<strong>Tilty-clicky not good. Rocky-wristy makes for painy strainy.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Good analysis, Matsu. You should be a poet.
Personally, I simply use the trackpad on my iBook. I try to avoid any unnecessary desktop clutter, including mice and other rodents. But if I had to get a mouse for a desktop, I'd go with the Kensington <a href="http://www.kensington.com/html/1510.html"; target="_blank">Studio Mouse Wireless</a>.
actually, these mice aren't new (those who read resexcellence.com often know it was marketed for a while under the name "iJusty" -- it must be a Taiwanese thing, 'cause that's the only place you could get it for a while).
one of my colleagues (who has more money than sense) ordered one FROM Tainwan, and let me use it for a while. seriously, it took me several days to get used to it, but it was so natural after that, i didn't want to give it back. unfortunately, like they say on their website, anything like games that require simultaneous mouse clicks are impossible with this mouse, so buyer beware.
UGH, the Studio Mouse sure looks good but it actually really sucks. I owned one and sold it shortly after to go back to my much nicer Logitech Wheel Mouse, which cost less than half as much.
Two reasons:
1. The scroll pad looks like a neat idea, but in reality it requires a great deal of pressure to get it to work. It's nothing like a laptop trackpad, where just gliding your finger along lets you scroll... you have to really mash your finger on the pad for it to register, and even when it gets to the point of hurting, it only works some of the time.
2. The software is really whacky... I had to constantly adjust the tracking speed because whenever I slept the computer or unplugged the cord, it would change speeds.
In its favor, the software does give you a lot of control over how the mouse behaves, such as the degree of acceleration and chording. You can click the left and right buttons simultaneously for another function. Also, it has a neat feature where if you press on the front or back edge of the scroll pad, it'll do a continuous scroll. But again, the ergonomics are so bad that I'd never wish this mouse on anyone.
Want to spend $40-$60 on a mouse? Get a Logitech MX500 (or MX700 if you want wireless). It's very comfortable, fast, and it has a lot of buttons which are easy to click but can't be clicked accidentally. I'm selling my MX700 because I just don't personally like the hassle of a wireless mouse, but the corded MX500 is what I'd like to replace it with.
One might have to give up the transluscent shell, but logitech's flexi-metal shell could provide a means of keeping a simple shape without obvious cut lines while providing two simultaneous clicking buttons and a scroll wheel.
I'm pretty sure these are mice that were marketed under the brand LINDY which I began a post about way back on AI... and I remember the discussions and debates about the wrist ricking effect too... I wonder if I can find that thread again?... It must have been sometime in the fall of 2001 if my memory serves correctly?!
*goes to see if the AI search function is working yet*
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but seriouly 5 foot USB cord?!?!
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<strong>for me it would be ludicrous to use a mouse with my laptop
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Really? I don't think I would be able to use a trackpad all the time.
I love the look of it but it has to work as well if not better than an apple pro.
<strong>Tilty-clicky not good. Rocky-wristy makes for painy strainy.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Good analysis, Matsu. You should be a poet.
Personally, I simply use the trackpad on my iBook. I try to avoid any unnecessary desktop clutter, including mice and other rodents. But if I had to get a mouse for a desktop, I'd go with the Kensington <a href="http://www.kensington.com/html/1510.html"; target="_blank">Studio Mouse Wireless</a>.
Escher
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one of my colleagues (who has more money than sense) ordered one FROM Tainwan, and let me use it for a while. seriously, it took me several days to get used to it, but it was so natural after that, i didn't want to give it back. unfortunately, like they say on their website, anything like games that require simultaneous mouse clicks are impossible with this mouse, so buyer beware.
Two reasons:
1. The scroll pad looks like a neat idea, but in reality it requires a great deal of pressure to get it to work. It's nothing like a laptop trackpad, where just gliding your finger along lets you scroll... you have to really mash your finger on the pad for it to register, and even when it gets to the point of hurting, it only works some of the time.
2. The software is really whacky... I had to constantly adjust the tracking speed because whenever I slept the computer or unplugged the cord, it would change speeds.
In its favor, the software does give you a lot of control over how the mouse behaves, such as the degree of acceleration and chording. You can click the left and right buttons simultaneously for another function. Also, it has a neat feature where if you press on the front or back edge of the scroll pad, it'll do a continuous scroll. But again, the ergonomics are so bad that I'd never wish this mouse on anyone.
Want to spend $40-$60 on a mouse? Get a Logitech MX500 (or MX700 if you want wireless). It's very comfortable, fast, and it has a lot of buttons which are easy to click but can't be clicked accidentally. I'm selling my MX700 because I just don't personally like the hassle of a wireless mouse, but the corded MX500 is what I'd like to replace it with.
*goes to see if the AI search function is working yet*
<strong>hhmmm.... seems pretty cool. That's what I'm getting for my new 17"er... :cool: </strong><hr></blockquote>
all right, all right, I take that back.
I've just become the proud owner of a Logitech MX 500 and I'm VERY happy with it.
Extra long cord, loads of buttons and functions and fast scrolling and a great control center to configure button functions.
I had the use of a Belkin optical scroller but found it too lightweight and toy like.
Sorry, but the Apple pro-mouse is now in retirement for good!