Is a Logitech MX518 a "gaming mouse?"

I've been using the same eMachines (is that even a brand that exists anymore?) keyboard for the last 15 years.

Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard and a Logtiech Performance MX

I type more than I play PC games, so using anything other than an ergonomic keyboard for long periods would be joint suicide for me. The mouse was free, so can't complain. If I were to upgrade I'd get something with a trackball, or maybe a vertical mouse.

@ajamafalous said:

Yeah, that's a gaming mouse. Restrained. But still a gaming mouse. I've had two pretty similar to that.

A quick google makes it look like emachines only offering support at this point, so I don't think you can get an emachine anymore.

where's the option for razer hydra?

@uhtaree: If you ever do decide to look into gaming keyboards again, I suggest you get something with Cherry MX Black or Red switches since you complained about how loud they are. If you get something with brand name switches (rather than some off brand), then you're more likely to get a quality product that doesn't fall apart like that. Newegg's house-brand Rosewill had a good affordable keyboard line available in most types of MX switch. I used the MX Blue version for years.

As for me, I use a nearly ten year old Razer Deathadder that's on it's last legs and an enormous, gaudy Blackwidow Ultimate that a well-meaning family member gave me last year for Christmas.

Gaming keyboard and mouse (Corsair K70 LUX RGB, brand new, and a 3-year-old M60 mouse from the same company)

Got a couple useful macro/lighting profiles for the keyboard now and I'd never go back to a regular setup, the stuff is actually pretty handy

The mouse has an aluminum base under plastic chassis, which is kinda weighty but I absolutely love it for precise aiming and tank turret traverse. There's nothing quite like it

Love em both, it's easy to diss the branding but when you spend 3-6hrs a day playing after work the kind of amenities offered by a "gaming" peripheral really make sense