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New Cordless PC Weapon!
I was finally able to get my much anticipated PC weapon :T
The Logitech MX 1000 Cordless Laser mouse.
This mouse replaces my much loved MX 700 MX cordless unit, that was looking a bit battle worn from use. I will probally paint up the old MX 700, however I have really been wanting this newer higher performace MX 1000.
The advantage of this cordless mouse is it packes a 800 DPI resolution with a 5.8 megapixels/per second image processing. This makes it the most accurate mouse available at this point wired or wireless. Quite frankly, I don't really notice any significant improvement over my trusty MX 700, however it's there in numbers with the slightly higher 5.8 MPs image processing. The old MX 700 has 4.8 MPs image processing, with the same 800 DPI resolution.
The Laser optical system in the MX 1000 is said to provide a better imaging system to the CCD camera over the standard LED system by allowing the cammera to image more precisely. Where this really comes into play is in rapid side to side movements, such as first person shooters, i.e. Spinning viewpoint perspective quickly ~180 degrees. Most optical mice tend to loose track of where they are, and where they have moved to when this command is requested. The cursor just sits there in the same place, not knowing that you had moved so rapidly. Kind of like snatching a table cloth out from under a table set with dishes. I know both my Microsoft Optical mice suffer from this fate. The Logitech MX system introduced a while back, really made advances in this department, and became one of the first optical and wireless mouse that was usable for hardcore gaming, indeed, the MX wireless mouse was even more accurate than any wired mouse, much less wireless.
I find I tend to get a bit spoiled by wireless mice, and I must admit, I have a soft spot for them. When I first went to the ultra fast mousing surfaces (Everglide mouse pads), I found you could really feel the cord drag on the mouse. Although this generally isn't a concern for most normal people, it was bother some to me... The MX 700 was my slavation, and I find it hard to go back to wired mice from this point on. Before I purchased the MX 1000, I purchased a MX 510 wired. While it was nice, I just found I did not like the restrictions posed by the wired system. I found I always had to work the mouse in it's set place on my keyboard tray. I could not just pick up the mouse and place it where ever I liked for a change of position. Many times I'll just place my wireless mouse on my lap (leg) and surf from there. With the multitude of buttons available, it was an easy task, I was always having to pick up the cord, and place it around my desk, which was driving me nuts. Anyway, enough about my virtues of wireless vs wired, we like what we like in the end.
This MX 1000 is a powerful weapon indeed, as it sports a much improved Thumb command and Cruise Control buttons. Rather than 4 induvidual buttons, the thumb command and Curise control are on rocker like switches. I find this much more ergonomic to use over the induvidual buttons of the older MX 700 design. The biggest improvements is to the Cruise control and the Task Switch buttons. Previously, the Cruise control buttons required cricking your fingers, or stretching them out to depress them. I found this to be uncomfortable, and as such never used them much. However now with the rocker switch, I find it a lot easier to use on a continued basis. The Cruise control allows a continuious smooth scroll with out having to roll the scroll wheel continuiously, all you do is press down.
Additionally the Task Switch is in a much more logical position. It is now placed on the Thumb command area, rather than a button on the very top of the mouse. The Task control button would be the same as pressing ALT+ Tab on your keyboard, allowing you to quickly switch between running applications, much improved! :T
Logitech has also added a side to side scroll on the mouse. By pressing the the mouse wheel to the left or the right, enables the window to scroll side to side. In execution I find it much more solid to use than the Microsoft system on my mouse at work. It just seems less bulky, and much more responses in side to side scrolling. The Scroll wheel has a very light detent, which I also prefer to the no detented MS mouse I have.
Another new feature is the battery status LEDs that indicates charge level of the mouse. During movement, the LED will illuminate showing the level of charge in the mouse. If the mouse is left inactive (~7sec) the LED will extingish. This is a nice addition, as many times with my old MX 700, the RED low charge LED would just start flashing, indicating it was low on charge, and I was once again a bone head for not placing the mouse in the charging cradle to charge. Additionally, the MX 1000 has a on/off switch on the underside of the mouse. This is a nice feature, for I know with my MX 700 (no on/off switch) it would lose power in about 3 days (if i forgot to place it on the charge cradle), due to the constant communications 4.8MPs transfer updates required, it really sucked the juice. So Now I have 2 excuses to be a bone head, forget to place the mouse on the charging cradle, or forget to turn it off :B Of note, the Li Ion cells are not user replaceable on the MX 1000. The MX 700 Had 2xAA Li Ion cells.
Operation wise the mouse is very smooth and precise. It has no lag what so ever, and the cursor tracks like nothing else. I quickly ran it through AUTOCad, and a quick game of Desert Combat and UT2002. It was flawless and had great precision. Now if only I could something like this to replace my Microsoft Bluetooth mouse for my Laptop :twisted:
All, in all, This is a great new Weapon for the PC, and I was happy to finally get it.
