[plug] mice

[Cameron Patrick]

On Wed, Oct 08, 2003 at 09:07:47AM +0800, Ben Jensz wrote:
| I personally like the MS Intellimouse Explorer (rev3) I've got at home.  
| I've got fairly big hands, but the size of the mouse means that I don't 
| have to have my hand scrunched up at all to use it, I find it quite 
| comfortable to use.

Personally I prefer the plain non-explorer version (mine says
"Intellimouse w/Intellieye v1.0 - Made in Mexico" (!)) - I'm not sure if
they're still around though.  They're white and smaller than the
explorer, and have a much better hand-fitting shape.  (There's another
Microsoft mouse that I've seen around a lot which, like the Explorer,
has an evil-looking glowing red LED at the back and buttons on either
side of the mouse that are too easy to click accidentally.  Don't like
that one much either.)

| Personally I'd recommend (if you can) going into a large computer store 
| that has keyboards / mice on display that you can touch and see what 
| feels comfortable for you.  The Hardly Normal store at Osborne Park had 
| some on display like that last time I was down in Perth.

Yes, this is a good idea.  It's hard to tell which of the 42 conflicting
recommendations from Plug are from someone like-minded until you
actually try the things. I did the same at Officeworks a few years ago,
and ended up buying a Logitech keyboard and Microsoft optical mouse;
they're about the only bits of my computer that I haven't replaced
since!  (*thinks* Okay, the floppy drive and cheapo ethernet card are
still there, too.)

Cheers,

Cameron.

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