Choosing A Mouse For Comfort, Accuracy And Flexibility

What sort of mouse should you buy? Unless you have investigated already you may not be aware of the huge variety of mice available. A computer mouse inevitably becomes an extension of your own hand, and one of the main ways in which you interact with your computer. You may well spend hours each day using your computer mouse, and for this reason it is very important that it is comfortable. A computer mouse must be accurate, reliable, smooth, comfortable and suited to the kind of computing which you employ.

If you do a great deal of work in the graphics industry or you enjoy art related activities at home, then you will require a mouse which is capable of working very accurately and reliably. Today mice are not mechanical, and unlike older mice which worked with a rubber ball and cogs, today mice work using optical imaging. But this optical imaging can be set to a number of resolutions. For cheaper mice, the resolution is very low, meaning that the mouse will move in a slightly jerky manner. This may be fine for most average users, but if you play very detailed 3D games, or do a great deal of graphical work, you will need a mouse capable of much higher resolutions. This will give a smoother control, and more accurate working.

Of course, you may prefer to use a graphics tablet for your art work. These can often double up as mouse mats, and many come with both a pen or stylus, and a mouse. The mouse will work on the tablet in the normal way, but the pen or stylus will allow you to draw freehand as though using a pen on paper.

Naturally comfort will be important for most people, and since people's hand sizes and shapes vary tremendously it will be necessary to experiment and try out a number of mice. Many mice are sold as ergonomic, and these generally have a larger base, a good grip, contoured sides and buttons placed in convenient positions.

If your computer is used by the whole family, young children may need their own, smaller mouse, and when adults use the computer they may wish to switch to a larger mouse suitable for their own grip. This becomes more important if the amount of time the mouse is used is significant.

The average mouse has four or five buttons on it. Cheaper mice may just have two or three. For some people, especially gamers, it may be more useful to have a mouse with a larger number of buttons, and mice with six or seven buttons, all of which may be programmable, provides much greater flexibility and ease of use.

I tend to have two or three quite differently shaped mice, and after a few days swap them over so that my hand doesn't become strained and tired through holding the same shape for days on end. This is a good way to keep your muscles rested, and prevent strain or an RSI related injury.

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