Best Wireless Mouse?

[Poops McGee]

Ok, I've decided to look into wireless mice because of a messy cord situation I have. I was always opposed to wireless mice because I'd read that for gaming it could be a problem, but I guess I'm curious to find out if that's still an issue. Anyone got any recommendations?

[Jason McCullough]

If you have a bluetooth chip in your machine already, get the MS bluetooth mouse. Otherwise, avoid it - the MS bluetooth dongle has an absurdly low sample rate.

If no bluetooth, any variety of the MS wireless desktop is pretty sweet.

[Moore]

The logitech laser dealie is getting good word of mouth.

[Erik Andersson]

The logitech laser dealie is getting good word of mouth.

Yes, it looks cool, but it's also quite expensive. Here's Tom's review: http://www6.tomshardware.com/consumer/20040924/index.html

[mystery]

I've had 2 wireless mice. My next one will have a docking-station and a charger. I can't stand the battery consumption (even the rechargeable battery consumption).

Otherwise, if you get a good sample rate, wireless and optical is the way to go.

[Jason McCullough]

Dunno, I just swap out to the buffered recharged ones once a week.

[Aszurom]

I'd say that really, if you're going to lay out the money for an optical rechargeable mouse... go laser. I've got an MX700 that I'm super happy with, but if I had to replace it, I'd go laser easy. Why? Every now and then it mis-tracks, and with the laser that just doesn't happen because it's looking at a lot more surface detail.

[steve]

The laser mouse is killer. I've had it running, without recharging, for a couple of weeks. It shuts itself off within seconds once you stop moving; it then turns on again as soon as you move. I've never noticed a lag, though competitive gamers would probably have fits.

Great design, great ergonomics, a charger... big time thumbs up from me.

[mystery]

Dunno, I just swap out to the buffered recharged ones once a week.

Yea, I do to. I've got the MS Intellimouse 4 (IIRC), and it's eaten through 2 sets of rechargeables in the last year. That just ticks me off -- as it typically happens when I'm the middle of some serious mousing. Of course, I tend to take my frustration out on the unit, so that can't be good for it, either.

[JeffL]

I haven't tried any laser mice, but I love my Logitech MX 700 wireless optical mice. Great feel, weight, performance.