Logitech Ships One Billion Mice

[Chris Gohlke]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.getusb.info/1-billion-mouse-sold-by-logitech/' target='_blank'>http://www.getusb.info/1-billion-mo...ld-by-logitech/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Logitech posted some interesting information about selling their one billionth mouse after being in the market for 20+ years. The first mouse from the Switzerland-based Logitech was the P4 (pictured above), which began mass production in 1985 at the company&rsquo;s birthplace. Logitech reached the 100 millionth mouse mark in 1996, and subsequently, topped 500 millionth 7 years later. The company is now selling at a rate of 376,000 mice per day and 7.8 million every month."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1230312511.usr10.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></p><p>Yes, that's billion with a B.&nbsp; Twenty plus years in the peripheral market is mighty impressive, especially with the likes of Microsoft competing with you.&nbsp; My personal favorite Logitech product is the Marble Mouse.&nbsp; How about you?</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Hooch Tan]

My vote is for the Logitech MX518 and MX900 mice. A comfortable design with a good set of extra buttons to make me miss them when I use someone else's computer.

At a bare minimum, I always look for a "back" button on a mouse. I've been disappointed in seeing so many mice not have them.

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

The Logitech MX1100 is my current favourite. Enough buttons for gaming use, a DPI switch function (which with uberOptions makes them customisable), and the new fancy microgear wheel, which is a joy to use. It's not just the ability to switch between ratchet and free-wheel mode, but also the wheel is better built and the click function as well as the tilt functions are better defined.

Oh, and the third "stealth" thumb button. Very good location!

[Kursplat]

Yeah, I've liked the Marble Mouse as well. Cheap, I like the design, and cheap. However, the left button seems to go out too quick for my liking, leading to me having to purchase several over the years.

So, I bit the bullet and bought a Kensington Expert Mouse trackball. The one I originally tried in the store seemed to have the trackball wanting to jump out of the socket instead of smoothly gliding in place. Fortunately for me, it must have just been the one in the store. My Kensington works beautifully. And with 4 buttons (including a back button) and a scroll ring around the ball, it has just enough extras.