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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 10:29 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote




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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 11:19 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


they revamped the MX500 to 510, now form the 510 to the 518? jesus.




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but she makes me horny :)



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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 12:02 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


And legal now



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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 01:13 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Looks cool, if I did not have a mx510 I might get one, but it does not seem to warrent the 50 bucks from a mx510 to a new mx518



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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 06:36 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Is it still a 5 button mouse w/ a scroll wheel?

If so, I stick with my Microsoft Optical IntelliMouse.




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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 06:57 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


look at their pictures,

button placement looks same as MX510, from the pix it looks like they have LED lights, dpi went from 800 to 1600 and the design is slightly different..

btw: i already love my 510, but like KOS, if i didnt have one already i'd get it, and hell, i payed $50 for my 510 3 months ago lol



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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 07:08 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I have whatever model number the 510's wireless edition was, but ditched in favor of a low end MS mouse with wheel and optical.. Cost me about $15, so I'm ready for a change. That and it matches my new case I'm looking at.




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PostPosted: 03-15-2005 07:59 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I have a mx500, and I'm considering that mouse :D

Thanks SoM, I'll miss you at the servers :(




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PostPosted: 03-16-2005 12:57 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Again, I posted a reply to this thread and it's dissapeared.

Wonder what's going on.



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PostPosted: 03-16-2005 02:31 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Not that I saw. Did it actually post or error out?




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PostPosted: 03-16-2005 03:35 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Actually posted.

I would start saving them as a kinda crappy proof, but it's not a big deal.



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PostPosted: 03-16-2005 04:01 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Weird. I'll mention it to raw, thanks for letting me know.




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PostPosted: 03-16-2005 04:37 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I'll be upgrading my MX500 to that as long as someone will sell it under $40. Never gonna pay $50 for a mouse or keyboard.




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PostPosted: 03-16-2005 04:46 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Well just wait a while and newegg will sell them below retail. I bought my MX510 from newegg this January and it was 38 and Logitech retails it at 49.95



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PostPosted: 03-16-2005 04:48 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Any word on a release date?




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PostPosted: 03-19-2005 05:49 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Why do you need to change the resolution anyway?




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PostPosted: 03-19-2005 07:09 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


KOS, I've seen the 510 for as low as $20. But it was just on sale...and I decided to not get it. My 500 is fine, though it's starting to look a bit worn.




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PostPosted: 03-19-2005 07:33 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I'm personally torn between waiting and buying this mouse (which is looking more and more like an MX510 with better software) and buying a MX510 for less than half the 518's MSRP.




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PostPosted: 03-19-2005 09:39 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


4g3nt_Smith wrote:
I'm personally torn between waiting and buying this mouse (which is looking more and more like an MX510 with better software) and buying a MX510 for less than half the 518's MSRP.


I was too impatient to wait. Just ordered the 510 yesterday.




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PostPosted: 03-19-2005 10:16 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Doesnt the 518 have twice the res of the 510?




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PostPosted: 03-20-2005 12:07 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


yes, from 800 to 1600 dpi..

not like its gonna make a difference, the 510 already has awesome tracking..



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PostPosted: 03-20-2005 12:33 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


*shakes head*




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PostPosted: 03-20-2005 12:36 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I'm confused.

MX500 = 800 DPI & 4.7 megapixels/sec
MX510 = 800 DPI & 5.8 megapixels/sec
MX518 = 1600 DPI & 5.8 megapixels/sec

I thought the megapixels/sec was somehow proportional to the DPI and sampling rate, but this would show otherwise.

WTF is megapixels/sec then.




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PostPosted: 03-20-2005 04:39 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I think it just means that at 5.8 megapixels a second, it process something like 3mb a second of imagery




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PostPosted: 03-23-2005 08:52 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Whats the deal with the quick res changing stuff? Shouldn't you use max dpi at all times?




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PostPosted: 03-23-2005 09:36 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


sounds like everyone here is guessing. start googling.




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PostPosted: 03-24-2005 09:46 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Psyche911 wrote:
I'm confused.

MX500 = 800 DPI & 4.7 megapixels/sec
MX510 = 800 DPI & 5.8 megapixels/sec
MX518 = 1600 DPI & 5.8 megapixels/sec

I thought the megapixels/sec was somehow proportional to the DPI and sampling rate, but this would show otherwise.

WTF is megapixels/sec then.


that is telling the banwith that the mouse can and will use to send the information to the computer, Wile DPI is the Sampling of the "eye"




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PostPosted: 03-25-2005 06:18 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Okay...
So wouldn't it need more bandwidth to send more sampling data to the computer?

Apparently not, but that was my thinking.




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Anyway, I am confused as to why they didn't go with the new laser technology.. I thought this was being hailed as the new mouse technology for the best tracking and accuracy?

Guess that was just marketing hype then?



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Psyche911 wrote:
Okay...
So wouldn't it need more bandwidth to send more sampling data to the computer?

Apparently not, but that was my thinking.


yes, yes they do.




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PostPosted: 03-26-2005 04:52 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


AmIdYfReAk wrote:
Psyche911 wrote:
Okay...
So wouldn't it need more bandwidth to send more sampling data to the computer?

Apparently not, but that was my thinking.


yes, yes they do.


So, did the MX510 have excessive bandwidth, or is the 518 going to be somewhat starved?




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Foo wrote:
Anyway, I am confused as to why they didn't go with the new laser technology.. I thought this was being hailed as the new mouse technology for the best tracking and accuracy?

Guess that was just marketing hype then?


exactly what i was thinking. the newest mx5xx should have been laser if it's THAT good...




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PostPosted: 03-28-2005 01:36 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


BREAKING NEWS

Steve Vai uses an MX500!!!!!!!!! SWEEEEET!!!!!!!!




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