Anyone here have mice recommendations?

something that is wired and fits your hand

Logitech is good

All my mice have lasted one or two years then started double clicking

odd

I'm looking for something that'll likely last longer, and has lots of buttons..

@VRM I've been reading lots of positive things about the MX518

not my style, might work for you

I personally use a g502

o.o is it all one piece?

:P

hmm?

It looks so.. segmented

The two finger buttons are seperate, like many mice

:P

newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104934

I personally hate the unibody designs

Just to make sure I have the right mouse ^^

yes

tbh I don't too much about the appearance, but I agree I'd probably prefer separate buttons

Don't like bending things, even a little bit

I kinda hate the whole "gamer" aesthetic, but whatever

I get over it

gotta have that RGB mousepad

I vastly prefer cleaner more modern stuff

@gandalf3 don't get me started . . .

XD

@VRM I kinda thought so; one of the reasons I was surprised when I saw it

If you don't mind me asking, how long have you had it? Has it held up okay?

got it cheap, can't argue with tha dollas

(no double clicking?)

@gandalf3 Probably two months? It's doing great so far I think

oh okay

Very solid, kinda heavy if you aren't used to heavy mice but pretty adjustable

I don't mind heavy (though < 1 ton is preferable)

I wish my Performance MX wasn't so hard to grip, it's so slippery

How are the extra buttons?

Very nice, awesome tactile feedback. Not mushy or anything

Convenient locations, fully programmable

Nice

(Ctrl + Shift + S for example)

How does the programming work (wondering about linux support)

Is it stored on the mouse..?

hmm, might want to look into it

Do they send normal keyboard events?

uses the Logitech software

ah

It sends the standard mouse1, mouse2, mouse3, mouse4, mouse5 etc

....mouse2093

:P

lol, some MMO gaming mice look like that might be possible

I have a friend who has something like this newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4RE4AB0871

heh?

Not Razer . . .

sigh

whoa

It can only be programmed on windows with whatever comes with it, but it apparently has some memory and an arm processor in there (o.O) and it works just fine after switching to linux

interesting

If you can, you might want to go to a store in your area and just feel how the different mice feel in your hand

Then make a shortlist and check quality and reviews etc

That's a good idea

@VRM ooh, custom keycaps?

yeah

I'ma 3D print archlinux and blender logos for all of them :P

pretty insane

@gandalf3 haha

I've seen that brand mentioned a couple places, apparently they have some form of kindof-official linux support

I want to get a few custom 3d printed keycaps, haven't gotten around to it yet

@gandalf3 yeah

I want to do that, but I think I might get a new keyboard first

All Cherry MX switches are the same as far as keycaps are concerned :)

@VRM hm, the noise there looks kinda like cycles :P

That's definitely a render lol

definitely

I mean, it's not like the floating keycaps would give that away or anything

lol

@VRM I've just used one of these for pretty much all time

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ugh

hideous af

Doubt it has any fancy switches ;)

@VRM no kidding

And that slider thing doesn't do anything

Though actually, the wrist rest is pretty nice

I always miss it whenever I use a different keyboard

pretty common these days

That's good

oh, having it curved?

Dunno, I don't think I've used any keyboard with a wrist rest and no curvature

I love my Corsair keyboard, however I am not sure if you can get one without RGB lol

This one isn't curved much, so I probably wouldn't notice a lot

@VRM xD

A keyboard is one thing I can probably get behind having lights in

It would actually help to see the keys at night

I have custom layouts programmed for gaming/productivity/blender/streaming and they auto switch. I also have the one with macro keys which is nice.

It is rather huge though

Which model?

k95 I do believe

@VRM That does sound nice

200 if not on sale

If you can get something similar without LEDs that would get rid of 80% of people's issues with it

As in, the version without LEDs has 80% less problems, or 80% of the problems are with the LEDs?

(wait, I guess those are the same)

People have apparently had issues with LEDs dying

ah

mine haven't yet, but it seems to be a thing

That's good to know

You could always replace the keycaps with something more visible too

How is the switch noise?

Are they super loud?

I have MX Browns, they are fairly reasonable, depends how hard you type xD

Don't get red

they are super clicky

Okay

@VRM I'm seeing multiple praises of the g502 now. Is it one of those ones where the wheel mode is switched by middle clicking (and actual middle click is a separate button)?

D:

I mean no

the opposite

So clicking the wheel is middle clicking?

Yes

yay!

That is very good

Neat libratbag.github.io/device-notes

@gandalf3 mine just started doing that earlier this week. getting very annoying.

@gandalf3 you think this one is worth trying, or just close it as offtopic?

@GiantCowFilms you might want to look at this question I know you got actually got it set up and working.

So the OP of this question, who originally asked in an answer on my question, now is getting incorrect answers. Dont know what he was confused about, but I doubt this new question will help him.

@David I just downloaded it.

So I have no idea how to build 2.8

I did build 2.7~ a while ago, but I had A HUGE amount of trouble doing it.

@gandalf3 This is what I use: newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4RE3038492

Because I don't have enough MS in my computer to begin with :/

ha

That looks almost exactly like what I'm using right now

Funny thing is I've had this mouse for as long as I've used computers, and my dad used it before me

so its probably getting on at least six years of continuous daily use.

The same one?

Indeed

hm. This one has a bad sensor

This one seems to be flaking out a bit now

but its only started reacently

I love it to bits. So comfortable, and the scroll wheel isn't hard to push. Some MMB's are a pain to use. this one has a really soft click.

Although it doesn't have fancy buttons

I wonder if I should get something different for my next mouse. It seems worth spending money on, since my hand spends hours every day sitting on it. I use my mouse more than I use most things.

@gandalf3 BTW, did you choose a mouse?

Not yet

I've been looking at the logitec g600

And the g502 (@VRM's mouse)

However I've seen some reviews of each which say they started double clicking after a year or two

Apparently the MX{500,510,518} is the most robust mouse of all time (with buttons)

But they're not made anymore

On the other hand, if you don't mind a little soldering, it's apparently not too difficult to replace the switches themselves

@VRM If you don't mind me bothering you.. Do you find you use the horizontal scroll/wheel tilt feature often? I had an old MS mouse with a wheel like that, and I seem to remember missing that feature on my next mouse (after it started double clicking....). I'm looking at this, which apparently lacks it. Then again, my last two mice haven't had it either..

I rarely use it

Okay. Come to think of it, it's probably possible to bind somebutton+scroll as horizontal scroll

@Scalia I need your help

Aldo, hi everyone

hi

Sup? Haven't been around much :/

me neither

working and all that boring stuff

Yeah, I've been busy with school

And getting my driver's license

nice

@Scalia So I want to replace the emergency lights on my house, since they last, like, 5 minutes

I was going to build it out of discrete components, by i don't know enough about electronics, so instead, I was thinking I could use this battery and charger as a base and just get a depletion p channel mosfet and a diode in there, to automatically switch on a 12v LED when the power goes out

Do you think it's a good idea/safe?

It's a li-ion battery so you will have to worry about how long it stays unchanged cus they lose charge over time even with no load

@Scalia It should only stay uncharged as long as the power is out

You should be able to buy like a little 50 gram lead acid battery at Walmart or something

Also, hi

Hi!

@Scalia Dude, no walmart

But it should preferably be 12v

@someonewithpc you are gonna leave it plugged in all the days?

And not too big

@Scalia Yeah

Idk what reprucuss heck idk even how to spell the word

I gtg bb in about an hour

It's a wall-mounted thing

It just turns on when the power goes out

@Scalia Cya

@David Compile problem == offtopic I'd say