Logitech or Microsoft
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Hmm... I have used both MS and Logitech without serious issue. About the only thing I like better about MS is the weight. For a while there, Logitech was making mice that were very light. I like my mice to have some weight to them. Tim Smith Descartes Systems Sciences, Inc.
Tim Smith wrote: . I like my mice to have some weight to them. Exactly why the MS mouse is just perfect. Not too heavy but not "like a sheet of plastic" light either. The buttons and the roller are also well weighted. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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Hmm... I have used both MS and Logitech without serious issue. About the only thing I like better about MS is the weight. For a while there, Logitech was making mice that were very light. I like my mice to have some weight to them. Tim Smith Descartes Systems Sciences, Inc.
I've got a Logitech cordless (not optical) and it's been a dream. Nice weight, good tracking, and the cordless-ness is a Godsend. I've also got a MS optical and I find that very light (but still nice too) cheers, Chris Maunder
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Mice that is. Every Microsoft mouse I have ever owned (ok there might be one or two that don't fit this description) has broken/become unusable within a matter of months. (Average seems to be about 6 months) Every Logitech mouse I have ever owned (without exception) has worked divinely :) I even have a Logitech Mouseman 3-button that I bought in 1988 (yes, 1988) that finally went kaput a few months ago. That's 13 years of use from a US$25 mouse :-D The moral of the story: I will always choose a Logitech mouse when given the choice. -Sean ---- "Vigilance With Pride"
I'd recommend the Microsoft Intellimouse to anyone. I use it in combination with a "3M Precise Mousing Surface" that provides a padded wrist rest, and a Microsoft Office Keyboard. The Intellimouse Explorer has worked flawlessly for me for well over a year - no cleaning required. Steven J. Ackerman, Consultant ACS, Sarasota, FL http://www.acscontrol.com steve@acscontrol.com sja@gte.net
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Mice that is. Every Microsoft mouse I have ever owned (ok there might be one or two that don't fit this description) has broken/become unusable within a matter of months. (Average seems to be about 6 months) Every Logitech mouse I have ever owned (without exception) has worked divinely :) I even have a Logitech Mouseman 3-button that I bought in 1988 (yes, 1988) that finally went kaput a few months ago. That's 13 years of use from a US$25 mouse :-D The moral of the story: I will always choose a Logitech mouse when given the choice. -Sean ---- "Vigilance With Pride"
I have had about 5 MS mice, all of which blew out within 5-6 months. That includes the optical explorer mouse. Gave up and went back to logitech. I currently use 2 different mice by them. The wheel mouse optical and the trackball they don't make anymore :(( (it fits my hand soooooooooo perfect )... oh well... thank god for ebay. Bought a nice little supply. For me its logitech all they way. I do like MS for my keyboards though. Been using the natural pro for a long time now and have had NO problems. Joseph Dempsey jdempsey@cox.rr.com Joseph.Dempsey@thermobio.com "Software Engineering is a race between the programmers, trying to make bigger and better fool-proof software, and the universe trying to make bigger fools. So far the Universe in winning." --anonymous
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I have had about 5 MS mice, all of which blew out within 5-6 months. That includes the optical explorer mouse. Gave up and went back to logitech. I currently use 2 different mice by them. The wheel mouse optical and the trackball they don't make anymore :(( (it fits my hand soooooooooo perfect )... oh well... thank god for ebay. Bought a nice little supply. For me its logitech all they way. I do like MS for my keyboards though. Been using the natural pro for a long time now and have had NO problems. Joseph Dempsey jdempsey@cox.rr.com Joseph.Dempsey@thermobio.com "Software Engineering is a race between the programmers, trying to make bigger and better fool-proof software, and the universe trying to make bigger fools. So far the Universe in winning." --anonymous
Interesting. I wonder if there is a type of usage that the MS tend not to tolerate. Not that I am saying you like to use mice on sandy beaches. Just wondering if there is a class of user who usage habits tend to destroy MS mice. Tim Smith Descartes Systems Sciences, Inc.
