Logitech MX300 Optical Mouse

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Summary: Decent mouse with a useless extra button
Review: This mouse is decent, but i wouldn't recommend the mouse for gamers. The clicking on the buttons are nice, but the mouse wheel is awful. It is so loud and clanking, it pisses me off. I would recommend the Logitech Dual Optical or Logitech Optical Blue. The extra button feature is used as a program switcher, but it is postiioned at above teh mouse and is useless, as clicking is less tiem consumming and tiring. Other than that, the mouse is decent for a little overpriced deal.

Rating:
Summary: Decent mouse with a useless extra button
Review: This mouse is decent, but i wouldn't recommend the mouse for gamers. The clicking on the buttons are nice, but the mouse wheel is awful. It is so loud and clanking, it pisses me off. I would recommend the Logitech Dual Optical or Logitech Optical Blue. The extra button feature is used as a program switcher, but it is postiioned at above teh mouse and is useless, as clicking is less tiem consumming and tiring. Other than that, the mouse is decent for a little overpriced deal.

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Summary: Excellent Mouse for Gaming
Review: This mouse is excellent for gaming. No skipping even when I move the mouse really fast. It's comfortable and fits my hands pefrectly. If you buy this mouse do not install the Logitech MouseWare software, it screws up the mouse wheel for some reason. Just stick with the built in drivers in Windows XP and the mouse should rock.

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Summary: Scroll wheel lags and can't bind button in CS, but good
Review: This mouse is great for gaming, but the scroll wheet lags in IE, just like all other logitech mice. Also that useful little button on top can't be bound to any keys in counter-strike. What a shame, bad quality assurance or design in my opinion. If I could bind that button, this mouse would have gotten 5 stars, and I might have been able to recommend it to others.

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Summary: Smaller, Functional, Pricey
Review: We needed two new mice -- one to replace a broken one and another that was wearing out and was a bit big for my wife's hands. This mouse was a good fit for my wife's hands. For my medium size hands, it also worked well. The mouse buttons require just a tad of toe-in, but hardly noticeable. The wheel is a little clicky when rotating, but not too much. The middle button on the unit (not the normal button, but a special one) was basically useless. It could only be "programmed" for specific functions (run, scroll, minimize, close, etc.) and not to call up applications like hotkeys that I am used to and the box led me to believe. Combining that with the fact that the drivers for that functionality also would not work properly with Windows XP Professional when going from non-Admin to Admin, nearly made me throw it out the window. I went to the Logitech site and there were no updates for the mouse. Also, the wheel was slow in responding (scroll and then wait half second for it to actually do it). So, I removed the specific drivers and using the native Windows XP drivers, the mouse worked fine and so did the wheel. So much for the extra button which probably added [money] to the price (not exaggerating). The uselessness of the "extra" functionality and the higher price would almost cause me to give 3 stars. However, it is better than other mice that would get 3 stars and the form and fit are good, so 4 stars.

Rating:
Summary: Great overall, few flaws
Review: Works very smoothly (and precisely) in general use and in games. However, I have three small complaints: 1) The left/right buttons are somewhat narrow as they do not go to the edge of the mouse. 2) The wheel button is needlessly hard to click. 3) The cord could be a longer. They skimped and the cable is about 1.5 feet shorter than my other MS/Logitech mice.

Rating:
Summary: Great overall, few flaws
Review: Works very smoothly (and precisely) in general use and in games. However, I have three small complaints: 1) The left/right buttons are somewhat narrow as they do not go to the edge of the mouse. 2) The wheel button is needlessly hard to click. 3) The cord could be a longer. They skimped and the cable is about 1.5 feet shorter than my other MS/Logitech mice.