Cosco $89 :T
The Logitech MX 1000 Cordless Laser mouse.
This mouse replaces my much loved MX 700 MX cordless unit, that was looking a bit battle worn from use. I will probally paint up the old MX 700, however I have really been wanting this newer higher performace MX 1000.
The advantage of this cordless mouse is it packes a 800 DPI resolution with a 5.8 megapixels/per second image processing. This makes it the most accurate mouse available at this point wired or wireless. Quite frankly, I don't really notice any significant improvement over my trusty MX 700, however it's there in numbers with the slightly higher 5.8 MPs image processing. The old MX 700 has 4.8 MPs image processing, with the same 800 DPI resolution.
The Laser optical system in the MX 1000 is said to provide a better imaging system to the CCD camera over the standard LED system by allowing the cammera to image more precisely. Where this really comes into play is in rapid side to side movements, such as first person shooters, i.e. Spinning viewpoint perspective quickly ~180 degrees. Most optical mice tend to loose track of where they are, and where they have moved to when this command is requested. The cursor just sits there in the same place, not knowing that you had moved so rapidly. Kind of like snatching a table cloth out from under a table set with dishes. I know both my Microsoft Optical mice suffer from this fate. The Logitech MX system introduced a while back, really made advances in this department, and became one of the first optical and wireless mouse that was usable for hardcore gaming, indeed, the MX wireless mouse was even more accurate than any wired mouse, much less wireless.
I find I tend to get a bit spoiled by wireless mice, and I must admit, I have a soft spot for them. When I first went to the ultra fast mousing surfaces (Everglide mouse pads), I found you could really feel the cord drag on the mouse. Although this generally isn't a concern for most normal people, it was bother some to me... The MX 700 was my slavation, and I find it hard to go back to wired mice from this point on. Before I purchased the MX 1000, I purchased a MX 510 wired. While it was nice, I just found I did not like the restrictions posed by the wired system. I found I always had to work the mouse in it's set place on my keyboard tray. I could not just pick up the mouse and place it where ever I liked for a change of position. Many times I'll just place my wireless mouse on my lap (leg) and surf from there. With the multitude of buttons available, it was an easy task, I was always having to pick up the cord, and place it around my desk, which was driving me nuts. Anyway, enough about my virtues of wireless vs wired, we like what we like in the end.
This MX 1000 is a powerful weapon indeed, as it sports a much improved Thumb command and Cruise Control buttons. Rather than 4 induvidual buttons, the thumb command and Curise control are on rocker like switches. I find this much more ergonomic to use over the induvidual buttons of the older MX 700 design. The biggest improvements is to the Cruise control and the Task Switch buttons. Previously, the Cruise control buttons required cricking your fingers, or stretching them out to depress them. I found this to be uncomfortable, and as such never used them much. However now with the rocker switch, I find it a lot easier to use on a continued basis. The Cruise control allows a continuious smooth scroll with out having to roll the scroll wheel continuiously, all you do is press down.
Additionally the Task Switch is in a much more logical position. It is now placed on the Thumb command area, rather than a button on the very top of the mouse. The Task control button would be the same as pressing ALT+ Tab on your keyboard, allowing you to quickly switch between running applications, much improved! :T
Logitech has also added a side to side scroll on the mouse. By pressing the the mouse wheel to the left or the right, enables the window to scroll side to side. In execution I find it much more solid to use than the Microsoft system on my mouse at work. It just seems less bulky, and much more responses in side to side scrolling. The Scroll wheel has a very light detent, which I also prefer to the no detented MS mouse I have.
Another new feature is the battery status LEDs that indicates charge level of the mouse. During movement, the LED will illuminate showing the level of charge in the mouse. If the mouse is left inactive (~7sec) the LED will extingish. This is a nice addition, as many times with my old MX 700, the RED low charge LED would just start flashing, indicating it was low on charge, and I was once again a bone head for not placing the mouse in the charging cradle to charge. Additionally, the MX 1000 has a on/off switch on the underside of the mouse. This is a nice feature, for I know with my MX 700 (no on/off switch) it would lose power in about 3 days (if i forgot to place it on the charge cradle), due to the constant communications 4.8MPs transfer updates required, it really sucked the juice. So Now I have 2 excuses to be a bone head, forget to place the mouse on the charging cradle, or forget to turn it off :B Of note, the Li Ion cells are not user replaceable on the MX 1000. The MX 700 Had 2xAA Li Ion cells.
Operation wise the mouse is very smooth and precise. It has no lag what so ever, and the cursor tracks like nothing else. I quickly ran it through AUTOCad, and a quick game of Desert Combat and UT2002. It was flawless and had great precision. Now if only I could something like this to replace my Microsoft Bluetooth mouse for my Laptop :twisted:
All, in all, This is a great new Weapon for the PC, and I was happy to finally get it.
Cosco $89 :T
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