lag in Halo using Apple bluetooth mouse

jrankin · Nov 21, 2004

Anyone know if Apple's bluetooth mouse has any delays when playing Halo? It seems like it takes a bit for the game to respond to clicks or movement of the mouse, but perhaps it is because my video card isn't great (my card is whatever is stock on the iMac G5).

Thanks for your thoughts on this.

neverever · Nov 21, 2004

Ur noticing 30ms base lag. Thats why I ordered teh gaming mousez0r.

The wireless mice will get u killed in unreal. If you dont want to get a new mouse I would suggest to keep the apple mouse moving because it turns off to save power. ex it catnaps

pgc6000 · Nov 22, 2004

I need to pick up one of those gaming mice or mouses. Whatever you call them on the computer.

Poff · Nov 22, 2004

Bluetooth is slow, hence the lag.

The fastest mouse around should be the Logitech one, using laser instead of infra-red. It's wireless, but not bluetooth. Wireless is not bad, bluetooth is.

Logitech MX-1000 $69: (click pic for Amazon)

Timelessblur · Nov 22, 2004

prouble is blue tooth still has a lot of glitchs in it and it no up to par with WRF that for example the MX1000 uses and just is not as fast so you deal with lag. Plus Blue tooth still has not been fullly standarized so it still has it glitchs and bugs in it

Anarchy99 · Nov 22, 2004

Poff said:

Bluetooth is slow, hence the lag.

The fastest mouse around should be the Logitech one, using laser instead of infra-red. It's wireless, but not bluetooth. Wireless is not bad, bluetooth is.

Logitech MX-1000 $69: (click pic for Amazon)

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that mouse is beautiful
i found my christmas present to myself

neverever · Nov 22, 2004

omg nooooooo dont pick the mx1000z0r.

numero uno: Its proven that top gamers use fingertips to control the mouse. I regretfully have an mx510 and it with the mx1000 are not meant to be fingertiped. The design is meant to be 'palmed' and used in offices.

numero dos, a gajillion reasons not 2:

http://www.team3d.net/index.php?s=forums&d=topic&id=11379

numero tres: Logitechs next mouse is rumored to be optical lolololololol so much for it being obsolete.

No im not spanish, I just felt like it. Lé rétréat!!!

gaming mice:
rotokiller
logitech mx510<---I have one, tracks perfect but the shape isnt so good imo
razer diamondback<---im trying to get one, they are so backordered
one of the boomslangs
and a bunch of crazy chinese/korean brands, you'll have to look around, but they are 1337 mice...

neverever · Nov 22, 2004

progamer guys said:

If you are considering buying the logitech MX1000, you may want to know this. More and more people are noticing what seems to be a flaw in the MX1000's laser technology.
It seems that when you pick up and center the mouse, as most users do, it causes a short delay before you can move it again. Now, to most people, this wouldn't be a problem, but for gamers, that delay can easily mean the difference between life and death.
More and more reviewers are changing their reviews because of this. But the MX1000 is still being marketed as if it were a gaming mouse, despite how many people feel this flaw really makes the mouse bad for gaming.

I found a video of someone ("creighton1", from the 3DGPU forums) showing off the delay associated with the MX1000.
First watch him show how the MX700 responds to being picked up and put down: http://3dgpu.com/forums/index.php?act=At...
Now, watch him doing the same thing to an MX1000:
http://3dgpu.com/forums/index.php?act=At...

I hear that Logitech is planning a wired version of this mouse, that may be similar to MX510, except using Laser technology. I am not sure whether or not the new mouse will fix the problem (unsure if the problem is with the mouse, or the Laser technology altogether).
Whatever the problem is, I would advise against getting the MX1000 if you're a gamer. If you want alternatives, the MX510 is pretty much just as good (unless you have a glass or mirror desk), the upcomming Razer Diamondback looks really good, and perhaps the upcomming Logitech mouse won't have the delay that the MX1000 does. If you really wanna try the MX1000, I suggest you do so without buying it. I hear there are alot of retailers either refusing to refund you, or only giving you partial refunds.

I hope this information may help prevent people from making a bad decision. I'm only posting this because I feel people should know, incase they're considering buying an MX1000. If you are a happy owner of an MX1000 mouse, I ask that you not turn this into a flame war. You can defend your mouse, but keep it civil. One of the main reasons people aren't finding out about this problem is because the people who've spoken up about it are getting flamed by the overzealotous Logitech fanboys, who refuse to believe there is anything wrong with their new toy. This is a real problem, and judging by the amount of people who really notice it, a pretty big one. One that cannot be dismissed as just a few defective mice.

*Awaits a billion "too long; didn't read" posts*
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