wallijonn
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Sharkeyextreme has done a review of the new MX510. They can presently be obtained only at BestBuy. $50. It has a greater throughput than the MX700; but the MX510 is corded whereas the MX700 is cordless.
I had this mouse problem with W2000 where my IntelliMouse just wasn't tracking well enough. It worked okay with W98SE and WXP - but Intellimouse 4.02 just wouldn't install on W2000; 3.12 seemed to be the problem.
So it was either the MX510 or the Razer Viper. The Viper is USB only, whereas the MX510 is USB & PS/2. Why do I need PS/2? Because of Linux. Just in case.
Red Hat Fedora can use the USB mouse; so long as you delete the PS/2 when the hardware change detected screen comes up.
W98SE was the hardest to install; you have to install two pieces of software even after you install the Logitech software.
W2000 was the easiest, as it allows a generic mouse after de-installing the MS software.
WXP was medium; I had to use the Windows key, arrows, tab, arrows, space, return navigation method after removing the MS softare.
It feels like a solid mouse with exemplary pointing and tracking. I no longer have to fight with the mouse pointer under W2000. The buttons take a little getting used to. But what I really like is that there is no lag when 'high acceleration' is set, unlike the MS mouse where I always had to have the acceleration turned off. During games acceleration is automatically turned off.
So, does anyone have a Razer Viper? The on-the-fly sensitivity must be a great feature.
Logitech finally made a mouse that I would buy, and it's a winner; even though I am tempted to take a file to the side where the ring finger rests. I may just build it up by gluing on a piece of rubber.
You guys will probably like the 'window button', whereby it allows you to select whichever web window or open folder is available.
I had this mouse problem with W2000 where my IntelliMouse just wasn't tracking well enough. It worked okay with W98SE and WXP - but Intellimouse 4.02 just wouldn't install on W2000; 3.12 seemed to be the problem.
So it was either the MX510 or the Razer Viper. The Viper is USB only, whereas the MX510 is USB & PS/2. Why do I need PS/2? Because of Linux. Just in case.
Red Hat Fedora can use the USB mouse; so long as you delete the PS/2 when the hardware change detected screen comes up.
W98SE was the hardest to install; you have to install two pieces of software even after you install the Logitech software.
W2000 was the easiest, as it allows a generic mouse after de-installing the MS software.
WXP was medium; I had to use the Windows key, arrows, tab, arrows, space, return navigation method after removing the MS softare.
It feels like a solid mouse with exemplary pointing and tracking. I no longer have to fight with the mouse pointer under W2000. The buttons take a little getting used to. But what I really like is that there is no lag when 'high acceleration' is set, unlike the MS mouse where I always had to have the acceleration turned off. During games acceleration is automatically turned off.
So, does anyone have a Razer Viper? The on-the-fly sensitivity must be a great feature.
Logitech finally made a mouse that I would buy, and it's a winner; even though I am tempted to take a file to the side where the ring finger rests. I may just build it up by gluing on a piece of rubber.
You guys will probably like the 'window button', whereby it allows you to select whichever web window or open folder is available.