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    Best Dell/AW Gaming Mouse? (for big hands)

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Voodooi, Apr 26, 2010.

  1. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

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    Hi guys,

    I'll start off by saying that is has to be from the Dell/Alienware website since I have a credit there.

    I'm currently using a Logitech wireless laser, but I have BIG basketball hands and it feels like I'm getting carpel tunnel after I play for an hour because it's so small.

    My friend suggested the Razor (9 button one), but it looks like a thin banana made for dwarf hands. I was also looking at the Logitech G9, since it had weight/thickness adjustment but I'm not sure.

    I'd like something very comfortable and my budget is 130$.

    Thanks :)

    List of Dell Gaming Mouses:
    http://accessories.dell.com/sna/category.aspx?c=ca&category_id=7314&cs=cadhs1&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=anav

    Edit: Woops, posted in the wrong forum section. I didn't know there was an accessory section until it was too late ><
     
  2. Thatoe

    Thatoe Notebook Evangelist

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    $130?
    Mamba

    or wait for R.A.T. 9
    :p
     
  3. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    I use the Logitech Performance MX. I have small hands but it's a big mouse. Works well, lots buttons. Check out the specs, you may like it.
     
  4. stamatisx

    stamatisx T|I

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    Another option is the Microsoft sidewinder X8, quite big and I have big hands
    I have preordered the R.A.T. 9 though... because I need something bigger.
     
  5. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    I would HIGHLY recommend the Roccat Kone.

    It's a BRILLIANT gaming mouse for a good price. And it'll light up to fit with an Alienware!
     
  6. bigddybn

    bigddybn Notebook Evangelist

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    That is a nice looking rodent.

    Where can I buy one?
     
  7. Glzmo

    Glzmo Notebook Deity

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    I like the Logitech G500 very much. It has 10 programmable buttons, adjustable DPI from 200-5700, profiles that can be tied to applications/games and more.
    It's better than the G9 series, larger and costs less. Logitech mice are generally more sturdy than Razer mice which tend to develop a "double-click" problem after a year or two of extensive use.
    The Alienware TactX mouse is basically a G9 with a different chassis. It's better for bigger hands than the G9, but not as good as the G500, in my opinion.
    I hear good things about Roccat gaming mice, but I haven't had the chance to try one yet.
     
  8. bigddybn

    bigddybn Notebook Evangelist

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    bigddybn Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh and for OP I use a G5 v2 and I'm 6'3" 300 with hands to match.
     
  10. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    I bought my Kone at a shop in Germany, actually, while I was there on a trip. Doesn't help you much though.

    I'd recommend running some searches...you'll find plenty of places selling it eventually.
     
  11. Tristan

    Tristan Garrosh Did Nothing Wrong

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    Can't go wrong with the Mamba. Best wireless mouse I have ever used.
     
  12. Greywolf22

    Greywolf22 Notebook Deity

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    Agreed, love my Mamba!
     
  13. unreal25

    unreal25 Capt. Obvious

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    Ye.... $130 just happens to be the price for Razer Mamba. :D I absolutelutelutely love it. I'm not sure whether it will work for you, I don't have that big hands though.

    Don't forget that to get the max. out of the mouse you need a decent mousepad as well (yeah really). So if you don't need a wireless mouse, you can save some money there by buying a wired (pretty much everything mentioned here are good choices) and a good mousepad.
     
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    xhero Notebook Evangelist

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    Logitech Performance MX is the way to go.
     
  16. logain876

    logain876 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've got the Sidewinder and I like it a lot.
     
  17. simonmpoulton

    simonmpoulton Notebook Deity

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    I've used both Logitech's offerings and Razers over the years and can only say that both brands produce great mice and I highly recommend them both :)
     
  18. artompkins

    artompkins Notebook Consultant

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    I bought the Mamba with my M15x and I love it.
     
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    deltawing Notebook Evangelist

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  20. Tristan

    Tristan Garrosh Did Nothing Wrong

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    That was the mouse I had before my Mamba. Absolutely nothing wrong with it, just wanted a wireless flashy mouse.
    Great respond times, a little...gravelly? I don't really know how to describe it, but when you moved it felt very very natural and made a sort of rock on rock on noise, but much softer. :confused: :rolleyes: :D
     
  21. Wiggy Fuzz

    Wiggy Fuzz Notebook Consultant

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    you get stickers with the razer mice ;)

    i didn't like my g9 mouse, the grips, though a nice idea, were too fiddly and couldn't get either to be very comfortable, and the scroll wheel lock button is stupidly underneath the mouse. the profiles are a great idea, though, and i could sync the profile lights to the alienfx colour scheme, which is also cool.

    but the cloth cable got a crook in it and i had to cut the cloth to remove the bend. so now it's currently undressing itself.

    plus i think weights are a waste.