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My turn to rant ...
A couple of months ago, lulled by positive reviews like this[^], I got myself a Corsair Harpoon mouse, may its name live in infamy!
This is nothing like what I've expected. Biggest problem is the ridiculously short battery life: about a week on average and that's without the fancy RGB lightning. I was used to Microsoft mice where I would recharge batteries once every 6 months or less and now I'm stuck with this thing that dies on me every other week.
To add insult to injury, the software that comes with it is atrocious. All fancy-schmancy UI but every other day it says the device is not available and it cannot show me the battery level. I have to restart the frigging UI to find the mouse again. Besides the battery level is available only when using the RF dongle, not in Bluetooth mode. That occupies another USB port on my hub.
In short, this is not a wireless mouse. It is a wired mouse that can occasionally be disconnected. bleah...
[end of rant]
Can someone recommend a mouse that (in order of importance):
- is ambidextrous. I alternate between my hands to avoid RSI.
- has a good (maybe gaming level) resolution. I occasionally do PCB design and other CAD work.
- is wireless. Heck, we are in 21st century!
- doesn't break the bank
Mircea
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Mircea Neacsu wrote: Biggest problem is the ridiculously short battery life: about a week on average and that's without the fancy RGB lightning
DAMN!!!
Ye man, get yourself a cheap logitech mouse, I have an old Logitech mouse M510, I don't remember the last time I changed batteries (it uses 2 AA batteries)
It's quite symmetric (couple of buttons on the left side that I never used) so can probably be switch left/right.
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Thanks for the tip. One review[^] says:Quote: This is an affordable mouse for people who don't care much about how accurate or responsive the mouse is,
Well... I care about how accurate it is 
Mircea
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Never met an "accurate" wireless mouse. Maybe if it was the only wireless thing around.
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Well, this one, I have to give it to it, is very accurate. No sudden jumps or lack of responsiveness even in Bluetooth mode.
Mircea
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I have the K350/M510 combo -- actually, it's my second one -- first one last > 5 years, IIRC correctly. My biggest complaint is the lettering wears off the keyboard.
The mouse works quite well and the battery life is probably a year.
I use Amazon Basic mice for my laptop and work laptop, and I'm pleased with them, although the battery life is probably 6-9 months. They won't work for the OP as they are right-handed only.
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I have a Logitech MK710 Keyboard / Mouse combo, and it works very well. My old MK700 / 710 combo had the keyboard last a couple years on a single set of batteries, and the mouse roughly the same (I did turn it off when I wasn't using it). I can't use it currently, as I use my computer while on a sofa in my Living Room, and the signal can't go through my legs (the mouse is on my right side next to the back of the sofa, and the computer is to my left).
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A good mouse is hard to find. I have been repairing my mouse since I got it almost 15 years ago because it is without equal and yet was discontinued by the manufacturer in favor of the wireless port that has numerous issues, for reasons I can only imagine involve battery company shadiness. (Used ones go for $80 on ebay/amazon whereas the wireless ones cost $15 new, I think I paid $20 for this one new and have spent around $20 in repair parts). I have replaced the right click button twice, left click once, the optical lense once, scratched the cat hair out numerous times... and yet I've never had to replace the battery because it is wired. It's also a trackball, so it does not physically move, ever, so being wireless is of zero benefit. My friend, who bought the wireless version after I talked up my wired version, and has replaced it three times in the last 12 months! He uses NiMH rechargables which last about a week so he just keeps a spare all charged up and ready to go.
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I have one of those, and love it. Been using logi trackmen for 30 years, and wouldn't go back to a regular mouse.
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Mircea Neacsu wrote: wireless
There's, indeed, your problem.
I can sympathize with the Corsair iCUE interface myself ('seems overly bedazzling and arrests CPU cycles at oddly ironic times) ... but it's the heavy duty braided USB cable attachment to USB (blue) that guarantees voltage and makes a ... closet full of M65 RGBs my go-to supply of input devices when a switch on an 'old' one goes south.
I even engrave them as they pass through my daily use pattern on their final leg to eternity standing on Saturns rings, audible, at rest in Valhalla.
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RedDk wrote: I can sympathize with the Corsair iCUE interface myself
Agreed. I bought a Corsair keyboard about a month ago. I actually use the backlighting, but its set to a constant medium blue color that makes it easier for me to see.
