Opinions on Types of Mice

[KaminKevCrew]

If this should have gone into general discussion, or something of the like, I apologize and I would appreciate it if the mods could more the thread to the appropriate section. This seemed like the best place to post this to me, so I posted it here. 

 

Hi all, I thought I would start this thread to get people's opinions on some of the different types of mice available. I'm mostly interested in what people think of using them for gaming, but other applications could be discussed too What do you guys think of regular mice vs. trackballs vs. anything else? Regular mice can be split into optical and laser, and trackballs can be separated into thumb, and non-thumb(?), and others are, well, others...

 

So what do you guys think about the different kinds of mice for gaming? I know that one of my friends uses a classic Kesington trackball for his gaming, and he consistently pulls 4+ K-D ratio in COD 4 (The merits of that game should probably not be discussed here) and by 4 K-D I mean roughly 80 kills, and 20 deaths. 

 

I have just purchased a Kensington Trackball Expert mouse, and it's coming tomorrow. I'm really excited to get to using a trackball again, since I'm terrible at keeping my arms off the table, I can't make large moves with regular mice, which makes me terrible at some games like CS:GO (yes, I blame it on my lazyness)...

[Lolzious]

Optical mice are my favorite for all around use. Honestly it depends on the person

[MegaDave91]

A mouse can assist a player, but it won't turn a crappy one into an amazing one.

[Shaqo_Wyn]

I like optical mice, "perfect" tracking is important to me especially in a $60+ mouse. So any mice with a 3310 or S3988 sensor is good in my book provided the build quality and ergonomics are also up to par.

I also console game so sometimes I switch it up and use a DS3. Mice or DS3 doesn't really affect my succes in games.

[alsar88]

death adder is a great mouse (ergonomic) or if you wait around, ncix has a deal every now and then for a g502 and a mouse mat for 65 or 70 dollars. best deal out there.