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Re:Why Are Topre Keyboards So Expensive? by simonblack on Friday November 19, 2021 @06:48PM (#29284129)
(why can't they make smaller mice??)

People do make smaller mice. But the downside is that they are generally cheapies, and not very robust. I have bought several over the years from supermarkets when I found I'd left my usual mouse behind.

When it comes to left-handed mice, it's often easier to obtain a symmetrical mouse, and change its handidness in software.

I use my mice so much that I have a problem with wireless mice forever running out of batteries. "Up to six months usage": bullshit. I'm lucky to get two weeks out of a set of batteries. So I stick to wired keyboards and mice.

Re:Why Are Topre Keyboards So Expensive? by csdvrx on Friday November 19, 2021 @06:59PM (#29284233)
> People do make smaller mice. But the downside is that they are generally cheapies, and not very robust

The last mouse I had was a white Apple Magic Mouse: still a bit on the large side, yet much smaller than the Logitech G600.

But multitouch is not as good as 12 dedicated keys for shortcuts!

> When it comes to left-handed mice, it's often easier to obtain a symmetrical mouse, and change its handidness in software

Symmetrical could do, but then I'd miss the 12 keys right by my thumb!

Re:Why Are Topre Keyboards So Expensive? by jq-r on Saturday November 20, 2021 @06:37AM (#29287189)
Not sure what is your ideal small mouse, but there are some good small "gaming" mouses though:

Xtrfy MZ1 Coolermaster MM710 Razer Viper Mini

I'm currently using the first one and it is a great mouse. No special software, no BS, very light, great shape, and a cable you don't even notice that you have. Don't know about the rest, but before this one I had Logitech G Pro wireless, and it was great, but a bit too large.