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Laser or Optical Mouse for Gaming? Is hardware acceleration actually a thing anymore?

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Laser .

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I don't notice any acceleration issues with my mouse. I have acceleration turned off, but can it still be present?

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Optical, if you're playing serious the acceleration can drive you nuts, especially when optical sensors have almost the same DPI nowadays and we all have good surfaces so there really isn't a reason to get laser now.

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depends on the mouse really. Not all laser mice are created equal. Last 2 laser mice I used are the xtd and g502. Both passed my personal acceleration tests. I don't think the avg gamer notices to much of a difference with modern mice. 

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optical because lasers have acceleration issues. i have used a laser for a while and it was terrible, couldnt get used to it at all

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depends on the mouse really. Not all laser mice are created equal. Last 2 laser mice I used are the xtd and g502. Both passed my personal acceleration tests. I don't think the avg gamer notices to much of a difference with modern mice. 

The G502 is optical, not laser.

OP, so long as they are both equal quality, there is no difference between the two. A quality laser mouse will not have acceleration issues.

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The G502 is optical, not laser.

OP, so long as they are both equal quality, there is no difference between the two. A quality laser mouse will not have acceleration issues.

 

I know its not optical which is why I tested it for acceleration... :huh:

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I know its not optical which is why I tested it for acceleration... :huh:

Yes, it is Optical, no matter what nonsense you want to claim.

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OK OK infrared is optical. 

The LED light being on the infrared wavelength does not make it a laser. But continue to act as if you know more than Logitech about their own product.

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The LED light being on the infrared wavelength does not make it a laser. But continue to act as if you know more than Logitech about their own product.

 

actually when I was talking to a rep at pax they woudlnt give a straight answer, they give some run around answer. Brings it down to getting a couple, testing, taking them apart and seeing what makes it tick. Either way its a good mouse, using it now and love it. xtd is now my back up. 

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I didn't realize how much I was fighting laser mice until I switched back to LED.

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Optical all the way. The only real reason to go laser is if the feature you want is not available in an optical mouse (most MMO mice are laser only, for example). Laser also works on most surfaces where optical doesn't, but a mousepad should be used always for better tracking anyway. Not all optical sensors are flawless, though, so a site like http://www.overclock.net/t/854100/gaming-mouse-sensor-list comes in handy when checking which sensor a mouse uses. Currently the "best" sensors are A3090 (or variants like S3095), PWM3310H and  PMW3366DM-VWOU.

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Optical all the way. The only real reason to go laser is if the feature you want is not available in an optical mouse (most MMO mice are laser only, for example). Laser also works on most surfaces where optical doesn't, but a mousepad should be used always for better tracking anyway. Not all optical sensors are flawless, though, so a site like http://www.overclock.net/t/854100/gaming-mouse-sensor-list comes in handy when checking which sensor a mouse uses. Currently the "best" sensors are A3090 (or variants like S3095), PWM3310H and  PMW3366DM-VWOU.

 

I started writing a reply and realized I was basically adding nothing you hadn't already said. :)

 

The only thing I can add is that not noticing the flaws with laser sensors isn't the same as not being affected by the flaws with laser sensors. If you're moving your mouse a thousand or more pixels in under half a second, it's reasonable to say you wouldn't notice it drift the few extra pixels that might cause you to miss/misclick. There's also a mental thing, because if you know your mouse is capable of tracking errors and start losing, there's always the question of "was that down to me, or my equipment? Were there misclicks there that wouldn't have happened with a better mouse?". It might not sound like much, but when you start to get frustrated when losing (and I think we've all been there), it's the kind of thing that can worm its way into your head and distract you.

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Been using a laser (SteelSeries Sensei for more than a year now, and I can't wait to get back to optical and see how much better it really will feel again.

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