What OPTICAL mouse do you use?
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Hi, I have a question: What brand and type of optical mouse do you use? I bought one two weeks ago, Genius NetScroll Optical PS2, and I would never buy it again :-( When I used it, the cursor moved to random place on the screen quite often. It is waste of money. I changed it back to old ball-point mouse, but I can't get used to not having a wheel there. I always believed that Genius is a good brand. I'm thinking about a new one, maybe from Microsoft - Does any of you have its mouses - I prefer those with cable, but without a ball. Thanks for your response.
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Hi, I have a question: What brand and type of optical mouse do you use? I bought one two weeks ago, Genius NetScroll Optical PS2, and I would never buy it again :-( When I used it, the cursor moved to random place on the screen quite often. It is waste of money. I changed it back to old ball-point mouse, but I can't get used to not having a wheel there. I always believed that Genius is a good brand. I'm thinking about a new one, maybe from Microsoft - Does any of you have its mouses - I prefer those with cable, but without a ball. Thanks for your response.
I have used both the Microsoft and Logitech optical mice and both are fine. I did have the little Microsoft laptop mini-mouse and it broke after a few weeks. Of course there are alot of different ones that both MS and Log. make. I would go to your local BestBuy, Compusa, CircuitCity and try out one that fits your hand and that is comfortable. Steve Maier, MCSD MCAD
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Hi, I have a question: What brand and type of optical mouse do you use? I bought one two weeks ago, Genius NetScroll Optical PS2, and I would never buy it again :-( When I used it, the cursor moved to random place on the screen quite often. It is waste of money. I changed it back to old ball-point mouse, but I can't get used to not having a wheel there. I always believed that Genius is a good brand. I'm thinking about a new one, maybe from Microsoft - Does any of you have its mouses - I prefer those with cable, but without a ball. Thanks for your response.
And it rocks*. Always a chore using a co-workers machine and they have a normal ball-mouse. I end up bringing my mouse with and plugging it in. I did however manage to break the scroll-wheel during a serious session of Half Life :-O * That is the new version. I have an older one with the red light-up base. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Christopher Duncan wrote: "I always knew that somewhere deep inside that likable, Save the Whales kinda guy there lurked the heart of a troublemaker..." Crikey! ain't life grand?
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Hi, I have a question: What brand and type of optical mouse do you use? I bought one two weeks ago, Genius NetScroll Optical PS2, and I would never buy it again :-( When I used it, the cursor moved to random place on the screen quite often. It is waste of money. I changed it back to old ball-point mouse, but I can't get used to not having a wheel there. I always believed that Genius is a good brand. I'm thinking about a new one, maybe from Microsoft - Does any of you have its mouses - I prefer those with cable, but without a ball. Thanks for your response.
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Hi, I have a question: What brand and type of optical mouse do you use? I bought one two weeks ago, Genius NetScroll Optical PS2, and I would never buy it again :-( When I used it, the cursor moved to random place on the screen quite often. It is waste of money. I changed it back to old ball-point mouse, but I can't get used to not having a wheel there. I always believed that Genius is a good brand. I'm thinking about a new one, maybe from Microsoft - Does any of you have its mouses - I prefer those with cable, but without a ball. Thanks for your response.
Intellimouse Explorer Optical at work and a Trackball Explorer at home. Love the ball for quick movements, like taking aim on some Doom3 spider creatures.
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Hi, I have a question: What brand and type of optical mouse do you use? I bought one two weeks ago, Genius NetScroll Optical PS2, and I would never buy it again :-( When I used it, the cursor moved to random place on the screen quite often. It is waste of money. I changed it back to old ball-point mouse, but I can't get used to not having a wheel there. I always believed that Genius is a good brand. I'm thinking about a new one, maybe from Microsoft - Does any of you have its mouses - I prefer those with cable, but without a ball. Thanks for your response.
chodicimrkev wrote: I have a question: What brand and type of optical mouse do you use? I don't use one.
"When I was born I was so surprised that I didn't talk for a year and a half." - Gracie Allen
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So we are in the same boat. I haven't tried it anywhere else. I have PS/2 version. 2nd problems - drivers - I have an IBM nb and there are drivers which supports its internal pointing device, and the extra-buttons on the left side of the mouse don't work.
