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[Euklides]

Greetings & felicitations!

I recently broke, or rather worn down the cable of my lodgitech g500. I have repaired it but it is not quite as new when it comes to the resistance of the right trigger as the cable repair is taking more space than the original cabling.

So unless my incessant clicking will settle the repairs to pre-break positions I am in need of a new mouse.

So, are anyone of you, as the title might imply aware of any gaming mice with replaceable cords? As I've rather not fall into the same trap again in regards to irreplaceable components that is going to get worn down.

I have only found the asus gladius so far, and several wireless mice with plugin rechargers. But id prefer a non wireless mouse if possible.

Edited by Euklides, 03 January 2016 - 12:01 PM.

[Malyon]

Logitech G700 dual mode wired, wireless mouse. the cable connection is micro usb. You can use it wired or wireless with its high speed USB transceiver. Link to the device page on the website.

http://gaming.logite...ss-gaming-mouse

[Vxheous]

If you liked the g500, the g502 proteus core may be good for you. All hardware have a life and eventually it will wear out so looking for something with replacable components may not be the best thing to do. Also, the G5/G500/mx 518 m7ce were all notorious for bad cable design and had high failure rates, quite surprised yours lasted long as it did.

[Euklides]

Vxheous Kerensky, on 03 January 2016 - 12:19 PM, said:

All hardware have a life and eventually it will wear out so looking for something with replacable components may not be the best thing to do.

Yes, everything breaks eventually. But gaming peripherals has suffered from syndrome ankin to planned obsolescence greater than their actual need to be replaced due to new and better peripherals being available. Much like the mentioned g5 and the other mice.

Id rather reward companies making durable equipment by buying their wares than rewarding bad ones simply because it is slightly cheaper or has one quirky advantage. Since i then have to buy a new one in 2 - 5 years again.

[Autobot9000]

I had said G700 mouse (was about 100 euros). The cable is replacable on it (new cable was 17 euros), but as it broke I found it wasn't the cable, but maybe the slot holding the connector of the cable inside the mouse might have worn down. I think overall the G700 was an amazing mouse, but for 100 Euros it wasn't durable enough. I moved to a cheaper mouse (steel series rival around 60 euros here). I was in need of a large mouse with capability for high DPI. The ability to use a mouse wirelessly (such as the G700 can do, it can also do cable) was not good. All WLAN standards send and receive on the same frequencies. Hence even if you aren't using WLAN your neighbors WLAN can cause interference with your wireless mouse (lets your mouse pointer jump / disconnect randomly). Hence for gaming I would always use a cable mouse. On top of it you're adding latency with a wireless mouse. So in my opinion just make sure to get a quality mouse with high DPI, that ergonomically fits well. Some mice are also reported to have melting glue, that leaks from the mouse. My steelseries is fine in this regard, worse in ergonomics than the G700, but also 2/3 of the price.

Hope this helps.

Edited by Autobot9000, 03 January 2016 - 12:55 PM.

[XphR]

Razer Mamba has corded/cordles as an option and also has a braided cord. I use a non detachable taipai myself but the braided fabric holds up very nicely and not snag on things the way regular rubberized plastic sheathed mice cords seem to do.

[Euklides]

XphR, on 03 January 2016 - 01:49 PM, said:

Razer Mamba has corded/cordles as an option and also has a braided cord. I use a non detachable taipai myself but the braided fabric holds up very nicely and not snag on things the way regular rubberized plastic sheathed mice cords seem to do.

Sadly, the G500 is braided, that does not seem to have stopped things. It broke at the entrance to the mouse, as the g500 does not have a cable protection (like a rubber or plastic cone although this only serve to prolong the inevitable) the cable got a break that then began to fizzle against the aluminium protection in the cable housing.

[XphR]

Euklides, on 03 January 2016 - 02:01 PM, said:

Sadly, the G500 is braided, that does not seem to have stopped things. It broke at the entrance to the mouse, as the g500 does not have a cable protection (like a rubber or plastic cone although this only serve to prolong the inevitable) the cable got a break that then began to fizzle against the aluminium protection in the cable housing.

Yea, Razers (at least the ones Ive seen)have the rubber guard with slits in it to aid in movement and protection at the head of the mouse.