I feel cool now because I've been using the MX518 for a long time as well. My mouse3 is bound to the rear thumb-side button, never fucks up unless Logitech Setpoint decides to die. MMB set to alt, other keys on mouse to shit like ctrl and some F-keys, always works fine. The wheel button was just too hard for me to push…
518 here too... though mostly because I used my last mx 1000 cordless to death after I moved out to cali. It has all the buttons I want and no stupid ass side/tilt clicking on the middle/wheel button. Man that annoys me on modern mice. Totally fucks with my workflow not to mention the feel of the mouse in apps that use it…
I'm using a Razor Copperhead, since my normal optical logitech mouse started to hate the left mouse button. I really like it :D, it's super precise and works on nearly any surface.
what?! you LIKED G9? crazy :/ I wouldnt recommend a logitech G9, the middle mouse button is really hard to push and isnt comfortable, you'll end up breaking your fingers :p plus its quite a small mouse, which is nice if you are a fingertip gripper but not so nice if you have big hands and use palm grip. I replaced my G9…
The Evoluent vertical mouse is great for reducing wrist strain. The build quality doesn't seem to be particularly amazing - the right mouse button got sticky after a bout a year of fairly heavy use, but I really miss using it now.
Logitech MX510 or 518, either one is money. I have mine hotkeyed up with Ring/Loop/Connect on the 3 extra buttons up top and Backspace/Delete on the side. Plus a bunch of other stuff. About half of my modeling hotkeys are on the mouse.
If you like a trackball: http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=10426173-9aba-45eb-b7ce-af9ef9724d3d&type=ovr I've used this one for years, has 4 programmable buttons, trackball keeps me from having as much wrist pain.
I use an old MX510 which has worked like a charm, but the buttons are now feeling a bit.. flappy? Hard to describe, but they've lost a bit of their.. vigour? It might be a tad big for my hands, but that's just marginally.. Takes one to know one, Pea :poly127: Rarrr!
I'm rocking an oldschool Logitech MX500 at home and a cheap, low-end microsoft mouse at work (no side buttons, which sucks). I've always liked the logitech MX range, they have a great shape whether you're palm gripping or fingertippin'...yo... :S Personally I've never liked the idea of cordless mice/keyboards, battery…
the 518 replaced the 510. The 510 also came in red and black.. Like I said I use the mX Revolution and it's just amazing. Fits perfectly in my hand and i've got big hands but my wife loves it as well. Tons of customizable buttons and they are actually in useful areas. Here it is on newegg for 15 bucks off right now.…