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Hi, I have a question: What brand and type of optical mouse do you use? I bought one two weeks ago, Genius NetScroll Optical PS2, and I would never buy it again :-( When I used it, the cursor moved to random place on the screen quite often. It is waste of money. I changed it back to old ball-point mouse, but I can't get used to not having a wheel there. I always believed that Genius is a good brand. I'm thinking about a new one, maybe from Microsoft - Does any of you have its mouses - I prefer those with cable, but without a ball. Thanks for your response.
Main machine, I have a Dell-branded Logitec optical mouse. At home, I have a Logitec opticcal - forget what type.... and my laptop, I have a Targus mini-mouse. All mice are optical, corded, USB. And all work great, I got tired of cleaning lint off the ball and rollers of traditional mice. No more of that. :cool: Although I still use mouse pads... An expert is somebody who learns more and more about less and less, until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.
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chodicimrkev wrote: I have a question: What brand and type of optical mouse do you use? I don't use one.
"When I was born I was so surprised that I didn't talk for a year and a half." - Gracie Allen
I envy it to you. You have no problems.;-)
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i too had an issue with my microsoft (oem gateway) optical usb mouse jumping around when i first got it. after trying everything i could think of (upgrade drivers, try different usb ports etc) i switched out the mousepad and the jumping stopped. seemed to me that when i would move over different colors was when the jumping would start. it will still jump if i don't use a mousepad or if i use one of my mousepads that have a designer pattern, especially with light and dark colors mixed. if the mousepad is a solid color, no jumping. not exactly sure this was the issue, just my experience...
-jim
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Hi, I have a question: What brand and type of optical mouse do you use? I bought one two weeks ago, Genius NetScroll Optical PS2, and I would never buy it again :-( When I used it, the cursor moved to random place on the screen quite often. It is waste of money. I changed it back to old ball-point mouse, but I can't get used to not having a wheel there. I always believed that Genius is a good brand. I'm thinking about a new one, maybe from Microsoft - Does any of you have its mouses - I prefer those with cable, but without a ball. Thanks for your response.
I just got a Logitech MX510. Very nice. Have yet to do much gaming with it though, but it works great in Windows.
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i too had an issue with my microsoft (oem gateway) optical usb mouse jumping around when i first got it. after trying everything i could think of (upgrade drivers, try different usb ports etc) i switched out the mousepad and the jumping stopped. seemed to me that when i would move over different colors was when the jumping would start. it will still jump if i don't use a mousepad or if i use one of my mousepads that have a designer pattern, especially with light and dark colors mixed. if the mousepad is a solid color, no jumping. not exactly sure this was the issue, just my experience...
-jim
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And it rocks*. Always a chore using a co-workers machine and they have a normal ball-mouse. I end up bringing my mouse with and plugging it in. I did however manage to break the scroll-wheel during a serious session of Half Life :-O * That is the new version. I have an older one with the red light-up base. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Christopher Duncan wrote: "I always knew that somewhere deep inside that likable, Save the Whales kinda guy there lurked the heart of a troublemaker..." Crikey! ain't life grand?
Paul Watson wrote: That is the new version. I have an older one with the red light-up base That's a really good mouse. I have one at home and one at work. Absolutely rocks. Best mouse I've ever had to use. It's getting old now, but I think it'll last at least 2 more years. :) For my test machine at work, I have a slightly newer intellimouse, and it's not half as good as my trusty old intellimouse. Put simply; Microsoft should've stopped right there. They had the perfect design! -- ...Coca Cola, sometimes war...
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I don't know, but I've tried almost all before I write it out. I had there plastic mousepad, cloth mousepad, paper, wood,... nothing helped. It jumped mainly when I was moving mouse slowly and then I got faster, and few times I clicked to X button instead of OK, so I throw it out...
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I don't know, but I've tried almost all before I write it out. I had there plastic mousepad, cloth mousepad, paper, wood,... nothing helped. It jumped mainly when I was moving mouse slowly and then I got faster, and few times I clicked to X button instead of OK, so I throw it out...
And what's the resolution of your mouse, I think (I forgot it now, but I think I have one of the lowest resolution. Fortunately it wasn't so expensive. It costs about 13 $, MS mouse costs 3 times more than this one :-( This is the reason why I want to be sure before I buy for the second time.
