My Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical

Lobovski · 7 Mar 2011 at 11:01

still use my inteli..i prefer playing with a light smallish mouse

Hotwired · 7 Mar 2011 at 11:33

A simple optical you're used to is better than a pimped one you're not.

However with any new mouse you need to recalibrate yourself to get used to it. Gave a friend a Kinzu to replace his intellimouse, hated it for a while but now he likes it. Just need time to recalibrate.

Also very high DPI is a scam for gaming mostly.

Intellimice were 400dpi for a long time.

PhillyDee · 7 Mar 2011 at 11:35

pingwing said:
I used to have one till about 18 months ago, dropped it in bbq sauce and it never was quite the same

Very good mouse though!

You did lick the sauce off didn't you?

Secret_Window · 7 Mar 2011 at 11:40

You could always try the Logitech MX518 which is a good optical mouse - many people who I know who used the inteillimouse (including myself), found it a very good switch. Others which I am hearing more good things about are the steelseries xai and the Zowie EC1. The Deathadder is the closest to the 3.0 shape, while the Xai is closer to the 1.1 and the Zowie is sorta a 1.1/3.0 hybrid.