Finding a "good" mouse is really freaking difficult. First off, you don't know the state of the drivers and control software, as this thread demonstrates. Then you don't know the quality of the switches, as I found out with several Logitech mice that were well reviewed, but I suspect the hardware was switched for cheaper variants once the reviews were in. 2 separate Logitech mice started double clicking randomly, and their support was awful because they didn't have like-for-like replacements unless I wanted to wait for months. On top of all that, getting a good button layout, size, and shape is a real crapshoot too.
So I bought a sealed-in-box new Logitech G500 from ebay as a spare because of course none of the new mice are anything close to the quality of the older models. Especially after being burnt on switch quality.
The Ploopy mice have an awful name but are definitely intriguing to me. QMK firmware is pretty much perfect, and I wish I could use it on the Logitech G500.
I used to recommend Roccat mice to people, but their lack of Mac and Linux support is a dealbreaker these days.
Supposedly will last a good amount of time, though I only did the replacement a month ago so I can't confirm that. The mouse was easy to get open and it was a very easy soldering job to get the old switches out and the new ones in.
For a long time I have been a Logitech mice user. When the last mouse finally gave up ghost, a few years ago, it was time to look for a new one. I was unpleasantly surprised how expensive Logitech mice were! I told myself that no way I am paying that much for a simple mouse and I started looking for a quality replacement. I read some reviews and decided to try Gigabyte mice. After a few years I can honestly say this was the right choice - inexpensive, quality mice. I never looked back to Logitech (well... I am still still using G105 keyboard). My few years old, worn ECO500 mouse is still working great. For laptops I use M7700 (smaller and lighter) and other than the rubber grip on the left side needing re-gluing after a few years, no problems. The mouse works like new. No problems in Ubuntu and no need to install any vendor software/drivers.
I thought I share my successful story of moving off Logitech. There is quality at lower price point out there. My 2 cents...
I'm also very happy with my Zowie except for a strange thing with the mouse wheel - about a year after getting it it started making a faint squealing noise, then a few months later it miraculously went away. I have a second one at the office which has the exact same issue.
I had several Rival 110's before and was similarly happy, I like the Zowie a bit more because it's larger.
I've ruined myself with regards to mice. Over the years I've become very used to the G500 format: 2 side buttons for page up and page down make web and code browsing very fast. And a button by the primary left button is mapped to "show all windows" which used to be called exposé on Mac, and the equivalent in Gnome 40. I've also started recently using another button to plain-text-paste, which is surprisingly useful when pasting code to coworkers in MS Teams.
So I bought a sealed-in-box new Logitech G500 from ebay as a spare because of course none of the new mice are anything close to the quality of the older models. Especially after being burnt on switch quality.
The Ploopy mice have an awful name but are definitely intriguing to me. QMK firmware is pretty much perfect, and I wish I could use it on the Logitech G500.
I used to recommend Roccat mice to people, but their lack of Mac and Linux support is a dealbreaker these days.