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Logitech M950 Performance Mouse Review
0First thing I should say is: This is a GREAT mouse.
Logitech M950 Performance Mouse
I’ve always used Microsoft mice (since I ditched a Logitech set that needed new batteries one a week), my last being the Wireless Laser 3000 set. This purchase (along with the G510) marks my return to Logitech products.
That said, there is an issue with functionality.
The biggest problem I have is reaching the forward button. I can reach it fine when I use a gaming grip (using my whole palm), but when I’m just gripping it lightly (with my palm lightly – which is most natural, for me), I cannot reach the forward button.
I know this is a performance mouse, and it’s primarily for gaming (and it does gaming really well by the way), but even gamers browse the internet, read documents/email etc. Anyway, I changed the assignments so that the zoom button is back and the back button to forward; It works fine that way, and I’m okay with it.
Now the bad stuff is out of the way there’s plenty of good stuff to comment on.
Firstly, the accurateness of this mouse, its just awesome (compared any other mice I’ve ever tried). Then there’s the hyper-scrolling, its awesome, and great if your a fiddler like I am :D. Next, there’s the recharging function, very convenient and means this mouse could even pay for itself in batteries.Lastly, the unifying adapter; Damn its small! And although it doesn’t penetrate my PC’s case and the desk very well, its small enough to go in the front USB port, allowing the signal to have a clear line of site.
Overall, I’m very happy with this mouse and would happily recommend it to anyone.
Well done Logitech!
My PC Specs
0My desktop computer is currently the fastest in my house, naturally =D; It is the result of quite a few builds before it.
Since I bought a case and motherboard 6 or so years ago my desktop machine has been rotating parts in and out, upgrading as I went.
I haven’t made a completely new machine for myself since that first case, everything in between then and now has been upgrades, admittedly some were rather large, but never all at once.
From what I can remember, here is the rotations of the last few years:
I’ll highlight my current setup in Green
Case:
- SuperFlower Black “Xion” Mid Tower
- Thermaltake V9 Mid Tower (this was the worst case I’ve ever had)
- CoolerMaster HAF 922 Mid Tower
Motherboard:
- Abit AV8-Third Eye | Socket 939
- Gigabyte GA-M56-S3 | Socket AM2
- ASUS M2N SLi Deluxe | Socket AM2
- ASUS M4N82 Deluxe | Socket AM2+
- Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5 | Socket AM3
- Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 | Socket AM3+
CPU:
- AMD Athlon 3000+ 2GHz Single Core 64bit | Socket 939
- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3GHz Dual Core | Socket AM2+
- AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2GHz Quad Core | Socket AM3
- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition 3.2GHz 6-Core | Socket AM3
HDD:
- Maxtor 80GB IDE HDD
- Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB WD1600JB | IDE
- Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB WD1600AAJS | SATAII
- Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB WD1600JS | SATAII (RAID0 with first drive)
- Western Digital Caviar Green 750GB WD7500AACS | SATAII
- Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX | SATA3
- Seagate Momentus XT 500GB with 64MB SSD Caching (2.5″) | SATAII
RAM:
- 1GB (2x512MB) OCZ Premier PC-3200 DDR-400 Dual Channel 200MHz Effective Clock
- 2GB (2x1GB) Corsair XMS2-6400C5 DDR2-800 400MHz Effective Clock
- 4GB (4x1GB) Corsair XMS2-6400C5 DDR2-800 400MHz Effective Clock
- 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair Dominator TW3X4G1600C9D DDR3-1600 800MHz Effective Clock
