Gaming mouse for big hands

saguy · 1 May 2009 at 12:37

I have been having difficulties finding the perfect mouse. I was using a MX518 for years and towards the end of last year it was replaced with a G5 due to wear and tear. The G5 lasted a couple of days before replacing it with a Deathadder as I did not like the tracking. The Deathadder is extremely comfortable but I am having problems with most games recognizing the buttons and I have also been having sensitivity issues in Vista 64 in that turning the dpi settings down makes the mouse unresponsive.

I have bought another MX518 which in my opinion has great tracking and all the buttons work with my games. I have large hands and I rest my palm on the pad and lightly control the mouse with small movements. The problem is it just does not feel comfortable after using the Deathadder for 4 months due to it not being wide enough.

So I am looking for a mouse that is completely problem free in Vista 64, has great tracking and is shaped like a Deathadder (wide) but is not a Razer as there are issues in Vista 64 on my PC.

David41 · 1 May 2009 at 12:57

How about the Mionix Saiph?

The photo of it on ocuk doesn't give too much away but if you have a quick google you'll get more photos plus some reviews too, so you can see what other people think of it.

Clairvoyant · 1 May 2009 at 13:11

Logitech G9 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse

Can be had for a great price if you look.

Kazz · 1 May 2009 at 14:48

Would have said go for a Deathadder for the larger handed gamer, had one for years, lovely piece of kit. Im also on Vista 64, but have no probs, have you installed the drivers / firmware correctly or tried a reinstall?

saguy · 1 May 2009 at 15:15

Clairvoyant said:
Logitech G9 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse

Can be had for a great price if you look.

I am an idiot - I am now all hyped for a G9 so on the way home I am going to pick one up from the expensive notorious bad service computer store. I like the idea of 2 separate grips for my huge man hands. You know what they say about big hands .... big mouse.

I hope the tracking is better than the G5. I am going to stick with logitech due to reliable hardware and software.

This will be my third new gaming mouse in 4 months and I will be playing allot of FPS over the weekend, so what the hell. I will give my new MX518 (brilliant mouse for the price) to my nephew.

saguy · 1 May 2009 at 15:26

Kazz said:
Would have said go for a Deathadder for the larger handed gamer, had one for years, lovely piece of kit. Im also on Vista 64, but have no probs, have you installed the drivers / firmware correctly or tried a reinstall?

I reinstalled the drivers a couple of times but for some reason I cannot reinstall the firmware. I have been using x-mouse a utility to assign buttons but it does not always work. I can configure the buttons in the Razer software and they will be recognized in a windows environment but not in a game.

The Deathadder tracking on my old XP PC was an improvement over my MX 518 even though I had the issue with assigning buttons. The tracking in Vista is not that great and when I lower the DPI setting it becomes unresponsive. I bought another MX518 and it works perfect so I don't know what's going on. I miss the Deathadder as it fits my hand like a glove and I love the finish.