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Hello, not sure whether this is right place to ask, but I'll ask anyway. I'm looking for mouse replacement, but I do need the mouse to be quieter than your usual "click click clik", as I often use it in the evening in a room with other people sleeping. Usage is about 50:50 office and single player gaming, so I don't need the best sensor tracking or the fanciest RGB (I nor need nor want that at all), I just want well working, silent mouse.

I hold my mouse mostly in claw/fingertip grip, so I can't operate something big, Deathadder-like. Ambidextrous shape is fine (maybe even preferred), as long as it has 2 thumb buttons on the left side. I used to have Logitech G305 which was almost perfect, except for 2 things: 1) very loud clicks and 2) mouse wheel got nasty swollen over time to the point it stopped rolling at all.

I'm using something people describe as "PWNAGE symm 2 clone" from local store brand, that is exactly what I need (smaller shape, silent), but its sensor is somehow starting to act weird after like 3 years? It's been discontinued so I can't buy replacement one.

Or if you know better place to ask (other than /r/...), I'd be glad. Thank you very much!

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[โ€“] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Soldering should be fine, this will probably end up as long winter evening project at some point. Was it possible to re-use gliders after dismembering the mouse?

Swelling problem won't be fixed as easy. The material of the wheel just expanded, the rubber is twice as big as new one to the point it can't fit in its hole in the mouse. Internet is full of the same problems, it was either defective batch or it reacts with some specific agent in some people's sweat. Never the less, the only way is to replace the whole wheel. Need to find out which of my friends have a 3D printer...

[โ€“] kaedon@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago

It depends on how worn they are. You could probably reused the gliders if you are careful when removing them. I did end up replacing mine though. Here's some replacements: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805149791432.html

Wow that swelling problem is mysterious!

If 3d printing doesn't work out: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807056619542.html?