Computer Mice

Back when the Logitech MX1000 first came out, I either bought one, or my uncle bought one for me.  I don't recall which, but I'm going to give the credit to my uncle because that's where most of my high-end tech stuff comes from.

Anyway, it was easily the best mouse available at the time, with a real laser (not a red dot thingy), a cradle to recharge its little Lithium cell, a 4-way scroll wheel, extra buttons for all kinds of stuff.  It was great.  Still is.

When I first got it, it lasted like, a stupid-long time without being recharged.  And this is coming from me, who uses it almost all day.  I'm going to say 2-3 weeks on a single charge.  Put it on the dock for the night, and in the morning it's ready to go!

Now it lasts 3-4 days on a single charge, but the perk is that it completely recharges now in like, 30 minutes.  So when I notice that the little light is red, I throw it on the dock, go get food, and come back to a full battery.

Anyway, I don't need a new mouse yet, and am not getting one for a while, but if I were buying today, the only real option would be the Logitech MX Revolution.  I don't even need to argue the features, because there is no real comparison.

Microsoft apparently has their Vista designers working on their mice now, because there is absolutely nothing new or interesting in their offerings.  Oh wait, a wireless mouse with a gig of flash ram in the transceiver.  There's a good idea.  I really want to not be able to share data without unplugging my mouse, and at the same time have to plug my mouse into a computer every time I share data.  Brilliant.

Mac has their wireless Mighty Mouse, which if it were rechargeable, would be in the running, but it's not, so it isn't.

Anyway, that's probably more about mice than you really wanted to know.  If you actually read this whole thing, good for you.  Here's a cookie. Go ham it up.