USB-rechargeable mouse?

I'm looking for a mouse for my notebook that is:

• at least semi-portable
• have the front and back browser button
• wireless & rechargeable through USB

I figured something like this must be out by now (basically be like a PS3 controller in the sense that its wireless but if you have a low charge, you can use it and charge it through the USB). I *hate* worrying about batteries dying in my wireless peripherals (and haven't bought one in years as a result of this). I'd be using this for notebook gaming, however don't need the 900-button crazy gaming mice that are out there (just browser back and forward buttons). Thanks in advance!

 

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That meets your criteria. The one thing to be aware of with that mouse is that you can charge it via USB and use it at the same time, however, the wireless receiver needs to be plugged in at all times. The USB cable included with the mouse only transmits power, not data. So if you're OK with having up to two USB ports occupied at the same time, you're golden.

 

The Razer Mamba does basically all that. I have the older model but the newer model is basically the same thing. Only has the two main left and right click buttons, mouse wheel, and 4 customizable buttons (two big ones where the thumb goes and two little ones usually used for turning up the DPI by the left click button). Its wireless with a reliever being plugged in via USB and then you can actually take the cord out of the dock and plug it straight into the mouse.

 

I should have said I'm in the US, they show now retailers for the states . Also I should add, I prefer a more subtle look. I don't need the Super Gaming Brand Mouse 8000 series, just looking for basically a USB-rechargeable version of something like this: Amazon.com: Logitech Wireless Anywhere Mouse MX for PC and Mac: Electronics

The Mamba is a bit too big and flashy for my tastes. I like the plug-and-play mice that I don't have to worry about driver failure/crashing too. Just a simple mouse with the addition of the back and forward navigation buttons and a good DPI would be perfect!

 

You don't need the Mamba software installed; Windows will recognize the mouse and all the buttons will work, you just can't configure them.

The G700 might be good; it's similar to the Mamba, but less flashy.

 

You have a few options:


* Logitech G700 - about $75. Gaming level performance (5700dpi, 1000Hz USB polling rate). Rather large shape. Batteries last for about 1-3 days, rechargeable through USB cable.


* Razer Mamba - about $130. Gaming level performance (6400dpi, 1000Hz USB polling rate). Rather large shape. Batteries last for about 18-24 hours. Rechargeable through a USB mouse dock, which adds even more to the bulk.


* Logitech Performance MX - About $75. Desktop productivity mouse (1800dpi, 125Hz USB polling rate). Rather large shape. Batteries last for about 2 weeks. Rechargeable through USB cable. I would not recommend this mouse, because you end up paying too much for a useless feature (Darkfield imaging sensor).


* Logitech M705 Marathon Mouse - about $35. Desktop producitivty mouse (1000dpi, 125Hz USB polling rate). Small shape. Batteries last for 3 years. Not rechargeable at all. But it doesn't matter, because the batteries last for 3 years.



My recommendation: If you really want "gaming level" performance with high DPI and USB polling rate, get a Logitech G700. If you just want an inexpensive mouse that is "good enough" for gaming, or don't want to deal at all with rechargeable anything, get a Logitech M705 Marathon Mouse. The 3-year battery life on that mouse makes recharging the mouse a non-issue.

 

This company is based in Florida.

 

Do not buy Roccat if you live in the United States.

Yes, you can find retailers that will import and **SELL** a Roccat mouse to you (like Performace-PCs, the vendor Saturnotaku recommended).

However, Roccat does not have US-based support address. Any kind of repairs or RMA would need to be sent to Germany. And the shipping alone is going to be so expensive, you might as well just throw the mouse out and buy a new one.

Stick with a vendor that has US-based support, like Logitech, Razer, or Microsoft.

 

How is Darkfield useless? The promotional video made it *seem* pretty nice heh. I'd be probably spending most of time at home playing with a couch as a mouse pad (which is a lot nice surface than most of the other 'impromptu' mouse pad surfaces I'd be having to use when gone for work).
I ordered the Anywhere MX just for the sake of having a baseline to compare (no its not rechargeable >_<). I was seriously looking at the Marathon Mouse but a lot of reviews were complaining about it being spotty on jumping around and not being responsive randomly during use.

 

This is the reason why I think Darkfield is useless:

The benefit of a Darkfield imaging sensor is that it lets you mouse on flat non-textured surfaces that other mice have problems with. For example, glass (hotel room desks) or polished granite (airport lounge desks).

The number of times you actually find yourself in a situation like that is going to be far and few between (even for me, who travelled 230,000 miles on business trips so far this year). And if you DO find yourself in one of those situations, you can easily fix it by just using your mouse on a piece of paper or magazine.

You do not need Darkfield imaging to mouse on a couch. There is enough texture in the fabric / leather of the couch for a regular laser / optical sensor to pick up and mouse properly.

Darkfield is definitely a "nice-to-have" feature. And if my current mouse could magically work on glass & granite, of course I would say "yes". However, the current generation of Logitech mice that have Darkfield imaging sensors in them force you to make too many tradeoffs for that "nice-to-have" novelty feature.

* They are more expensive, by about +$20 for a similar laser / optical mouse
* They do not have the performance of a gaming mouse (which is only important to a gamer)
* The battery configuration forces them to be rear-balanced mice (I prefer center-balanced)
* They have short battery life (2 weeks for Performance MX, 1-3 months for Anywhere MX). A comparible Logitech non-Darkfield mouse can easily get 1 year of battery life, with the Logitech M705 Marathon mouse getting 3 years.

 

kent1146 - great point, I only see its practicality on glass desks so you don't have to use a mouse pad, but aside from that it's pretty unnecessary.

I just got my anywhere MX in the mail yesterday and while it felt OK for a mobile mouse (thumb navigation buttons could be positioned forward more). I'm really not certain about the smooth free spin scrolling option, I have no need personally for it, but at least you can click it to go to regular mouse wheel scrolling. Overall not what I had in mind but it'll hold me over for now and it is a decent mouse with good construction for its price. I'll still probably get the Orichi or some other mobile gaming razer down the road.

 

I personally LOVE the frictionless, free-spin wheels. When I buy any mouse these days, I make sure it has that. It's absolutely terrific for moving through long documents and visually searching through many lines of programming code.

 

After a bit of use with my anywhere MX I've found I'm really missing the way you press on the middle mouse button for games. I'm slowly getting used to the button being behind the mouse wheel, however I would very much prefer having no frictionless wheel function and have my regular middle mouse button. For someone that does less jacking around video games on their laptop, I can see frictionless as a pretty must-have feature (although I've always been a fan of middle mouse clicking and using the mouse arrow to smooth scroll across documents and web pages).