Any advice out there? I am looking for a wireless left-handed laser mouse. I tried all the wireless ambidextrous mice.
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Very late answer here. The Razer Orochi is truly ambidextrous - symmetrical, with the same number of buttons on each side, and can function as both a wired and wireless mouse. Only caveat is that it is somewhat smaller than average, being designed for portable laptop use.
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I've been looking also. There are an "handful" of left-handed mice - two of which are for gaming (DeathAdder / Naga) - neither of which are wireless. The rest are ergonomic mice. Apparently, no one makes money on left-handers so I guess we're lucky there are two - both by Razer. Buy the DeathAdder if you want a lower dpi, optical, 5-button FPS mouse OR the Naga if you want a higher dpi laser 19-button MMO mouse.Personally, I'm going for the Naga, to use for all the above.
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If it is for gaming you dont want a wireless mouse, buy an original deathadder they are actually really nice.
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One thing I notice is that the mouse seems to become unresponsive after a set period of time. However, all I have to do is perform a left click and it comes back online. I have rarely (if not never?) had a problem where I need to pull the USB receiver out of the computer to get it to work again.
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You can most likely find a suitable one at Walmart. I know the one for this mouse has more of a squared and thinner end, so that's what you should look for. You can always buy a few different ones and return the ones that don't fit. Good luck.
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I favor the combo, mostly because I can find the mouse easily when I lose it. The combo has worked well for me. There is no big reason you cannot use a different wireless mouse, but why hog all your USB ports if the combo works well? There is also the aesthetic perspective: plaids and polka dots don't go together.
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I succeeded by going to System Preferences and Bluetooth on my MacBook Pro. When turned on, it showed that it was detecting a laser mouse. I clicked on connect and now it works!
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Thank you for your feedback Rod, i really appreciate it. I think i am going to purchase this mouse based on your helpful recommendation. :)
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Sorry, I never had any problem with the left click. It was my right click that quit working after a couple of weeks of use. Tho it's a great idea for a larger mouse, apparently they just aren't made with any degree of reliability. Which pretty much sums up my purchases from Amazon.
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Thanks DSY! My plan is to use an external mouse. I've never been able to get use to any notebook pointer device except ThinkPad's little red pointer. Appreciate the response.Anyone else want to comment?
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Engadget just posted a full review of the RAT 9! They claim it'll be coming out in November a clearly they have access to one. They were quite pleased with it in the review, but you should read it for yourselves.I talked to the Madcatz reps when at PAX this year and they confirmed that the mouse had been delayed due to wireless quality issues. They said they were committed to producing the best wireless mousing experience you could get, so to me the delays are acceptable. I'll be putting in my preorder now.
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I've used tablets off and on over the years, and I'd say they are a drastically increased value proposition for us lefties. I'd casually switch between the mouse for mousing tasks and the pen for pen tasks (without having put either down), use the keypad willy-nilly (for adjusting opacity on the fly), and generally treat my left-hand as "tablet hand" and right hand as "everything else" hand, and can't imagine how anyone would settle for any less! It's as if the product and paradigm has a built-in "40% more value for lefties!" deal on every shipment!
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I use two laser mice, each is paired with own USB receiver, and I also use a corded mouse, so three mice at the same time on a sinlge computer.
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You can get them on eBay for $30 to $35,used, in seemingly nice condition. I have had three M570s. All started off great but within a year or two, the cursor would periodically stop moving. I had to smack the mouse on my desk to get it going again. Tech support could not resolve the issue. Just bought the corded version so will hopefully be more reliable.
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I use a wireless Logitech trackball mouse without any problems. The issue is with the mouse, it eats batteries like crazy. When it goes belly up I'll probably go back to a wired mouse. This keyboard is very user friendly.
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My husband is left handed and no problems. This mouse has some nice designs, times out to save battery, short USB, so can leave it plugged in, and has a place to store it if you want. Also a handy on off switch. Works on most surfaces.
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This mouse makes use of the standard USB mouse drivers included in Windows and requires no additional driver. It should be recognized as soon as you plug it in. If it isn't, you almost certainly have a defective device. Did the laser light ever come on? If not, you DEFINITELY have a bad mouse...
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I wouldn't recommend anything as a replacement mouse. I grew up on desktops, and I have had a very unpleasing experience with trackpads when it comes to navigation. Even if you are just doing things like facebook, I would recommend getting a mouse.
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I am a left handed person too, however I still use my right hand with a mouse. Its just something that I have always done. ALWAYS