CM Storm's Gaming Mouse Is Simple And Effective

[N.Broekhuijsen]

Cooler Master's new gaming mouse is simple but offers enough features for most folks.

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[Urzu1000]

I love the idea and look of braided cables, but having two peripherals that have braided cables, my mouse and my headset, I think they should all be burned.

They can become very stubborn and hard to manage, as they like to tangle in on themselves and twist in odd ways. I'll pull out one tangle, and a few inches down, the cord will tie itself into knots that boy scouts have trouble learning.

As a cord it's terrible, but I definitely think braided cables have potential in survival training demonstrations involving knots.

 

[atavax]

9800 is a horrible sensor, not a fan of braided cables either although my current mouse of choice uses one.

 

[tom10167]

Braiding a single cable, lol. $60 for this, lol

 

[RCguitarist]

Braided cables just make noise as they rub on the backside edge of a desk. Regular cables do not. That said, I love my Coolermaster Xornet mouse. It cost me $20. No need to spend $60+ on a mouse unless you are making an income off of game playing IMO.

 

[padremaronno]

That said, I love my Coolermaster Xornet mouse. It cost me $20. No need to spend $60+ on a mouse unless you are making an income off of game playing IMO.

This, a hundred times. Very happy with a Xornet, after coming from a CM Storm Inferno and a Logitech G9. The only downside was the crappy plastic aroind the dpi buttons, but I fixed it with a little tape.

 

[RedJaron]

Looks a lot like the old MS Intellimouse Explorer 3.0. How I miss that mouse. . .

 

[squirrelboy]

i think braided cables are great for file transfer, charging cables and maybe things like HDMI cables since they are very rugged. But for mice they are annoying as they are too stiff and get caught behind stuff. They are ok for headsets though.

 

[O2MEND]

I use the Logitech G9x and that being said I'am not a fan of braided mouse cables.

 

[Ninjamilez]

Of course it's another laser sensor. Stahp.

 

[Optimus_Toaster]

There are good lasers and bad lasers. Just like there are good optical sensors and bad optical sensors. I prefer lasers as they do not emit any visible light.

Also I am surprised by the negative feedback towards braided cables. I have 0 issues with mine and find it makes everything better as rubber has a far higher friction coefficient that the fabric of the braid. Also it looks nice in my opinion and helps strengthen the cable.
Different strokes for different folks I suppose.

 

[Ninjamilez]

There are good lasers and bad lasers. Just like there are good optical sensors and bad optical sensors. I prefer lasers as they do not emit any visible light.

Also I am surprised by the negative feedback towards braided cables. I have 0 issues with mine and find it makes everything better as rubber has a far higher friction coefficient that the fabric of the braid. Also it looks nice in my opinion and helps strengthen the cable.
Different strokes for different folks I suppose.

That's true. The reason I stick with optical is because most of the time they don't have acceleration issues. Particularly when you go with the quality Pixart/Avago ones.

I don't have an issue with braided cables either. They might be a bit heavier and create drag but mouse bungees are cheap and completely eliminate that problem.

 

[xyriin]

Have loved braided cables on mice ever since experiencing it on my old Logitech G9 (still running a G9x these days outside my normal desktop). As mentioned, rubber has more friction so it catches easier which can interrupt or hinder mouse movement. Rubber is probably fine for low movement casual use but a complete annoyance for gamers.

As for the people getting knots in your braided mouse cable...what are you doing with your mouse to cause that? Seriously, unless you're always mobile that should never be an issue. And if you're always mobile just switch to a wireless mouse with a slim USB receiver you can always leave plugged in.

 

[Guest]

Anyone else wish someone would come up with a new mouse with the thumb buttons arranged vertically, or is it just me? The microsoft X5 had that arrangement, never owned it but did use one a bit and it felt so much more natural to me to move my thumb up/down for the buttons rather than front / back

 

[youssef 2010]

Braided cables just make noise as they rub on the backside edge of a desk. Regular cables do not. That said, I love my Coolermaster Xornet mouse. It cost me $20. No need to spend $60+ on a mouse unless you are making an income off of game playing IMO.

Braided cables just make noise as they rub on the backside edge of a desk. Regular cables do not. That said, I love my Coolermaster Xornet mouse. It cost me $20. No need to spend $60+ on a mouse unless you are making an income off of game playing IMO.

Maybe some people just want to use a premium mouse for a change. I have the $80 Roccat Kone[+] and I'm very happy with it. Many people report scroll wheel issues with this mouse but I fixed it with a few drops of WD40. A while later There was a problem with the click buttons and I also fixed them using a drop of WD 40 on each of the little buttons inside the mouse. I've had this mouse for years and it has always performed well. Once I saw their Easy Shift [+] featrue, I was sold. To this day, I don't feel the need to buy another mouse or switch to another brand.