MikeD03C's Full Review: Logitech iFeel (930525-0403) Mouse
I bought this mouse after becoming frustrated with my Kensington Turbo Mouse (see that review for other details). This Logitech mouse is an optical, USB mouse, that is TouchSense enabled. This allows you to get tactile feedback (i.e. it will vibrate) from your mouse during games or even normal use.
It is USB only, so those of you wishing to go the legacy route are out of luck I’m afraid. One thing I noticed upon installation was that the mouse would not respond at all until I had finished installing all the software (not just the driver). Other mice will let you at least move the mouse and perform basic clicking, but not this one.
Upon initialization the red LED on the bottom of the mouse will light up, which lets the optical sensor do its work. This is the main reason I got this mouse, for its optical qualities. For the uninitiated, optical mice replace the ball and rollers or mechanical innards with a small optical sensor and a light. You no longer have to clean your mouse ever again! There is one problem for a few select people (specifically gamers), quick wrist flicks will cause the pointer to move erratically—throwing off your game. Most will not find this a hindrance, and for the record I did not ever experience this problem unless I tried specifically to replicate it. Also, upon initialization, the blue Logitech logo illuminates in a supple blue tone which is very pleasing. This is one of my favorite things about the mouse.
The actual shape of the mouse is for members of the right handed club only. You get your left and right buttons, a wheel for scrolling which also acts as a button when pressed, and a thumb button. These are all configurable through the configuration software.
The iFeel technology is something I was really looking forward to. At first it was very fun, and I enjoyed playing the “Safari” demo at Logitech’s website, and testing the textures at the TouchSense website, but the novelty soon wore off. I can see this ability being handy for games, but alas, I don’t own any games that are compatible. Supposedly MD2K has superb support for TouchSense and this mouse greatly enhances game play but I can’t attest to this personally. In general desktop use for everything things excluding games, after about two months of use, I just disabled it all. It was just an annoyance after a while. However, your mileage may vary. For a more on the gaming aspects of this mouse you should check out Firing Squad’s review @ http://firingsquad.gamers.com/hardware/ifeelmm/default.asp.
For the $50 spent I am pretty content with this mouse. I will never buy a mechanical mouse ever again. The no maintenance, and smoothness properties of the optical sensor have spoiled me too much to go back. I don’t use the iFeel capabilities of this mouse, as of now, and, I wish in a way that I would have gone with the $10 cheaper TouchSenseless version of the mouse, but maybe later on I will be glad I have the capability. The mouse is of excellent quality but the iFeel features left me wanting a practical application.
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