Can you really feel the difference between laser and optical?

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Krzywoustyn

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This is not ment to be a post where you say your opinion about which is better.

I use a cheap, plastic, optical mouse and I'm gonna buy a good, gaming mouse in a month. When I checked them all out, I saw, that there are optical and laser mice. I know, that some people say laser is horrible, but I just wanted to ask, if there's really such a big difference. I am not a hardcore gamer and I like gaming grade peripherals beacuse of ther look and durability. Is there really a really big, obvious difference? Because I also saw many discussions about mechanical keyboards, and the only difference whas the speed, like a milisecond reaction time difference. So, is that the case, or can you really feel an enormous difference, also, when you're just a casual gamer?
 
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the difference between membrane and mechanical keyboards is not as you say a "millisecond reaction time" difference. there is also comfort, precision, typing accuracy and increased wpm speed let alone the fact that the keyboards tend to last longer.

there is also a difference between led and laser however it is not going to be night and day in terms of performance unless you are running some rather rediculous (and pretty much unusable) dpi numbers. a led mouse and a laser mouse at the same dpi (lets say 1800) are going to perform about the same. a laser or led might track better or worse on certain materials but other than this fact... almost the same.

one huge difference between led and laser is that laser will continue to...
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I'm gonna tell you the same I tell everyone else when they go looking for a new mouse, go down to your local pc shop and try them out. The reasons are simple.
1). Every hand is different, what fits my hand might not fit yours.
2). The buttons on the mouse required different press strengths, some hard, some soft, you'll need to find somethingf you're happy with.
3). Different mice have different resolutions, which can also be changed, this affects how quickly the cursor moves across your screen.
4). Laser mice typically have higher resolutions than optical.

It's also worth noting that your mouse surface also affects how your mouse responds to movement as well as your comfort.
 
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Yeah but the thing is that I live in a place where I don't have such shops.

 
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@krzy

the difference between membrane and mechanical keyboards is not as you say a "millisecond reaction time" difference. there is also comfort, precision, typing accuracy and increased wpm speed let alone the fact that the keyboards tend to last longer.

there is also a difference between led and laser however it is not going to be night and day in terms of performance unless you are running some rather rediculous (and pretty much unusable) dpi numbers. a led mouse and a laser mouse at the same dpi (lets say 1800) are going to perform about the same. a laser or led might track better or worse on certain materials but other than this fact... almost the same.

one huge difference between led and laser is that laser will continue to track if you lift up your mouse at all. eg, you tend to scroll your mouse to one side, lift it up and move it back to the other side and scroll some more. the mouse will continue to track and move the cursor on screen which could be an issue. optical does not track when you lift it up more than about 1/8 inch.

i've used both laser and led mice... other than the aformentioned tracking issue and the fact that laser mice tend to have higher possible dpi there isnt much performance difference that i've noticed.
 
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With regard to laser mice still tracking - I've got to disagree with this. I have both optical and laser mice and have not experienced this either continue to track once I've lifting it from my surface.
 
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laser tends to track from a higher height.

a led mouse may track 1/8" above a surface but a laser can 3" above a surface provided the beam aligns with the sensor.

of course mileage may vary depending on the sensor used, any software or hardware which disables the sensor on lift, etcetera. just stating its a common occurance is all.
 
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