Microsoft Intellimouse 1.1A clicky switch mod experiment
Posted: 17 Mar 2018, 18:33
Few weeks ago I got this MS Intellimouse for something like a dollar. I mainly bought it to use the ball and ball cover for my Dell 1.3A Intellimouse, but I ended up finding out that I can use another ball and ball cover from a broken Genius mouse in the 1.1A, so it became a functional mouse. But I didn't like the switches it came with. They felt stiff and not very tactile/clicky. So today I had the idea of putting in some switches I liked in it and see how it is.
Inside. This mouse was made in 1998, while my 1.3A was made in 1999.
The switches I needed to replace
It was a very easy process.
New switches in
So, are they any better? Yes they are better than the Omron ones, but they are still heavy to press, and I don't like that. But that's probably a fault with the design. Otherwise they would be great. but they wouldn't match my Dell Model M, like my Dell mouse. But that's just a nitpick.
I like my current Dell mouse, but I wish the Scrollwheel was more silent, like the 1.1, and if it hade a bit better clicky switch, like my Logitech M-MD15L from 1989/90.
What do you think?
Inside. This mouse was made in 1998, while my 1.3A was made in 1999.
The switches I needed to replace
It was a very easy process.
New switches in
So, are they any better? Yes they are better than the Omron ones, but they are still heavy to press, and I don't like that. But that's probably a fault with the design. Otherwise they would be great. but they wouldn't match my Dell Model M, like my Dell mouse. But that's just a nitpick.
I like my current Dell mouse, but I wish the Scrollwheel was more silent, like the 1.1, and if it hade a bit better clicky switch, like my Logitech M-MD15L from 1989/90.
What do you think?
