When thinking about computer and hardware, I hardly hear people talking about upgrading the mouse. This I find slightly odd. I’m not so much into games, well I do play once in a while, but don’t find myself sitting in front of my computer for hours, trying to get to another level or find a certain, apparantly very important item.

So when I thought about buying a new mouse, I wasn’t necessarily looking for a gaming mouse, but rather a help to save time working on my PC. To understand what I mean, I should explain what I’m mostly using my computer for: reading a lot of RSS-Feeds and blogs.

Working with different operating systems, I need a mouse that can be set-up without using additional software. While I don’t mind installing a software to save the settings on the device once, I don’t like changing settings through a software. Searching for the best device that suits my needs, I found the G9 Laser Gaming Mouse from Logitech. Although made for gaming, I find it a great mouse for daily usage:

The mouse features a sensitivity of 3200dpi at maximum setting. This is great and switching from my laptop mouse to this, I had to get used to the speed. I gradually increased the sensitivity (which is possible due to two hardware buttons on top of the mouse) and don’t want to go back. My girlfriend, finding the speed too extreme in the beginning, got quickly used to it as well, so that she doesn’t really want to use her mouse anymore. Working with a 1920×1200 resolution on my monitor, having a high sensitivity mouse takes a lot of stress of my wrist and enables me not only to do things faster, but also more precise. As I mentioned earlier, having the option to change the sensitivity by simply clicking a button is great. I don’t need the internal memory though, which you can use to automatically adjust the sensitivity depending on the software you’re using.

Another important factor is the scrolling wheel. Using the frictionless scrolling is great for reading feeds or surfing long websites, such as blogs. With a hardware button, located at the bottom of the mouse, this can quickly be changed if needed. I haven’t really used the option to scroll from left to right, which the scroll wheel allows. Nice feature, but I yet have to figure out what I would need it for.

Surfing the web a lot, I found it annoying to use the next page and last page button. The same goes for sorting media on a harddisk. Being able to visit the next page or go back to the folder you just visited is a nice and welcome feature that saves a lot of time.

As you probably realized by now, I enjoy using this mouse. Reasons for that are:

- interchangable grips and a weight cartridge that allows perfect tuning to your liking

- a frictionless scroll wheel

- all settings can be changed with the click of a button

- precise and fast with 3200dpi

Negative aspects, depending on what you’re looking for, may be the price, the cable and that the mouse isn’t really great for a big right hand (no left hand usage because of an ergonomic shape). While mine isn’t small, the mouse could be longer and a bit higher to allow a better, stress-free position for the hand.

The mouse is now also available as G9x and features a massive 5000dpi.