Monday, August 15, 2011

SpeedLink Styx laser mouse

I got a new laser mouse. It was pretty cheap. The brand is SpeedLink. The hardware part seems good but the driver is unusable. They said that the mouse has 5 programmable buttons but after a while it loses the function assigned to the buttons So, the 'programmable' buttons are not that programmable. I will wait 48 hours to see if the support will give me a solution to this problem else I will send it back right away.

Also 70% of the weight is distributed on the back of the mouse. When you list it you have to grip it really well else it will flip in your hand.

Pros:
  • Cheap
  • High DPI
  • Cable is soft/flexible but resistant
Cons
  • Driver issues (renders the buttons inoperable)
  • Uneven weight
  • Extremely heavy for a mouse without batteries
I will go back to my old mouse for the moment. 

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Update November 2012

The left button started to age. Sometimes it fails to click normally.

    2 comments:

    1. so what did you found out? i have the same problem :/

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    2. I contacted SpeedLink support and described the problem. They said that I have to send the mouse back.

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