Enhance Your Gaming with Vista-Friendly Peripherals - Part 1
WIRELESS AND WIRED MICEAs prolific as keyboards, mice come in many shapes, sizes and, occasionally, ambidextrous designs. Some wired and some wireless, game-oriented and generalized. Whatever the case, there’s a mouse out there with your name on it. Well, not really. But, certainly one that will meet your needs. All rodents below are wired unless noted otherwise. Razer DeathAdder | Average Retail Price: $50 / £42 Razer DeathAdder Razer's recently-released DeathAdder sports an 1800 dpi 3G infrared sensor with speeds up to 2.25 times faster than a standard 800 dpi optical sensor and 1000Hz Ultrapolling for a response time of 1ms compared to the 125Hz/8ms polling found in the competition, numbers that translate into improved performance across the board. Also part and parcel of this sleek, black rodent are five large, programmable, non-slip buttons (individual profiles can be saved and loaded as needed), a 16-bit ultra-wide data channel, slick Teflon feet, and an always-on sensor. It also sports an on-the-fly sensitivity control, a scroll wheel with 24 individual positions, an ambient blue glow on the scroll wheel and Razer logo, a gold-plated USB connector and an ergonomic design. While right-handed gamers with medium-to-large hands will find the mouse comfortable, lefties and those with small digits may find its buttons too long of a stretch. It's a quality mouse, but try before you buy.
Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Mouse | Average Retail Price: $60 / £32 Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Mouse Creative's five-button Fatal1ty Gaming Mouse features an ingenious on-the-fly modular weight system in the central body of the mouse. Just press down on the top-mounted module and it pops up allowing you to quickly exchange it. Weights range from Ultra Light, for agility and quick moves, to Ultra Heavy, for extra smooth precision. Options include 3.5, 11, 15, 19 and 26 grams, enabling you to quickly and easily adjust the feel and performance of this rodent. In addition, a high-definition laser engine with a 6.4 megapixel-per-second report rate provides instant switching between optical resolutions (400, 800, 1600, 2000 and 2400 counts-per-inch). Buttons include left and right mouse buttons, a scroll wheel/button, and an A and B button (on the left and right side respectively), while Teflon feet keep the mouse moving smoothly. The only caveat, gamers with large hands may find this input device a bit too petite.
Logitech G5 Laser Mouse | Average Retail Price: $42 / £50 Logitech G5 2007 Laser Mouse While not new when it comes to game mice, the latest revision of the G5 Laser Mouse features a 2000 dpi laser engine, a pair of thumb buttons (a second was added to the original G5), scroll wheel with tilt and zoom functions, an adjustable weight cartridge with a selection of weights, three levels of on-the-fly sensitivity switching and durable polytetrafluoroethylene (that's a mouthful) feet for extra-smooth gliding. If you're looking for a moderately affordable mouse with a weight balancing system, the G5 is a quality product that's worth the rupees. However, if customization and weight balancing is of critical importance, Logitech's new G9 (below) is a better, though more costly, alternative.
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse | Average Retail Price: $100 / £65 Logitech G9 Laser Mouse New to Logitech's fleet of wired rodents, the G9 Laser Mouse is designed with gaming in mind and is arguably the new de facto standard in weighted mice. Interchangeable Grips allow you to adjust its feel to your hand size and playing style, with Wide Load and Precision grips adding extra comfort or a more compact shape, respectively (additional grip can be purchased online). A high-performance, 3200 dpi laser engine provide uncompromising speed and accuracy at up to 1000 reports per second. The G9 also stores up to five profiles in onboard memory (including keyboard macros, dpi settings and LED color). Its MicroGear scroll wheel offers precise click-to-click scrolling (perfect for quick weapon selection) and frictionless, hyper-fast scrolling for more mundane mousing duties. A weight tuning system allows you to adjust the mouse for a lighter or heavier feel, with up to 28 grams of added weight, while polytetrafluoroethylene feet offer super-slick gliding on almost any surface. Overall, the G9 is an awesome mouse for gamers, as well as a great companion to the new G15 Keyboard.
Microsoft Habu Laser Gaming Mouse | Average Retail Price: $53 / £45 Microsoft Habu Laser Mouse Another Razer collaboration, the Vista-certified Habu Laser Gaming Mouse is a precision rodent with several unique features. A pair of removable side button panels provides adjustability for varied hand sizes and button-placement preferences, while non-slip, Glowpipe side rails and a large, rubber-coated scroll wheel emit a soothing blue glow. This device also sports seven programmable mouse buttons, sensitivity that's adjustable on-the-fly from 400 to 2000 dpi, an always-on laser that delivers a near-zero-lag response time and ultra-slick Teflon feet for smooth and quiet gliding. Very similar in design to Razer's DeathAdder, it’s a perfect cohort to the Reclusa keyboard.
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