Probably one of the better earlier gaming mice. Multiple buttons that could be bound in a variety of ways allowed you easy access to certain actions. The buttons are built cleanly into the design.
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This mouse is a marvel of industrial design. It was simple, uncluttered, fit perfectly in the hand and was ambidextrous. As a left handed mouse user, this is my holy grail of computer mice. I still use it to this day. It's been close to 10 years, and I still use this mouse daily at the...
Read the full review →I have two of these mice. One I just purchased about a year ago for work because the cheap HP mouse they gave me was unusable. The other one I've had for at least five or six years and probably more. It's just been so long that I don't remember exactly when I bought it. For all...
Read the full review →I consider this the best mouse I've ever used. I prefer having one side button on each side of the mouse, as opposed to two on the thumb side. I also prefer a wired mouse to a wireless one, so you don't have to deal with batteries. I have bought several of these mice as I have changed jobs during...
Read the full review →While it is quite an old mouse, the Microsoft IntellliMouse holds its own. It has been extremely reliable throughout the years of abuse it has received. While it is much larger than most mice nowadays, it is very comfortable in the hand and great for either hand.
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