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hinch on 29 August 2022
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Captain_Yuri said:

Afaik, most mice with mechanical switches that you can get all have switches that are prone to failing prematurely these days. The only exception seems to be the new optical switches but usually those are very expensive and are only in some mice.

So for me, the way I go about it is that I pick the mice that I like first, then check for warranty. For example the last mouse I picked was the G502 Lightspeed which frequently goes on sale and comes with a 2 year warranty from Logitech who has great customer service. That costed around $145 when I bought it last year. If I were to get the Razer equivalent that has Optical switches, that would cost me around $300 or so.

So if you want absolute durability, I'd look for Optical switches. I wouldn't pay too much attention as far as the lifespan of the mouse because it's mainly marketing. You can check the reviews and forums and such and a lot of them with mechanical switches are failing as they start exhibiting the double click issue. With that being said, it doesn't happen with everyone and some people have been using mice with mechanical switches without issues for years.

I can attest to this. Have/had two G502 Hero's - wired. Both had double click issues after a year or just under usage. One on the secondary mouse click the other side button, really annoying. These Omicron switches they use on this model must be super cheap or just trash. No issue with my G403 however and I've had that for over well over 4 years and still functions perfectly and battery lasts surprisingly well for a device this old.

Have another G502 Hero on the way as it was super cheap from Amazon (£20) so will send the other back for RMA. Will be my MMO mouse lol.

The only issue I have with Razer is that I find their mouses don't last. At least from my experience though tbf I haven't used one in a while so its might be my bad luck. Also remember hating the software but tbh can't be any worse than Logitech G HUB

Also looking forward to Zen 4 launch. Should be interesting to finally see its actual performance.