[ender2002]

aesthetics are important, but im looking for something with overall comfort, a good clicking-feel, and precision. any recomendations?

[daydream]

Are you a gamer then look to an optical or if you are an AV that is what I do I like the Logitech Mx 500
I like the fact the fact that you can scroll, and go forward and backwards on a web page with a click, there is even a toggle button for going between programs.
Eh, I like it
Now that is just my opinion.

Daydream

[TheMosco]

I have the logiteh MX 700 which i believe is just the cordless version of the 500 but i might wrong. I really like this mouse but i have not really tested many others. It comes with its own basestation/charger.

[Sage]

I have a Logitech MX 500, and it's the best darned thing I've ever bought (apart from my Mac, of course!). Anybody who loves buttons should get one.

[G4ME]

my mouse man optical pro is the best mouse i have had

[engaged]

Logitech, I've got the MX300.

Mouse recommendations are a monthly topic in the peripherals forum - perhaps we should just make it a sticky and be done with it..?!

[OreoCookie]

I love my Apple Pro mouse. I have a generic logitec for gaming (you just need a scroll wheel in quake ).

[vasu]

the logitech mx700 is the finest mouse I've ever used.

-vasu

[Dale Sorel]

Looking for a mouse, I've got someone who can help you:

[jparisi]

1 vote for logitech MX700

[sensorfreaky]

Logitech MX700 (cordless) and MX500 (corded version) are the best mice ever made. Period.

And yes, I've tried them all. Consider me a mouse connoiseur

[CatOne]

Another vote for the Logitech MX 700.

[xtal]

I like my Logitech MX-300. Precise, comfortable, compact, and cheap.

Good all around.

[Mac Zealot]

MX700 goes as best wireless mouse.

MX500 probably best wired one.

The modern portable for looks (it's brushed aluminum and buttonless comon!

And if you must have a pro mouse lookalike, the macmice mouse (adomax' 2nd revision which is OK), and the dumpcomputer.com one (1st revision which sucks in today's standards)

Good luck!

[Wet Jimmy]

You can count another vote for the MX700 from me. Best wireless mouse I've ever used.

[AssassyN]

If you need a wired mouse, definitely get the Logitech MX500, and if you need wireless get the MX700.

Both mice are the same except for wires, and they are so unbelievably comfortable to use. Plus, they have lots of wonderfully placed buttons in which you can assign macros and shortcuts to using the Logitech Mouse Software. It's a wonderful mouse for gaming, internet browsing, and just using your computer overall. I too had to make this decision and got the Logitech MX500, and I couldn't be happier. It's perfectly precise, extremely comfortable, and very flexible in usage. Too, it looks very good as well.

This mouse can be found cheapest at www.techsavings.com by searching for "MX500" or "MX700". Good luck in your decision!

[ngrundy]

I'm old school

Logitech First / Pilot Wheel Mouse+
USB, two buttons and a scroll wheel, oh yeah and it's got a dammed ball. I may cave and get a optical mouse one day....

[rhogue islander]

The MS Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 is great and so are its drivers.

If you can spend the extra money, get the Logitech MX700. Awesome mouse and it recharges itself in its receiver base.

[ratlater]

Originally posted by vasu:
the logitech mx700 is the finest mouse I've ever used.

-vasu

I'll second that, this thing is a dream.

-matt

[Vanquish]

MX300: simple, cheap, and very good (with 2 buttons+1 "app-switch" button and a scroller) and it looks nice.

[CheesePuff]

I have to agree with everyone else - the MX700 from Logitech is the best damn mouse (wired or wireless) that I have ever owned. Been using it for about 4 months now and it has never let me down. Sometimes I forget to charge it at night after a good 6 hours of use and then the next day I can still use it for a few hours because the red blinking light appears. And I am still on the original batteries that it came with.

[-Q-]

Wow. Didn't realize there was such a passionate following for the Logitech mice. But count me in: the Logitech 500MX is awesome!

[Peter]

Wheel Mouse Optical USB is what I use, two buttons, optical and a scroll wheel. Its nice and comfortable.
Hoping to upgrade in the near future to that Logitech recharable thing, looks nice.

[Anomalous]

I like my iSweetNet from Macally. It is inexpensive and well designed to match my iMac, and it works well.

