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It took me a while to find a mouse I was happy with, but now that Razer required me to update my _mouse driver_ for GDPR compliance, I am thinking about switching to this. In general, I like my hardware to come with as little software as possible.

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I couldn't stand the constant nagging and focus-stealing the Razer software did regularly. To the point that I just went back and bought the same Logitech mouse that I had been using before (and had broken). That's what I get for trying new things occasionally.

I have been a long-time fan of the Razer Deathadder, and I was talking to a friend about it the other day and realized that the reason I like it so much is because the form factor is very close to the original IntelliMouse.

That's pretty much why I got it, and now that the original IntelliMouse is back, I don't know if I need the glowing green death mouse of eventual GDPR compliance?

Well, Deathadder is the evolved IntelliMouse, after all.

If you want to stick with gaming mice, the HyperX Pulsefire FPS is pretty good: https://www.hyperxgaming.com/en/mice/pulsefire-fps-gaming-mo...

I'm happy with the Logitech G203 and G403 and I'm looking at adding a wireless version as well. Good sensor, software doesn't run in the background and can even be uninstalled.

The G403 Wireless is the best mouse I’ve ever used. Very IntelliMouse-like, too!

Why the hell one needs a vendor-provided device driver for a mouse?!

Configure buttons and other functionality the OS doesn't have a standard interface for.

I assume any sensible mouse driver would have the possibility to extend the protocol for more buttons, scroll thingies and, say, rotation, braking, on-mouse output and so on.

Well, on the two major desktop operating systems they don't, or at least not for everything on offer.

The USB HID wire protocol supports all of these things, it's quite flexible.

To translate them into useful mouse/keyboard events requires a driver. Most programs would ignore a "I just pressed button 6 of 3" event otherwise.

There's a flashing LED light inside the thing and the driver controls how the light behaves. I grant that this is at best unnecessary, but let's just say that the market for wired mice with decent ergonomic characteristics and heft is dominated by people who really like flashing LED lights and so I took what I could get.

I use a Logitech G602 and have been extremely happy with it.

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