One epic mice test/review to rule em all

[Dinoslawski]

Ahoy!

First of all, I hope I'm opening this thread in the correct forums. With that out of the way, lets go!

So, I'm pretty sure we all had our share of "bad luck" with PC gaming mice in our geek lives which to be honest should not be happening. We pay 50€ - 100€ on these little buggers and we expect em to work.

I am a big Logitech fan and a long time user. I've been using their mice for most of my geek life. They usually last me for 3-5 years, after that period they still work - but they just look ugly due to all the wear and tear. So every now and than I try to be wise guy and get myself a non-Logitech mouse, because let's be honest - Logitech has a very boring design. It's good, not the best, but mostly boring (or maybe that's just due to them not changing a shape of their basic gaming mouse for like last 10 years?).

Once upon a time I had this great idea - why should I pay big bucks for Logitech gaming mouse, when I can buy non-Logitech gaming mouse for 1/4 of the price. Can't remember which mouse it was, but it died on me in less than 3 months. I was OK with that, since I paid like nothing for it and it was a lesson.

Couple of years later when it was time to get new shoes again, I went for RAT 5. It looks like it will break your hand as you hold it, but in fact it is one of the most comfortable mice I ever had a pleasure of using. It died on me within 4 months. And I'm a guy who takes a really good care of stuff (like I said, Logitech mice last me for at least 3 years).

And than there are other people I know - a friend of my just bought Razer DeadAdder 2013. Mouse turns on and off at random. Another friend bought Roccat Kone, it too died within 6 months. Same friend bought SteelSeries Diablo 3 gaming mouse. They claim it's uber durable - graphics on it started to peal within 2 weeks.

And these are not cheap gaming mice either! All reviews said wonderful stuff about em, but they all died so fast. Right now I'm using Logitech G400 - it's working! I'm at a point where I'm afraid to buy from any other, so called, "gaming companies." I don't trust em at all. And it should not be like that. We can't allow em to get away with such poor QA.

So, I think an epic mice test/review is in order. One that will test it's durability. A test that will simulate a good year of wear and tear. I have no idea how you can do it, but we need it

Thank you for bearing with me,
Dinoslawski

 

[MacLeod]

This could be good but it would have to have more than 1 tester because my greatest mouse ever is your carpel tunnel syndrome. We all have different shaped hands and different styles of handling our beloved mice so youll need different takes on it.

I have a mouse fetish and currently own a G700, G9, G400, G500, DeathAdder, Sensei Raw and a bunch of cheaper Microsoft mice. I love the smaller ones. The G9 and Sensei work really well for me but there are tons of people that swear by the G500 which I found pretty uncomfortable. The DeathAdder is by far the most comfortable mouse Ive ever used and the one Im using most of the time.

 

[Willzzz]

Yeah I think if you are serious about finding the best mouse for you, you just have to bite the bullet and buy several different mice and test them out.

The mice you reject may well end up being perfect for a friend.

 

[tinytomlogan]

for the work involved and the people that would actually read it, it would be a total waste of time matey.

Theres ample info in the current reviews and mice nowadays if you buy something thats not cheap tat last ages.

 

[equk]

I think a big thing with mice is that it depends on the user.

There are so many types of grip, different size hands, different mousepads, low/high sensitivity, low/high resolution etc

http://www.razerzone.com/mouseguide/ergonomic

Anyone spending a lot of money on a mouse should try to test it before or at least have an idea of what grip they use and what they expect from a mouse (eg: high dpi, 7 buttons, low sensitivity)

 

[Dinoslawski]

Hello all,

thanks for replies. Would just like to point out that I'm not talking about ergonomics of a mouse, all reviews cover that. But no review tells us if the mouse will work 6 months down the line. And to throw 70€ on a gaming mouse only for it to die on you within couple of months - that is unacceptable.

But yeah, I guess it will be very hard and time consuming to do such a test, but that's why it hasn't been done yet. And btw. who would read it? I guess every gamer out there.

Thanks all and have a nice day,
Dinoslawski

 

[tinytomlogan]

Hello all,

thanks for replies. Would just like to point out that I'm not talking about ergonomics of a mouse, all reviews cover that. But no review tells us if the mouse will work 6 months down the line. And to throw 70€ on a gaming mouse only for it to die on you within couple of months - that is unacceptable.

But yeah, I guess it will be very hard and time consuming to do such a test, but that's why it hasn't been done yet. And btw. who would read it? I guess every gamer out there.

Thanks all and have a nice day,
Dinoslawski

There is this thing called warranty......