I wanted to program one key on the keyboard to enter a rather long password I use. Their software has no documentation, no list of which keys may be defined, and why you can't use modifier keys (shift/ctrl/alt/win) when defining keypresses. There's also no definition of the difference between "Key assignments" and "Hardware key assignments". The 'profiles' feature seems overkill, and the stupid thing switches from one to another uncontrollably.
I deleted all the profiles excepts a single one in the keyboard itself. I then convinced it to program the Scroll Lock to type the password... into Notepad. It wouldn't work in the app I needed it for. It wouldn't work in a command prompt window. It stopped working when I exited the iCue application. When I started the app up, it knew nothing about the definition I'd created.
When I submitted a problem report to Corsair, they referred me to a YouTube video by some gamer twit reviewing the keyboard. That was the extent of their customer support.
Don't get me wrong - it's a great piece of hardware. Good quality Cherry keyswitches, nice feel. One oddity is that the shift symbols are below the unshifted symbols on the keytops, instead of the reverse.
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Corsair macro software is the best I've ever used. Out of the two. Because the other one BSoDs when any keystroke is used (saitek).
Seriously though, I am annoyed that I paid for the corsair keyboard with 18 extra programmable keys, and they only seem to work in notepad. And of course, there's no linux version.
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Thanks for the list Rick! It will take me some time to read all the reviews and try to decide on one.
As a side question, I've noticed you always/frequently have extensive lists of products or solutions for many questions. How do you manage to keep them organized? I can't seem to find the pencil I used yesterday
Mircea
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Well I just go to the Slant site and ... search 
And when I see an interesting topic I often get carried away and add some recommendations of my own and wait to see if others think it is good.
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I have an old Logi M310 that's survived 10+ years. Not for gaming per se, but it's logged many hours doing so. If you have larger hands, it might be a bit uncomfortable for daily long term use, but otherwise the battery life is great, and it's cheap.
No fancy buttons or software to keep up with; just plug and go.
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I've also had a hell of a time with mice lately. Don't care for the one I have...generic lump of crap (I believe that's the brand name)...but I'm stuck with it for now, but definitely looking.
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Here are some of the things I've found:
1. if you gets one without a rechargeable feature - like it takes AA batteries - it will last longer.
2. Cheap ones aren't very accurate, but also tend to be both hand friendly because the designers don't care about "ergonomics" - speaking as a lefty, I hate when they *do* care.
3. Bluetooth is a battery pig.
Edit: If you CAD at your desk you may consider getting a wired gaming mouse, and keeping cheap, long life one around for regular use. You can plug both into windows at the same time (or at least you used to be able to). It might not be the most ideal thing, but what you want (long life + accuracy) is hard to get because of all the radio traffic it requires.
Edit 2: Some mice have a charging docking bay that they just slide into. If you can find one that meets your requirements and has one of those, as long as you don't forget to dock it the battery life shouldn't be an issue.
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modified 16-Feb-22 14:08pm.
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honey the codewitch wrote: if you gets one without a rechargeable feature - like it takes AA batteries - it will last longer.
You are probably right but I don't see why. I used to put 2 NiMH rechargeables in my Microsoft mouse and they would last 6 months. Why the frigging LiIon-s can't do it.
honey the codewitch wrote: Cheap ones aren't very accurate
That's a problem. For any CAD work I need to be somewhere between 2000 and 5000 dpi if I want to work comfortably. Otherwise I need to zoom to tremendous scales to hit something.
Looks like I have to wait for the 22nd century for a decent mouse.
Edit:
honey the codewitch wrote: If you CAD at your desk you may consider getting a wired gaming mouse
Unfortunately it looks like that 
Mircea
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Refresh. I edited my previous reply a couple of times. Maybe what I added will help. 
Real programmers use butterflies
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Me too  Thanks for suggestions!
Mircea
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I second the idea of two mice. Keep the accurate mouse in reserve and it will outlive its drivers.
If you are using optical and need that level of resolution, then the surface/mousepad texture must make a huge difference.
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It is a possibility but changing mouse resolutions is unpleasant. I find it changes my eye to hand coordination.
For the moment I’m debating between using the Corsair as a corded mouse or throwing another 60$ or so on a Logitech G305.
Mircea
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Understood. I HATE using another person’s mouse because of preference differences, acceleration, etc. I see what you are saying.
Not a problem anymore because we always screen share due to covid even if we are sitting 3 meters apart!
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Have Logitech M215 mouse and K360 keyboard. amazing battery life and uses standard AA batteries
Standard batteries are the way to go. Mouse accuracy is very good. Uses Logitech wireless USB receiver for both mouse and keyboard
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