Microsoft Optical Mouse - Microsoft Optical Mouse
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MICROSOFT INTELLIMOUSE OPTICAL
Performance:
I'm not going to try and boolshit 'cha with any scientific shigamagoogle here. What I do know, is that the laser eye in the Optical, samples at a rate of 1500 snapshots per second. This provides the user with a very smooth mousing motion. Now I have heard that the analog mice with balls actually sample at a higher rate. However I cannot confirm this. Maybe someone can help a brotha out on this and let me know.
Gaming? Well, one plus that comes to mind right off the bat, is the use of the extra 2 buttons. This gives you many more options for any game. Change Weapon, jump, and duck, were the first things I tried out in Quake3 and Kingpin, none of which worked for me. Also, I wanted to customize Homeworld with the use of the 2 buttons, using them as "move" and "home". Again, I could not get this to work. I would have really liked to get these extra buttons up and running in any game. The more commands you can have at your fingertips the easier, quicker and more efficient you can be. AHH well, we don't always get everything we want. Maybe future games will incorporate the ability to recognize the extra buttons on the "optical" line of mice. Patches maybe? We'll see.
UPDATE:(I have received several emails on how-to get the 2 extra buttons on the optical working. Thanks for all your support guys! What you will need to do is very simple. Pull up your mouse properties and map the 2 buttons to anything on the keyboard. Then in your game, enable whatever function you choose to that key. I used Cntrl for the left side button, and Alt for the right side button, as seen below.)
Sorry it took me so friggin' long to get that straight guys, and hope this helps. And as always, feel free to fire off an EMAIL my way.
Conclusion:
With some of the marketing hype stating, this mouse is the first technological advancement in mice since they were invented. Well, that's no boolshit folks. Think about it. The only real similarity here between the optical and standard mice, are the looks. Inside is a whole different ballgame. I will have to admit. I was highly skeptical of these mice when they first hit the market. I am not one to jump on a technological bandwagon until that technology has proven itself. My opinion is that this technology is here to stay, and will pave the way for bigger and better things to come. Are you looking to upgrade that old mouse of yours? Well, you may want to look here, if the price of entry is not a problem for you. $49 retail ( I got mine at Sams Warehouse for $39). Also, if you have a standard mouse, but are just looking to upgrade it to the optical platform, you could always go with the "Intellimouse with Intellieye", which looks identical to the standard Intellimouse but with optical technology. Would I recommend this item to a friend? Hell yeah. However, I suggest you look at all your options, as always, before purchase.
I am not giving a rating on this product, since personal preference plays such a big part in your choice of whether or not to add this item to your PC's input arsenal. So here are some highs and lows that may provide you with more information than you had to start with.
Highs:
2 extra buttons
Use of mouse on nearly any surface
Nothing to clean, no maintenance
Easy installation, highly configurable
USB and PS/2 compatible
Lows:
High Price
Extra buttons do not work in games
Finicky on white and reflective mousing surfaces.
Here is 1 last homebrew pic for the peeps.
Questions? Comments? Props? Flames? Send it to Mack (SPeeD)
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