The Perfect Mouse: Quest Completed

About a year or so ago, I picked up a new mouse for use with my laptop. I finally found a mouse that I would only ever replace with itself. It fits my personal checklist of what makes a great mouse.

Peripheral mice have been my what I use to answer my tech fetish cravings over the years, and the experience has taught me what it takes to interface between my right hand and all of the documents, code, games, email, chat, blogging, browsing, et al, ad nauseum, that I force through my system on an almost hourly basis.

It takes a lot. It takes the Logitech VX Revolution. This thing is brilliant.

Keep reading to see my mouse checklist!

• Form Factor: It has that swept back shape to fit the right hand, not boringly isometric. Sorry, lefties...
• Laser Mouse: Ever tried using an "optical" mouse? Not the same thing at all, unfortunately. Accept no substitutions.
• Portability: Not only is it cordless, but the USB transmitter slots away into the back of the mouse and fits flush, for traveling. Ever lose the transmitter in a bag? Keep it with the mouse.
• Unobrusive Extras: there are several buttons on the mouse that, were I inclined to make use of that sorta thing, would be great. Since I don't however, it's still convenient in that they are positioned slightly out of the way of standard gripping surfaces. I have a Razer Boomslang with the worse issue of non-strategic button placement on the sides.
• Weighted Frictionless Mousewheel: this mousewheel is solid metal and has a GREAT feel in use. Tired of getting your finger cramped from having to scroll through long documents (or code)? Unlock the wheel friction grip on the bottom of the mouse and the weighted wheel will scroll through hundreds of lines at a time. It's like having turntables that you use to DJ documents with... or something.