Re: Optical Mouse / Ball Mouse
 

I have a kind of a combo mouse its a stationary mouse with the ball mounted on top and you have to move that but its tracked optically.

Re: Optical Mouse / Ball Mouse
 

Ball Mouse at work, Optical Mouse at home with a travel sized Optical Mouse in my laptop case. I don't like the touch pad on my laptop, so I turned that off a long time ago. My computer guru laughs at me because I still use a mouse pad at home, but I have my reasons (such as with a mouse pad, I always leave the mouse in the same spot, which means I never have to search for the mouse).

Heidi

Re: Optical Mouse / Ball Mouse
 

I use said Microsoft mouse, and it works really well. I got it with the keyboard (the wireless duo) The only problem is it runs out of batteries about once a month, and I'm lazy, so I switch to the corded mouse that I still keep attached to my computer for a couple of days. :p

Re: Optical Mouse / Ball Mouse
 

Optical by far cause theres less moving parts so there less things that can go wrong

and its fun to shine the laser in someones eye lol.

Re: Optical Mouse / Ball Mouse
 

That's sooooo untrue. Those electricians and programmers on your FIRST team will look at you and wonder, "What the heck is this guy thinking?"

Re: Optical Mouse / Ball Mouse
 

I would rather use a can of air duster and clean the bottom of an optical mouse maybe once a month, rather than open up a ball mouse and try and peel off the gunk and dust from the rollers any day.

It may be true that it has the same number of moving parts as a ball mouse, but as far as cleaning goes, I'll take an optical mouse anyday over a ball mouse.

Re: Optical Mouse / Ball Mouse
 

Or..you could use a mousepad...and never clean your optical....*shifty eyes*

Re: Optical Mouse / Ball Mouse
 

I use an optical and ball mouse... on the same computer.
Well not at the same time. I have a USB wireless microsoft optical explorer that I mainly use (and I use it on a mouse pad because I have a wood desk that has wood grains that tend to make the cursor jumpy), but it uses batteries. The ball mouse is pluged into the standard mouse port incase my batteries die and I cant find any. Luckily I have plenty.

Re: Optical Mouse / Ball Mouse
 

I have an optical mouse. I like it because I can use it anywhere without a mousepad, and because it has two extra programmable buttons (one on each side). Mostly I like it for the second reason, though.

Re: Optical Mouse / Ball Mouse
 

You mean a trackball? :)

I use a Tablet with its mouse. I want room on my desk (so only space for one mouse) and with the tablet I can easily just pick up the pen and use that. Another tablet plus: NOTHING to clean!


We need more options in the poll!

Re: Optical Mouse / Ball Mouse
 

MX DUO!!! The Logitech MX700 Mice are to die for. Best mouse ever. Oh yeah, it's optical, and wireless.

Re: Optical Mouse / Ball Mouse
 

I've given up on ball mice, I'm an optical guy. It's just smoother, and now the refresh rates are so high that you can game well with them.