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Thread ID: 99032 2009-04-17 07:04:00 A good Mice for a Budget? Sir Prospect (14735) Press F1
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765809 2009-04-17 07:04:00 Hi Everyone!

Im looking to buy a good mice under $50

Any ideas for a good mice? I was thinking of the Genius Ergo 555...

$50 is the absoloute maximum,

I plan on using the mice for the long-haul (5 years) I know this sounds like a long time, but then, im cheap.

I need a mouse that is ergonomic, because i will be using it for CAD and occasional gaming.

What I dont want is a plain 3 button mice that you can get for $5 from the warehouse (Bragging Rights and Status you see :cool:)

Thanks!
Sir Prospect (14735)
765810 2009-04-17 07:44:00 We've got about 4 of these around home (We've got quite a big network here, techie family): qmb.co.nz

They're all pretty good :)

Ive got one of these for my EeePC, and its good for taking on the road:
qmb.co.nz

That said, you sometimes just cant go past a good Microsoft Mouse:
qmb.co.nz
qmb.co.nz
Chilling_Silence (9)
765811 2009-04-17 08:01:00 I have a wireless notebook 6000 from MS on my desktop as I have small hands and the notebook mice tend to be smaller. I don't particularly like wired mice. But I see you want mice possibly try your local pet store....... gary67 (56)
765812 2009-04-17 08:18:00 Sorry no bragging rights or status for anything that only costs $50 :D DeSade (984)
765813 2009-04-17 08:21:00 Personally I would avoid genuis if possible.
From this (www.xsreviews.co.uk) it seems that the mouse is good, but has a few fatal flaws.

Get something like the MX518 (pconlineshop.co.nz) or the MX400 (pconlineshop.co.nz), if you don't need 100 macro buttons...

Unless you're a hardcore gamer I doubt you will see much difference between the laser mice, so just get which ever one you feel most comfortable with.

Blam
Blam (54)
765814 2009-04-17 21:09:00 Mouse. Mice is the plural.
I'm with Blam6 - Logitech, never Genius.
pctek (84)
765815 2009-04-18 03:48:00 Blam/Pctek: :oYeah, i was a bit weary of going with Genius, it looked too "fishy" and not much of a reputation compared to Logitech

DeSade: Let the poor man find comfort in his little pet :wub lol

gary67: yes i want mice as well, unfortunatly my neigbour's cat seems to think that anything with a tail is its lunch :annoyed:

chilling_silence: The mice that you showed me looked like rip-offs (sorry, but there seemed to be no flashy lights or thumb grips, and that kind of stuff) Although the V320 looked good :)

Forgive my spelling and grammer, its a messs:groan:
Sir Prospect (14735)
765816 2009-04-18 04:03:00 I wouldn't get the logitech V series if I were you...they're made for laptops, and are much smaller than normal mice.

Here are some options maybe:
www.trademe.co.nz
www.trademe.co.nz
www.trademe.co.nz

Blam
Blam (54)
765817 2009-04-18 04:31:00 We've got about 4 of these around home (We've got quite a big network here, techie family): qmb.co.nz

They're all pretty good :)

Ive got one of these for my EeePC, and its good for taking on the road:
qmb.co.nz

That said, you sometimes just cant go past a good Microsoft Mouse:
qmb.co.nz
qmb.co.nz


We have sold hundreds of those Rock ones as a budget mouse. Good value for money. :)
wratterus (105)
765818 2009-04-18 06:18:00 wratterus, Yeah exactly, they're not gonna win any bragging contests, but for $50 good luck I say ;) Chilling_Silence (9)
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