Whereas you normally have to bring your mouse pointer to the bottom of the screen to select between active windows, or use Alt + Tab to toggle through them, pressing the task switching button brings up a list of open windows directly under your mouse pointer.

As evidenced by our best gaming mouse roundup, modern mice are becoming increasingly complex and feature rich in an effort to distinguish themselves from an ever more crowded field. To hear Logitech tell it, it’s one of their most popular mice ever, and after it was replaced in 2011, it became a product gamers have been clamoring for ever since. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page. Not only do I have small hands as I already mentioned, but I also use a mouse very differently to most people.What is surprising though, is that until recently, the wired mouse that I used was a very basic Microsoft model, rather than a specific gaming model. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. These aren’t uncommon on mice these days, and they allow you to skip backwards and forwards through Web pages or document folders without having to move your pointer to the menu bar. I've been really reluctant to replace my MX510 mouse -- your teardown of this one (which the internals appear to be identical anyway) was perfect! It might be that cables are somehow damaged or broken in a way and some strong shaking could have fix it temporarily but what helped me was to generally straighten them up and try to bend them in a way that made my scrolling work again.

Considering the numbers in which original models are sold, and that people are usually nostalgic Logitech decided to modernize hardware of MX518 and rerelease it as MX518 G Legendary. I didn’t have to consciously think to move my hand to counteract recoil; the mouse is so lightweight and glides so smoothly that it picks up on the tiniest of movements, so I was able to just react, which is exactly what you need when milliseconds matter.Logitech listened, and has updated and re-released this legendary model, appropriately dubbing it the Logitech G MX518 Legendary ( See it at Newegg / See it at Newegg UK). It features exactly the same shape as the original models, but uses Logitech's flagship HERO sensor, which is capable of 16,000 CPI resolution, a 1000 Hz refresh rate, and self-calibrating lift-off distance. It's got onboard storage for up to five profiles, so if you're sharing it with other people who prefer different settings it's a cinch to switch between them, and it'll remember your preferences if you move to a different device. Of course having a good mouse to navigate Windows will definitely aid your productivity, but if like me, you’re a serious gamer, having the right mouse can mean the difference between life and death.

The cable, mouse feet, and some surface materials also got updated, and the weight is a tad lower than on previous iterations. Although every single review online stated that mouse tracks from height of 2 DVDs, in my case, it doesn’t.Scrolling seems to have its own life and has started to move up and down quickly making any computer activity impossible. It had two more direct successors in the G400 and G400s, but the latter was discontinued after the G402 first showed up. When you come to hold the MX518 though, you realise that the indentations are an optical illusion and the mouse surface is smooth. Whereas the majority of mouse users will hold the device in their hand and move it around from the shoulder, I rest the heel of my hand on the desktop and move the mouse with my thumb and ring finger.

So, after 10 years, my favorite mouse ever has finally died; got cracked in half when a big rock fell on the desk (geologist, this happens sometimes, it's annoying). By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. At five inches long and three inches wide, it felt great in both palm and claw grips, though it is 10-15mm larger than popular fingertip-style mice, like the Logitech G Pro, in length and width.Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. For example small handed people will use it in palm grip, large handed people will be able to use it in claw or fingertip grip, however I use it as fingertip-palm hybrid and lots of people on Reddit seems to agree with me. The DPI up and down buttons are placed above and below the mouse wheel, which is convenient and easier than having just one button to cycle through presets when you need to make an adjustment. Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year.