Moraelin
To be honest the original Intellimouse Explorer was very good in games & Quake until ID software decided to "Fix" the "broken" mouse acceleration in the game. It went all to pot after that and any patch level above 117 is messed up. They said they put it back to normal but any patch above 117 is totally screwed as far as the Explorer is concerned, (when turning around quickly). Yes you can turn the accel off in windows but that is annoying in Windows and it still isn't the same in the game as patch level 117.
Problem is the Razor mouse is a complete level higher in movement smoothness over the Explorer, (which was better than any ball mouse I've had before it ).
What is more disappointing about this new Explorer Cordless mouse, (and I honestly wasn't expecting it to be any good in gaming), is that it's less smooth than the Original Corded Explore in Windows. It has a very slight, (but noticeable to me), latency to the pointer movement. It also can be hard to position as it doesn't move instantly when you move the mouse after it's gone into battery saving, (after a few seconds of inactivity)
Maybe I was expecting to much, but I would have hoped for better considering how long it has taken Microshaft to bring out a cordless version. I can probably live with it as the lack of cabling is very nice but it is still far from ideal. If this is due to the Aligent power saving features, (and I think it is as the Logitech has the same sort of trouble, and the same Aligent power saving), then I wish they would fit a high power / quality Nickel Hydride or Lithium Ion battery, (type digital cameras use), and supply it with a night time charging / docking station, so it can be recharged when not in use and it should last at least a day with out requiring any power saving features.
I also investigated the Wacom Graphire tablet, (when you mentioned it in the past), but a review I read didn't favour it much with the mouse especially for gaming.
I was a Razor Boomslang disbeliever until I got one and used it. It's far from perfect but it is absolutely unbeatable for smoothness of movement.
Gasman has had and liked a corded Explorer, I visited him a while back, (about the Asus GF3), and he tried my Boomslang 2000...... he now has one.
I'm just trying to find something as good that is cordless an doesn't need a mouse mat, I'm certain it's not impossible to do and I'd pay large amounts for the product that fitted this bill
The search goes on, one thing is for certian this Microshaft mouse isn't an improvement in any area imo, other than useability, (cordlessness).
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[This message has been edited by BladeRunner (edited 11-15-2001).]
