hey look a "laser" mouse

[farkedup]

I couldn't help but laugh when I read

Mice have remained relatively unchanged since the day they first came out. They have been improved with the scroll wheel and, an even greater improvement was the use of a laser for tracking rather than a ball.

http://www.ocia.net/reviews/mx700/mx700.shtml

OK I'll admit.. I'm looking for a new mouse

 

[thebliX]

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[farkedup]

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Dewd it says LASER! *cough*

The mouse contains a lens, optical sensor and LED that shines through a light pipe onto the surface underneath the mouse,

Link

 

[Carnival Forces]

err, news post? WLWC [dead now] post?

it's an MX700, w00t.

 

[farkedup]

It's at the top of a google search for it... didn't catch it on [H] news

so is the MX700 as good as it gets for mice? I'm wanting to dump my intellimouse

 

[Format _C:]

I have an extra laser diode (from a laser pointer) I should put that in my mouse blind peole at lans

 

[angrybusdriver]

Makes me wanna write "reviews" so that I can get free stuff.

 

[mindstormsguy]

Originally posted by angrybusdriver
Makes me wanna write "reviews" so that I can get free stuff.

yeah i know, man i feel sorry for logitech

 

[Party2go9820]

Not that any of you youngin's would know, but there were laser mice. We had one at school. It had a laser it it, but needed a special mouse pad - reflective but like a prism. It was super advanced, but since it only worked on the pad it kinda sucked.

 

[Kendrak]

Originally posted by Party2go9820
Not that any of you youngin's would know, but there were laser mice. We had one at school. It had a laser it it, but needed a special mouse pad - reflective but like a prism. It was super advanced, but since it only worked on the pad it kinda sucked.

I had an OLD sun mico sys puter that had one, had to use a certian mouse pad for it too.

 

[Mad_Pyro]

Yeah, the MX700 rocks. Go through the last 3 or 4 pgs and use Ctrl+F with "MX700". You will find threads, I guarantee.

 

[phasmatis_nox]

Originally posted by farkedup

Link

You can't recharge ... NiCD batteries.

HIT HIM!!!! HIT HIM!!!

 

[Format _C:]

Originally posted by phasmatis_nox
HIT HIM!!!! HIT HIM!!!

Heh you can recharge NIcad battetys Nicad are the original recargables my cordless phone circa 1987 has a nicad pack in it

 

[jpnelson83]

Originally posted by Format _C:
Heh you can recharge NIcad battetys Nicad are the original recargables my cordless phone circa 1987 has a nicad pack in it

Yes NIcad batteries are rechargeable. No they are not supposed to be used with the MX700. IMHO people should go to a manufactuers web site to find information on a product then just read reviews to find out others opinions of it.

 

[phasmatis_nox]

Originally posted by Format _C:
Heh you can recharge NIcad battetys Nicad are the original recargables my cordless phone circa 1987 has a nicad pack in it

Correct. I built robots that use NiCads, RC car packs are mosty NiCad, but NiMH is becoming more mainstream.

 

[Snow4832]

Hell nowadays you can even recharge Alkaline batteries... I found a new recharger that even recharges those single use batteries... knuts... single use duracells? -not any more... it reacharges them to around 95%. Works great too...

 

[fliptastic]

the best optical mouse is GYRATION, mostly for presentations but still 800 dpi, its super gangster not to mention a recharable battery or w/e and its pimp that u can use it in that air fot the heck of it. $80. $20, and u can get the mouse and a wireless keyboard.

 

[mindstormsguy]

This post needs a bump, just for the humor. Can you imagine? This was only a little more than two years ago.

Oh, and if you don't appreciate the humor as much as me, please don't kill me.