Wireless mice are like drunken monkeys
Does anyone else hate wireless mice as much as I do? Is it just my bad luck maybe?
Every time I buy/try a wireless mouse, I feel like I'm trying to ride a bike that has a couple loose bolts. The connection is never steady enough to reliably put my mouse exactly where I want it without any jumping or lag.
I'm really disappointed as I just shelled out for a wireless MS Wireless Optical 5000 with a slick scroll wheel that I really expected to be better than this.
My 5-year-old original MS Intellimouse Explorer (the first model with the extra big forward/back buttons) is finally dying and I can't find a suitable replacement that feels the same (nice and big, curves outward on the right) and with forward/back buttons that are big enough to roll my thumb onto without picking it up. All the new ones have a ridge separating your thumb from the buttons.
I'm half tempted to try and crack open my original mouse to try and service it (the problem is the scroll wheel doesn't click right anymore - I suspect it's got something stuck under it). Yes this is a case of me being stubborn and particular and not liking this change one bit 
Any thoughts on wireless mice that don't behave like drunken monkeys or an exceptional wired mouse to replace my old standard?
Every time I buy/try a wireless mouse, I feel like I'm trying to ride a bike that has a couple loose bolts. The connection is never steady enough to reliably put my mouse exactly where I want it without any jumping or lag.
I'm really disappointed as I just shelled out for a wireless MS Wireless Optical 5000 with a slick scroll wheel that I really expected to be better than this.
My 5-year-old original MS Intellimouse Explorer (the first model with the extra big forward/back buttons) is finally dying and I can't find a suitable replacement that feels the same (nice and big, curves outward on the right) and with forward/back buttons that are big enough to roll my thumb onto without picking it up. All the new ones have a ridge separating your thumb from the buttons.
I'm half tempted to try and crack open my original mouse to try and service it (the problem is the scroll wheel doesn't click right anymore - I suspect it's got something stuck under it). Yes this is a case of me being stubborn and particular and not liking this change one bit Any thoughts on wireless mice that don't behave like drunken monkeys or an exceptional wired mouse to replace my old standard?
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I have a perfectly nice wired OEM Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 with similar features that is wholly adequate (and way cheaper) until I find one that fits right.
No more wireless for me. Though they were accurate and very nice when charged. But yeah, they also don't have allot of features, but I have gotten used to that, I don't even use hot keys most of the time.
No lag, no skipping, no jumping, no sluggishness.
My MX700 was 2 years old when I opted to replace it with an MX1000, and I couldn't be happier. Both mice worked flawlessly, and with a little eraser work on the charging contacts, they charged just fine and gave me days of use.
I did dump the Microsoft system a long time ago for being slow and jerky.
I love my MX1000. I haven't upgraded it since I too must have a forward and back button
Wireless mice have been nothing but a major headache for us, shake this, rattle that, check batteries, reposition that, clean this, and press that, stuff this! Give me a $15 wired logitec anytime, drop a nuke on it and the sucker still go's. And save three dollars on a packet of Disprin!!!!!
Shal
Any suggestions?
Yep! smash it or hang it inside the fish tank, at least the fish find it amusing.
Sorry prof, i really hate them.
Later
Ditto, I have a MX1K that works great. I game alot so I had to replace one of the little silicone feet (got caught on the edge of my Ratzpad during a rather extreme firefight.)
other than having to remove the occasional fuzzball/dust out of the optical port area, its been flawless.
Also ...I'm contemplating getting lighted key usb keyboard.
It's incredibly precise and light, I like the button locations, the wheel click clicks easily, and it's easy to clean because the top is some sort of acrylic. (I tend to munch popcorn while I code, heh). I'm not entirely sold on the ergonomics, but I've moved on.
I still hate wireless, period. I'm not really even considering it.
I just broke mine (ermm, coding frustration tends to get taken out on the mouse from time to time) so I've been looking for a replacement for a couple days. End result? I'm buying another of the same.
There's a $20 off deal at NewEgg right now too. (What referral code?
After struggling with the other wireless mice for so long time like others in this thread, I have recently switched to MS Intellimouse Explorer for Bluetooth 2.0. All of the precision and interference problems are gone, it is as smooth as my other wired mice. What I recommend is Bluetooh for the wireless protocol it is much more reliable and interference free. I have not used but Logitech also has Bluetooth mice.
I think that mouse preferences must depend upon what you've gotten used to, because I can't use anything except Logitech now.
Then again, I've never had anything other than cheap mice, so maybe I just don't know what I'm missing.
At work, I use a Logitec Cordless Click! Plus. It's nice, but a total battery hog. No side buttons, but the scroll wheel has right and left tilt, so I use it to scroll horizontaly, as well as using the wheel for up and down. It's excellent for the page layout work I do.
I have the Wireless Intellimouse Explorer 2.0 and the two things I don't like about it are that it's wireless and that the wheel click is so damn hard to press - it seriously wears out my finger and I often have to click twice. The ergonomics are definitely better than the 6000, I'll give it that (except for the forward/back button positions - they're easier to get to on the 6000). Maybe if I tried the Bluetooth version... but still that cursed wheel click
I agree with the wheel click; it is indeed hard and can really be annoying if it needs to be used frequently. The good part is the Bluetooth interface; as far as I see, it resolved the interference problems I was having with the ordinary RF interface.