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What Makes the Perfect Gaming Mouse?

An anonymous reader writes A new article looks at the advanced technology that goes into many gaming mice favoured by professional gamers, from dedicated processors to custom weights for the sake of ergonomics, discussing the developments with designers at three top peripheral companies: Logitech, Razer and SteelSeries. Surprisingly, some factors that were once thought to have reached the limit of their usefulness, such as DPI sensitivity, are becoming more important again as screens get bigger and we make the move to 4K resolution. ... "With the rise of higher resolution screens, especially looking into 4K multi monitor systems and beyond, DPI might become an important factor in the future again, so we are not ruling out changes in the maximum tracking rate," says Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan.

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  1. Bigger penis in 2 weeks by bluefoxlucid · · Score: 3, Funny

    It has to give you a bigger penis. You should look for a $500 wireless mouse with a unified RF, a charging cradle, laser, 5000dpi, and at least 13 programmable buttons. It should also glow all over the place when in use, and have a sick silkscreened diamond pattern.

  2. Stout body, long legs, good lateral movement by jfdavis668 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Make sure it gets plenty of grain, plenty of water, and paper for bedding. You need to exercise it at least twice a day. Needs to spend a lot of time on the wheel to build up stamina. A few trips through the maze will also help.

    1. Re:Stout body, long legs, good lateral movement by bluefoxlucid · · Score: 3, Funny

      If this were Fark, it would have become a furry porn thread filled with anthropomorphic mouses reclining on sofas playing Xbox while getting blowjobs. From catgirls, I guess.

      Shortly thereafter, it would become a catgirl-in-bikini thread.