Wanted: new keyboard and mouse

MarcLister · 06-02-2008, 17:32

Hi all. I'm getting fed up with my Logitech MX1000. The charging base is getting hard to work with now. I will place the mouse in the charging base and I have to wiggle the mouse around for ages to get the charging process to start. It is also suffering from a very annoying dodgy clicking error. So I would like a WIRED mouse. I'm thinking the Razer Deathadder looks very nice but if I get this will it be OK on my wooden desk or should I get a mouse mat for it? If so, which one? A normal one or a specific Razer gaming one?

I also have a wireless (Bluetooth) Apple keyboard, 1st generation and it sometimes just blanks out on me and I'm waiting 30+ seconds for key presses to be registered. When it comes to the keyboard I have absolutely no idea what to get. I don't want a gaming one but again I would like a WIRED keyboard. I'm getting quite disillusioned with wireless keyboards and mice.

It would be nice, but not essential, to have a keyboard with backlit keys for when I'm on my PC in the early hours. As I understand it the Microsoft/Razer keyboard does this as well as the Saitek Eclipse model. Which one is best? And are these ergonomic keyboards any good or not worth it? Is the 1st gen Saitek Eclipse better than the 2nd gen or not?

From the pics the Microsoft/Razer keyboard looks huge. Is it? Are there any other better wired keyboards out there?

I will get the Razer Deathadder so I can spend about £20 on a mouse mat and £35-40 tops on a keyboard. Hope you can give me some ideas.

Mark · 06-02-2008, 17:46

As a temporary solution, check the contacts on the bottom of the mouse, and if they look at all dirty (as in not shiny), clean them using a rubber (eraser). Check the contacts in the base too but be careful cleaning these. Make sure there's no dirt around the contacts and that they're sticking out a little so that the mouse makes good contact.

I have the same trouble with my DiNovo but it usually only takes a few seconds to get it to charge.

Dr. Z · 06-02-2008, 17:47

I have a Logitech G11 - its made of pure win!

As for the mouse, my MX700 has died a death so as soon as I can afford to do so I will be buying a G5 to replace it.

MarcLister · 06-02-2008, 17:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

As a temporary solution, check the contacts on the bottom of the mouse, and if they look at all dirty (as in not shiny), clean them using a rubber (eraser). Check the contacts in the base too but be careful cleaning these. Make sure there's no dirt around the contacts and that they're sticking out a little so that the mouse makes good contact.

I have the same trouble with my DiNovo but it usually only takes a few seconds to get it to charge.

Good call!

Edit: worked first time when I place mouse in charging base.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRZ

I have a Logitech G11 - its made of pure win!

As for the mouse, my MX700 has died a death so as soon as I can afford to do so I will be buying a G5 to replace it.

Hmm G11, don't know that. Will check it out. Still getting a Razer Deathadder!

Marmoset · 06-02-2008, 17:55

I've got a Razer Copperhead on a laminate surface and it works perfectly. It's an excellent mouse with different profiles so I can switch between normal use and a gaming setup.

MarcLister · 06-02-2008, 17:56

So without a mouse pad?

LeperousDust · 06-02-2008, 19:41

Hmmmm i know you're now a wireless hater, but i'm using the bluetooth wireless entertainment desktop 7000 from Microsoft, and its never dropped and is totally impeccable. The 8000 series is even more sheik...

//No input at all

MarcLister · 06-02-2008, 19:48

Not a wireless hater...yet! Just a bit fed up. I'm very close to my monitor (geographically not sexually!

) and it has 2 USB ports so mouse and keyboard could be plugged into that. Or if I get a keyboard with a USB hub, the mouse could plug into that and the keyboard into the monitor so I still have a spare socket for pen drives etc.

So that takes care of possible cable length problems if there are any. The keyboard could go into the back of the PC and the mouse as well.

Flibster · 06-02-2008, 22:02

I've got a Logitech MX Revolution *replacement for my MX1000 which has ended up at work* Love it. Not sure if there's a wired version of it though. Superb mouse.

