Deathadder for general application use?

Ant C

Ant C

Ant C

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I need a new mouse and the Deathadder seems to have everything I want with great reviews.

Thing is I do not play games on my PC. It will be used for Excel, Dreamweaver and browsing for the most part.

Is the Deathadder suitable for this kind of work?
 
It's a bit overkill if I'm honest.

It is a great mouse and theres nothing stopping you from getting it but you probably wont see the difference between it and a normal mouse above comfort and number of buttons.
 
My Friend has one, when I've used it, it feels fine in the hand and light enough to not bother about long useage. I dont see why it would be a bad thing at all.

It will feel smooth and responsive even in applications as you use.

It has a forward/back button on the side (I always find useful when browsing) and has the usual on top. Do you require more buttons under your fingers
for your applications?
 
I spend a lot of time working at my computer and have started to develop some wrist pain. For this reason I am looking for a mouse that needs minimal movement and has responsive buttons that are easy to press. From what I have read the Deathadder meets these requirements but most reveiws only talk about its performance when gaming.

I have upgraded my keyboard to a microsoft comfort curve and last week got myself a wacom bamboo for photoshop work. Now all I need is a good mouse.

Any extra buttons will be put to use so long as I can program them.
 
If wrist pain is the main motive for a new mouse it would be handy to know how you grip the mouse (are you a finger grip or a palm rest user) as this will impact the type of mouse you go for. Also a wrist rest mouse pad may help with the pain.

In terms of performance the deathadder will certainly give you more cursor movement from a smaller physical movement and all the buttons can be programmed if i remember correctly.
 
If it's Wrist pain, i saw some interesting mice which you hold vertically (more of a handshake style) a while back, meaning your arm isn't twisted. Just do a google for vertical mouse.
 
I have started using the wacom tablet instead of a mouse to help minimise the pain, but for some tasks it is too fiddly. As I get better with it I will probably use my mouse less.

I have seen the vertical ones but don't have the time to adapt to both that and the tablet so I am looking for a more standard design.
 
It might well be overkill but everything that makes it good for gaming should also make it good for applications such as those you listed.
 
Id say buy it. I have a death adder. I think tis a great surfing mouse but achualy rather my old crappy microsoft mouse for gaming. I like the feel of it for general use a lot. So does my mum who knows nothing about pc's.
 
I have a Deathadder, and although I play a lot of games, I do also do all sorts of stuff that goes under "General applications". It's a great mouse and can be used for both ^_^ BUY IIITTT :O :D
 
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