Mouse suggestions/help

by BOBiKA • 14 May 2014, 16:41 • Journals
Hello,
you lovely bunch of players!

So recently my SteelSeries sensei decided to quit, so it stopped working or rather the sensor/system in the mouse is completely fucked up, so I had to play with Old Microsoft IntelliMouse for a week or so! But because it's 10+ years old, the buttons are kinda used and there isn't any pressure while pressing them and some other things, I'd like to give a try to some new mouse.

Since I had SS Sensei until now, and it's laser mouse, I must say it was pretty shit, I don't know if it was because of the mousepad (45cm x 42cm A4tech x7, the new one), but the way it was sometimes "moving", it was horrible and extremely innaccurate either in games or in PhotoShop or any other program...


Hence I'd love to get a Optical mouse and if I'd be able to, also get Puretrak talent, but I have no idea what optical mouse is good, or rather the best.

I had in my mind those Zowie mice, but I'm not sure if there's any difference between them, or what mouse got the best sensor?

TL:DR
Need a new mouse, OPTICAL only, thought about something from Zowie or SS Rival.
Anyone has any of them? How does it feel in games? ET/QL/CSGO/L4D2/TF2 etc etc

Thanks a lot for any advice, help... :)

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KareN 14 May 2014, 17:44
Zowie EC1 evo , feels good on both ET and QL
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BOBiKA 14 May 2014, 17:45
How big is it + what does the shape of it feel like? :)
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KareN 14 May 2014, 18:01
same shape as razer deathadder : http://www.zowiegear.com/index.php?i=product&p=4
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Oxy 14 May 2014, 18:09
except smaller and a lot lighter.
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KareN 14 May 2014, 20:13
yes its lighter , dimensions are pretty much the same 128/43/70 and 127/44/70

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Oxy 14 May 2014, 20:22
Yeah, I realized it was the EC2 that's so tiny. My bad. :P
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BOBiKA 15 May 2014, 00:41
What mice did you have before? Any chance you had Sensei/IntelliMouse 3.0 ? :D

I have Sensei now and it's just really small for my hand, I get this shit into my muscles in my hand really often nowadays..
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KareN 15 May 2014, 14:14
the DA on the right is the mouse i used for 6 years , ive got offered zowie gear so I switched to it few mounths ago
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lEku 14 May 2014, 17:52
zowie ec1 evo
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seareal 14 May 2014, 18:01
ime 3.0, sensei, rival

rival is the best u can get imho
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adze 14 May 2014, 18:10
i got a zowie fk, awesome
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nejm 14 May 2014, 18:17
mouse with sensor avago 3090. not the lowest prized.
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BOBiKA 14 May 2014, 18:39
Dont care about price tbf :P
Since all the zowie mice are below €80 there
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nejm 14 May 2014, 22:05
roccat kone pure optical if u dont care about prize. but 400/800 dpi only i would say.
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BOBiKA 14 May 2014, 22:21
Dont want Roccat, feels way too cheap for my liking (the plastic body), would rather get SS Rival then
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nejm 15 May 2014, 18:24
image: 26-436-020-TS?$S300$
im talking about this and whole mouse is rubberized O_o its one of the highest prized (Recommended retail price: 69,99 € ) optical mouse so WTF
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Quish 14 May 2014, 18:25
You need this to be real pro: image: OldComputerMouse1_thumb
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Gold0raK 14 May 2014, 18:29
MX518 - logitech G400S
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FLExican 14 May 2014, 18:42
u should eat grass since ur a massive faggot.
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Powi 14 May 2014, 19:06
i have sensei raw and its good
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Deactivated7007 14 May 2014, 19:22
you should consider the option with laser sensor, I can suggest razer DA
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BOBiKA 14 May 2014, 19:32
Just had laser sensor, it was shit for me. Want to give a try to optical one now :P
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Deactivated7007 14 May 2014, 19:36
thats step back
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BOBiKA 14 May 2014, 19:37
Not really, anyone who ever played on a serious level said that optical mice were always better for him, I just want to give it a try because the Sensei is pain in the ass, can't even use proper high sens with it.
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Deactivated7007 14 May 2014, 20:16
serious level in ET? didnt and doesnt exist
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Deactivated7007 14 May 2014, 20:18
even lot of people used DA, in compare with mice like cooperhead which had old kind of sensor is saying that the optical mouses are always better than laser cruel hoax
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BOBiKA 14 May 2014, 20:18
Who talks about ET?
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Deactivated7007 14 May 2014, 20:22
who talks about serious level :D ? serious level is that u getting paid for playing games, u know anyone?
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FiLuS 14 May 2014, 22:19
It's not a step back actually. Back in a days, laser sensors were way too inconsistent, especially on light surfaces (or surfaces combining both dark and light patterns) and having noticeable acceleration (which is non-existent in optical sensors), thus earning reputation for not being the best choice for fps games. I am pretty sure manufacturers developed very capable laser sensors that are decent for fps games, but to say the truth - I don't think they surpassed optical ones. Plus optical sensors usually have lower lift-off area (how much you need to lift the mouse until it stops moving the cursor).
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snsz 14 May 2014, 19:25
g400s best mouse i ever played with
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adetonian 14 May 2014, 19:52
zowie AM/EC mice, best on the market by a mile.

But as long as you stay away from Logitech or Steelseries you should be fine
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FiLuS 15 May 2014, 03:20
Logitech G400 is perfect if you like the size (I prefer it to my newer G400s). I also used Steelseries Ikari (optical) for 2 years and apart from infamous dbl-click issue, it was very very solid performer. G400 is by far the best mouse I had used up to date (however, I never tried any Zowie mouse).
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adetonian 15 May 2014, 13:22
Ive had G400/Xai/Ikari(optical aswell) and then I got my Zowie AM, and I know I'm probably never using something else again :p but yea if you prefer the 'mx518' shape with the high back than G400/s might be the way to go for you.
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TheFilthyTampon 15 May 2014, 15:28
its not worth to change from G400 to G400s, is it?
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FiLuS 15 May 2014, 19:22
from my experience - it's not worth at all, it's actually a downgrade (from my experience and comparing them head-to-head).
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RIp 15 May 2014, 20:07
Idd ikari is rly good, too bad for the double click stuff. I kept getting full cause my mouse3 clicked 5 times and kicked me for excess flood :d
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Bobekk 15 May 2014, 11:29
Krait 4G same sensor like da 2013 or g400/fk 2014,ec 1/2,am/ or whatever
try to grab some mouse in store and find your best fitting shape.
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