Ive been stuck with an Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 for awhile, and been thinking about replacing it for something better.

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Microsoft 'quit the race' a year ago by removing their winning feature.
(See http://download.com.com/3302-2110_4-10226360.html for details).
Logitech doesnt support 'per-application' settings either.
Razer Boomslang have just 2 buttons... so even if they look cool, and probably runs great as well, 2 buttons are just not enough for me.
ThermalTake just produces 4 button cordless mice's.

Id like to ask if someone knows if there's any new mice that follows the following criteria:

* WITH cord (I f*cking hate batteries, and I rarely use bad language)
* 5+ buttons (counting the mousewheel)
* Optical
* Program-Specific Button Settings (http://jemym.no-ip.com/SpecificSettings.jpg)

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i just upgraded from MX500 to MX510 ... i just like MX series ... they are great

check mainpage for MX510 review

As far as I heard, Logitech doesnt have the 'program-specific button setting" the Microsoft drivers had prior to 5.0....
http://jemym.no-ip.com/SpecificSettings.jpg

Its to bad... Really...

I fought the "mouse wars" battle for many years and finally settled on a combination that works extremely well for me (obviously, your mileage may vary). Rather than screw around with multiple buttons on a mouse and having to be careful (because of my big fingers and the over-sensitivity of typical mouse buttons) about how I rest my hand on the rodent's torso, I bought a Logitech trackball and a Belkin Nostromo Speedpad n50. With this combo, I get the best of all possible worlds.

The trackball works best for me because a) I don't have to move IT around on my desk and b) it DOESN'T have overly sensitive buttons. It only has 2, actually, plus a scroll wheel/button combo (3 total). However, with the n50 I've got 10 buttons (keys) that are PER APPLICATION programable (along with another limited range scroll wheel and a high-hat type mini-mouse on the side). And I'm not talking about games here (it works with ANY application), although I do use it with some games.

With this combination I can create as many profiles for the n50 as I have applications I want to use it with and there is NO LIMIT to the number of profiles you might want to create. Yeah, it costs more (NewEgg has the n50 listed for $28 US at the moment) and Logitech trackballs aren't exactly free either. But, for me it's the perfect combination of features I've always wanted (and you'll NEVER find all that in ANY mouse).

Later.

I have had the same mouse, youve had for ever.
I like it, it serves me well.

I like it as well... But it have started to become miscolored...

wash your hands

Oh... I take my daily shower...
But I use the mouse daily about 8-16 hours...

humm

I use my wang everyday for hrs, never has changed colors on me!
O shure gets a little red now and then but that goes away ;]