Power Supply:
- Thermaltake TR2 430W
- CoolerMaster eXtreme Power Plus 550W
- Thermaltake ToughPower 850W Cable Management
Graphics:
- ATI Radeon 9600 XT 256MB | AGP
- ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB | AGP
- ATI 7600GT 512MB | AGP
- NVIDIA 8800GTS 320MB | PCIe
- NVIDIA 8800GTS 320MB (SLI) | PCIe
- NVIDIA GTX275 898MB | PCIe 2.0
Sound Card:
- Creative Sound Blaster Live | PCI
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS | PCI
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro | PCIe 1x
Display:
- Sony E200 Multiscan Trinitron Flat Screen 4:3 CRT Monitor
- ASUS VW222U 22″ 16:10 LCD 2ms response time
- ASUS VH242H 23.6″ 16:9 LCD 5ms response time
TV Tuner:
- Leadtek TV2000XP Expert Analogue | PCI
- Twinhan DVB-T 878 Digital Tuner | PCI
- Leadtek Winfast DTV1000T | PCI
- Leadtek Winfast DTV1000S | PCI
- 2 x Leadtek Px2300H | PCIe 1x
- 1 x AVerMedia AVerTV TwinStar Dual Digital Tuner | PCIe 1x
- 1 x DViCo FusionHDTV Express2 Dual
- AVerMedia AVerTV Volar HD Nano (A867) Digital Tuner | USB 2.0
Optical Drive:
- Pioneer DVR-107BK CD/DVD Burner | IDE
- 2 x Pioneer DVR-109BK CD/DVD Burner | IDE
- Pioneer DVR-110BK CD/DVD Burner | IDE
- Pioneer DVR-212BK CD/DVD Burner | SATA
- Pioneer BDR-206BK CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Burner | SATA
Speakers:
- Generic Stereo Speakers
- Harmon Kardon 2.0
- Logitech X-620 6.1
- Logitech X-530 5.1
- Logitech Z5500 THX Digital 5.1
Mouse/Keyboard/Gaming:
- Logitech Cordless Desktop Optical (Y-RK49)
- Microsoft Wireless Desktop 6000v1 (left key broke on keyboard)
- Microsoft Wireless Desktop 6000v1
- Logitech G510 Gaming Keyboard
- Logitech Performance Mouse MX (M950)
- Logitech G27 Steering Wheel, Pedals and Gearbox (Currently on RMA)
Logitech G27 Racing Wheel Review
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Logitech G27 Racing Wheel
Yep, another Logitech product =). It seems every time I want something new, Logitech have an answer.
The reason I went for this one particularly is that it a) has good reviews and b) includes a clutch pedal and a 6-speed gear box.
As with all my other Logitech products, I got it from the good people of logitechshop.com.au. Ended up paying $299 with free postage, which to be honest, is about the best deal you’ll ever find on it.
So, some features I like:
- Clutch Pedal
- Nicely/realistically sprung pedals
- Leather coverings, though they are a little rough around the edges.
- 6-speed gearbox
- Force feedback on this thing is incredible, if its set high enough the damn thing feels like a car from the 70s with no power steering.
And things I don’t like so much:
- The pathetic plastic piece of crap clamps.
- WIRES! Everywhere! Seriously
- The LEDs don’t work with most games I’ve tried. Notably DiRT3(and 2)
- The gearbox feels a little plasticy
- Takes a fair bit to set up
Anyway, I think I got about 2-3 goes of it before one of the clamps decided to break off and so back off to Logitech it went. Amazingly it was a really easy task to get a Return Authorisation and ended up paying about $23 postage to NSW (LogitechShop.com.au).
So I got the new one a few weeks later (it took a few emails to get them to go pick it up from their Post Office). So far it’s sitting on my couch unopened, but im sure I’ll get to it sometime soon 🙂
In the few hours I had of the first one I tried it out in DiRT3. It took a little bit of tweaking of the advanced controller settings to get the feedback and vibration strengths right, but once it was right, man is it fun.
I found the best experience was when I changed the camera to the over-the-dash view making it just as real as possible.
Overall, its a truly awesome wheel that really makes car simulators really good fun. I hope one day to get a full enclosure, though maybe when I’ve got my own place to put it 😛
Derryn