Best multi-button mouse to use?

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I’ve been using Blender more and more and am finding that having only left+middle+right buttons on my mouse slow things down. I’m constantly going back and forth to the keyboard for commands. It’s a blocker to “letting my mind fly free!” :slight_smile:

I’ve looked at the 3D mice like Space Navigator and its siblings… They look nice (click on “Products”).
http://www.3dconnexion.com/products/spacenavigator.html

I’ve also looked at this 9-button Logitech mouse (I use a left-handed mouse):

But I’ve also seen these other mice with up to like 18 buttons (right-handed mouse only though):

And also add-on keyboards which allow programmable functions:
http://www.fentek-ind.com/keypad.htm

Before I take the plunge, does anybody have suggestions for multi-button mice or 3D mice for multi-hour modeling and animating sessions? TYIA!

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I have a Roccat Kone XTD,it’s for gaming but i have never had use for the extra buttons while modeling .It’s quite expensive (Cheap for gaming however) and it’s the only good product from roccat (others are mostly junk)

My keyboard on the other hands gets lots of use,it has around 14 keys that i can bind macro’s to and i can switch profiles so the same macro key has different functions in different programs (A few shotcuts like shift+ctrl+alt+C slowed town my workflow so bounding them all to one key significantly sped up my work flow)

Logitech makes some good keyboards with tons of macro keys,they are also meant for long hours of gaming so they are perfect for long modeling sessions.The g15 was my last Logitech keyboard and it has seen allot of use,i have had 0 problems with it and it was affordable.

Logitech products are usually the best value for money products.

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I like my RAT mouse
and I do use the buttons lol
http://www.ebuyer.com/480848-cyborg-r-a-t-5-wired-gaming-mouse-5600dpi-gloss-black-mcb4370500c2-04-1?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=CI-h5-3_q74CFYXKtAodoWgA4A

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I’d recommend going with that g300.

(Corded) Logitech mice have never given me problems. I’ve been using the g500, which has 10 buttons, for a few years now and it’s been perfect, although it’s not available in left handed form. Logitech also finally has good drivers for OS X. For me, that was their only major flaw for a while, making users rely on third party software to program buttons.

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I’m leaning toward a SpaceMouse Pro:
http://www.3dconnexion.com/products/spacemousepro.html

And a conventional mouse with more buttons:

What I’d really like is the OpenOffice Mouse with 18-buttons, but they don’t seem to be around anymore:

Hour by hour the time is drawing nearer to such a purchase. My birthday is coming up in August. Perhaps then I’ll take the plunge. :slight_smile:

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@Heddheld

The Problem with R.A.T mice is that they are uncomfortable for long sessions and tend to break easily (i had a R.A.T 7 Contagion,the spring on the right click broke and the wire cover came undone)

@Atheistpally

Agree on the G300,your pinky might get sore after a while though.

@RockCHodgin

In the end the choice is up to you.Just remember to take comfort into account,just because a mouse has allot of buttons doesn’t mean you will be able to comfortably use all of them and the grip my not be optimal for your hand.