For years I have used this mouse, 3,000 hours of Arma 3, 700 of DayZ and many many more from other games. When the cable eventually breaks, I will fit a new USB, when the switches turn to mush I will solder in new switches.

I’m far from a fan boy, especially when it comes to Corsair but the Scimitar, best mouse I have had.

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
    20·
    5 days ago

    https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/gaming-mouse/ch-9304011-na/scimitar-pro-rgb-optical-moba-mmo-gaming-mouse-a-yellow-ch-9304011-na

    1000009259

    OP didn’t expand on it, and his photos didn’t show it, but this mouse apparently has a bunch of thumb buttons, which is a legitimately-rare feature (though it’s not the only mouse out there to have a bunch).

    EDIT: Amazon has 786 “gaming mice” with 10 or more — a bit arbitrarily-chosen on my part — buttons, so I guess that there’s a reasonable crop out there these days.

    • Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      11·
      5 days ago

      Razer is still making their Naga mouse with 12 side buttons. I believe they have a model that you can hot swap the side buttons to be the amount you want.

      Of course Razer isn’t the most reliable brand…

      • Fushuan [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        4·
        5 days ago

        As cool as the hot swap thing is, it’s incredible they don’t sell replacement parts, mine has some faulty buttons that post cleaning somewhat work, but I use them almost as much as the click buttons, and having such an easy replaceable part that’s not sold infuriates me to no end.

        • bunnyBoy@pawb.socialEnglish
          2·
          5 days ago

          I remember when they went from the old form factor in the 2012 version to the new ones where the buttons stick out more. I hated it at the time, but the side buttons are just so useful that I can’t see myself buying any other type of mouse.

      • despoticruin@lemmy.zip
        8·
        5 days ago

        Second best. The best is actually the reddragon one that’s $20 on Amazon.

        I have used every mmo mouse on the market (currently on a scimitar elite, it’s the one op has but silver not yellow) and they are all decent mice, but each has a fatal flaw except the reddragon.

        G600 click switches are awful and double click after weeks of use, I had to replace them twice, the final time with the switches out of the red dragon. That was fine for close to 10 years, but the side key caps fall off, they are barely glued on.

        The scimitar has an awful encoder on the scroll wheel, I had to open the mouse to pack it with Vaseline to get it working properly, and disassembling the scimitar is a nightmare.

        The reddragon has bad software, but it’s also supported by open source options for remapping and RGB, so it’s one flaw was by far the easiest to fix.

        The g600 was the most comfortable to palm, but the side keys are in an awkward spot to palm the mouse, the scimitar is nice for the adjustable keypad, but it moves with time and tightening it too much will break the mouse. The red dragon has an odd texture on the far side, very rough, but otherwise the best for a claw grip.

        • GrindingGears@lemmy.ca
          1·
          3 days ago

          I bought some sort of no name quasi-mechanical keyboard that came with a gaming mouse as a combo, that was like $60 on Amazon, five years ago. Literally my favourites, both of them. And I’ve had many different keyboards and mice over the years too.

      • Bubs@lemmy.zip
        4·
        5 days ago

        Had a Naga at first but refused to buy Razer after it broke (got quite a few years out of it). I’m on my second G600 and bought a third off eBay which is sitting on my shelf new and sealed. Of I ever get to the point that the third one dies, then I’ll maybe scavenge the first two for parts and repair one XD

      • Uninvited Guest@lemmy.ca
        2·
        5 days ago

        I have used the G604 for 6 years and the 6 side buttons are perfect for me - not too few, not too many, just right. Plus Bluetooth & Lightspeed to switch between devices.

        I’ve printed it a replacement for its rubber cover, but now I need to look at cleaning/replacing the switches as they are starting to double click.

        I bought the mouse for ~$68 on sale, the resale market for the mouse is nuts.