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Esports Pros Apparently Replace Their Mice Every Six Months
17Image: Kotaku / Alex Walker Gaming mice aren’t typically the kind of product you’d think of as a consumable, something that gets replaced with the same regularity as, say, your mousepad. But according to the managing director of one major peripheral distributor, the top teams cycle out their gear every six months.
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Logitech G Pro Gaming Mouse: A Little Beauty
Like many competitive Counter-Strike players from the 1.6 era, I have a history with Logitech mice. And I still remember the exact time and place when I swore I stopped using them: it was in the middle of a tournament, during a crucial round. The mouse decided to fail on me, doing 360 degree spins…
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Razer’s Esports Gear Didn’t Make Me Want To Play Esports, But It Sure Is Nice Anyway
Razer’s esports suite comprises three products — the $119.95 DeathAdder Elite mouse, the $50.95 Gigantus mousemat, and the $169.95 Kraken 7.1 V2 headset. That $340.85 investment — count those pennies — promises to make you git gud at esports. It didn’t do that for me, but that doesn’t change the fact that Razer has made…
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A Higher Mouse Sensitivity Could Lead To More RSI, Doctor Suggests
As gamers get older, problems associated with the act of gaming — poor posture, failing eyesight and so forth — will crop up. Perhaps the most frequent is wrist injuries, specifically through the form of carpal tunnel syndrome or repetitive strain injury (RSI). Orthopedic surgeon Dr Levi Harrison, who is also a bit of an…