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So I've been using $3 mice all my life. Well only maybe 2-3 mice since I usually was able to like it a lot. However I decided to step it up a notch and saw the mx610 on sale for 20ar.

And it was absolutely the worst experience I've ever had and have gone back to my $2 mouse.

I've been reading up on the mx500, mx510, and mx518 and clearly, the 518 is probably what's for me, but I've never been the person to spend $30+ on a mouse.

I saw a mx510 for $19 refurb but they don't have any in stock. The website did have a mx500 refurb for 15 though.

So I'm wondering if this was a good deal and the mx500 really is that much worse than the mx510/518?


I mean coming from the bottom feeder category, anything should be good right?
 
The MX510 only has higher DPI and a differnt paint job, other then that it's the exact same as the MX500.
 
Oompa said:
The MX510 only has higher DPI and a differnt paint job, other then that it's the exact same as the MX500.
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IIRC they both have the same 800 DPI, though the 510 has a 12-bit datawidth that can alleviate negative acceleration issues. However, it can't do 500Hz stable sampling rate and I think the 500 can do 500Hz, but a higher sampling rate may exacerbate the negative acceleration. They might've fixed these problems in newer drivers, IDK. Been using a 518 for a few months.
 
I'm curious, how was the MX610 the worst experience you've ever had?
 
I havent used the mx500 or mx518, but I had used $5 dollar mice for many years. Then I got my G5... I'm definitely never going back to a $5 dollar mouse. The difference is night and day, especially in CS:S
 
Stellar said:
I'm curious, how was the MX610 the worst experience you've ever had?
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Well I had one of those extremely popular ergonomic $3 mice and it was really well designed in that aspect.

Now there's the mx610. It's not wide enough, and what they say in the reviews is true. It never feels right and you're constantly switching between having three fingers on the mouse (left, scroll, right), or just two. And then the fingers that are off the mouse on the right feel really really awkward. It just doesn't feel good to hold at all.

The scroll is just awfully designed. I actually really really liked the scroll in my cheap mouse. The mx610 is way too thin and lightweight. And when they tried to implement left/right scroll into it, it made it all the worse. When doing a scroll click (mouse3) or however you want to call it, it feels incredibly insecure, especially when using the middle finger. When moving the index finger over to press it, it's a bit better but it's still a joke. And it's way too easy to accidentally do a left or right instead.

The mouse does make a high pitched noise like the reviews say but it wasn't something that bothered me.

The weight distribution is problematic. The batteries are placed at one end, and while it's no big deal in usual circumstances, if I've traveled to the edge of my mousepad and I need to do a lift and return, it feels like the center of mass is way off.

There's of course the cordless lag that I just can't get used to, so cordless just isn't for me.

And playing counterstrike is where the biggest issue I've found is at, and has had me resort back to my old mouse. For some reason, it feels like the mouse is on "smooth" mode where movement doesn't just cause the target to move to where you want it to but it smoothly flows over. So there's a bit of a lag in it. And when you try to whip the mouse, it just goes crazy in any which direction. Completely unusable.
 
Get the mx518, you'll appreciate the on-the-fly resolution switching capabilities. Only get the G5 if you're a consumer whore like me and want to spend $10-20 more for a tilt wheel and one less button.
 
-=Antimatter=- said:
Get the mx518, you'll appreciate the on-the-fly resolution switching capabilities. Only get the G5 if you're a consumer whore like me and want to spend $10-20 more for a tilt wheel and one less button.
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I was going to get the mx510 but it was out of stock so I ended up with the mx500. We'll see where it goes. It's a refurb model for 15 free ship.

And the tilt wheel... if it's anything like the tilt wheel on the mx610, then i'll pass. It's just awful.

I'm not sure I really need dpi switching just yet since I've always used static dpi in the past. Someday :)
 
I've got two Mx700's and an MX510 and they are by far the best mice I have ever used (and I've used most of 'em up to those released after these two, as I have no need to upgrade). I'm not sure how Logitech could have screwed up on the 610, but get yourself a 510 (or 700 if you don't like cords) and you will not be disappointed.
 
insanarchist said:
I've got two Mx700's and an MX510 and they are by far the best mice I have ever used (and I've used most of 'em up to those released after these two, as I have no need to upgrade). I'm not sure how Logitech could have screwed up on the 610, but get yourself a 510 (or 700 if you don't like cords) and you will not be disappointed.
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Yes, I'll definitely report back that I'm happy once I get the mx500. It's ground shipping from CA to NY though so it'll be a while.
 
...where's the MX310 in the grand scheme of things? No love for the low end corded model...??

I just ordered one for my wife as her $1.99 cheapo is slowly biting the dust.....

Regards - B.B.S.
 
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