Any recommendations for large mice? (pawb.social)

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I currently am using a wired Corsair iron claw, but it's rubber sides are starting to become bald from wear, and Corsair doesn't sell replacement parts. I love a mouse with side buttons, a wing, and a DPI toggle. But finding mice that are big enough to be comfortable is pretty rare. I've loved the Logitech g602 and Ironclaw so far.

Anything similar to the above, just without rubber? I prefer wired mice.

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[-] smegger@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago

I know you have the preference for wired, but the Logitech MX master has been one of my favourite large mice and the wireless connection seemed pretty lag free. I'm currently using a Corsair wireless mouse, but I do not recommend.

[-] AliasVortex@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I really like my MX master 2S (second only to my MX Vertical, because I get wrist pain), it's been really solid for programming, office tasks, light gaming and even some fps titles (I play almost exclusively arcade/non-competitive modes though). That said, I'm not sure I'd recommend it for OP, the MX line isn't known for using the best rubber materials (the rubber on mine is starting to wear out on the right side and on the scroll wheels - I know v3 switched to using metal scroll wheels which should help a bunch, but I'm not sure if they've changed/ fixed anything else).

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 6 days ago

I could be down to try wireless again. The latency on the 602 was pretty bad, but more than that, the mouse had a habit of needing to be charged during the middle of something important, which was really annoying. That's really why I went back to corded mice. Haven't charged this bad boy in about eight years. xD

[-] cloudless@piefed.social 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Doesn’t connecting the mouse using USB-C make it a corded mouse? That’s the case with my Logitech vertical.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 5 days ago

It does, but it depends a bit on the cable's quality too. One of my old mice had a braided cable that tended to stick on stuff. Wired mice are often significantly less expensive and weigh less. With Glorious mice, I think there's a difference of $35 and about 10g, which is something I think about.

This listing is kind of nice since it's easy to flip between the two

https://www.gloriousgaming.com/products/model-o-2-wired-mouse

[-] avg@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago

I don't think the mx master has dpi control, I haven't found it on mine.

[-] smegger@aussie.zone 1 points 6 days ago

Yeah it's been a long while since I used mine, had one of the first generation ones. But the lack of DPI control didn't particularly bother me, however I've never been much of a twitch gamer.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 6 days ago

I'll be honest, I mainly keep the same DPI levels. Buuuut, every once in awhile, there's a few indie titles with really weird sensitivity levels (eg, The Forest) that make having a DPI switch really nice. Some games and productivity programs also benefit from lower or higher DPI profiles on the fly. I'm the type of person that downloads the mouse bloatware once, configures things, then uninstalls it, haha.

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

G502

[-] Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Had a very similar problem when my ironclaw died. I went thru probably 5-6 different mouses/mice/meece before discovering the Keychron M6. Very similar feature set to the Logitech MX, but a slightly different shape and texture that I find suits my hand better. DPI switch is on the underside by default but can be remapped to any button. It's wireless, but there's no reason you can't just leave it plugged in.

EDIT: Also, I found this thing super useful for size/shape comparison during my hunt.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 6 days ago

Thank you! These both are very helpful.

[-] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago

I miss my old RAT7 from... what was it.. Mad Catz?

[-] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Same. I had two. They both started tracking weird after a few months. I've never had that issue with another mouse. Aside from that, the physical build of the mouse was the coolest design.

[-] stardustsystem@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

The RAT7 I had had a little flat bit to rest your pinky on and it was a game changer. So mad no other mouse manufacturer seems to have tried that since

[-] WereCat@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

IMO either the Logitech G502 or Razer Basilisk V3 or Ultimate.

I have the G502 Spectrum and the Basilisk Ultimate and the feel in hand is almost identical, there are some notable differences though.

The G502 has a small lip around the sides of the LMB and RMB where you can rest your ring finger, Basilisk does not and you have to place your ring finger on the side.

The G502 has free scroll function on the wheel, the Basilisk can adjust resistance of the scroll wheel.

The Basilisk can swap the side button for thumb for a paddle, this is imo much better than the side thumb button on the G502.

The wireless G502 has a mouse pad that charges the mouse wirelessly but you're stuck to using that mouse pad if you go this path. The Basilisk uses a charging dock with contact pins where you place your mouse to charge roughly once a week.

The software sucks for both but Razer software sucks more. In my case I've configured the mouse to save settings on the on-board memory then got rid of the software for both. On Razer HW you can't save the RGB profiles on the on-board memory but you can use OpenRGB instead of their stupid software.

Basilisk uses optical switches so there is basically no risk of the mouse starting to double click or similar issues to what Logitech mouses had for a long time. My G502 was flawless after 6y of use though.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 5 days ago

Thank you!

[-] turdburglar@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago

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[-] Akip@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 days ago

Been pretty happy with my glorious gaming i2 big enough for my hand plenty of utility and nice and light-weight. Lightweight is one of those things you dismiss until you experience it, it's game changing in my opinion.

Had to set up profiles initially on win10, for lack of Linux software support, but the changes stay on the device memory, so works fine in Linux afterwards

Found the company after deep diving switches, difference between chinese and japanese OMROM and digging for optical switches for mice. The i2 isn't that but they use high quality switches that dont die easily like my Logitech ones did.

I respect them for their openness towards repair and their mission statement I remember something about making the mouse they wanted themselves, but couldn't find a link to it.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 6 days ago

I might look into this one, thanks!

[-] cloudless@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago

The Logitech vertical mouse is great for my big hand.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 6 days ago

Thank you!

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