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Mouse recommendations, anyone? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/pcmasterrace

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Normally I'd go to r/mousereview for this kind of thing, but fuck that website.

Can anybody recommend me a mouse that isn't going to fuck out inside of a couple years? Was previously using an Ironclaw until the USB port went, replaced it with a Basilisk and the scroll on that one's started to jitter up and down now. I have fairly large hands and tend to use knuckle claw grip. Wireless is a must, builtin battery preferred, but requiring a single AA isn't a dealbreaker. I don't mind heavy, prefer a little weight tbh.

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[–] CatZoomies 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I second the G502, although I’m using the older G502 Proteus Spectrum. Using this mouse reliably for 6 years so far and no issues.

Edit: I should add context on how I use my mouse over those years. I use it for both work and gaming. I’ve been playing Overwatch 1 consistently on that, including the sequel remastered version “Battle Pass Simulator: The FOMO Game with guest-star Overwatch 1”. Also various other genres that do require repeated mouse clicking, and this mouse has held up extremely well. Favorite features are weight, ergonomics, infinite scroll wheel, and DPI shift that is a modifier. It’s quite useful when I’m trying to click heads in Battle Pass Simulator: The FOMO Game with guest-star Overwatch 1, although I always miss my shots because I’m getting old and can’t keep up with the younglings.

[–] Tolstoy 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Rocking mine since Sep 2015 approx 25k hours. Had to replace the glide pads with some from china, the thumb rest is rubbed through, scroll wheel has some corrosion and there is no profile left on the right side rubber but technically it's still working fine.

And you don't need to have the software on all the time, just save the config on the mouse.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

similar things happening to my g502 as well, seems like fingers/gunk eats away the side grips. They have noticeable fingertip shaped cavities :D

[–] rtxn 2 points 10 months ago

I'm pretty sure the rest of the mouse will outlive the rubber parts by years. If it gets really disgusting, I'll probably just tear off the rubber and replace it with leather.

[–] Tolstoy 2 points 10 months ago

Better ergonomics xD