Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0

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Do not confuse FPS with dots per inch (DPI), which is the rating laser mice use to determine how sensitive the cursor is to your movement. Laser mice usually range between 400 and 2,000 DPI, and many let you set three or more different settings to swap among on the fly. A higher DPI setting will move the cursor a greater distance when you move the mouse. Variable sensitivity could be useful in a shooter when you switch between a sniper rifle and an assault weapon, for instance. The IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 has a standard sensitivity setting of 450 DPI, but a new feature called Precision Booster lets you set a button to switch between 10 and 90 percent of the speed. You can also set this button to press-and-hold or to toggle the Precision Booster on and off when you want to switch your sensitivity. It's a cool feature, but we don't like that you have to lose one of the five buttons in order to enable it. We'd rather a dedicated button for speed-switching like on Logitech's mice, but that would likely add to the cost.

Another gripe we have is with the two thumb buttons. They don't have a great tactile response when you press them, and the rear one feels especially mushy. The feeling doesn't really affect the functionality, but we like to feel a bit of resistance when we push a button to let us know that we have indeed pushed it. This was a problem with the original IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0, and it's too bad that it has persisted to the new "for gaming" design. That said, this is still a solid basic mouse, and all but the more hard-core gamers out there will find that it works well for their needs, in-game or otherwise.

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"Too bad you can't get a new 3.0A anymore..."

by woopshotty on February 11, 2007

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"Great general and gaming mouse"

by jevans45069 on July 24, 2008

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"Solid Mouse, Gaming and Otherwise"

by PowerSlouch on December 29, 2006

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