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Can anyone recommend a good mouse they have been able to use for a couple of years without issue? ( not the mx2 or G502 hero :P )
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They explain how to bend the spring back to shape, but I would recommend changing it, since bending it won't last very long. Depending on the model though, opening the mouse and accessing the microswitch can be tricky.
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I was about to RMA it, but sadly the warranty lapsed 4 months ago
I'll properly try to repair it - It just annoys me endlessly that logitech has fallen so far, I bought their first cordless optical mouse and the only reason I replace it was that I had started to wear though the plastic.
Since the I've gone though a host of mx.2 mice, razor(s) and now the Hero G502 :|
Guess it's just planned obsolescence
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Maybe look for a mouse which is designed to be abused. Also, using a fabric mouse-mat is a good idea, as the mouse could get "sanded-down" while used directly on a wooden table-top.
For the last 3 or so years, I've used a SteelSeries QCK mouse-pad and happy with it.
As there is no "driver" required/available under windows and no RGB they work well with Linux. They also seem to be durable. At least mine works well quite some time.
Besides this my daughter is using a corsair mouse - an m55 works well and also no issues so far. Except that there is RGB onboard you can't control easily/out of the box.
I also own a Corsair M65 something mouse. Works and no issues.
Before I had a Roccat Kone Pure. But this i have sorted out because the mouse wheel was to noisy. This was as designed. There were no technical issues but after 2 years or so I really got annoyed by the wheel sound.
Bottom line I could recommend Zowie, Corsair and Roccat. (I would also recommend logitech) Other brands I have not tried out at least not in the past 5-8 years.
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Excellent link on that switch fix - definitely saved for later! I've kept the mouse with the dodgy switch around in the hopes I could fix it at some point :)
Anyway, summary is I still prefer the MX Vertical and three years of daily use before showing an issue doesn't seem entirely unreasonable to me. In a perfect world I could find a mouse just like it, but with that nicer step-less & heavy scroll wheel, but on balance that has lower priority for me than the other factors.