Weight

Weighty Issues

OK so the thumb indentation isn't so revolutionary but what about the claim that the Wingman mouse uses a heavy mouse ball? We did some measuring with a digital scale and had some interesting findings. I compared the Wingman Mouse to four different mice that we had around the office. First off I compared it to my old Mouseman 95, then to Dennis' MS Intellimouse, and then also measured weights of my Logitech First Mouse+, and a generic 2 button mouse that we had lying around the office. From the chart we see that the mouse ball in the Wingman mouse is actually lighter than in the MS Intellimouse, the old Mouseman 96, and the generic mouse. Whether or not this is actually important to you is debatable.

Random Mouse Weights
Mouse Name	Mouseball Wt.	Full Mouse Wt.	ball/mouse (%)
Logitech Wingman	1.0 oz	3.8 oz	26%
Logi. Mouseman96	1.2 oz	4.0 oz	30%
MS Intellimouse	1.2 oz	3.8 oz	32%
Logi. First Mouse+	1.0 oz	3.5 oz	29%
Generic 2 button	1.2 oz	3.5 oz	34%

Why a heavy mouse?

What seems more important to me is the total weight of the mouse. Seeing that the Mouseman 95 was the heaviest of them all, I hypothesize that the relative heft of it is what attracted me to it in the first place. A heavier mouse is going to be less susceptible to shakiness in your wrist while you're playing, which should improve your accuracy, in theory. Indeed, Dennis' Intellimouse ranks as heavy on this short list, as does the Wingman Gaming Mouse. Now, of course a super heavy mouse would suck because you don't want to tire your forearm out. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that a brick would make a horrible mouse.

Why a light mouse?

Some players would argue that a lighter mouse is more ideal for gaming. A lighter mouse is more responsive to flick action, and theoretically can be more useful for a gamer who is twitchy, but under control. For this reason, a lot of first person players prefer lighter two button mice like the First Mouse+ In the end it comes down to what works better for you.