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ozon   05-05-2002 at 11:28:22 AM

I've been troubled by this problem for a long, long time.
I'm a big fan of FPS games, and in the past I've been using normal mice. Half a year ago I bought a logitech mouse that's got 800dpi, but soon stopped using it because of the pausing and shaking in the games.
I've tried other optical mouses in net cafes, but never used one that's good enough to respond to my fast movements, the screen just gets stuck when I move my mouse fast. Are there any optical mices that are good enough to trace all my movements without getting stuck? I've heard that the MS explorer3.0 is good, but I've never tried it. Is it any better than the Logitech mouse I had(it also got the getting-stuck problem when I move I move it too fast, but most of the times it's ok)? What mouse is good enough?

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Flamethrower205   05-05-2002 at 05:38:32 PM
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How about the Logitech dual laser mouse? I have one (play a lot of FPS, as well as using photoshop+ 3d s max where precision is very important). No issues w/ response time, and it's VERY accurate.

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AndrewT   05-05-2002 at 07:28:05 PM
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I want that mouse too :)

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orbz   05-06-2002 at 02:11:15 AM
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Yah, the logitech dual laser mouse is pretty nice. I played Counter Strike and other FPS a lot with no problems.

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upec   05-06-2002 at 06:04:54 AM
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I think IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 is great.

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FatBurger   05-06-2002 at 09:51:35 PM
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The Logitech dual optical is the best tracking mouse on the market at the moment. Really nice. The MS Intellimouse Explorer v3 is the most comfortable though, and tracks well enough for me (I own two). It's up to you.

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Flamethrower205   05-07-2002 at 02:06:48 AM
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The dual optical is mad comfortable!

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ozon   05-07-2002 at 11:26:04 AM
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Ya I also want the logitech dual optical mouse too...but the thing I'm worried about is it's response speed..the other 800dpi logitech mouse was not fast enough for me(it still stops), so I'm wandering if the dual optical would really work for me, my hands move really fast when playing FPS games like CS and Quake.

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FatBurger   05-07-2002 at 09:12:49 PM
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It's comfortable, but the v3 is more so.

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Flamethrower205   05-08-2002 at 03:15:04 AM
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I know exactly what u mean, as I too play those games. This thing flies. Response is not an issue.

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ozon   05-09-2002 at 04:24:34 PM
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Thx for the info.
One more question before I buy one, is MS explorer3.0 better or the logi dual? I worry about the shape of the logi mouse

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FatBurger   05-09-2002 at 08:56:23 PM
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Have you actually been reading this thread? That's what my last 5 or so posts have been about.

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upec   05-10-2002 at 09:57:07 AM
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I think it is a personal preference. You should try both mouse out in a store before you buy.

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ozon   05-10-2002 at 03:59:50 PM
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What's about the ms mouse's 6000 scans per sec? is it DPI?

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Flamethrower205   05-10-2002 at 11:43:33 PM
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Personally, I can't stand the MS mouse. However, my hand just fell in love w/ teh dual optical.

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upec   05-11-2002 at 05:05:44 PM
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What is wrong with Microsoft mouse? I think they are great.

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OldBear   05-12-2002 at 06:14:42 AM
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It is personal choice and what you like the best.

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Flamethrower205   05-12-2002 at 05:15:42 PM
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I've used 4 MS mice. All of em have pissed me off, and have been ripped apart.

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FatBurger   05-13-2002 at 07:22:50 PM
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Just for the record, I despise the first ones (with the white top). Once they changed to the current shape, it's a completely different story.

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Flamethrower205   05-13-2002 at 10:22:46 PM
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I still rip em apart.

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FatBurger   05-14-2002 at 01:10:31 AM
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Umm...right, ok. I wonder if there's anything interesting happening in the Other section?

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Flamethrower205   05-14-2002 at 01:31:10 AM
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Hmm, the peanut butter thing :lol:

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grumeza   05-24-2002 at 10:57:44 AM
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I am a FPS player (since DOOM lol), and for many years I used Logitec pilot mouse.
I switched to optical mouse BUT not a wireles one..
Llogitech Pilot wheel optical OEM.. Very good response time, smooth...
The trick is to avoid wireless mouse. Every wireless mouse i tried had a little bit of latency..


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