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Interesting. I wonder if there is a type of usage that the MS tend not to tolerate. Not that I am saying you like to use mice on sandy beaches. Just wondering if there is a class of user who usage habits tend to destroy MS mice. Tim Smith Descartes Systems Sciences, Inc.
Dunno. I don't think i use them in anyway that i wouldn't use any other mice or that would be outside tolerant parameters but who knows.... I tend to put a lot of use on them though. I mean i do all of my development with them, i play games with them and of course surf the CP with them ;) So i suppose your guess is as good as mine. Joseph Dempsey jdempsey@cox.rr.com Joseph.Dempsey@thermobio.com "Software Engineering is a race between the programmers, trying to make bigger and better fool-proof software, and the universe trying to make bigger fools. So far the Universe in winning." --anonymous
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Mice that is. Every Microsoft mouse I have ever owned (ok there might be one or two that don't fit this description) has broken/become unusable within a matter of months. (Average seems to be about 6 months) Every Logitech mouse I have ever owned (without exception) has worked divinely :) I even have a Logitech Mouseman 3-button that I bought in 1988 (yes, 1988) that finally went kaput a few months ago. That's 13 years of use from a US$25 mouse :-D The moral of the story: I will always choose a Logitech mouse when given the choice. -Sean ---- "Vigilance With Pride"
I had a Microsoft Wheelmouse that lasted me three years before the buttons started playing up. I purchased a Logitech iFeel Mouseman this year and i'm not that pleased with it. It's lovely and comfortable, but the vibration function is far from useful - it's just a loud clicking noise. I only bought it to play Black & White :) Also, the wheel is horrible. It feels really weak and flimsey when you move it. Simon Hey, it looks like you're writing a letter! Sonork ID 100.10024
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Mice that is. Every Microsoft mouse I have ever owned (ok there might be one or two that don't fit this description) has broken/become unusable within a matter of months. (Average seems to be about 6 months) Every Logitech mouse I have ever owned (without exception) has worked divinely :) I even have a Logitech Mouseman 3-button that I bought in 1988 (yes, 1988) that finally went kaput a few months ago. That's 13 years of use from a US$25 mouse :-D The moral of the story: I will always choose a Logitech mouse when given the choice. -Sean ---- "Vigilance With Pride"
Sean Cundiff wrote: Every Microsoft mouse I have ever owned (ok there might be one or two that don't fit this description) has broken/become unusable within a matter of months. (Average seems to be about 6 months) I've never owned a Logitech mouse. They always looked and felt like toys to me. I use MS optical mice on all four home PC's and both PC's at work. They work and feel flawless. Best mouse on the planet if you ask me. Used standard MS mice (with the ball) prior to that. Never in 15+ years have I had a single MS mouse failure. I've had to clean my share of mouse balls over the years (damn, that sounds gross), but never a failure. Strange how our experiences are so different.
Mike Mullikin - Sonork 100.10096 "Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar." - Drew Carey
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Mice that is. Every Microsoft mouse I have ever owned (ok there might be one or two that don't fit this description) has broken/become unusable within a matter of months. (Average seems to be about 6 months) Every Logitech mouse I have ever owned (without exception) has worked divinely :) I even have a Logitech Mouseman 3-button that I bought in 1988 (yes, 1988) that finally went kaput a few months ago. That's 13 years of use from a US$25 mouse :-D The moral of the story: I will always choose a Logitech mouse when given the choice. -Sean ---- "Vigilance With Pride"
Puddles of Jolt cola and stray bits of pizza cheese on the desktop will take a toll on any mouse, but at least the MS Intellimouse seems to thrive on Mozzarella. Logitech's products have always failed to operate properly for me, but that was back in the days before they learned to write a proper driver. I assume they've overcome that problem by now, but I'm sticking to my trusty MS mouse. I did try, many years ago, a Cirque Touchpad device. It was very cool to use, but the ninnies designed it with the buttons below the pad, rather than the far more functional mousy tradition of placing them in the general region of the actual button-pushing fingers. Last Comdex I attended they still had not corrected this moronic layout, so I am again committed to using my MS rodent.
