Re: [SWCollect] Wireless Optical Mouse and ebay

2004-03-12 Thread Jim Leonard
Marco Thorek wrote: Without a mousepad you also are not restricted to its boundaries. It is because of cords and mousepad boundaries that I have been using trackballs exclusively since 1988. Hasn't been easy, though -- only in 2003 did we see the advent of 1. optical trackballs that had 2.

Re: [SWCollect] Wireless Optical Mouse and ebay

2004-03-11 Thread AvatarTom
Thanks for all the advice and tips on the mouse, too many to answer individually but I think I have all the info I need :) Tom Visit my web page for many games for sale/trade and screen shots of Ultima Escape from Mt. Drash, Tom's Ultima, Infocom and RPG page

Re: [SWCollect] Wireless Optical Mouse and ebay

2004-03-10 Thread Marco Thorek
Dan Chisarick schrieb: While the MX 700 is a wonderful piece of hardware (its what I'm using now) it is REALLY fussy about how far away it is from its base station. They advertised a max of 6'. More like 2' for truly reliable use. Of course I have a wireless network and possibly other

Re: [SWCollect] Wireless Optical Mouse and ebay

2004-03-10 Thread Marco Thorek
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Thanks for the info, think I will go with the MX700, can get for about $45 shipped. Heah Tom, if you can get it that cheap, then consider one of their keyboard/mouse sets: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=1,CONTENTID=6831 That's one

[SWCollect] Wireless Optical Mouse and ebay

2004-03-09 Thread AvatarTom
Need wireless rechargable optical mouse. Anyone have suggestions (want cheap, maybe $25 shipped?). Tried ebay but most sellers have shipping cost of $11-20 (yes for one mouse), I refuse to buy from such a seller. Ebay needs new search function, shipping cost search, taking way too long to find one

Re: [SWCollect] Wireless Optical Mouse and ebay

2004-03-09 Thread Marco Thorek
Well, the Porsche among the wireless optical is Logitech's MX 700 (MX 900 if you want it as Bluetooth). It uses double the dpi your standard optical uses and is as accurate as a corded mouse. It also uses rechargeable batteries, which is a lot cheaper in the long run than buying batteries again

Re: [SWCollect] Wireless Optical Mouse and ebay

2004-03-09 Thread Stephane Racle
I have a Microsoft Wireless Intellimouse Explorer 2.0, and I have to admit it works quite well. No lag, quite comfortable to use, and the batteries last for a while. It was bought new for CAN $50, so it shouldn't be too far off your mark... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Need wireless rechargable

Re: [SWCollect] Wireless Optical Mouse and ebay

2004-03-09 Thread Jim Leonard
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Need wireless rechargable optical mouse. Anyone have suggestions (want cheap, maybe $25 shipped?). Tried ebay but most sellers have shipping The only wireless mouse worth getting is the Logitech MX700. But you won't find it for $25 shipped. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL

Re: [SWCollect] Wireless Optical Mouse and ebay

2004-03-09 Thread AvatarTom
Thanks for the info, think I will go with the MX700, can get for about $45 shipped. Tom Visit my web page for many games for sale/trade and screen shots of Ultima Escape from Mt. Drash, Tom's Ultima, Infocom and RPG page

Re: [SWCollect] Wireless Optical Mouse and ebay

2004-03-09 Thread Dan Chisarick
While the MX 700 is a wonderful piece of hardware (its what I'm using now) it is REALLY fussy about how far away it is from its base station. They advertised a max of 6'. More like 2' for truly reliable use. Of course I have a wireless network and possibly other sources of RF interference.