MX 510 Logitech Mouse

[BadAsh]

Hi all,

I don't normally promote hardware, but yesterday I snagged a new MX 510 "gaming" mouse by Logitech.

I was a bit skeptical at first and read a few reviews before I bought the mouse. It got excellent reviews and I have past experience with "normal" mice and "performance or gaming" mice so I know there can be a huge difference in what mouse you use.

The best mouse I ever owned was a Razor BoomSlang 2000. That puppy was sweet and hyper-fast and ultra-smooth. It definitely upped my kill count when I played Quake III Arena in tournaments.

The Achilles Heel of the Razor mice was their hand made 18 switch right and left main buttons. The design incorporated 18 switches rather than just one to detect pressing of the button. The theory being that the exact same amount or pressure would register on the large button no matter where you pressed giving the button a superior feel to any other mouse sold at the time. The problem here was that now rather than 1 switch you have 18 that can ware out or break. And sense the only way to build this design and keep the cost down (the mouse still cost $200) was to have this built by hand.

Slight imperfections in manufacturing caused the switches to wear out quickly as 1 or more was stressed greater than it was designed for. So the mouse would last about 3 months of nightly game play and the left click mouse button would die.

They replaced the mouse with no problem, but I burned through 4 of these suckers in just under 1 year. The mouse was like a tease� it performed brilliantly in the game, but just did not have the endurance needed to last.

My next mouse was the new Intellimouse Explorer Optical 3.0 by Microsoft. This was a good optical mouse for gaming. It was not quite as smooth as a ball mouse, but it was damn near there. And without the hassle of getting dirty or needing a mouse pad it was a compromise I was willing to make.

I�ve been using that mouse since 01 when I bought it. Since I have a new PC on order and I know better mice are out there I�ve kind of kept an eye out for the next superior gaming mouse.

In the MX 510 I think I�ve found that mouse.

It�s drivers install in a snap and are easily configurable. The sensitivity cranks way up and the curser action is very smooth. With the sensitivity all the way up and with acceleration set to the �high� setting my NC heavy Rexo grunt does a 180 by sliding my mouse about a half inch to either side! Twitch gamers rejoice! You can easily do an ultra-quick 180 and engage an opponent that managed to flank you. If you are quick and can handle the higher speeds this mouse will up your kill count.
It seems to help infantry and aircraft in PS the most. The built in turning nerf for MAX units overrides the mouse software and is still sluggish. However, if you are a grunt/pilot like me then this mouse is one that I highly recommend.

The mouse design is ergonomic and fits nicely in your hand. It has 8 fully programmable buttons of which 4 are easily clickable in an intense firefight. This mouse is awesome! Hell, it even comes in TR RED and NC BLUE

TR RED

NC BLUE

And finally the cost is reasonable coming in right at $50.

BadAsh rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

P.S. This mouse only comes in the right handed ergo configuration. This sucks for lefties.