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Getting a new mouse
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 5:51 pm
by Canis
I just bought an MX518 and thought it would be great. However, it's got a stupid feature that I guess some gamers like, which is the instant sensitivity change buttons instead of the scroll buttons like the MX500/510. You cant re-program them either, since the sensitivity change is hardware based. Therefore, you cannot use the buttons for weapons in-game, and end up losing functionality.
So I'm going to return the damn thing and splurge on an MX1000. For those who have one, what's the news on this thing from your experience? Does it live up to the hype (lasers...woooo!!)?
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 5:58 pm
by netrex
You can reprogram them. Mine is used for Enter and F5. Check your drivers again.
[lvlshot]http://www.netrexx.net/files/various/MX518.SetPoint.jpg[/lvlshot]
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 6:18 pm
by SOAPboy
SetPoint
*pukes
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 6:24 pm
by dzjepp
lol, quite right, you can change them in SetPoint canis!
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 6:26 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
Canis is a n00b, you'll have to excuse him.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 7:22 pm
by Canis
Well, Setpoint doesnt work on OS X, and I'm not sure USB Overdrive supports it in a similar way.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 8:28 pm
by netrex
Ok, I just expected you to use some form of Windows since you didn't say anything else
SOAPboy wrote:SetPoint
*pukes
What's wrong with it?
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 8:31 pm
by Canis
netrex wrote:You can reprogram them. Mine is used for Enter and F5. Check your drivers again.
[lvlshot]http://www.netrexx.net/files/various/MX518.SetPoint.jpg[/lvlshot]
I'm talking about the buttons with "+" and "-" on them that apparently only switch the mouse speed in hardware.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 8:36 pm
by prince1000
no they dont. i have them set to forward and backward for browsing.
edit: do you even have setpoint installed?
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 8:44 pm
by SOAPboy
netrex wrote:Ok, I just expected you to use some form of Windows since you didn't say anything else
SOAPboy wrote:SetPoint
*pukes
What's wrong with it?
Well, honestly, nothing i suppose, i just didnt like it at all when i had my MX1000.. it felt cheap..
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:01 pm
by prince1000
thats cause the mx1000 is utter shit
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:26 pm
by SOAPboy
prince1000 wrote:thats cause the mx1000 is utter shit
Had nothing to do with the mouse, it was the software that i didnt like..
And yes, the mx1000 was shit..
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:29 pm
by Canis
prince1000 wrote:no they dont. i have them set to forward and backward for browsing.
edit: do you even have setpoint installed?
I have OS X, and Setpoint is WinXP only.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:30 pm
by Canis
prince1000 wrote:thats cause the mx1000 is utter shit
in what way?