I'm looking for a new mouse, since I'll (hopefully) get my first mechanical keyboard this week and need peripherals for my new PC. I've been using a (probably rather) cheap Logitech M-BJ69 which is a very basic optical mouse with two buttons and a wheel (also a button), and a A4 Tech Optical GreatEye (unfortunately PS/2) with two wheels (one of them also a button) and 4 buttons, which is somewhat a IntelliMouse Optical clone (from China) concerning looks, I think. (I'm pleased with both
)Since the Logitech mouse always was more of a loan and I cannot have it any more in the future, because the original owner needs it again, and as my new PC only has a PS/2-connector for keyboards, I'm in need of a new mouse. I was also considering trackballs, but as of now I don't want to experiment in that department, especially since they are somewhat pricey.
I think my grip could best be described as a mixture of palm and fingertip grip and I think I would like a mouse best that I could rest my whole hand on if I want to, so something like a laptop mouse is out of the question (these hurt my hand and my fingers after longer use, although I have fairly small hands). Also I would want an optical mouse (that's probably trivial, as there are likely no new ball mice any more), but I don't care about the technology involved (laser, LED, whatever). What's more, I don't want a wireless mouse. I like my peripherals wired and without batteries.
Oh, and I'm a right hander, but I think I would like a symmetrical design best, unless asymmetrical designs are better. The mouse would, more or less, only be used for "office work" and some picture editing (hopefully for some gaming in the future as well), and I would use it with a 23" 1080p monitor. I would hate to have a mouse that looks like a fucking Christmas tree (IMO the only light a mouse should emit is the light that comes from the sensor), a little oddly shaped keyboard that glows or a bloody transformer, so I would like a "basic" design best, I think. Finally, I would like to get a good value for money mouse (<20€ would be splendid, but a little more would be ok as well), so I don't need any "gaming hardware", since this seems to be overpriced all the time.
Do you have any suggestions? Maybe a mouse from Cherry?
Oh, and if you had some suggestions for a good value for money wrist rest, these would be very much appreciated as well, since in the past I have used a Logitech Internet Navigator which had a wrist rest, or laptop keyboards (which have a wrist rest as well), and I think I would miss one while typing on a board without one.
Are soft wrist rests any good? One of these gel thingies perhaps?
