Since the Mac Pro is the most expandable Mac, why not use the latest mice the PC world can have?
I bought a Yenkee Hornet gamer mouse at the local it store. It can sample at up to 1000hz and have up to 3200dpi, for $20.
If you can set it up in Windows, as it has no Mac OS setup app.
One important feature of the mouse is its internal memory, which is advertised on the box. Therefore I assumed once I set it up in Windows, the settings will persist.
To do this no dual boot was required. All I needed was:
This way it's directly controlled by Windows XP, not MacOS, no intermediate layers. You should still have the old mouse to have control in the VM.
Started Windows XP, installed the driver, did a VM restart as the setup asked
, fired up the setup app and changed the sampling frequency, dpi, disabled the dpi change button on the mouse, reconfigured the extra buttons, disabled the annoying glow (gamer mouse), saved the settings (the windows app saving it on the mouse) and shut down the VM.
Boom, now I have a 3200 dpi, 1000hz mouse in Mac OS. It's butter smooth, precise, and the settings persist even after disconnect it.
I bought a Yenkee Hornet gamer mouse at the local it store. It can sample at up to 1000hz and have up to 3200dpi, for $20.
If you can set it up in Windows, as it has no Mac OS setup app.
One important feature of the mouse is its internal memory, which is advertised on the box. Therefore I assumed once I set it up in Windows, the settings will persist.
To do this no dual boot was required. All I needed was:
- VirtualBox (6+)
- Windows XP VM
- Left the old mouse connected
- Connected the new gamer mouse
This way it's directly controlled by Windows XP, not MacOS, no intermediate layers. You should still have the old mouse to have control in the VM.
Started Windows XP, installed the driver, did a VM restart as the setup asked
, fired up the setup app and changed the sampling frequency, dpi, disabled the dpi change button on the mouse, reconfigured the extra buttons, disabled the annoying glow (gamer mouse), saved the settings (the windows app saving it on the mouse) and shut down the VM.Boom, now I have a 3200 dpi, 1000hz mouse in Mac OS. It's butter smooth, precise, and the settings persist even after disconnect it.