sure what it’s called but swapping from click scroll and free scroll. I can’t tell you how annoying it is to not be able to swap between the two for me.

That said I find it hard to move the G502 a few pixels compared to the old school Microsoft optical mouse. Anyone else have this issue or is it a me issue?

[–] rtxn 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I feel that. In my experience, the 502's sensor is much more picky about the surface under it. I had to get a matte black mouse pad to get an even single-pixel precision. I also learned to make use of the DPI clutch button when continuous precision matters, like drawing in GIMP.

[–] runjun 1 points 1 year ago

The portion of my mouse pad that I use it on is matte black.

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