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Puddles of Jolt cola and stray bits of pizza cheese on the desktop will take a toll on any mouse, but at least the MS Intellimouse seems to thrive on Mozzarella. Logitech's products have always failed to operate properly for me, but that was back in the days before they learned to write a proper driver. I assume they've overcome that problem by now, but I'm sticking to my trusty MS mouse. I did try, many years ago, a Cirque Touchpad device. It was very cool to use, but the ninnies designed it with the buttons below the pad, rather than the far more functional mousy tradition of placing them in the general region of the actual button-pushing fingers. Last Comdex I attended they still had not corrected this moronic layout, so I am again committed to using my MS rodent.
I did try, many years ago, a Cirque Touchpad device. I bought one from Ebay to try as well; however, I found that I developed sever pain on the top of my hands right at the first knuckle after using one for eight hours. Anyone else have such a problem? Tim Lesher http://www.lesher.ws
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I had a Microsoft Wheelmouse that lasted me three years before the buttons started playing up. I purchased a Logitech iFeel Mouseman this year and i'm not that pleased with it. It's lovely and comfortable, but the vibration function is far from useful - it's just a loud clicking noise. I only bought it to play Black & White :) Also, the wheel is horrible. It feels really weak and flimsey when you move it. Simon Hey, it looks like you're writing a letter! Sonork ID 100.10024
Just for the record, I proposed such a thing roughly a year before the first one was announced, thank you very much... :| Anyway, has anyone found a fource-feedback mouse or mouse-like device that they really liked? Tim Lesher http://www.lesher.ws
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Mice that is. Every Microsoft mouse I have ever owned (ok there might be one or two that don't fit this description) has broken/become unusable within a matter of months. (Average seems to be about 6 months) Every Logitech mouse I have ever owned (without exception) has worked divinely :) I even have a Logitech Mouseman 3-button that I bought in 1988 (yes, 1988) that finally went kaput a few months ago. That's 13 years of use from a US$25 mouse :-D The moral of the story: I will always choose a Logitech mouse when given the choice. -Sean ---- "Vigilance With Pride"
I have to agree with Logitech mice being really reliable. I have a Logitech scroll mouse that has survived longer than most of my computers. Any product you buy may have a few bad ones. Some people seem to always get lemons. I wouldn't really say all MS mice are bad just because some didn't last. I say if it works for you stick with it. Sean Cundiff wrote: The moral of the story: I will always choose a Logitech mouse when given the choice. I agree the seem cheaper and last longer. -:suss:Matt Newman:suss: -:suss:Matt Newman:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179:BestSnowman
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Mice that is. Every Microsoft mouse I have ever owned (ok there might be one or two that don't fit this description) has broken/become unusable within a matter of months. (Average seems to be about 6 months) Every Logitech mouse I have ever owned (without exception) has worked divinely :) I even have a Logitech Mouseman 3-button that I bought in 1988 (yes, 1988) that finally went kaput a few months ago. That's 13 years of use from a US$25 mouse :-D The moral of the story: I will always choose a Logitech mouse when given the choice. -Sean ---- "Vigilance With Pride"
MS mice seem to be a little more sensitive to power fluctuations than Logitech mice. On a computer with a very even power source, your mouse will probably last forever. If your power supply is flaky though, you could damage the MS mouse. This is why some people have so much trouble with mice, because they keep plugging the same kind of mouse into the same problem computer. -- Where are we going? And why am I in this handbasket?
