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Mac Pro Mouse of choice

I have an MX Revolution... It was great when I got it, and went great with my PC, but it's starting to lose its touch. When I used it on PC I would program the different buttons within games, etc.

Now the coating is starting to come off, the wheel doesn't spin as freely, the buttons are starting to stick... I'm not sure what mouse I want to replace this with in the eventual future.
 
i've got an mx on my mac pro and a magic mouse on my macbook pro, and for some reason the magic mouse seems more 'responsive', and with 'bettertouchtool' i can program gestures to be close to the extra buttons on the mx.

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Another vote for the MX Revolution as the best mouse I've ever owned. I use it on a KVM switch and it works great.
 
If you're gonna be using Photoshop and illustrator a lot you should look into getting a tablet. I got one and fell in love with it. Granted, it does take a little while to get used to but when you do, you will find it very easy to use. I use a medium wacom intuos 4 and the thing I really like about it, besides how easy it is to program buttons, is the fact that it comes with a mouse too. So whenever people use it that aren't used to a tablet, they can just use the mouse that came with it, which also has programmable buttons.
 
I don't game on my mac but I love my razor deathadder. Great mouse, and 2 years later still works (outlived my logitech which only lasted a year :( It might not be wireless but I didn't need one on my mac pro which is stationary.
 
Logitech MX 400. My favorite mouse in the world. Everything you need, nothing you do not. I also have a magic mouse on a static pad that I use with my left hand for gestures. Waiting impatiently for a mousepad like surface with multitouch.
 
expert mouse MY CHOICE

I guess that i just dont care for mice much, i just get
the Kensington Expert Mouse...

kinda pricy, 100 bucks or so, but with 4 buttons and chording, it
really is the easiest for me...:)
 
I'm on my second MX Revolution as the battery died in the first one after many years of use. Couldn't imagine using anything else.
 
I used the Logitech Cordless Optical Trackman primarily (on my second one), and the Logitech MX1100 for Team Fortress 2. The two are accompanied by a Wacom Intuos 4 Small for Photoshop, Aperture, Illustrator work, I've just begun to use the Intuos 4, I cannot imagine without it when using Aperture and Photoshop, it is so much easier and precise, it also saves me a ton of wrist pain as well.
 
akadmon said:
It felt a little big in my hand at first, but I got used to it quickly.
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That's what she said! :)

I have a Logitech M705. What I like about it most is that you can choose whether the scroll wheel spins freely or like a "usual" scroll wheel by clicking a button next to it. I usually have it spinning freely which comes in handy when you're scrolling through long lists an want to skip a potion quickly.
 
Been using the MX Revolution for over 2 years now and it's going strong. No problems apart from me forgetting to charge it. Seeing that glowing red battery icon makes me panic sometimes, heh. Actually, it's just short of going red right now... must... remember... to... recharge.
 
akadmon said:
Strange question to ask:confused: Why would the choice depend on what machine you're using? What works for an iMac works for a MP.
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MP users are more likely to use pro apps.
For pro apps I prefer a Wacom Tablet.
 
CJS7070 said:
I have an MX Revolution... It was great when I got it, and went great with my PC, but it's starting to lose its touch. When I used it on PC I would program the different buttons within games, etc.

Now the coating is starting to come off, the wheel doesn't spin as freely, the buttons are starting to stick... I'm not sure what mouse I want to replace this with in the eventual future.
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I hear you, I've had my MX Revolution now for 2 years and had the same issues.

Don't get me wrong, it's still a great mouse and the best I have ever owned.

What I did to fix the wheel is to cut off the rubber band using an wxacto knife and then pull away at the band until it completely pulls out of the wheel. Then you're left only with the metal wheel.

It now works like a charm and the wheel spins freely non-stop just like it did when the mouse was new.

Try that. Other than that yes the battery charge has decreased but it still holds for about 4 days so it's not so bad. And ofcourse the rubber exterior coating has come off but that's to be expected.

I bought the MX Performance mouse but still love the MX Revolution better.
 
pfjellman said:
I had a Revolution MX for a few years and like it okay, but didn't like the touchy cradle for charging, and not being able to use the mouse when it died while it recharged. The icing on the cake was when it eventually just stopped working all-together, which was disappointing.



Yup, had that happen to me as well with the cradle. I removed the hard rubber liner in the cradle where the mouse sits and now the Revolution sits on it and touches the contacts with no effort as it now charges immediately no matter how I place the mouse on the cradle.


Try it out.
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The latest Logitech MX mouse (I forgot the name; I lost track of all the MX names and numbers years ago) uses a micro USB cable instead of the touchy cradle for charging, so you just plug the USB cable into it. No more dealing with the touchy chargers, and you can use it and charge it at the same time.
 
yg17 said:
The latest Logitech MX mouse (I forgot the name; I lost track of all the MX names and numbers years ago) uses a micro USB cable instead of the touchy cradle for charging, so you just plug the USB cable into it. No more dealing with the touchy chargers, and you can use it and charge it at the same time.
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Well, that sounds nice.
But I for one picked a mouse (Logitech M705) that takes 2 AA (rechargeable) batteries and have to sets of those, two charged and waiting in the drawer to replace the others immediately. This way, the mouse is always available without me having to remember to put it into a cradle.
 
bozz2006 said:
So, what are your suggestions? I want:
1) solid wireless connection
2) ability to program buttons
3) ease of use for work in photoshop and illustrator on my mac pro, where i won't accidentally access the multi-function button presets and mess up my workflow.
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Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX (period)
 
flatfoot said:
Well, that sounds nice.
But I for one picked a mouse (Logitech M705) that takes 2 AA (rechargeable) batteries and have to sets of those, two charged and waiting in the drawer to replace the others immediately. This way, the mouse is always available without me having to remember to put it into a cradle.
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I won't buy a mouse anymore that doesn't use regular batteries. I had the MX Revolution and loved it, except for the stupid rechargeable battery. After almost a year, the charge was lasting less and less so I sold the thing and bought the MX 1100. Not as nice, but close. And it takes regular old run of the mill batteries.
 
If you need it for Photoshop and Illustrator, I would suggest a Wacom Intuos 4. It comes with a wireless mouse and pen, both battery free. The pad the mouse and pen go on is wired so it has great connection with the freedom of wireless. Also, the pad has many buttons and a scroll wheel for different functions. And you can set up the buttons on the pen and mouse to do different things depending on what application you are using. Also, Photoshop has always worked well with tablets, but CS5 makes using a pen tablet even better with their new brush presets. It can detect which way the pen is slanted, pressure, and everything. It is more expensive than just a single mouse, but it has much more functionality and is definitely worth the money if you can afford it. If not I would suggest a Razer mouse, as they have extremely high dpi and many buttons.
 
I'm using Logitech MX600 mouse http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.html/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/185-1414045-9609851?a=B000K2CQGE

It is the same mouse as MX620 but without that "revolutionary" fast scrolling wheel. It drove me nuts especially when using the mouse in Google Maps or Photoshop. Zoom wasn't as precise as I wanted and as rickvanr said mouse was scrolling while navigating...
And I've tried many mice with that fast scrolling wheel and never liked them. MX600 is perfect for me and can be bought cheap. Last year Staples had them on sale for $15!

And it takes regular - 2AA batteries...
 
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