The Intellimouse Explorer was my favorite, I continued buying them from eBay years after it was discontinued. But these days, Apple’s trackpads are leaps and bounds better.
A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse
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Re: A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse
#22Want One!
Re: A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse
#23I'm happy to see this, although it's kind of disappointing that "perfect" products are ever retired in the first place in the constant drive for change, often simply for change's sake. I'm not against improvement, of course - the iPhone X is one of the most perfect products I've ever had the pleasure of owning - but at the same time the current Macbook Pro is the first model I've literally not wanted because of how bad the keyboard is. In chase of form they reduced function.
I suppose it's hard for companies to recognise when they're at "peak function" and to just stop changing things but it's encouraging to see MS recognise that all of their "innovations" might have actually been making things worse, and just go back to the old design. Hope it's the start of a trend. MS mice used to be my hands down favourite.
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#24The one thing I've never liked about Microsoft mice is that the scroll wheel doesn't click the way it does in everyone else's mice. It's too bad, because everything else about their mice was good, but that scroll wheel was a dealbreaker.
the compact optical mouse I am using right now has a wheel that clicks
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#25I wish they'd bring back the Microsoft Trackball Explorer - the button switches on mine eventually wore out. This had five buttons - left, right, scroll-click, forward, back (all programmable). https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=microsoft%20trackball%2... Question for the lefties: what kind of pointing device do you prefer? Mouse? Touchpad? Do you prefer to swap L&R clicks when you use other people's computers?
I use a trackball in my right hand. I use a trackball as it's more ergonomic, and I've had wrist pain in the past from using a mouse. I use my right hand because the oppressive burden of living in a rightie dominated world has made me somewhat ambidextrous. I switch to a mouse in my left-hand for the occasional times I'm gaming.
My last two trackballs have been imports from Japan. Apparently somebody claims a patent on the trackball, and sued Logitech, who have since ceased production of them.
Re: A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse
#26The one thing I've never liked about Microsoft mice is that the scroll wheel doesn't click the way it does in everyone else's mice. It's too bad, because everything else about their mice was good, but that scroll wheel was a dealbreaker.
I use the Logitech MX Master, which allows you to turn on and off the clicking. You can even program one of the buttons to turn it on and off.
When I write that out, it seems like a dumb feature, but boy do I use it a lot.
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#27It took me a while to find a mouse I was happy with, but now that Razer required me to update my _mouse driver_ for GDPR compliance, I am thinking about switching to this. In general, I like my hardware to come with as little software as possible.
I'm happy with the Logitech G203 and G403 and I'm looking at adding a wireless version as well. Good sensor, software doesn't run in the background and can even be uninstalled.
Re: A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse
#28It took me a while to find a mouse I was happy with, but now that Razer required me to update my _mouse driver_ for GDPR compliance, I am thinking about switching to this. In general, I like my hardware to come with as little software as possible.
I have been a long-time fan of the Razer Deathadder, and I was talking to a friend about it the other day and realized that the reason I like it so much is because the form factor is very close to the original IntelliMouse.
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#29Too little, too late. Zowie copied the classic Intellimouse shapes, but offer them in a range of sizes with a class-leading optical sensor. https://zowie.benq.com/en/product/mouse.html The new Intellimouse preserves the old shape, but ignores the thing that made it legendary in the first place - the MLT04 sensor, which was (entirely accidentally) perfect for FPS gaming. Microsoft don't even mention their choice of se…
great find. It's rare that I see a mouse specifically advertised for 'claw grip' users like myself.
Zowie mice have a dominant market share in competitive FPS gaming for good reason. It's refreshing to see a product range designed with such obsessive focus. They don't churn out new models for the sake of it, they don't festoon their products with RGB lighting and unnecessary buttons, they just make the perfect tool for the job.
Re: A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse
#30It took me a while to find a mouse I was happy with, but now that Razer required me to update my _mouse driver_ for GDPR compliance, I am thinking about switching to this. In general, I like my hardware to come with as little software as possible.
If you want to stick with gaming mice, the HyperX Pulsefire FPS is pretty good: https://www.hyperxgaming.com/en/mice/pulsefire-fps-gaming-mo...