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Jasoco wrote:

But now it seems Logitech doesn't make it anymore, nor do they make an equivalent.

The MX 1000 arguably evolved into the MX revolution, which was one of the most frequently praised peripherals last year.

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/produ … tion_mxupp

IMHO, the revolution looks considerably sexier, it has some awesome scroll wheels, it comes with a travel size antenna for laptop users, and the button placement / weighting is smarter.

That said, the drivers seem to have taken a step back. If you can put up with a longer setup time, you'll be rewarded with a nice input device.

The MX 1000 and Revolution both have 10 programable buttons that I can think of (I'm counting things like wheal tilt). The horizontal scroll wheal isn't really a scroll wheal in the sense that the vertical wheal is. It's more like three buttons assigned to a wheal-ish input device. It' doesn't scroll 360 degrees. It's something you push forward, pull back, and push down. Personally, I think it's smarter then the 1000's thumb buttons.

The revolution's programable buttons consist of:
Right click, left click, search button, side wheal forward, side wheal back, side wheal down, forward button, back button, scroll wheal tilted right, scroll wheal tilted left.

eBay my friend, eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Logitech-MX-1000-La … dZViewItem

Why switch to something else when you can buy another one just like it?

--Random User

Last edited by Random User (2007-04-04 6:12 pm)

Before you go out and buy a new mouse, try updating the logitech software if you haven't done so already. Also try moving the receiver closer to where the mouse is, I found that with mine the battery lasts longer if the receiver is as close as practical and no obstructions between the mouse and receiver.
I also found it to behave strangely if I had my monitor blocking the signal.

/me looks at the Microsoft Intellimouse he bought in 2001.

You paid $79 for a mouse and it only lasted 2 years?

Damn.

Whatever you buy, see if Best Buy will sell you an extended warranty.

It's called a "double-click," not a "double-strike-it-with-a-hammer."

Damn.

dvpierce wrote:

And as far as having 8 mapped buttons goes - there's a thing next to your mouse with 108 buttons. You can press up to five of them at once. Most commands already are mapped to a button or combination of buttons.

It's called a keyboard. I highly reccomend using it frequently.

Ehh, some people like a good multibutton mouse.

I would argue that there's a lot of neat interaction research pertaining to why one would find themselves more effective with certain tasks mapped to their dominant hand. Moreover, with multimedia apps a multi button mouse can save you from tracking back and forth between palettes or trying to remember obscure keyboard shortcuts to summon manipulation or selection tools. And then there are games... and that's a no brainer.

I like my M$ Trackball optical, it is another one that you cannot find anymore.

1 more vote for the MX Revolution. I have it. You can program all of the buttons to do whatever you want, and the buttons can even be programmed to serve different purposes in different apllications. My favorite part is the scroll wheel on top (there's another rocker-wheel on the side) has a mechanical feature that can change it to be just a free-spinning wheel for smoother scrolling, or you can press down on it and it will change to be more like a normal scroll wheel with "bumps" to move you down the page in tiny increments.

But yeah, it's awesome. Let me know if you have any questions about it.

I had mine replaced and they did not even  ask for the receipt. So you could try this before buying another one

Northwind wrote:

Aqua OS X wrote:

Jasoco wrote:

If the Search button can be reprogrammed to do whatever I want, then it sounds like a good deal to me.

Ya, all the buttons are programable.

Wrong.  I tried one of these recently.  Most of the buttons have only 2 or 3 preset functions available in Logtech Control Center.  Hell, even the center scroll wheel button could not be configured.

???
The drivers are not organized well, I'll give you that.

That said, if you select an "advanced click" or "keystroke" you can program a button to do whatever the hell you want it to do.

The center scroll wheal button can't be configured because there is no center scroll wheal "button." Pressing the scroll wheal switches it from incremental to fly wheal mode. Moreover, I'd need to look at this on my other computer, but I'm fairly sure you can set the fly wheal mode or incremental mode to be the default for particular applications.

There are also 3rd party mouse drivers if you really can't stand logitech's control center.

Last edited by Aqua OS X (2007-04-05 8:04 pm)

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