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Highly Accurate Mouse Needed...

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Turkish

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While I can invest in a Wacos tablet if necessary, I’m interested in getting a mouse that is more accurate than my Mighty Mouse. I have used both the wired and wireless versions – the wireless one jumps and slows down when it comes to hone in on something small (like a close window button), and the wired one isn’t much better.

I do a lot of masking in Photoshop on small areas like windows in homes and small selected areas. What I want is a good, fast and highly accurate conventional mouse with a scroll wheel. Suggestions from folks who use Photoshop all day?

Thanks.
 
Sounds like you might need to change your mouse settings to something a little less sensitive. I've never had a problem with jumpy mice (and I also do a lot of detailed PS work). That said, I have a wacom at home and wouldn't go back.
 
munckee said:
Sounds like you might need to change your mouse settings to something a little less sensitive. I've never had a problem with jumpy mice (and I also do a lot of detailed PS work). That said, I have a wacom at home and wouldn't go back.
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Nah, I've played around with all the settings, believe me. I've been using three different Mighty Mouses for about two years.

Looking for something better.
 
I just bought a Logitech G5. Great mouse, as long as you're right-handed and you don't really need to use the DPI on-the-fly adjustment. If you're anal about DPI adjustments then don't buy. I use it in photoshop just fine. It says not OSX supported, but all you need is USB overdrive..works perfectly. Don't install the logitech universal drivers, they will not work and conflict with overdrive.

Go here: http://arstechnica.com/reviews/logitech-g5.ars
And
Here:https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/302870/
to read about it


Go here to buy, its only $25. ~$30 shipped:
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=512466

ps. cavaet emptor, I hate Apple mice.
 
Are you sure the problem isn't the mousing surface? Some textures will cause skipping.
 
grapes911 said:
IMO, any of the Logitech Laser mice are far superior to the mighty mouse.
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yep. i love them. i've owned or own the MX 1000, MX Revolution, and VX Revolution. although since they do have a laser(as with the wireless MM) you need to make sure you're mouse surface is clear. this is the only reason i have a mouse pad really.
 
I have a Logitech G3 (symmetrical, suitable for lefties) which I find is much better than my Razer Pro 1.6. It works on every surface, which the Razer doesn't.

If you have issues with a jumping mouse cursor when moving at slow speeds, I had the same problem. Drove me nuts. What I did to solve it was using USB Overdrive and disabled acceleration. Takes a bit getting used to, but it's more natural in the end. I never miss a pixel now.
OS X acceleration curve sucks, it's worse than OS 9 and Windows, there is a threshold at low speeds at which it suddenly accelerates.
 
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