 

[Dinoslawski]

Yeah, a very valid point. But than there is also a customer confidence with product and an image of a company. Google Razor for instance and you'll get a good portion of posts both people praising the company and people saying it utter shit.

Nevermind, no point arguing, just threw and idea out there

 

[antihero]

^Yes there is a point arguing cause you've got it all mixed up. There is no definitive mouse that is super durable. If your mouse dies on you it isn't the company's fault - it's the manufacturer's fault. Bad manufacturers screw up a lot of otherwise awesome mice. Plus it would be impossible to recommend just one mouse for all. It all depends on what you need it for and what you're most comfortable with. Just send your faulty mouse back to the company/reseller and they'll send you a brand new (hopefully working) one. It only gets ugly when you have to pay the return shipping yourself. Sometimes there is a lot of trial and error involved in finding the right mouse for you.

 

[tinytomlogan]

a 6 month mouse test will never happen, and by the time it did youd want another mouse done....

 

[FTLN]

a 6 month mouse test will never happen, and by the time it did youd want another mouse done....

Off topic but have you seen that site putting a samsung ssd through its paces ?

There even live streaming it 24/7 to see how long it last's ...

 

[tinytomlogan]

Off topic but have you seen that site putting a samsung ssd through its paces ?

There even live streaming it 24/7 to see how long it last's ...

Aye, Im also aware how much they have been paid to do it..... lol.

Thing is with this kind of thing everything needs to be paid for.

 

[Dinoslawski]

^Yes there is a point arguing cause you've got it all mixed up. There is no definitive mouse that is super durable. If your mouse dies on you it isn't the company's fault - it's the manufacturer's fault. Bad manufacturers screw up a lot of otherwise awesome mice. Plus it would be impossible to recommend just one mouse for all. It all depends on what you need it for and what you're most comfortable with. Just send your faulty mouse back to the company/reseller and they'll send you a brand new (hopefully working) one. It only gets ugly when you have to pay the return shipping yourself. Sometimes there is a lot of trial and error involved in finding the right mouse for you.

Oh, I'm sorry, I thought company was suppose to take care of their image, brand, product and so on. So all along it wasn't Razor's fault for shitty mouse, but evil Chinese manufacturer's for doing bad job. I wonder how picked shitty Chinese manufacturer in the first place, but I guess we'll never know.

Quality assurance...

But lets take a few steps back - you are a simple customer, teenage gamer, bit insecure. You hope if you play a game good enough, one day you'll meet a gamer girl and you'll like form a clan or something. So you go ahead and buy yourself a very sweet gaming mouse that basically does headshots by itself. Bitchez gonna go crazy when they see it. You get home, plug it in - it doesn't work. What you gonna do? Take that useless plastic piece of shit and choke a part-time salesman/student with it at your local shop. If you bought cordless, well then you had it coming.

And than, while you are sitting there next to a fat biker Bob, who's been eyeing you for the past hour, waiting to be brought before the judge, you wonder: could all of this be avoided? If there was only one epic mice test/review to rule em all which would tell me not to buy that shitty mouse at the first place.

<dramatic pause, so everything settles in>

Now I'm not saying this happened to me nor that am I big fan of violence, but think how many insecure teenage gamers with strange fantasies could be saved with such a test.

 

[SPS]

How about a simple belt sander test? That will demonstrate wear and tear :lol:

 

[Willzzz]

Even if you did a long test any results would be meaningless with a sample size of 1.

 

[antihero]

Oh, I'm sorry, I thought company was suppose to take care of their image, brand, product and so on.

Which is why there is warranty and customer support.

So all along it wasn't Razor's fault for shitty mouse, but evil Chinese manufacturer's for doing bad job.

If you're talking about build quality, yes. Whose job would it be if not the manufacturer's..

 

[FredEx]

I think a big thing with mice is that it depends on the user.

There are so many types of grip, different size hands, different mousepads, low/high sensitivity, low/high resolution etc

http://www.razerzone.com/mouseguide/ergonomic

Anyone spending a lot of money on a mouse should try to test it before or at least have an idea of what grip they use and what they expect from a mouse (eg: high dpi, 7 buttons, low sensitivity)

I agree. So much depends on personal taste. I have not used a "mouse" in many years. I bought the first Logitech Trackman Marble with the thumb ball that came out and have never looked back. I still have that original one packed away somewhere. I only stopped using it when they came out with wireless and the newer ones fit my hand even better, more of an arch to them. I currently use the Logitech M570 Wireless Marble and a K320 keyboard...both run off the same tiny unified transmitter.

Personally I very much dislike a roll around mouse.