Keyboard wise, Microsoft Natural 4000. One of the best and also one of the cheapest ergonomic keyboards there is.

MarcLister · 06-02-2008, 22:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flibster

Keyboard wise, Microsoft Natural 4000. One of the best and also one of the cheapest ergonomic keyboards there is.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/97577 ?

06-02-2008, 17:32	#1
MarcLister Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Leighton Buzzard Posts: 1,282	Wanted: new keyboard and mouse Hi all. I'm getting fed up with my Logitech MX1000. The charging base is getting hard to work with now. I will place the mouse in the charging base and I have to wiggle the mouse around for ages to get the charging process to start. It is also suffering from a very annoying dodgy clicking error. So I would like a WIRED mouse. I'm thinking the Razer Deathadder looks very nice but if I get this will it be OK on my wooden desk or should I get a mouse mat for it? If so, which one? A normal one or a specific Razer gaming one? I also have a wireless (Bluetooth) Apple keyboard, 1st generation and it sometimes just blanks out on me and I'm waiting 30+ seconds for key presses to be registered. When it comes to the keyboard I have absolutely no idea what to get. I don't want a gaming one but again I would like a WIRED keyboard. I'm getting quite disillusioned with wireless keyboards and mice. It would be nice, but not essential, to have a keyboard with backlit keys for when I'm on my PC in the early hours. As I understand it the Microsoft/Razer keyboard does this as well as the Saitek Eclipse model. Which one is best? And are these ergonomic keyboards any good or not worth it? Is the 1st gen Saitek Eclipse better than the 2nd gen or not? From the pics the Microsoft/Razer keyboard looks huge. Is it? Are there any other better wired keyboards out there? I will get the Razer Deathadder so I can spend about £20 on a mouse mat and £35-40 tops on a keyboard. Hope you can give me some ideas. __________________ Website (sod all on there!) \| MSN \| Email

06-02-2008, 17:47	#3
Dr. Z I'm going for a scuttle... Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,021	I have a Logitech G11 - its made of pure win! As for the mouse, my MX700 has died a death so as soon as I can afford to do so I will be buying a G5 to replace it. __________________

06-02-2008, 17:56	#6
MarcLister Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Leighton Buzzard Posts: 1,282	So without a mouse pad? __________________ Website (sod all on there!) \| MSN \| Email

06-02-2008, 19:41	#7
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Hmmmm i know you're now a wireless hater, but i'm using the bluetooth wireless entertainment desktop 7000 from Microsoft, and its never dropped and is totally impeccable. The 8000 series is even more sheik... //No input at all __________________

06-02-2008, 19:48	#8
MarcLister Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Leighton Buzzard Posts: 1,282	Not a wireless hater...yet! Just a bit fed up. I'm very close to my monitor (geographically not sexually! ) and it has 2 USB ports so mouse and keyboard could be plugged into that. Or if I get a keyboard with a USB hub, the mouse could plug into that and the keyboard into the monitor so I still have a spare socket for pen drives etc. So that takes care of possible cable length problems if there are any. The keyboard could go into the back of the PC and the mouse as well. __________________ Website (sod all on there!) \| MSN \| Email

06-02-2008, 17:46	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	As a temporary solution, check the contacts on the bottom of the mouse, and if they look at all dirty (as in not shiny), clean them using a rubber (eraser). Check the contacts in the base too but be careful cleaning these. Make sure there's no dirt around the contacts and that they're sticking out a little so that the mouse makes good contact. I have the same trouble with my DiNovo but it usually only takes a few seconds to get it to charge.

06-02-2008, 17:55	#5
Marmoset Columbian Coffee Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 87	I've got a Razer Copperhead on a laminate surface and it works perfectly. It's an excellent mouse with different profiles so I can switch between normal use and a gaming setup.

06-02-2008, 22:02	#9
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	I've got a Logitech MX Revolution replacement for my MX1000 which has ended up at work Love it. Not sure if there's a wired version of it though. Superb mouse. Keyboard wise, Microsoft Natural 4000. One of the best and also one of the cheapest ergonomic keyboards there is. __________________