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I refuse to by a new mouse (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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For years I have used this mouse, 3,000 hours of Arma 3, 700 of DayZ and many many more from other games. When the cable eventually breaks, I will fit a new USB, when the switches turn to mush I will solder in new switches.

I'm far from a fan boy, especially when it comes to Corsair but the Scimitar, best mouse I have had.

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Logitech made the best (the g600) but it was discontinued and they show no signs of reviving it 😭

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Second best. The best is actually the reddragon one that's $20 on Amazon.

    I have used every mmo mouse on the market (currently on a scimitar elite, it's the one op has but silver not yellow) and they are all decent mice, but each has a fatal flaw except the reddragon.

    G600 click switches are awful and double click after weeks of use, I had to replace them twice, the final time with the switches out of the red dragon. That was fine for close to 10 years, but the side key caps fall off, they are barely glued on.

    The scimitar has an awful encoder on the scroll wheel, I had to open the mouse to pack it with Vaseline to get it working properly, and disassembling the scimitar is a nightmare.

    The reddragon has bad software, but it's also supported by open source options for remapping and RGB, so it's one flaw was by far the easiest to fix.

    The g600 was the most comfortable to palm, but the side keys are in an awkward spot to palm the mouse, the scimitar is nice for the adjustable keypad, but it moves with time and tightening it too much will break the mouse. The red dragon has an odd texture on the far side, very rough, but otherwise the best for a claw grip.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I bought some sort of no name quasi-mechanical keyboard that came with a gaming mouse as a combo, that was like $60 on Amazon, five years ago. Literally my favourites, both of them. And I've had many different keyboards and mice over the years too.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Had a Naga at first but refused to buy Razer after it broke (got quite a few years out of it). I'm on my second G600 and bought a third off eBay which is sitting on my shelf new and sealed. Of I ever get to the point that the third one dies, then I'll maybe scavenge the first two for parts and repair one XD

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I saw something somewhere that they're still selling them on ebay under the name "Logicool", not sure how legit it is though.

    Ive got 3 g600's in rotation myself, i have yet to actually kill one and my main one has lasted me 5+ years

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    I have used the G604 for 6 years and the 6 side buttons are perfect for me - not too few, not too many, just right. Plus Bluetooth & Lightspeed to switch between devices.

    I've printed it a replacement for its rubber cover, but now I need to look at cleaning/replacing the switches as they are starting to double click.

    I bought the mouse for ~$68 on sale, the resale market for the mouse is nuts.

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