3 Button Mouse...

[beaker]

I have a small collection of sgi granite ps2 mice :) They are still my favorite mice to this day. I can always get them cheap off ebay if I need more.

[ggg]

I find the SGI to be great quality but like the standard logitec they are based on, a little small.

I have also found the larger logitec wingman game mice with 3 real buttons to be the best fit and quality. Every once in a while new USB wingman mice come up on Ebay. They come with a ps2 to usb connector. I bought 4 to have on reserve since they stopped making the 3 button wingman game mice.

The old 5d mouse on the previous intous wacom tablets are also decent.

[robinson]

I’m still using the cheapest three button logitech mouse, never had any problems, and I really just need these three buttons, nothing more…:thumbsup:

[ceql]

I got the Wireless Intellipoint explorer cuz I really liked the shape :D I already had a logitech, and previous a normal intellipoint, but I couldn't resist... mmmm

New model looks nice too:
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouse/wiebt_info.asp

[Shaf33k]

Just wondering if anyone has seen any three button optical mice anywhere from anyone?

looking for one, it would be perfect :)

[dvornik]

I believe it does not exist.

The only real 3-button optical mouse I've seen is that weird "vertical" mouse: here (http://www.evoluent.biz/). I own one of those - it's worse than it could be unfortunately. I don't know why nobody manufactures an optical version of the mouseman (http://home.earthlink.net/~dvornik/cgt/mouseman.jpg) or of that other (ambidextrous) Logitech mouse - don't know the model name.

[Shaf33k]

yeah I know dvornik, I've been searching the last couple of days because my three button Logitech mouse is dying a slow death. I've think Sun has one for its workstations but the dpi isnt very good. *sigh* guess its another oem three button mouse for me...:hmm:

[Fingolfin]

Isn't the wheel in the middle of most optical mouse a second button?
Id that's the case then I recomend the optical microsoft intellimouse. I have one and it's great!

[Shaf33k]

Well Fingolfin, I think my prob is that I've been using Maya since beta 1 and I was trained on a SGI Octane. I've become so used to the three button, that I find the scroll wheel to be awkward. Its really a matter of personal preference, I guess most people are using the scroll wheel as a 3rd mouse button and thus are very used to it. I tried a logitech scroll wheel, I really did! but ended up giving it to my sister. So here's hope that one day some manfacture will come up with one. I did however have an idea if any Mice R&D people are listening ;) why not make a three button mouse and put the wheel where the thumb would be, granted then it would be strictly right handed but that might be the "best of both worlds" scenario.

[beaker]

Yea, I have the same problem. I find scroll mice annoying. Which is why I still use old SGI ps2 mice.

[stickyblue]

ah ! 3 button mice. i love the oldschool logitech ones they pit perfectly , there are some other brands too tho

i remember seeing a post on here a few months ago about the same subject and people posted good links to still buy those mices , if you can do a search i think you can find it .

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