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Cryxan	Date: December 15, 2003 @ 4:05 AM A4 Tech Rainbow mouse (SWOP-3), and I love it so much that I have to tell everyone about it. :love: It is optical and wired and incredibly light. Weight is very important to me, so I've been using optical mice/mouses :p for a while, and this is definitely THE lightest mouse I've ever handled in my entire life. The other big thing is that the buttons are designed in such a way that you can click anywhere along the front 50% of the mouse body. Basically, you can click with your whole finger rather than having to use your fingertip. I never thought I'd like this feature so much. And, of course, it is very sleek and elegant. I got the red one, and its glow is very warm and pleasant. :))" id="74105">Ok, this isn't exactly music related, but it is gear, so why not... I just started using an A4 Tech Rainbow m ouse (SWOP-3), and I love it so much that I have to tell everyone about it. It is optical and wired and incredibly light. Weight is very important to me, so I've been using optical mice/m ouses for a while, and this is definitely THE lightest m ouse I've ever handled in my entire life. The other big thing is that the buttons are designed in such a way that you can click anywhere along the front 50% of the m ouse body. Basically, you can click with your whole finger rather than having to use your fingertip. I never thought I'd like this feature so much. And, of course, it is very sleek and elegant. I got the red one, and its glow is very warm and pleasant.
furiousBall	Date: December 15, 2003 @ 12:18 PM fancy, me likey
victorsskull	Date: December 15, 2003 @ 2:05 PM
Apertome	Date: December 15, 2003 @ 8:21 PM I use a trackball, one of these: http://www.kensington.com/html/2200.html It's pricey, but worthwhile to me. The resolution is fantastic. It's great for audio work, and surprisingly good even for gaming ... once you get used to it. I use a trackball because it reduces stress on my wrists. I was having some carpal tunnel problems and switching to a trackball immediately helped a lot. The only real downside is that when someone comes over to record, they have trouble using the trackball. But that gives me an excuse to take over
Thaspian	Date: December 15, 2003 @ 8:49 PM Cool. Looks nice. I went to look at some Logitech wired mice in the store today, they can go over $30. Amazing.
MrXero	Date: December 16, 2003 @ 9:54 PM I've been using my microsoft Optical m ouse for 3 years now. Been working great!
Karmatic	Date: December 17, 2003 @ 3:00 PM Microsoft Optical here too and it works fine.
ChillinBuzz	Date: December 18, 2003 @ 3:40 PM MS Optical (first one, the rather large thing) or Logitech optical wired mice litter the room never going back to a damn ball... trackball? mayyyybe
milladrive	Date: December 18, 2003 @ 6:15 PM I love my old m ouse. Two buttons and a cable. Never really thought about the weight, since not only does it hardly ever leave the surface, but it weighs maybe, what, 3 ounces? Haven't quite thought of it as heavy lifting.
sinai	Date: December 18, 2003 @ 6:53 PM it's only a welcome addition in my house if it can meet the standard criteria, i.e. Can it be hollowed out and smoked through?
Thaspian	Date: December 18, 2003 @ 8:32 PM If it's optical, it's good IMO. If you're a gamer, it's nice to have one of those $50 Logitech ones. I'm not saying, it's ever worth paying more than $20 for a wired optical m ouse... but it'd be cool too. Balls suck.
mtekk	Date: December 18, 2003 @ 8:56 PM I've got the Logitech TrackMan Marble Wheel USB m ouse, it costed like $30 at the time and is great for gaming, but it doen't compair to the new TrackMan Marble m ouses that Logitech makes, the marble wheel makes scrooling on gameing feilds fast and easy i just love it, optical m ouses are very cool too, and the one Cryxan got looks sweet too
Svensta	Date: December 19, 2003 @ 12:08 AM Still happily addicted to my Logitech wireless optical m ouse and STILL looking for a wireless ERGONOMIC keyboard. I am trapped with a wired keyboard until they FINALLY make some full-featured naturals
Cryxan	Date: December 19, 2003 @ 4:18 AM This one was $18, although I could have gotten it for as little as $12 or so had I purchased it online. I actually used a cordless for a while with my laptop, but it was too heavy and kept sliding off my little shelf thingy I use for the laptop base. The cable prevents the slide. I remember back when I used Macs... one button? How did I ever survive without a scroll wheel? Btw, this one has a feature that pretty much serves as a fourth button--you can assign a function to pressing both buttons at once.
ThaCoyote	Date: December 19, 2003 @ 9:11 AM Hello..been a while... I've got a Logitech MX700 m ouse... it has 5 programmable buttons and a total of 8 buttons and 2 scroll directions... Eat that High durability, high battery life, great range, super fast rechargability, ...
Cryxan	Date: December 19, 2003 @ 4:58 PM ThaC, I bow before your superior multi-buttonness. By the way, where the hell you been, buddy? Get your butt back in here.
ChillinBuzz	Date: December 19, 2003 @ 7:15 PM it's only a welcome addition in my house if it can meet the standard criteria, i.e. Can it be hollowed out and smoked through? Logitech MX700
CrescentShadow	Date: December 19, 2003 @ 7:36 PM whoever invented the optical m ouse is a true genius. mine is black... so is my whole computer.. mwhahahhaha

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