Re: MS Mouse Replacement

From	"SC Tom" <sc@tom.net>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.hardware, alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Subject	Re: MS Mouse Replacement
Date	2017-02-10 08:36 -0500
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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"GlowingBlueMist" <GlowingBlueMist@blackhole.io> wrote in message 
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> On 2/9/2017 1:44 PM, SC Tom wrote:
>>
>>
>> "John McGaw" <Nobody@Nowh.ere> wrote in message
>> news:1h3nA.13993$gF7.598@fx16.iad...
>>> On 2/9/2017 12:18 PM, Bill wrote:
>>>> SC Tom wrote:
>>>>> I have a Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000
>>>>> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000KA7PD0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1>
>>>>>
>>>>> that is getting a bit iffy at times. It's a beast of a mouse, but I
>>>>> love
>>>>> it- the way it fits my hand, the easily accessible buttons, etc. I've
>>>>> tried a few different mice, looking for a decent replacement for it,
>>>>> but
>>>>> have found nothing that comes close to it for me. Here are a few I've
>>>>> tried:\
>>>>>
>>>>> Logitech Wireless Performance Mouse MX (This was the closest, but quit
>>>>> working less than 3 months after I bought it. Logitech was no help in
>>>>> fixing/replacing it):
>>>>> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HWRJBM/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Anker Ergonomic USB 2.4G Wireless Vertical Mouse (close, but too
>>>>> vertical):
>>>>> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018LR04B8/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Logitech M510 Wireless Large Mouse (not really a "large" mouse, or at
>>>>> least large enough for me):
>>>>> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003NR57BY/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Anker® Full-Size Ergonomic Wireless Mouse (very close, but quite large
>>>>> enough. This is the one I will probably stick with if I can't anything
>>>>> else closer to the MS):
>>>>> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B0TXEEY/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My hands aren't all THAT big that everything should feel so small (I
>>>>> wear
>>>>> a medium glove). I guess it's just the bulk of the 6000 that makes the
>>>>> rest feel puny. And I did give most of them at least a month of use
>>>>> before going back to the 6000, so it wasn't just a 10-minute "This
>>>>> mouse
>>>>> sucks" decision.
>>>>>
>>>>> If anyone has a suggestion for a similar mouse that isn't exorbitantly
>>>>> priced (I'd like to stay well under US$50 if possible), I would like 
>>>>> to
>>>>> hear your experiences with one.
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA!!
>>>>
>>>> I wear a large glove and "I feel your pain". The configuration I've 
>>>> been
>>>> using for a few years is to have the mouse on a book (for comfort, I
>>>> also
>>>> put a washcloth under my wrist) . Having to "reach" for it makes the
>>>> mouse
>>>> seem a big bigger.  I was willing to pay $100 for the right mouse, but
>>>> didn't find one.  The cost of this solution is *nada*.  Good luck!
>>>>
>>> All good reasons why I gave up on mice altogether. Now I use nothing
>>> but Logitech 'thumb' trackballs. Whenever I'm force by circumstances
>>> to use a mouse (especially on a small work surface) or touch pad I'm
>>> reminded immediately how clumsy any mouse is as a pointing device. I
>>> guess YMMV as always but a really good trackball is probably worth a 
>>> try.
>>
>> Thanks for the suggestion, but I have used trackballs in the past and
>> really didn't like them. At work, I was forced into it on a really old
>> server that had the trackball built into the keyboard. Not a very good
>> set-up at all :-(
>> Years ago, a friend who really loved them gave me his old Logitech(?)
>> when he bought a newer one. It had a fairly large ball on it (unlike the
>> keyboard one), but I never got comfortable with it. One problem I have
>> now is arthritis pretty bad in my thumbs, and I'm kind of afraid a
>> trackball may aggravate it.
>>
>> Thanks again!
> Might be a typo but give this link a try.  Claims to have the mouse you 
> want for $49.99.  If it is a typo still might be worth a try to see if 
> they catch it before shipping it to you.  Might even be worth a couple of 
> them to cover the future.  I don't shorten the URL's I get from searching, 
> sorry.
>
> https://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIV06X56C2742&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleBizMKPL-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleBizMKPL-PC-_-pla-_-Mouse-_-9SIV06X56C2742&gclid=COLf54uehNICFYk2gQodCYMHyw
>
> Good hunting...

It went up $10 since you posted- now it's $59.99. That's still a good price 
for a new one; IIRC, it was ~$75 new when I got mine way back when.

Strange that Newegg Business has it for this price, but Newegg has it for 
$499.99+$10.99 shipping! Really? $500 for a mouse?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA7XZ4AK0164

 I could see that if it came with its own PC, LOL! "Buy this mouse, and 
we'll throw in a PC at no extra charge!" Yeah, right :-(

Thanks for the link! If I can't find anything else, I just might get one or 
two :-)
-- 

SC Tom

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    Re: MS Mouse Replacement John McGaw <Nobody@Nowh.ere> - 2017-02-09 14:18 -0500
      Re: MS Mouse Replacement "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> - 2017-02-09 14:44 -0500
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          Re: MS Mouse Replacement Bill <BILL_NOSPAM@whoknows.net> - 2017-02-09 20:41 -0500
            Re: MS Mouse Replacement "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> - 2017-02-10 08:45 -0500
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                Re: MS Mouse Replacement "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> - 2017-02-12 09:06 -0500
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    Re: MS Mouse Replacement GlowingBlueMist <GlowingBlueMist@blackhole.io> - 2017-02-13 15:07 -0600
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