Is that your mouse? Give us a break! And you’re a gamer, too? No way are you using that puny optical rodent for fps games. What are you playing? Zuma.. Luxor? Time to evolve, buddy! OK, you might not afford the ultimate laser mouse, but you can try the G3 Laser from Logitech.

Although a cheaper model in the Gx Laser mice family, the G3 manages to keep up with today’s standards in a fair way. Being a gaming-grade mouse, you know Logitech doesn’t screw around when it comes to precision. For what it’s worth, the G3 itegrates a 2000 dpi Laser Engine that provides high performance and allows you to pull some lightning-fast moves on your opponents. The full-speed USB capabilities enable a transfer of 500 reports/second, which means it’s precise no matter the chosen dpi setting. With the plug&play technology you also get two on-the-fly dpi settings (800 and 1600) and that’s even before you install the driver that enables the 2000 dpi resolution.

Comfort-wise, the G3 is nothing short of its bigger rodent brothers: it has a ambidextrous design, the Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Feet make for a super-smooth glide and the inclusion of DryGrip technology prevents gamers from getting sweaty hands.

Additional specs include:
o Image Processing: 6.4 megapixels/second
o Max. Acceleration: 20G
o Max. Speed: 45—65 inches/second (depending on surface)
o USB Data Format: 16 bits/axis
o Dynamic Coefficient of friction - Mu (k): 0.09 (tested on wood-veneer desktop)
o Static Coefficient of friction - Mu (s): 0.15 (tested on wood-veneer desktop)
o Buttons (Left/Right): 8 million clicks
o Feet: 250 kilometers

It’s only $39.99 and I don’t want to hear any more excuses for your sloppy mice! Get over optical stuff and try the real deal.

Genius can’t usually stand competition. Why would that be? Remember the Microsoft Sidewinder mouse with a small LCD display? Genius says LCD’s are too power-hungry and they included an OLED display that is power-friendly with their latest Ergo 555 Laser.

This is a gaming-grade mouse and it’s claimed to be world’s first OLED gaming laser rodent. It features Doppler laser technology, making the Ergo 555 Laser more advanced than any other gaming mouse device. It has a resolution of 3200dpi and it can cover more surface than any other rodent. Like 100 times more. It is specifically designed for gamers who want to adjust the X and Y axis independently in order to get instant game reaction . It also comes with seven macro keys, which can be customized into five individual game profiles (G1-G5). This allows gamers to simplify multiple game actions or movements under any gaming environment with game setting displaying on the OLED panel for instant notification. At the end of the day you have instant access for all types of shooting, fighting, flying or racing games creating the ultimate gaming performer. Hey Genius, are you actually recommending this mouse for fighting and racing games?

Anyway, gamers will sure enjoy the low price: only $50.

Here’s another gaming-grade mouse from Saitek. It’s not a revolutionary mouse by any means, but it’s got some unique features of its own. Tossing the eye at the GM3200 Laser mouse we find that it features Saitek’s proprietary Speedglide system. This allows gamers to fine-tune the mouse momentum with adjustable weights and it comes with interchangeable Teflon feet to suit the majority of surfaces. Not that unique, for now, right? Hold on, there’s more.

It’s a gaming-grade mouse so it can’t come without the sensitivity switcher. You have 4 stages (800/1600/2400/3200 dpi) that allow you to modify the resolution on-the-fly in order to match mouse speed to whatever game would demand it. You also get a total of 6 programmable buttons and the dpi toggle is connected to a LED status indicator.

For a more comfortable gaming experience, Saitek included soft-touch mouse buttons and a rubberized scroll wheel. A special SST software is responsible with the programming of each mouse button, saving settings as game-specific profiles. In this respect you get a profile button that allows for instantly switching between 2 pre-configured profiles during games. Standard stuff all the way. Where’s that unique stuff, Saitek? Oh, you mean the super-cool, pulsating lighting effects? Right…

Anyway, it’s affordable alright. Only £25.96.

A4Tech might not bare too many years in quality product design on its shoulders as Logitech does, but at least they got an array of damn good gaming-grade mice. Yes, it’s the X7 family and at CeBit this year A4Tech cared to present a new member, though it didn’t mention the actual serial code.

As a gaming device, the new X7 laser mouse offers some interesting features for FPS players. The 2500 dpi maximum sensitivity is not something that impresses us these days, but FPS games this is quite sufficient. The sensitivity can be changed on-the-fly by a simple push of a button, and there’s no need to exit while in the middle of a fierce battle. You can choose among 6 predefined sensitivity levels.

Another useful option, although it’s no new addition to the X7 mice, is the burst fire button that has been redesigned so that you can switch it on and off. This option lets you fire three shots with a click of button, similar to the burst fire mode on the actual M16 US Army rifles. This new X7 mouse is the first in the family to include a weight system that you can move around in order to customize your preferred feel or just alter the weight.

A4Tech claims that this model has already been in retail for a couple of months in Asia, and it should hit Europe in the following months. Expect a €50 price-tag.

Here’s a little scenario. You finally get your hands on the ultimate Dell XPS gaming laptop and you realize that you can’t actually use the Razer Lachesis mouse with the portable, you need it for you PC rig. What to do? Genius has all the answers you need. Enter the Navigator 365 Laser mouse.

This hybrid device combines both mouse and game pad functions, and gives you the ultimate fun in playing games during work breaks. If you have any at your office, that is. Let’s first analyze the mousy part of the device. It’s got a built-in laser sensor that provides decent tracking performance to accelerate the working efficiency. You also get the standard DPI adjustment system ,allowing you to choose between 800 and 1600dpi.

Fair enough. Now let’s take a look at the game pad. You open up the mouse just like a clamshell phone and there you have it: the stupendous game pad that’s designed to keep up with the most demanding games. You want an eight way directional pad and programmable buttons for a comfortable experience? You got them all. You also get some acceleration buttons, in case you need increased operating speeds. Now you can use the game pad and somebody else can deal with the keyboard, if you decide to play a split screen game.

Getting one of these can prove to be little bit cumbersome, but if you find one you can get it for about $33.