Ive gotcha, what are the benefits of the weights? the only ones i know off are more precise movement when dealing with aiming and such, especially down a high mag scope
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To all you rMBP Gamers, what gaming mice are you using?
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Ive gotcha, what are the benefits of the weights? the only ones i know off are more precise movement when dealing with aiming and such, especially down a high mag scope
I don't have an rMBP but I game w/ a logitech mx518 (i think that's the #) and it rocks really hard.
A heavier mouse will only slow your reactions down, if the mouse is actually too heavy for you. I consider myself a healthy young guy and so my arm has found that the mouse became lighter, even as I made it heavier.
The weights allow for a better grip on the mouse along with the specified sensitivity for optimal use in any game. I play alot of League of legends, having the right amount of grip and sensitivity is vital as my best friend uses the exact same mouse but he still uses all the lighter weights.
Removing everything would make the mouse way too light.
The weights allow you to develop the right grip on the mouse, this will allow you to setup what you think works best for you.
This along with the sensitivity keys on the mouse allow you to experiment with different setups. No weights at all, with minor sensitivity or full weights with high sensitivity. I myself use the heaviest weights, with medium sensitivity.
Anyway, have fun with it!
MS IntelliMouse 3.0
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This is my mouse of choice too...doesn't stop me reaching top of the table in COD:MW3..!
if you're planning on playing FPS games or games that require cursor precision, then a gaming mouse is FAR better than the Apple Magic Mouse. Most gaming mice nowadays have high resolution laser optical eyes that can pick up the most precise movement, but also have PPI adjustment right under and above the scrolling wheel so that you can adjust how quick the cursor move across the screen ( this comes in handy when switching between using a sniper rifle and an assault rifle/RPG because the latter require far less precision/sensitivity) also gaming mice often have additional mappable buttons for easier control/access (for things such as inventory access, weapons switching, or throwing grenades and knifing). The Logitech G500, which is the one that I'm getting/several other people in this thread have, also includes adjustable weight cartridges for a more customizable, comfortable grip/feel. I'd say go for that mouse.
They are, and seriously reccomend that one, man! I actully got to use it today and it is pretty sick.
I've got a non-retina MacBook Pro, but I do game just a little on it. I'm using a Logitech Performance mouse MX and it seems pretty great. I also have a gaming PC and I use an old Logitech MX500 there. I'm pretty sure it's nearly 10 years old now, but it's still going strong.
If I had it to do over again, I'd consider other mice but the fact that the Performance mouse MX works on most surfaces(including glass) was my deciding factor.
If I had it to do over again, I'd consider other mice but the fact that the Performance mouse MX works on most surfaces(including glass) was my deciding factor.
Yea, I'm definitely going to check it out. It's cheaper than the magic mouse too, which is nice.
This is also the mouse I use. But the OEM feet are TERRIBLE compared to Teflon feet. So replace them.
Razer DeathAdder user here. I can confirm that the Mac drivers are crap. I used a Windows machine to upgrade the firmware on my mouse and then just use it without drivers on my Mac. I have no issues when I don't use drivers, but the device is so glitchy when drivers are installed. I wish Razer would step up on their Mac drivers as they seem to release one version of a Mac driver and never update them.
They are UHMW-PE which supposedly have a similar coefficient of friction to teflon but has better wear characteristics. In practice, they seem to have a much higher coefficient of friction.
Grab a set of teflon feet and I guarantee you will notice a difference.
Many mice introduce acceleration at a hardware level. Laser mice have something in the range of 5–10% acceleration at a sensor-level that cannot be disabled no matter what you do. Other mice have acceleration at a hardware level by default that can be disabled, but requires their drivers to be installed. (this is fairly uncommon now)
By default, the DeathAdder has no acceleration at a hardware level.
This has no impact on whether there is acceleration in the OS at a software level, but it means that as soon as you disable the OS-level acceleration, you have accurate control.
On Windows, this is as easy as going to the standard mouse control panel, unchecking the "enhance pointer precision" pointer option, and making sure that the pointer speed is set in the middle (default) position.
On OS X, Apple doesn't offer this control to the user, but there are several utilities that can disable the OS-level acceleration without the need for specific mouse drivers to be installed.
The DeathAdder also polls at 500Hz by default unlike a lot of mice which poll at 125Hz by default, and need drivers installed to set higher rates.
There's really no need to install the drivers for the DeathAdder, so their quality on OS X really doesn't matter.
Good advice. Logitech's feet are very poor in my experience, and I've actually found them to wear out pretty quickly.
Right. You have to install something like USB overdrive to get it to work. None of the command-line utilities I've used are useful because I still want to use my Magic Mouse, and they shut down acceleration for all mice. The Razer driver is the only free option that allows me to use both mice, but it's total crap. Hence, the Razer mice are worthless for gaming on OS X.