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Hi, I have a question: What brand and type of optical mouse do you use? I bought one two weeks ago, Genius NetScroll Optical PS2, and I would never buy it again :-( When I used it, the cursor moved to random place on the screen quite often. It is waste of money. I changed it back to old ball-point mouse, but I can't get used to not having a wheel there. I always believed that Genius is a good brand. I'm thinking about a new one, maybe from Microsoft - Does any of you have its mouses - I prefer those with cable, but without a ball. Thanks for your response.
You may experience the cursor jumping more often on certain types of surfaces. For example wood-grain and red-coloured surfaces tend to increase the severity of the problem. Reason? The optical mouse takes an image of the surface underneath it 1500 times per second and then FFT's it and looks for changes. If the surface is too regular or smooth or too much the same colour as the LED light of the optical mouse, then the reported positions are not calculated properly. Try using a mouse pad or another type of surface. I had this problem on a nice wooden desk and had to invest in a cheap mouse pad... Oh - I use a Logitech Wheel Mouse (USB). John Theal Physicist at Large Got CAD? http://www.presenter3d.com[^]
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i too had an issue with my microsoft (oem gateway) optical usb mouse jumping around when i first got it. after trying everything i could think of (upgrade drivers, try different usb ports etc) i switched out the mousepad and the jumping stopped. seemed to me that when i would move over different colors was when the jumping would start. it will still jump if i don't use a mousepad or if i use one of my mousepads that have a designer pattern, especially with light and dark colors mixed. if the mousepad is a solid color, no jumping. not exactly sure this was the issue, just my experience...
-jim
See my post below... John Theal Physicist at Large Got CAD? http://www.presenter3d.com[^]
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Paul Watson wrote: That is the new version. I have an older one with the red light-up base That's a really good mouse. I have one at home and one at work. Absolutely rocks. Best mouse I've ever had to use. It's getting old now, but I think it'll last at least 2 more years. :) For my test machine at work, I have a slightly newer intellimouse, and it's not half as good as my trusty old intellimouse. Put simply; Microsoft should've stopped right there. They had the perfect design! -- ...Coca Cola, sometimes war...
Indeed. I inherited it from my ex-boss many years ago. The dark grey rubber on the right is wearing a bit thin and as I mentioned I thumped the scroll-wheel but apart from that it's been brilliant. You are right about the new ones, this baby is just right. I should scrounge around, see if I can stock up on some as-new ones so that when this one eventually does die I'll have replacements. We've been through a lot this mouse and I. It won't get binned even if it stops working. I'll stick it to the side of my monitor as testament to good design. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Christopher Duncan wrote: "I always knew that somewhere deep inside that likable, Save the Whales kinda guy there lurked the heart of a troublemaker..." Crikey! ain't life grand?
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You may experience the cursor jumping more often on certain types of surfaces. For example wood-grain and red-coloured surfaces tend to increase the severity of the problem. Reason? The optical mouse takes an image of the surface underneath it 1500 times per second and then FFT's it and looks for changes. If the surface is too regular or smooth or too much the same colour as the LED light of the optical mouse, then the reported positions are not calculated properly. Try using a mouse pad or another type of surface. I had this problem on a nice wooden desk and had to invest in a cheap mouse pad... Oh - I use a Logitech Wheel Mouse (USB). John Theal Physicist at Large Got CAD? http://www.presenter3d.com[^]
I've tried almost everything - cloth (orange) mousepad, plastic (blue) mousepad), wood, paper, always the same. What's the resolution of your mouse?
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Hi, I have a question: What brand and type of optical mouse do you use? I bought one two weeks ago, Genius NetScroll Optical PS2, and I would never buy it again :-( When I used it, the cursor moved to random place on the screen quite often. It is waste of money. I changed it back to old ball-point mouse, but I can't get used to not having a wheel there. I always believed that Genius is a good brand. I'm thinking about a new one, maybe from Microsoft - Does any of you have its mouses - I prefer those with cable, but without a ball. Thanks for your response.
I use a Logitec optical mouse and it's great. I've had it a couple of years now at least. The only problem I've having now is that the little smooth plastic pads on the bottom are starting to come unstuck and making the bottom of the mouse a little sticky. Anybody else had this problem?
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