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[–] GrammatonCleric 72 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (6 children)

Is no one gonna ask? Just me? Alright.

Why are there two scroll wheels on one mouse? My mind can't handle being this confounded

[–] Potatisen 43 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yo, dawg. I heard you liked scrolling so we put a wheel behind your wheel so you can scroll while you scroll.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Scroll wheel 2

[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've got one of these for Photoshop. I've got the front wheel set up as normal, but the second wheel is set to change the brush size. It makes working much smoother, as I don't have to use the keyboard.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

Bhopping in csgo

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I had a mouse where one was vertical and the other horizontal, but I seem to think the horizontal scroll was oriented horizontally. Having googled the mouse in the picture, it says one is programmable and suggests it starts with volume.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Why wouldn't there just be a small trackball on the nose, wouldn't that be more practical?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Because you'd be constantly changing your volume up and down slightly while scrolling.

[–] VindictiveJudge 3 points 10 months ago

For navigating a great big thing that benefits from two axis scrolling? Yes. For literally anything else a scroll wheel might be used for, like swapping weapons in games? No. The clickyness of the average scroll wheel is actually pretty useful and can't really be applied to a trackball.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

This mouse model was made decades ago for the time when would come the chosen one. The scroll master. He's here to equilibrate the world with his scroll powers. Zoom in, zoom out. Volume up, volume down. Everything is possible, with, THE. DOUBLE. SCROLL. WHEEL.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What's the second mouse wheel for?

[–] GrammatonCleric 50 points 10 months ago
[–] demonsword 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'm curious about that too

EDIT: nevermind, another post below has the answer: it's a programmable wheel

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Meanwhile a good Xbox controller will only last 100 hours

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I've used my xbox 360 controller pretty much daily since 2008, mostly on my pc. Looks as good as new, but with some tiny stick drift since a couple of months back

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

csn you get stick drift repaired?

[–] Schmuppes 1 points 10 months ago

If you have a soldering iron and know how to use it, the repair costs less than 5 dollars with parts from China. It's not hard, I wrecked one board by getting it too hot while desoldering the old sensor. You live and learn.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 2 points 10 months ago

Same!! Not daily, but at least 30-40 times a year for over a decade! Happy to find another 360 controller user. Those Xbox 360 controllers are fantastic.

Had to stop using them last year. I had the wireless adapter plugged into a windows 10 computer, and its drivers kept failing to be recognized after every restart. After maybe the hundred time, I gave up and bought a $20 USB knockoff which so far, feels the same!

[–] Feidry 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Looks like my 12 year old MX518 looked like when I retired it for a G400s.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

My MX518 is still sees daily use, just with a family member now. I think it's old enough to drink now (edit: not American lmao). The Logitech logo at the palm has been worn down to nothing but otherwise doesn't look too bad.

[–] Feidry 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, the reason I stopped using mine was because the feet wore off and I felt like it was time to upgrade to the better laser of the G400s. Otherwise, they're the same mouse. Buttons in the same place, same shape. Different color, better laser and bigger feet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I replaced mine with a G Pro Wireless. Similar enough shape that it was still comfortable to switch to but lightweight and no cable to snag. Wouldn't go back to having a cable, such a huge improvement.

[–] Feidry 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I can't stand wireless mice. But enjoy!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Somewhere around here I have the HP optical mouse that used to come with their desktops. It finally quit working and I had to replace it, and I had to do the math for how long I had been using it.

Twenty years.

[–] slaacaa 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Good choice buying the second for backup. As a console game pr I know nothing about mouses, but I would assume they don’t make this anymore after a decade.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They won’t make them and people will either be selling your old fave model new or (not really) lightly used for about $500 if it was at all popular. Always buy a backup once you’re in love

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I bought all seventeen that was in stock for my last favourite mouse.

First one lasted eight years so I’ve got a lifetime supply and some backups.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

17D chess move. That’s the way to do it

[–] samus12345 9 points 10 months ago

RIP my baby, hello, baby's brother, hello, my ragtime gal...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My Logitech G5 is like 18 years old and other than being dirty it has basically zero wear on it. Only thing that's falling apart is the braiding around the wire

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Mine still works too, got it at BestBuy on clearance when they switched to the 2 side button G5. It just doesn't fit my hand well anymore.

[–] antaymonkey 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I still have the same Microsoft Intellimouse that I got in 2000 when I went away to college. IIRC it was one of the first that used optical tracking vs ye old ball.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My parents bought a new mouse when I was a kid back in the early 2000s cause we had a crappy view sonic one that came with the pc. The new one was a Microsoft one and it didn’t work cause it needed xp and we had ME. Back to the viewsonic mouse it was for another 20 years until I bought them a Logitech wireless one on a pc I built for them a few years ago.

Wild how the cheap stuff works well for so many years!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Did your parents keep ME for 20 years??? I had it in my first PC and I seemed to be the only person on the planet who had no issues with it, but even so, I was done with it after about a year

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nah we upgraded after a few years. But ME was a struggle! Had so many crashes in Diablo 2 and EverQuest. Thats all that mattered to me.

[–] theangryseal 2 points 10 months ago

I hated Windows ME but I loved that time. I’d love to go back and chill for a couple days.

Funny thing though, I hated that time while I was living through it haha.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I bought a Kinesis Advantage in 2011. I only just recently replaced it with the Kinesis Advantage 360 Pro. The key caps could use a replacement, but besides that it's in good condition.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

The left one looks great. Usually we don't think of computer peripherals as gaining a patina, but it kind of works here. Good call on buying a spare, though!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What brand are these mice? Never seen them before.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

oh shit lmao thanks for pointing that out, i edited my comment.

[–] Panda 1 points 10 months ago

Looks like it's Speedlink.

[–] AgentGrimstone 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I wish my mouse would last 11 years. The scroll wheel is vital for me and I wear them down after 2-3.