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Logitech cordless optical mouse. I love it.

Last edited by ukimalefu (2008-02-28 7:46 am)

Well well, while I was expecting more answers to my question it doesnt matter much now. Thanks to help from other Macusers, sadly not at this forum, I made my choice and bought a Logitech MX1000 and I love it. I did get some pain in my elbow at first but that soon disapeared when I lowered the armrest on my chair and removed my rather thick and unnessesary mousepad (1cm thick with lights ). I still feel I need something with better glide under the mouse than just my raw desk - any ideas on that?

Kensington Expert Mouse


I started using a trackball about 10 years ago when my mouse broke and the only other input device in the office was a trackball in the back of the closet. After a couple hours of frustration I was hooked. When it comes to getting work done, I can't live without a trackball. Since then I've tried other brands but Kensington is the only company that makes usable trackballs, IMO.

MS IntelliMouse Explorer.

Aqua OS X wrote:

I've worn through a few MS InteliMice, and now I'm using an Logitech MX Revolution. All in all, I'm a fan. The industrial design is quite good and it was the year's most favorably reviewed mouse when it debuted a year or two ago.

That said, Logitech's drivers are annoying to setup.

And whatever you do, don't buy a Mighty Mouse. I can't hate those things enough.

Yeah, the mighty mouse scroll ball is too easy to gum up, I had to throw my 1st one away because no amount of cleaning would fix it

pottymouth wrote:

Kensington Expert Mouse
http://images.acco.com/KENSINGTON/K6432 … -17735.jpg

I started using a trackball about 10 years ago when my mouse broke and the only other input device in the office was a trackball in the back of the closet. After a couple hours of frustration I was hooked. When it comes to getting work done, I can't live without a trackball. Since then I've tried other brands but Kensington is the only company that makes usable trackballs, IMO.

I've got one of those, too, and I love it. I still have to switch back to a regular mouse for games, though.

Kensington Si670m


No complaints so far. It works nice and feels nice despite the awkward look.

Logitech MX 1000. They don't make it anymore nor do they have a superior offering now. So I hope this thing never dies.

Pariah wrote:

8 years ago my last Apple roller ball mouse died on me abruptly while I was in the middle of a pressing project. I ran down to the closest Staples and grabbed the cheapest Logitech optical they had, knowing that I could count on it working with my Mac, figuring it would be good enough to get me thru the project and I would buy a better one when it crapped out.
Well....here I sit using that same damn mouse. The logo and rubber pads wore off years ago but I'll be damned if it doesnt still work like new.
Not bad for a $15.00 mouse.

Ditto here, but minus the pressing project.

Once again, I must be the only person in the world who uses and loves the Macally Ioptinet mouse.  I tried a cordless Apple mouse for a while, but it ate up batteries, and I just don't feel right thinking about all those spent batteries going into landfills anyway.

Mymac4ever wrote:

Jasoco wrote:

Logitech MX 1000. They don't make it anymore nor do they have a superior offering now. So I hope this thing never dies.

Its on sale all over the place here. Prices range between 508 SEK and 833 SEK + postage and that only include Swedish online stores.

SEK ? is that the Swedish Krona

currency convert to USD (4/3/08 rates) puts that between 84USD and 139USD
christ thats expensive

I was thinking about the mighty mouse this morning ... and thought about how awesome it would be if it had a 1cm squared touch screen instead of the ball.