Do you guys know about the 'Pointer Acceleration' in Logitech SetPoint software?

When I set anything above 'Low', the pointer feels very unnatural to me, it is as if the pointer acceleration is software assisted rather than the mouse's true speed.

Is this the case? Because increasing the 'Pointer Speed' feels much more natural than increasing the 'Pointer Acceleration'.

Just got my MX518 yesterday!

The onboard settings of 1600, 800, 400 is too unsuitable for me, luckily got SetPoint, which I can change to 1600,1250,1000,500 which is perfect!

Still trying to find a mousepad for my mouse, I got no money, so is IKEA Dralla good? I saw ianho's blog, I don't understand why must he use that mat to sandwich the 2 drallas?

Ah, I see.

Thanks, I will check out Dralla soon

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Added on July 3, 2009, 12:15 pmErm one question: Can the Dralla be cut into a smaller piece? My mouse area quite small.

This post has been edited by xcen: Jul 3 2009, 12:15 PM

Like what kind of tools?

Knife can? It's a chopping board that can be cut by a knife?

You're using it as mousepad? How does it compare to those expensive mousepads?

This post has been edited by xcen: Jul 3 2009, 05:44 PM

I've been mousepadless since I got my first P4 computer 10 years ago

Since I got MX518 now, better have a mousepad coz the dirty and uneven surface is making me mad. I'll go to IKEA when I have the chance.

Not IKEA mousepad, is IKEA chopping board that can be used as mousepad. Called Dralla.

Got my Dralla today at Ikea...

Using it without the grip mat because the grip mat itself costs 7 bucks, I'm reluctant to spend that amount of money. I think I can live with adjusting my mousepad every now and then.

Other than that... the Dralla works GREAT! Totally awesome mousepad at just 5 bucks per piece! Now my it's so much easier using my MX518!

Thanks ianho!

The thickness is about 3-4mm. It's very thin. My mouse area is very small so I just slide it under my keyboard without any imbalance problem. Typing on my keyboard feels as normal as ever.

It tracks flawlessly, the mouse doesn't wander around a bit unlike being mousepadless lol. Smoothness? I have used one of those softer kind of mouse pad in my friend's house before but it's impractical because moving it will make your cursor fly really off target. While for Dralla, it has grip but it doesn't hinder your movements, just aids in stopping at the right time.

So I can safely say Dralla is a nice mixture of smoothness + grip.

Ah! I remember those good old days where you need to twist the hole open and clean the ball area with a cotton bud!

Previously I have been mousepadless since 10 years ago. So my judgement is not too accurate. The only thing is, my mousing experience, especially speed and precision has been improved drastically after having the Dralla!

This post has been edited by xcen: Jul 5 2009, 11:06 PM

Update: Currently I can use MX518's full 1800dpi on the Dralla without losing any control at all.

When I was mousepadless, I could only handle 1000dpi at most.

Is there a difference?

Erm... FPS use low DPI? How low do you mean low? I mean, normal la, more than 2000DPI... But to me that's high already.

For those mouse that goes to over 4000 DPI, I really don't know that one is used for what.

This post has been edited by xcen: Jul 8 2009, 09:23 PM

If DPI is not a concern and budget is...

And if you want the claw grip...

Go for...











LOGITECH OPTICAL MOUSE!

I'm serious, apart from the low DPI, it's the best claw grip mouse I've used. Been using it for over 5 years.

If you're not a hardcore gamer, what you want is comfort.

For MX 518, I can say the comfort is just good, much better than the normal Logitech Optical Mouse. I don't know my palm is big or what, but I think getting a bigger mouse would definitely suite me better.

Oh no... Doesn't it look fugly?

I hate build quality issues

Before I got my MX518, everybody seem to say about how gaming mouse can give your more headshots etc. I was skeptical at that time because to me, the only difference of a gaming mouse is it is more sensitive, and maybe better ergonomics compared to cheap mouse.

But when I got my MX518 and play L4D, really my headshots almost doubled! I don't know how it happened, but it just happened.

I agree that although gaming mouse helps, the most important part is still personal skill la. MX518 or not, I still get owned in CS all the time.

Normally what DPI do you guys use when not gaming? I'm not talking about Dual-monitor set up here, just normal 1920x1080 or 1650x1050 resolution.

I've used both before, and personally I prefer MX518 or its ergonomics - the most important feature for me.

If you fancy nice design, then go for the Krait. Otherwise, MX518 is better because it has more buttons, which is very useful as you can customize them. (Like 1 of the buttons I customize it to Ctrl +W to easily close a tab.)

Hahah, me too. I really thought there were holes on it, even when I bought it.

After opening it, I touch touch, eh, no holes haha

Just spray spray the mouse can edi? Cannot be ma... I think got add varnish or something, I have no experience whatsoever with this thing haha.

The Lachesis mod looks nice, but your palm will not feel too comfortable when using it coz got all those skull holes haha.