What pointing device do you use?

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(Choose the primary device)

Mechanical Mouse
13
30%
Optical Mouse
18
42%
Mechanical Trackball
2
5%
Optical Trackball
5
12%
Touchpad
3
7%
"Eraser/Nib"-style on laptops
1
2%
Tablet
0
No votes
Keyboard Emulation
1
2%
 
Total votes: 43
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AdmiralKanos wrote:As I am a giant planet-sized artificial computerized killing machine, I have no need of pointing devices.
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Zaia wrote:Err, I have a mechanical mouse. If ya know what I mean Does anyone actually care about that? *puzzled* You are one of the few girls on a sci-fi webboard. What do you think? :wink:

Well, now you know, if you did care. :D

EDIT: Or even if you didn't. Mwahaha! :twisted:
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data_link wrote:
Zaia wrote:Err, I have a mechanical mouse. If ya know what I mean Does anyone actually care about that? *puzzled* You are one of the few girls on a sci-fi webboard. What do you think? :wink:

Well, now you know, if you did care. :D

EDIT: Or even if you didn't. Mwahaha! :twisted:
LOL, thanks for the innuendo there, data_link. :wink:

And I really don't think anyone cares about the sort of mouse I use...unless we're not actually talking about mice here, if ya know what I mean... :wink: :twisted: :D
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MS optical mouse for me. I changed to optical 1 year ago, and I haven't looked back!
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Crown wrote:MS optical mouse for me. I changed to optical 1 year ago, and I haven't looked back!
You really should. There's a woman taking off her clothes behind you. :twisted:
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Logitech, Optical trackball
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I've got a 1337 Logitech Optical with pseudo-forcefeedback.
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I've got a really bad mechanical mouse that cost abour £2 and it's utterly useless for game playing :evil: I will never ask my parents to buy a new mouse for me again.
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A 5 button, 2 wheel a4tech optical mouse (got a few of them). Plus a 5 button, 1 wheel usb(has a ps/2 adapter) microsoft optical mouse. Got a 3 buttom, 2 wheel mechanical a4tech mouse as well. Used to use that on my laptop.

The 5 button 2 wheel mouse, I use on my desktop. I use the usb mouse with my laptop because it doesnt work with ps/2 optical mice. Plug an optical mouse it, and it only stays powered for a few seconds since you last moved it, the cursor starts jumping around the screen randomly.
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I have a Microsoft optical mouse. (4 button, with scroll )

I like it primarily for its size. It fits my hand nicely.
At work I used to use a trackball.
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eh I WANT AN OPTICAL MOUSE

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A good old mechanical mouse. Screw your high tech ones.
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Re: What pointing device do you use?

Post by GrandMasterTerwynn »

phongn wrote:So, what do you all use? Mechanical mouse? Optical Mouse? Tablet? Trackball?
For years, I used an old two-button serial mechanical mouse. Then, I went to a two-button PS/2 mouse with a scroll wheel (That's one of the most useful things anybody's ever put on a mouse. Lemme tell ya!) Still mechanical. Mechanical mice have been good for me, except that they tend to require obscene amounts of cleaning. Now I'm thinking of getting an optical mouse. The ones at school seem to work pretty well.

On the road, I prefer using the eraser-thingy in the middle of the keyboard on my laptop. I absolutely hate touchpads! Gimme the eraser-point anytime.
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Trackpad, or optical mouse, depend on whether I feel like plugging in my mouse.
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