[tuamigo]

I vote mx 700.

BUT

if you plan to get a wireless keyboard, look into getting the combo logitech keyboard/mouse. Cuz, if you get the 700 you will not be able to get a wireless keyboard on it's own. At least I have not found one yet (logitech).

However, the mouse that comes with the combo is not the mx700, it has less buttons.

good luck.

[MUGlover]

As of July 2003, there is a Logitech Mx700 Duo so you can have your wireless keyboard and mouse it too! The mouse cradle for recharging is also the receiver for mouse and keyboard. Rechargeable batteries are included for the mouse and Duracell AA batteries for the keyboard. Setup was easy and both Apple and Logitech had a download site with a driver from May 2003 (1.1.1) that is slightly newer than the 1.1 driver on the included CD.

[JustinD]

The best mouse, PERIOD, is the Razer Boomslang. If you can find one. The brand has had some issues lately, but they'll be back soon.

http://www.razerzone.com/

It's wired, and it uses a ball. There is no more accurate mouse than this. (okay, there IS, but they cost $400+ =)

Check on eBay for them. I was able to get a box of three for $80! List price for a single one at stores is still like, $80+.

[kennedy]

Wow, and I was all set to buy a Kensington PocketMouse Pro with the retractable USB cord... but not one vote for it! Wireless that requires you to plug a receiver into the USB seems worse than wired to me... that's an extra detached piece for me to lose and/or fumble with. Plus, I'm sure I'll constantly forget to charge it. I don't like a lot of extra cord to deal with... so the retractable cord seems perfect.

Are the Logitech MX500/700 really much better than the Kensington?
If so, why?

[Maflynn]

I just picked up a mx500 and all I have to say is wow, I've mapped the buttons to how I work and that baby is sweet.

I've looked at the Kensington mouse but it didn't feel right to me, and Logitec has been building mice for eons, so I figured with all that R&D behind them they can build a solid mouse.

Mike

[slider]

I have the cordless mouseman optical, I love it. It preceeded the MX 700. Personally I would go with the MX 700 simply for the recharging, I go through too many batteries. I don't really care of some of logitechs other peripherals, but the mice are great.

[THE MAC GOD]

Originally posted by Dale Sorel:
Looking for a mouse, I've got someone who can help you:

Yikes... is that the devil? Those eyes freak me out...

[clarkgoble]

Has anyone used one of those IBM mice where instead of a scroll wheel they have that little nub you push up or down akin to what they have on their laptops? I ask because I get finger fatigue rolling the scroll wheel. A pressure sensitive nib seems like it might be better.

[Arty50]

Originally posted by clarkgoble:
Has anyone used one of those IBM mice where instead of a scroll wheel they have that little nub you push up or down akin to what they have on their laptops? I ask because I get finger fatigue rolling the scroll wheel. A pressure sensitive nib seems like it might be better.

Trust me, stay far away from this. My computer at work came with one of these and it's horrible. Scrolling becomes a nightmare, especially in Excel.

I had to take my MS Wheel Mouse Optical from home and bring it in to work cause I was getting so pissed off. Which of course meant I needed a new mouse for home. I got an MX500 and it's far and away the best mouse I've ever used. I dare say it's the perfect mouse.

[azarel]

My vote goes to macally Icemouse...Love it for its design and comfort...Was using a MS Intellimouse and Logitch mouseman traveller before this and both of caused my hand to ache...

[kennedy]

For you MX500-loving PowerBook or iBook owners...

Do you bring the MX500 with you, or just use it at home?
Its pretty bulky. But with all those extra mouse buttons
becoming second nature, I'd think going without would be
painful.

The Kensington PocketMouse Pro mice options are much more
portable and reasonably comfortable to my hand, but
relatively button deficient.

So, do you:
a) bring your MX500?
b) bring a different "travel" mouse? (If so, which?)
c) just use the trackpad?

[saturnbill]

In response to the posts in this column, I just purchased the MX500 and I must say it is light years better than the Apple mouse. How I used photoshop and other graphics programs as well as general net browsing with the old one, I shudder. It has a great feel and works great with my Cinema Display since it is 800dpi. Thanks for the great posts. If you read just the information on the manuf. sites you have no idea what is good of not. Here you get pro and con. Glad I joined this forum!