Microsoft Intellimouse Classic - Black

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It has more total buttons, a thumb scroll, a primary scroll wheel that unlocks for free scrolling and has L/R tilts buttons, and companion software for Windows and macOS. The Logitech Pebble M350 is a great travel mouse, while the Microsoft Pro IntelliMouse is a good wired gaming mouse.

Microsoft just released the Classic Intellimouse, a thoroughly modern gaming mouse with a stylish white LED tail light and an advanced BlueTrack sensor that works on glass. Upgrades made possible by today’s technology can help you find your breakthrough: tracking is more precise, buttons feel more reliable, and the tail light is a distinctive, modern white. the Microsoft Classic IntelliMouse brings back the classic, wired mouse with modern-day improvements. Office users loved the extra buttons and dependable scroll wheel, while gamers loved the precise optical sensor and comfortable shape.The Razer DeathAdder V2 and the Microsoft Pro IntelliMouse are gaming mice with similar shapes, but the Razer is a better mouse overall. If you compare almost any modern gaming mouse you’ll see they have the same ergonomic DNA and form as the IntelliMouse. When the original Intellimouse Explorer was released around the turn of the millennium, it was something of a revelation.

What many people may not know, is the majority of gaming mice in the world are still patterned off the IntelliMouse 3. This version has grippy sides with a rubberized finish, but the large size of the mouse makes it unsuitable for smaller hands.New versions of the IntelliMouse Explorer and Optical were introduced in September 2001 alongside the first wireless variant, the Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The one we tested is the Shadow Black color variant, and there's also a Shadow White variant available.

Trade in any eligible device—laptop, tablet, phone, or game console—from a variety of brands and get cash back. The IntelliMouse is a line of ergonomic mice introduced by Microsoft in 1996 to supersede the original Microsoft Mouse product line. the new Microsoft Classic Intellimouse has exceptional tracking and the firm scroll wheel that fans loved about the original. While the original IntelliEye sensor sampled images at 1500 frames per second (fps), [6] the new version sampled images at 6000 fps. A high performance sensor optimized for gaming would solve some of these very gaming specific scenarios, but would compromise others.

The Explorer was finished in silver, and featured a glowing red "taillight" to emphasize its optical sensor. Offering the same classic ergonomic look and feel, the new Microsoft Classic IntelliMouse offers improved performance and additional features made possible by technology today. Comparatively, the Microsoft feels sturdier, has a much wider CPI range, an adjustable CPI, and a lower lift-off distance.