The gaming mouse with the highest DPI does not mean it’s the best. When it comes to a gaming mouse, DPI is just one factor, yes it needs to be high, but not insanely high. The feel for the mouse is also very important. I have had experience with two gaming mice, and one regular optical mouse, let’s see how they fare..
The regular optical mouse
Yes, you can game with a regular optical mouse. These mice have a DPI rating in the 600-800 range. I find that this is not responsive enough. The difference in DPI can mean getting a frag or being fragged. I personally like gaming mice for everyday tasks as well, as it makes moving across the screen much quicker.
The Saitek Gm3200 Gaming Mouse
This mouse is a very good mouse, with a very high DPI. There is something wrong with it, however. The mouse is too bulky. It doesn’t have very good aesthetics either, but that’s not what I care about, personally. The high sensitivity (3200DPI) really isn’t needed for games, either. Despite the fact that the weights can be customized, I never really found a need for doing that. After using it for a very short period, the scroll wheel stopped working correctly. I’m not saying this is a bad mouse, it is actually far superior to a regular optical mouse, it just has some flaws. This leads us to our third mouse.
The Razer Diamondback Gaming Mouse
I also purchased this from woot.com, and I have had NO issues with it. It is perfect, exactly what I was looking for from the Saitek GM3200, but didn’t receive. It has a fair sensitivity at 1600DPI, which I find is about perfect for gaming and everyday tasks. The scroll wheel is very comfortable, and very responsive. I use the scroll wheel often, so this is important to me. The size of this mouse is also very good. I feel my hand fits nicely with this mouse. In all honesty, I can say that the Razer Diamondback is the best mouse I’ve had. Even if you are not a gamer, consider this mouse, because it is just… Awesome.
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+1 on the Diamondback, but in red.
I’m starting to doubt the quality of Razer mice (plural?). I’m using a Deathadder now, which is actually the 3rd Razer mouse that I bought; first one is Copperhead, 2nd is another Deathadder. Pretty much, they can’t take the beating from a competitive gamer like me (RTS player with high apm). The left click becomes defective.
Interesting. Never heard much complaints about the Razer mice. I haven’t tried them all, possibly some of Logitech’s offerings could take a better beating. I know for a fact that the Saitek mice can’t take it. I’m pretty aggressive myself with keyboards and mice, but I suppose you’d have to be to even be part of the targeted market for these kinds of mice.
My Diamondback is still kicking after 3 or 4 years and I play RTS, FPS, and RPG games obsessively.