Comments on: Mouse Wars: Logitech vs. Microsoft

By: Paul Bealer

Paul Bealer — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 03:52:05 +0000

I agree with the other Paul. I have used a Logitech Marble Trackball for about 7 years now and will NEVER go back to a regular mouse. I can use the trackball for hours on end because I only move my thumb and two fingers. No more wrist and battery problems. Try it, you will like it. Forget Micrsoft trackballs, they don’t last.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 13:57:48 +0000

Why bother with the hassle (batteries, signal) of a cordless anything? My wife and I have used corded Logitech trackballs "forever". You can't beat the ergonomics and comfort and since it doesn't "move", little real estate is needed and the cord is a non-issue. But the response is guaranteed and so is the comfort. My arm doesn't move, even my wrist doesn't. Only my thumb and a couple of fingers. We can go for hours and hours and never feel the slightest strain.

I hate mice and could never understand how they ever became popular.

To each his own.

Paul

By: meryl

meryl — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 13:50:42 +0000

Clyde, I loved the Microsoft Desktop, but it just quit working less than a year after I bought it. I had a nice rebate on the Logitech, so it was a good buy. We'll see how it works out. I might go ahead and order a replacement mouse for the Microsoft.

Oh, the Logitech had me press specific keys and buttons to ensure that it doesn't get interfered with other wireless products. Maybe it'll work better. That's a feature all wireless keyboards/mice should come with now.

Matt and Richard, I actually tried out the trackball while at the store... I was tempted, but decided that I couldn't spend the asking price right now. Maybe next time.

Thomas, I'm a lefty. I tried, but I just couldn't get used to mousing with my left-hand. Besides, my desk has a special place for the mouse on the right.

By: Thomas N. Kluck

Thomas N. Kluck — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 13:25:33 +0000

When my right hand first began to go numb I moved my mouse to the left side. Not every mouse works left handed, but you only need one that does. (corded Intellimouse) Bought a Wacom tablet for graphic editing and I find I can navagate all day with my cranky right hand (so do others of various arthritis forums!)

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:40:32 +0000

Meryl,

I also use a trackball for the comfort. I have found it doesn't take all that long to get used to. My wife does not care for it very much, but I find the convience of not having to move the mouse all over my desk (at times) outweighs any extra time it takes to figure out.

By: matt

matt — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 10:38:24 +0000

Hey Meryl – I’ve been using this Logitech Cordless Trackball for about 4 years.

My only concern is they are going to discontinue making it as it is the most comfortable one I have used – the ergonomics are fantastic. The single “user configurable” button is limiting but it always seems to work.

It took me a bit of time to get use to a trackball and I know I am a bit slower manipulating it compared with a mouse. To compensate I use more keystroke combos. The main plus…no more arm pain. To me the few seconds I gained with the mouse weren’t worth it – then again I’m an old fart so this seems a reasonable swap.

~matt

By: Clyde Hunter

Clyde Hunter — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 03:41:17 +0000

I bought a Logitech Wireless Mouse over a year
ago because I thought a wireless mouse would work
great. Not that mouse. After a couple of weeks I
got very agitated with it mainly because even tho
I had set it up to double click when I pressed the
scroll button that function never worked.

So into the trash it went. I then bought a Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouise 2.0. I like it
much better, but the double click feature is only
a sometime workable thing. I think what I listed
is my URL. But CoolMon tells me that is my IP Address.