Where have all the good mice gone?

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Where have all the good mice gone?

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One of the buttons on my beloved Logitech G400s died last night. Thankfully I bought two a couple of years ago so I had a spare. The bad one went into storage for spare parts. I got online last night and managed to find two more on Newegg from a reseller in Hong Kong for $70 each (everyone else is selling refurbs for $100). They're not supposed to be refurbs, but we'll see.

I hate that Logitech hasn't replaced this mouse with something similar. This mouse replaced the MX518 (also a great mouse) with the same button arrangement, but the MX518 has a lower polling rate, and they finally discontinued the G400s a few years ago and never replaced it. It has three buttons on top in addition to the two on the side, and after many years I'm used to using those buttons in FPS games. I use the one above the wheel for the 'use' function, the one right below the wheel for alternate fire or secondary action, and the bottom most for a variety of things.

It's also the perfect shape for my big hands, and I think one of the reasons I've never developed Carpal Tunnel. I've some some other fancy gaming mice, and none of them feel right or have the buttons placed right for me.

Most modern mice have two buttons on top, and they're not always in a good ergonomic location either - both usually below the wheel. That one above the wheel is perfect as a use or alt fire. I don't use the wheel for alt fire because it's too easy to roll it and change weapons by accident, or do an unintended melee attack (I use wheel up for weapon switch, and down for melee).

I also have a couple of well used, but functional, MX518s, which I could go back to if I had to. It's just nice having that higher polling rate for games.

Hopefully with the two I've ordered, and the spare I just unboxed, I can keep gaming until Logitech comes to their senses and makes a refresh of that form factor, otherwise I may have to start using cannibalized parts to rebuild these things in the future.

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call me old fashion but I still miss my microsoft trackball mouse. even with there know problems .like lint and dirt build up . having to remove the roller ball and using cleaner all the time using a q tip-to clean the contacts . then the bulkness of the unit on your desk.
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I use the G500s and love it. Don't know if there's more available. Haven't look.
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Now I looked out of curiosity. People asking for like $150-200 for a G500s.
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Yeah, you would think that Logitech would realize that gamers are serious about what kind of model they like, and maintain popular models, or just refresh them with new electronics.

Yeah I remember when the MX518 was discontinued, people were selling them for $200 on Ebay for a while until Logitech heard all the complaints and refreshed the same case shape as the G400s. Pity they've forgotten that lesson.
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I have a couple of G305 that seem to work very well, but on my main gaming rig, I'm still using the MS Intellimouse 3.0. Sucker is old but still works.
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I have been slowly buying every G9 that has shown up on Ebay less than $40 over the last 5 years. New ones are $350 if you can find one. Used good condition ones are typically $100-150. I get the ones that act sporadic and repair them.
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FYI: The two Logitech G400s mice I ordered arrived, and they are new in the original retail boxes. :)
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FlyingPenguin wrote:FYI: The two Logitech G400s mice I ordered arrived, and they are new in the original retail boxes. :)
How much were those G400s?
I wanna pick up a spare G500s (or two).

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After my 400 died I got a 502 and got used to it pretty quick and like it. Only issue is the DPI change buttons are too sensitive so I bump them on occasion.
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I've been using the G502 for the past few years.

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How much were those G400s?
I wanna pick up a spare G500s (or two).
$58 each, which I considered a bargain. People are selling used ones on Ebay for well over $100. The reseller I used is out.
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BTW: I have a G502. Free to a good home. I could never adapt to it. I'm too used to three programmable buttons on top.

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I'll take it if you nobody needs it.
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Done! Genom, PM me your shipping addy.
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