New Mouse Advice

AndrewJ · 02-05-2006, 00:36

I have about ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£30 now for a new mouse, since my Logitech G5 right click died on me tonight, well last night.

So I fancy a laser or high resoultion mouse, which has a good branding name, comfortable, I am not bothered about cordless or not, either suits me.

But must be good in games, reliable, and not one of those which feels cheap.

Any good ones out there you could recommend as the cheap one I am using now is ruddy awful.

02-05-2006, 00:53

I'd stick to a USB cord mouse, I find Logitech to be the best for me... cordless has a very small lag when playing games, and even the smallest amount of lag can be irritating.

AndrewJ · 02-05-2006, 08:48

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Originally Posted by Dodger444

I'd stick to a USB cord mouse, I find Logitech to be the best for me... cordless has a very small lag when playing games, and even the smallest amount of lag can be irritating.

Thanks I loved my g5 Logitech but I've no reciept and it was only 10months old,

I'm using a Kensington laptop mouse right now and

it working pretty darn good, but I miss the heavier mouse,

I have been checking out some cheap Microsoft mice which I thought would be more expensive than they are and a LX7 Logitech mouse, worth the money or not?

Graham M · 02-05-2006, 10:26

Have you tried Logitech, they might be able to help you even without proof of purchase?

AndrewJ · 02-05-2006, 12:58

I am thinking of sending them an email, I have no proof of purchase it was about 10months ago and alots happened since then.

ian@huth · 02-05-2006, 13:22

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Originally Posted by Zeph

Have you tried Logitech, they might be able to help you even without proof of purchase?

Yes, it's always a good idea to contact the manufacturer, only takes a couple of minutes to send an email and it costs you nothing.

I had a rotary clothes airer which developed a problem some three or four years after purchase. This had a seven year warranty but who can find the receipt and details after all that time? The store where I bought it was no help at all but an email to the manufacturer resulted in them sending me a new replacement FOC and delivered by courier to the door.Excellent service!

AndrewJ · 02-05-2006, 13:31

Time to go hunting on Logitech's site for a email contact.

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Sent en E-commerce :/ to them now, just hoping for a positive outcome to this, in short I have had 10month gaming out of the mouse, and I would recommend one to anyone in a heartbeat.

budwieser · 02-05-2006, 20:54

Logitech are very very helpful when you have a problem mate.
Contact them first as they have a great customer service dept. you`ve nothing to lose.

Ramrod · 02-05-2006, 21:19

Logitech G& is cordless laser with no lag in games but slightly out of your price range.....
KP and I both have one and are very happy with them.

nffc · 02-05-2006, 21:29

What's wrong with the mouse? And I can second Logitech being good. The KB on the internet has helped resolve quite a few dodgy issues without needing to call - and my KB/Mouse which is totally 133t came with a 5 year warranty which i really needed, especially as I was sick of them going wrong after a year and also guzzling batteries and was an influencing factor in getting it! The set is almost a year old, I have to charge the mouse occasionally but the KB is perfect, responsive, plenty of hotkeys and hasn't needed new batteries yet! As for the mouse the cradle recharges it and it has back/fwd buttons in addition to the usual sh*t which I really miss using at work...

Let's see if it lasts the year (Though the last KB was my fault cos I actually broke the lugs on the spacebar when flicking the keys up to clean them. I either don't

or use a hoover now.).

Anyway if you wanna ring Logitech their lines aren't 24/7 - working hrs M-F IIRC - number is 020 73090126 which isn't even 08 or premium!
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/ut.../contact/GB/EN

Sidestepping what I consider the main point... what's exactly up with the mouse Saxo?

AndrewJ · 02-05-2006, 21:38

Right

The right mouse button clicks like normal but does nothing on the screen, like the command is not going through, the cable is in good condition and not badly distorted, I've tried another mouse in the same USB port and it is fine, and tried tehe Logitech G5 in other ports to no avail.

Sometimes it works for a few minutes then returns back to no right click, even though you can hear the switch click when you press the button.

nffc · 02-05-2006, 22:17

Whats it like in Safe Mode?

greencreeper · 02-05-2006, 22:33

Logitech mouse huh. Bit off topic but thought I'd share...

Dr calls - cannot change the volume in Windows. I VNC to his PC and change the volume - lower it. It moves itself back to full volume

Dr also reports green text on his screen - something about master volume. He's tried adjusting the settings on the screen and switching it off/on. Still the green text. The monitor is a Fujitsu - they don't have green text. It's an X-File, methinks. They're here at last

Turned out it was the + volume button on his Logitech mouse - was accidentally pressed

AndrewJ · 03-05-2006, 01:18

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Originally Posted by nffc

Whats it like in Safe Mode?

Have not tried, I used to run it with Logitech's drivers installed but they only bugged me with grabbing ram.

After 6month of being used with only windows drivers and faultless service this comes as a little bit of a shock.

03-05-2006, 01:24

Im using an LX7 and its took me ages to get used to but its sharp and quick and once im fully used to it itll be ace in games too.Must say battery life appears to be awesome too as theres no bulb lit. Invisible optic they call it