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Mice that is. Every Microsoft mouse I have ever owned (ok there might be one or two that don't fit this description) has broken/become unusable within a matter of months. (Average seems to be about 6 months) Every Logitech mouse I have ever owned (without exception) has worked divinely :) I even have a Logitech Mouseman 3-button that I bought in 1988 (yes, 1988) that finally went kaput a few months ago. That's 13 years of use from a US$25 mouse :-D The moral of the story: I will always choose a Logitech mouse when given the choice. -Sean ---- "Vigilance With Pride"
I have a Logitech cordless optical mouse and it is heaven. My old M$ mouse (the optical Explorer) had died, so I took it to work, cut a few inches out of the cord ( near the end ) and it still works fine after about a year or so. Logitech were notorious for their driver issues, but I've had none with this mouse, even SOlaris found it without needing a driver !!! Christian After all, there's nothing wrong with an elite as long as I'm allowed to be part of it!! - Mike Burston Oct 23, 2001
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I've got a Logitech cordless (not optical) and it's been a dream. Nice weight, good tracking, and the cordless-ness is a Godsend. I've also got a MS optical and I find that very light (but still nice too) cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: I've got a Logitech cordless (not optical) and it's been a dream. Chris, you need to get the one that's optical too - it's AMAZING. Christian After all, there's nothing wrong with an elite as long as I'm allowed to be part of it!! - Mike Burston Oct 23, 2001
Sonork ID 100.10002:MeanManOz
I live in Bob's HungOut now
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Mice that is. Every Microsoft mouse I have ever owned (ok there might be one or two that don't fit this description) has broken/become unusable within a matter of months. (Average seems to be about 6 months) Every Logitech mouse I have ever owned (without exception) has worked divinely :) I even have a Logitech Mouseman 3-button that I bought in 1988 (yes, 1988) that finally went kaput a few months ago. That's 13 years of use from a US$25 mouse :-D The moral of the story: I will always choose a Logitech mouse when given the choice. -Sean ---- "Vigilance With Pride"
DEFINATELY MICROSOFT I have a couple which are about 4 yrs old. I have NEVER had a problem with MS Mouse. They are the most stable thing to come out of the microsoft camp! My small network of 15 computers is missing about 4 MS mouse. Original products tend to be expensive but i will surely get the last 4 very soon! The moral is: NEVER USE ANY OTHER MOUSE. ps. moust of my old ones walked out of the door. I have NEVER had one fail! bart
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DEFINATELY MICROSOFT I have a couple which are about 4 yrs old. I have NEVER had a problem with MS Mouse. They are the most stable thing to come out of the microsoft camp! My small network of 15 computers is missing about 4 MS mouse. Original products tend to be expensive but i will surely get the last 4 very soon! The moral is: NEVER USE ANY OTHER MOUSE. ps. moust of my old ones walked out of the door. I have NEVER had one fail! bart
It seems fairly clear from the small sample set here that the MS mouse is excellent - perhaps the only thing Micro$oft does well. Now if they would only pull their heads out and get on the 'real' Java wagon, I might be able to get a web-enabled mouse that is reliable, and knows in advance which way I want to move it next! Does anybody else remember Prolog? Whatever happenned to AI, and why aren't we seeing more applications that utilize it? I'd love to see a Java package that implements some basic AI classes!
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Mice that is. Every Microsoft mouse I have ever owned (ok there might be one or two that don't fit this description) has broken/become unusable within a matter of months. (Average seems to be about 6 months) Every Logitech mouse I have ever owned (without exception) has worked divinely :) I even have a Logitech Mouseman 3-button that I bought in 1988 (yes, 1988) that finally went kaput a few months ago. That's 13 years of use from a US$25 mouse :-D The moral of the story: I will always choose a Logitech mouse when given the choice. -Sean ---- "Vigilance With Pride"
here they recommend MS one: http://www.metku.net/hardware/rottaflekti/index\_eng.html t!
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I've got a Logitech cordless (not optical) and it's been a dream. Nice weight, good tracking, and the cordless-ness is a Godsend. I've also got a MS optical and I find that very light (but still nice too) cheers, Chris Maunder
At work I'm using a Logitech 4-button MouseMan Wheel Optical. It's very nicely weighted and has been perfect. It's even a sexy two-tone navy blue with a cool blue light for the Logitech logo. I haven't tried the Intellimouse, maybe I'll talk a co-worker into buying it and test driving it for me :) However, my next mouse purchase will be the Logitech wireless/optical :-D -Sean ---- "Vigilance With Pride"