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Help me choose a gaming mouse!

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looking for a gaming mouse, out of these which one would you buy and why!
I cant decide.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-GX950-Laser-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B0084FVWO6/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1428530640&sr=8-5&keywords=ASUS+gaming+mouse
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Proteus-Tunable-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B00IGS9LU8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428530565&sr=8-1&keywords=logitech+G502
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Razer-Abyssus-Gaming-Mouse-Buttons/dp/B00KXYV6YW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1428530743&sr=8-2&keywords=gaming+mouse
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-M63-Raptor-Optical-Gaming/dp/B00PQ5D1ZK/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1428530898&sr=8-14&keywords=gaming+mouse
will never own a Rat series mouse again in my entire life, had 3 replaced in one year under warranty all failed with laser problems.
have a mini azda smart price laptop one now as a step in too small for my hand I have torn cartilage in right wrist that gets painful, so need one that full size and comfortable plus fast enough and good enough to last.
out the above what one would you get and why!.
I cant decide.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-GX950-Laser-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B0084FVWO6/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1428530640&sr=8-5&keywords=ASUS+gaming+mouse
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Proteus-Tunable-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B00IGS9LU8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428530565&sr=8-1&keywords=logitech+G502
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Razer-Abyssus-Gaming-Mouse-Buttons/dp/B00KXYV6YW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1428530743&sr=8-2&keywords=gaming+mouse
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-M63-Raptor-Optical-Gaming/dp/B00PQ5D1ZK/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1428530898&sr=8-14&keywords=gaming+mouse
will never own a Rat series mouse again in my entire life, had 3 replaced in one year under warranty all failed with laser problems.
have a mini azda smart price laptop one now as a step in too small for my hand I have torn cartilage in right wrist that gets painful, so need one that full size and comfortable plus fast enough and good enough to last.
out the above what one would you get and why!.
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No expert. Logitech G502 have best spec.
some reviews here
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-gaming-mice,review-2220.html0 -
I love my razer nagaYNWA
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Update: I purchased the Logitech G502.
Personal review: The software that come with it is easily navigated everything is put into catagories, you can assign and configure your buttons, DPI settings, and calibrate it to the surface you are using and save the calibration as a profile so if you swap surfaces (like when using a laptop) its always optimized.
One thing I HATE is a noisy mouse, loud clicks from buttons and scroll wheels do my head in and right and left click buttons have the springing feedback feel under your finger when clicked and released, well this one have non of those it is a well balanced quiet mouse.
I have a small thumb so the "target" button (its slow the DPI Of the mouse when pressed then back to your settings, good for sniper game) is a tad out of reach but with a stretch I can press it.
Buttons G5 and G4 are easily used, and most used, but easily accidentally triggered by the thumb.
scroll wheel is nicely weighted and balanced, I love the fact it can free wheel OR click the button under it for the "click" rotation so you can be more precise.
its nice and smooth and I noticed a significant improvement over a cheap and nasty AZDA special.
The Down sides.
The mouse is neither tall or wide. prolong use will give you cramp in your little finger and right or left ring fingers. because its nor a tall mouse, its doesnt fill the palm of the hand but your fingers don't overhang the end of the buttons (my don't and they are pretty long).
Weights, the weights are a gimmick in my opinion, the weight is centralized rather than configurable to front side or rear eventhough you can put them in their respectable slots one by one in any order you want it feels like it gives you no benefit at all to placing three rear and 1 top for E.G as the weight is in the middle of the mouse so the weight will only be felt centrally. with other mice, its mainly the rear the mouse is weighted, and gived better control to the user, centrally weigted the whole mouse is weighted down and some people may find just stowing the weights away and not bothering as it seems a bit of a gimmick feature than anything else.
non slip grip is a good feature and feel to the mouse, the downside of this, prolonged use it makes you sweat, skin oils and anything sticky on your hands can be a paint to remove it.
The lines on the mouse give it a Pro look, but fill with debris and other skin matter and is a pain to keep cleaning it out.
I like the fact I can configure the G logo light on the mouse to pulse or stay on or stay off, but as your hand will cover it, seems a bit pointless. the scroll wheel on the other hand is exposed, this could have been on feature to the mouse that gives it something to look at instead of a weighted metal mouse wheel, plus it would have been nice to be able to change the colour not just the lighting sequence.
The cable is braided which is nice as it limits the cable breaking through wear and tear making it more durable, downside is the cable is tough and rough, it catches edges of nearly everything you can think of, desk corners and edges, clothing, you name it it cats skagged on it, and it annoying, its also heavy and pulls the mouse if all the weights are not in the mouse.
DPI buttons are too close to left mouse button accidental DPI shift occurs quite often. But if you prefer 1 DPI SPEED the settings in the software allows you to lock it on one setting so its not much of a problem, but again if your one to switch to many setting turning it on and of in the setting per application can be annoying.
Conclusion: There are nicer more better grip gaming/pro design mice out there, the software sets this mouse apart from the rest, ive not seen or used anything out there yet that is easy to use and simple to set up, and has button profiles for many popular games out there at the moment, it can also tell you what buttons you use the most to configure your own button profile for maximum use and effectiveness for you!.
Configurable DPI settings, with switchable profile at a touch of a button, so if you play multip,e games or use multiple different applications that require different DPI profiles you can save three DPI profiles and switch between 4 speeds in each profile. that's a nice touch in my opinion as I don't have to go into any software or settings multiple times per program or game to switch the DPI down or up or mess with mouse sensitivity in windows I can do it all at a touch of a button.
I would rate this mouse 4.2 out of 5.0
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