What do you use for a mouse or trackball etc? What mouse do you recommend?
 

Anyone have suggestions for a good mouse? I like 'em large & preferably cordless. I keep buying Logitech, but I am sick of them breaking. My mice always seem to lose tracking after a while. I am not totally opposed to going over to tablet pen or trackball, if someone has a good suggestion.

What do you use for a mouse?

What would you prefer to use, if you could use any mouse or mouselike tool?

Don't like cordless mice due to the batteries adding to the weight and also having to replace the batteries. Don't see the big deal of having a little wire connected too the computer.

This is the one that I've been using for he past five years or so.
http://www.kensington.com/kensington...ize-mouse.aspx

I especially like that it scrolls sideways as well as up and down.

Suprisingly I have found Microsoft mouses the best, 4000 and 5000 series.

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/_b...0blk_large.jpg

My sister that is a graphic artist started using a vertical mouse, and loves it!

So picking one up the next time I'm at the store is on my to-do list!

I don't like wireless mouse mainly because I do all work on laptops and I like the mouse tethered to the computer this way when it falls off the couch (I do a bunch of work there) I can reel it back in without getting up, I am lazy :)

Current mouse is a microsoft laser 6000 which I purchased years ago.

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I always advise against anything "cordless" because they are a security risk. (Years ago, when I worked in a computer shop, I used to amuse myself by "hacking" the RF spill from one computer onto another. It was easy, and I am told that hacking "cordless" equipment is even easier, although they only became popular after I left that business, so I've never tried it myself.)

Personally I use a cheap little mouse I got from China (via eBay). Cost less than $2 and works as well as the expensive branded one that it replaced. Lots of eBay sellers sell them, a simple search, list items cheapest first (buy now only) will give you plenty of Chinese sellers asking less that $2, and that includes postage from China, in most cases.

On the subject of track balls: If you are used to mice, changing to a track ball is a different "hand discipline" and it will take you a while to get to the point where you are not constantly swearing at the mouse pointer as it flies off somewhere you did not want it to go. However I will be watching this thread myself for advice on track balls, because I want one for my MAME, to use for Missile Command (the original Missile Command used a track ball, and I am feeling nostalgic).

I just use Logitech. Laser... I think they cost $30 at Bestbuy.

I use primary keyboard commands as much as possible, including 'shift + F10' for right clicking. Of course a mouse is pretty necessary when working in photoshop for moving windows around and such, but I still use a lot of commands there too. You'd be surprised how quickly you can duplicate two layers, add a layer mask, apply image and add an adjustment setting using the keyboard, I'm not a fan of using the mouse. Also if you saw me working you would ask if I'm left handed, I'm not, but I use my left hand for mouse (just thought I'd add that).

Not certain which mouse I have installed, but I do like the feature of having the push buttons on both side for back a page and forward a page.

PS: Strictly track pad and keyboard commands on laptop too, the tab key is a beautiful thing, not to mention the directional keys.

I use the Razer Imerator and love it.

Also have the Razer Vespula for my mouse mat / arm rest build in.