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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

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Post by wodenokoto »

tw04 wrote: post #134
Theodores wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IMHO there is plenty of scope for an 'improved' mouse. We get why there is a dongle (Logitech) as the speed and reliability over Bluetooth is not good for gaming and other performance uses, e.g. Photoshop. However not everyone wants one of their USB ports filled with a dongle so Bluetooth is useful, particularly if using the same mouse on more than one device. I think there is a market for a mouse that can be either…

Logitech already makes that, and while it's expensive, it's one of the best mice I've ever owned. You can use a Logitech dongle, or Bluetooth, or wired. And it can be paired with up to 3 systems. https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/mx-master-2s-flow

I cannot connect mine through wire.

I can use it as a Bluetooth mouse, while charging from my USB port, but I can't use it as a USB mouse.

Re: A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse

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Post by theandrewbailey »

codycraven wrote: post #121
pathartl wrote: post #47

So they took one of the best ambidextrous mice and made it right handed? Thanks! But seriously, I know left handers are only 10% of the population, but I'm sick of being left behind, no pun intended. I've been using the Razer Deathadder for years and it's served me well. Well, the ergonomics for that matter anyway. Some of the choices with the structure are questionable at best. On the inside the mouse is split into…

I'm left handed in everything I do. However I chose to use mice right handed and it's a decision I will never regret. Keyboard hotkeys are just made to be driven with the left hand while the right hand is free to use a mouse. It would take far too much customization (which not all applications even support) to rebind everything up support left hand mouse usage.

I'm sorta left handed (writing, eating), but mouse right handed, because that's the way every computer was set up when I was growing up. When I got into RTS games, my friends would occasionally note how much of a hotkey whore I was. On games where it was tracked, my hotkey usage blew everyone else's out of the water!

Re: A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse

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Post by Paianni »

Fnoord wrote: post #66
crysin wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anecdotal, but I've never had a Razer mouse go bad on me in under 2 years and that's with some fairly consistent heavy use.

Anecdotal, I have seen Razer mice go bad, but Naga. Various Naga, btw, though admittedly with extensive use. I've also had various Razer keyboards go bad. Deathadder mice, however, have been great for me (I've had two). I even had one of the first for almost ten years. You can replace the feet on these mice, btw, but it isn't well advertised. Also, keeping them clean and having a good mousemat helps. A friend of me h…

HHKB Pro2?

Re: A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse

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Post by Fnoord »

Paianni wrote: post #143
Fnoord wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anecdotal, I have seen Razer mice go bad, but Naga. Various Naga, btw, though admittedly with extensive use. I've also had various Razer keyboards go bad. Deathadder mice, however, have been great for me (I've had two). I even had one of the first for almost ten years. You can replace the feet on these mice, btw, but it isn't well advertised. Also, keeping them clean and having a good mousemat helps. A friend of me h…

HHKB Pro2?

Thanks, just saw it being discussed in another thread. I'd want the black or dark gray one though. Its a big expensive IMO, but I'll consider it once more in a while.

Re: A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse

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Post by Paianni »

ChuckMcM wrote: post #129

When they stopped making them I switched to the Logitech M510 wireless one. Doesn't have the 'tail light' because wireless, but it has pretty much the same shape and feel. Lately though the switch quality seems to have suffered.

I think they changed the switches in the M570 for better ones in 2015, sadly I'm stuck with a unit that has developed double-click syndrome, and my current OS of choice has no support for Bluetooth anyway.

Re: A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse

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Post by ascagnel_ »

jseliger wrote: post #118
ISL wrote: post #106

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I've used the v1, the Elite, the Pro, the 4000, and now the Sculpt Ergonomic (this comment typed on the latter). In my opinion, each has been better than the last. It is pretty hard for to work in the same room as anyone using anything prior to the 4000, due to the loud spacebar, and even the 4000's spacebar is pretty loud. I do slightly prefer the larger hump of the early keyboards. The Sculpt Ergonomic is a departu…

The Sculpt Ergonomic is a departure from the large-bodied models of the past, but for those pining for the past, give the present/future a try :). I wish MS made a wired version of it. At least on MacOS, the dongle seems to be a perennial problem when new OS versions emerge.

According to the Amazon listing[0], it comes with a "Bluetooth USB Dongle"; if the keyboard runs over BT (vs some proprietary signal like Logitech's stuff all used to), you may have better luck pairing it directly with the OS's bluetooth stack.

[0]: https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Ergonomic-Wireless-Desktop-...

Re: A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse

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Post by tw04 »

wodenokoto wrote: post #141
tw04 wrote: post #134

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Logitech already makes that, and while it's expensive, it's one of the best mice I've ever owned. You can use a Logitech dongle, or Bluetooth, or wired. And it can be paired with up to 3 systems. https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/mx-master-2s-flow

I cannot connect mine through wire. I can use it as a Bluetooth mouse, while charging from my USB port, but I can't use it as a USB mouse.

Alas, it appears you're right. I thought it worked plugged in too, that's a bit silly on their part. I can't imagine it would take a whole lot of effort for them to add the functionality.

Re: A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse

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Post by pathartl »

codycraven wrote: post #121
pathartl wrote: post #47

So they took one of the best ambidextrous mice and made it right handed? Thanks! But seriously, I know left handers are only 10% of the population, but I'm sick of being left behind, no pun intended. I've been using the Razer Deathadder for years and it's served me well. Well, the ergonomics for that matter anyway. Some of the choices with the structure are questionable at best. On the inside the mouse is split into…

I'm left handed in everything I do. However I chose to use mice right handed and it's a decision I will never regret. Keyboard hotkeys are just made to be driven with the left hand while the right hand is free to use a mouse. It would take far too much customization (which not all applications even support) to rebind everything up support left hand mouse usage.

I blame my dad as he was also left handed and moused left handed. I'm currently trying to figure out how to build my own keyboard and remove space around the arrow keys to solve the keyboard issue.

I'm at the point where hotkeying isn't a huge issue. The only one that really bothers me is copy paste, but I'm slowly learning to use shift + insert, ctrl + insert, and shift + delete

Re: A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse

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Post by anthonybsd »

jboggan wrote: post #76
anthonybsd wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My Trackball Explorer thankfully is still chugging along. When it expires (could be a few years away at least), I'm planning on trying Logitech Trackman Marble. It looks similar enough...

I tried to replace my Explorer with the Trackman Marble. Not even close.

Sorry, just saw this. What was the biggest difference? You are getting me worried :(
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