Need a good gaming mouse: optical or laser?

I decided to pick one of those Razer Copperhead mice and try it out, they are pricey but if they are as good as you saqy they are it is worth it. Will have to look into pads next.

I don't use a mouse pad either but, I use a laminate desk or a desk that has a sheet of glass on the top.

I've been using high quality pc controllers since the early nineties and have to say that for me, the ultimate mouse is the logitech mx 518 - if your looking for fancy lights, fancy sounding lasers or a multitude of buttons, look elsewhere - the 518 makes no pretensions about what it is - a pure gaming mouse with superb ergonomics, excellent ease of use, and accurate, the bonus being that the resolution buttons are well placed to allow change in mid game without interruption to gameplay - ok, so its corded - that could be considered its achilles heel, but for a much appauded and well loved piece of gaming kit, its got to be the 518!

and your mouse works fine with the glass, have glass and my mouse is crap on it, but then again its a 10 dollar optical mouse, any recommendations for glass sufaces, well its laminate, its a desk under, but glasson top, so not totally clear

I had a Logitech G5 for about a week and I loved it, unfortunately I returned it to buy a game You can't always believe then DPI that is listed on mice. With the exception of Logitech and Razer, most of the other companies who list absurd DPI claims (3500) are only gained by extremely ungainly software interpolation, and the mouse in question will perform terribly at that DPI.

But I would definitely recommend a G5 to anyone who wants a new mouse, only problem with it is that it only has 1 side button vs the MX510/MX518s 2 side buttons. And my G5 could track on clear glass

Mouse Games

Would someone pleeeeze name 1 well know game that uses a
Mouse to play.I use mine for starting a game or setting options,but
Not gameplay,like shooting and steering a race car.
It's either a keyboard or a Gamepad/Joystick.
:grinthumb
oops,maybe Chess or Checkers..

Almost every game uses the mouse...

All RTSs, almost all FPSs, MMOs, RPGs, they all use the mouse.

Most everything you do uses the mouse.I don't mean clck the play icon
or set options.I mean Playing like driveing a race car.
But thanks for trying to explain.
I don't know what all the 3 letter descriptions mean,execpt maybe
FPS is Frames per Second,but thats a statistic,not playing.
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flowerplower,i'm sure a Logitech Laser cordless rechargeable will be worth a try.I say this because Logitech makes quality products and has good support.
They work on any surface,so you can find whats best for you.

The most common uses of FPS are:
FPS = First Person Shooter (What MetalX meant)
FPS = Frames per Second
FPS = Feet per Second
- http://www.acronymfinder.com/ is a VERY handy website to search for acronyms.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826105016 that mouse is supposed to be pretty good. Its a microsoft mouse but it was made in conjunction with Razor. has anyone tried it?

Oh,
For Petes Sake
I prefer Gamepad and Joystick games.

Mice games.

Which is why I'll probably never buy a console.

If you're looking for a good mouse, the G5 should be a good one if you're right handed. I'm using the MX500 at the moment, it has the same shape and button config, I really love it. It goes perfectly with my eXactMat, but lately, the teflon feet have been wearing out, I might upgrade to a G5 sometime soon....

Btw, I fully recommend the eXactMat too, but you'd need a high end mouse like the Razer or Logitech mice to actually see any difference. Cheap mice seem to perform just about as good, since their feet aren't slick enough.

COMPANY OF HEROES, SIMS 2, SIM CITY 4!

THERE IS THREE WELL KNOWN GAME FOR YOU BIG BOY!

Id have to say the Logitech G5 gaming mouse, its the dogs m8!

razor dimondback or the logitech G5, both are the same but the razor lights up, while the G5 has 1 more button and you can change the weight of it

G5 also is molded to the shape of one's right hand. So that helps a lot in the area of comfort.

Anyone try the razor deathadder

very true, and the glide pads dont become sticky as easily as others, but the laser is sensitive enough so that if a hair is infront of it it slows it down and sometimes it wont detect movement if that happens, but just blow it out of the way, and although the G7 is almost the same, you cant change the weight and its wireless, but it comes with 2 lithium batteries and the reciver is also the battery charger, but you can change the report rate for the G5 ifits conected to a USB 2.0 port, from 125 reports per second to 1000, I think its the same with the dimondback