Recommended mice

Elaman · n00b Joined: 28 Jul 2016 Posts: 32

Hi, I would like to get your input about which mice do you recommend using for Gentoo, and games in particular.

I am thinking about the newer Razer mice, but I also am aware of the fact that there aren't necessarily drivers which can be used in Gentoo. So you might get stuck with certain DPI and sensitivity and no way to change it below a threshold. This has happened to me already when switching from Windows, and wouldn't like to happen again.

piep · n00b Joined: 10 Feb 2019 Posts: 16

Zowie fk2 for me is doing its job. You can configure basically everything you need from the hardware (mouse) itself; no extra bloat needed ever.
Once done with the configuration via hardware, all left is getting yourself the right sensitivity/accel via DE and/or game.

Configuring via hardware: https://benqesupport.blob.core.windows.net/esupport/Gaming%20Gear%20Product/UserManual/EC1-A/UM_ML_181207092710.pdf or just check a youtube tutorial.

Banana · Veteran Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 1392 Location: Germany

the one and only: https://www.logitechg.com/de-de/products/gaming-mice/mx518-gaming-mouse.910-005544.html
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SiberianSniper · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:32 pm Post subject:

Another vote for the MX518. I currently go between a G400s and an MX510 and they're very comfortable and well built. All three use the same geometry. I have a G500 at work (same shape but different buttons) and don't like it nearly as much.

I don't know if it's changed much, but Razer has had a reputation for low quality. I personally had a Deathadder mouse that lasted less than a year before the wheel stopped working, and I've heard other people online with similar stories. That said, always take online complaints with a grain of salt.

Elaman · n00b Joined: 28 Jul 2016 Posts: 32

bammbamm808 · Guru Joined: 08 Dec 2002 Posts: 548 Location: Hawaii

My Razer Deathadder Elite works great. The drivers don't allow you remap keys, only to change the rgb, but you can use xmodmap for that. Once you have the drivers installed and loaded, the sensitivity buttons change the dpi and give you a popup onscreen to tell you what setting you have just invoked. Highly recommended. I used Roccat mice for a few years and they had full-featured drivers that let you save profiles and remap. Not sure if they're still available, as Roccat was bought out by....I forget whom.
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Ant P. · Watchman Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 6920

Been using Microsoft mice as they're the only ambidextrous layout I know of with 5 buttons. Would prefer not to any more, their build quality's gone to hell.

Elaman · n00b Joined: 28 Jul 2016 Posts: 32

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hedmo · Veteran Joined: 29 Aug 2009 Posts: 1305 Location: sweden

Elaman

if you like RGB , go with Razer .here is the list of working hardware:

steve_v · Guru Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Posts: 388 Location: New Zealand

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happysmash27 · Apprentice Joined: 28 Mar 2016 Posts: 220

I can second the Zowie FK2. I have been using mine since around 2017, and it works great in whatever I plug it into, including its primary home of my Gentoo PC.

JustAnother · Apprentice Joined: 23 Sep 2016 Posts: 186

I found out a secret about computer mice.

KVM switches with imperfect innards may not get along well with cheap $3 discount store mice.

I've had a few second hand USB "quality" (i.e., brand name) mice, and a few cheapies. They work ok when directly plugged in to a computer's USB port. But when they plug in through a KVM switch, the cheapies have a distinct tendency to act up. Real bad. Crazy behavior type of real bad. But why?

Mice are, or should be, standard HID (Human Interface Device) USB nodes. They should all work the same, because there is but one official HID standard. But they don't. My guess is that the cheapies cut corners on the HID standard in some subtle way that clashes with KVM switches disproportionately. I can't find anything on the Internet that backs up this guess.

The upshot? Chinchillas are more fun than mice.