Using PC mice for Mac?

A one button mouse with no scroller just doesnt cut... especially with OSX. I use a Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer

 

StudioMouse

Has anyone seen or used the new StudioMouse from Kensington? It is the one that has the mini track pad instead of a scroll wheel. I am thinking about getting one but wanted to hear some feed back first.

 

Kensington Optical Pro 5-button.

 

I'm very attached to my Microsoft Trackball Optical - say what you will about their software, but Microsoft's keyboards/mice/trackballs etc are good. It was recognized and worked perfectly the minute I decided that the Pro Mouse was pretty and sleek and comfortable but basically annoying and replaced it.

On top of that, the Intellipoint software lets me program the various extra buttons on a global basis, or on a per-application basis. The combination of this and my Griffin Powermate is very nice indeed.

If the trackball has a problem, it's a tendency to accumulate Mouse Crud (tm) far more quickly than a mouse does, since your thumb is in contact with the ball most of the time. Even the "no moving parts" Pro Mouse isn't free from Mouse Crud (tm), that clear plastic really shows where your hand rubs against it.

 

Once I started using the Mac all the time the optical pro mouse started to drive me mad, for 3 reasons...

1. VERY uncomfortable
2. No scrool wheel
3. 1 button only

So, I bought a Logitec MouseMan Dual Optical which is great!
I can't believe that Apple charge £49 for that horrible mouse!

 

i'm thinking my ms intellipoint optical mouse would be perfect, i tried out some macs the other day with just a one button mouse, and didnt like it, but there was a computer or 2 with 2 button mice and it felt alot better...one of them was a ms mouse lookalike...
apple needs to make their mice comfortable for both hands, 2 buttons, and a scroll wheel

 

Well they aren't really PC mice since they are made to be mac compatible.

I use a Logitech 2-Button Wireless Optical w/scroll wheel

 

I second that. I have a Microsoft Office Keyboard that I use with my iBook and it is a great alternative to the Pro Keyboard. Not only does it have shortcut buttons and a scroll wheel, it also cost only about $35. For a mouse, I use a Logitech MouseMan Wheel that I bought about 2 years ago. Works perfectly in 10.2.

 

As smoothly as the Pro mouse works, I don't want to reach for the control key to get a menu.

I use a Logitech Trackman Marble on one machine and a Kensington USB/PS2 scroll mouse on the other with single button mousies on the older machines.

 

Microsoft intellimouse optical. 5 completely map-able (both global and program specific) buttons of clicking goodness.


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