Alright, I'm finally getting around to posting some of my experience with peripherals I've used. Some of the information is going to be kept to a minimum since I'm not looking to write a novel about these things.



Logitech G700/G700S

Pros

  • Good construction -- Feels solid
  • Your choice of wireless or wired
  • 10 programmable buttons (not including L/R click, up/down mousewheel, or scrollwheel)
  • On-the-fly DPI switching (this really isn't anything new)
  • No longer requires the terrible SetPoint software
  • Tilt wheel for two extra binds on the mousewheel
  • Logitech sells replacement parts


Neutral

  • With the battery there is a bit of weight to it (I like heavier mice)
  • Change between a clickable scrollwheel, and a "free spin" scrollwheel


Cons

  • None that I can think of at the moment, but it's been retired from gaming for a few years and is just an everyday mouse for me at the moment.


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Mad Catz M.M.O. 7

Pros

  • Pretty good construction -- Feels solid, but I definitely wouldn't drop it
  • 12 programmable buttons (not including scrollwheel)
  • On-the-fly DPI switching (this really isn't anything new)
  • Interchangeable palm rest & right-hand side of the mouse
  • Adjustable thumb & palm rest
  • Adjustable weight system (up to 30g)
  • Mad Catz sells replacement parts


Neutral

  • With the battery there is a bit of weight to it (I like heavier mice)
  • Wired only
  • WoW add-on which I'm pretty sure is outdated and adds nothing at this point


Cons

  • Not every single button is programmable
  • Custom profile needs to be loaded on each reboot of Windows (only affects buttons, not DPI settings)
  • My first one began to exhibit the "double click" issue on the left mouse button (probably thanks to Clicker Heroes)
  • High price doesn't seem to back up the build/software quality (although I'm a sucker and have purchased two of them over the years)


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Stinky Footpedal
I own this, but have not yet used it yet. >_>

Surfaces
I moved away from traditional mousepads a long time ago.

First, I tried out some aluminum gaming surfaces that Razer had to offer -- Ironclad and Manticor. I'll say they can be fairly expensive in the realm of mouse "pads," but they're made of metal and they're huge, so it's probably warranted. I found them good enough, overall, to purchase a second after trying out the first one. They're cold on your arm/wrist in the winter time, and can become not as slick when you've got a bit of perspiration on your arm/wrist. I generally wear a wrist sweat protector thingy when gaming for reals anyway, so it wasn't really an issue. I always had a problem with a bit of dirt building up on them over time which affected the travel of the mouse, so they do require that they're kept clean. They also show a good bit of wear on the metal where you tend to use the mouse the most, which affects two things: 1) The "more worn" area becomes smoother/slicker than the rest of the metal which can affect mouse travel, and 2) it kinda ruins them if you want to resell them because they look like they've been heavily used.

After the metal surfaces I tried out the Razer Sphex, which Razer labels as a desk "skin," and oh boy, is this thing awesome. It's paper thin with one side being textured, and the other side being sticky. It's not super sticky because you can peel it off and stick it somewhere else if you'd like, but from the feel of it, it does have a limited amount of stickiness to it. I've peeled it off my desk about three times now over the last year and a half and each time it's had no problems re-sticking to the surface. I've had no problems with any dirt build-up of any sort, and even after a year and a half, one area of it is not more worn than another. It's incredibly cheap (~$15) and as long as Razer never stops making this thing I don't think I will ever have any reason to buy another mouse pad/gaming surface ever. I even got Svpernova09 to buy one last year and he loves it.


More to possibly come in a future post.