# What mouse and keyboard do you use? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 7, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mouse-and-keyboard-do-you-use/849063 "2020-03-07T20:01:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mouse-and-keyboard-do-you-use/849063/21 "2020-03-08T08:02:09Z")
The standard keyboard on the (laptop) computer, and a Logitech B100 or M100 corded mouse (same thing, different packaging). ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mouse-and-keyboard-do-you-use/849063/22 "2020-03-08T12:23:54Z")
Here’s another question: are you a [Palm Grip, Fingertip Grip or Claw Grip person](https://www.cnet.com/how-to/what-gaming-mouse-grip-are-you-palm-fingertip-or-claw/)? Myself, I’m a fingertip guy, although unlike the illustration I mostly keep my wrist fixed on the desk, so that only my fingers are moving. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mouse-and-keyboard-do-you-use/849063/23 "2020-03-08T13:33:28Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > But, the Magic Trackpad has it beat in every respect. Looks awful for gaming. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mouse-and-keyboard-do-you-use/849063/24 "2020-03-08T15:20:38Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Looks awful for gaming. Why? It’s faster and more accurate than a mouse. Plus, you don’t have to “click” anything - you can tap it. But, I don’t game, so I wouldn’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mouse-and-keyboard-do-you-use/849063/25 "2020-03-08T15:26:07Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Logitech K330 wireless keyboard and wireless mouse. I used to use a trackball mouse, but wireless is better. > I bring them with me when I travel, keyboard too, since I also loathe touch-pads and using the laptop keyboard means I brush the pad by accident half the time. Have you checked your settings to see if you can turn off the touch pad? Settings\>devices\>touchpad\>advanced is how mine works. ---
**Author:** ![ASGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mouse-and-keyboard-do-you-use/849063/26 "2020-03-08T16:35:52Z")
I use an ancient emachines KB-9908 unit I obtained from a thrift store. There were two of them so I bought a spare – which I have not needed yet. I gave up on conventional mice back in 1994 when I switched to a trackball device. My current trackball device is a [corded] Kensington Orbit Optical. I bought two brand new so I would never have to change. I love trackball devices. No need for open desktop real estate or a mouse pad. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mouse-and-keyboard-do-you-use/849063/27 "2020-03-08T16:48:06Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > The standard keyboard on the (laptop) computer, and a Logitech B100 or M100 corded mouse (same thing, different packaging). I love my Logitech M100 basic corded mouse. Basic and dependable; everything you need and nothing you don’t. If I had a cordless mouse I would lose it all the time. Since I prefer a laptop to a desktop, I always try to buy one with a nice flat low-travel keyboard. Toshibas are generally good. And it has to have a numeric keypad built in. I work with numbers a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mouse-and-keyboard-do-you-use/849063/28 "2020-03-08T16:55:03Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Why? > It’s faster and more accurate than a mouse. Doubtful. Gaming mice have settings for extreme accuracy and speed. The Magic Trackpad has a DPI of 800 from what I can tell. My G402 can be set between 250 and 4,000 depending on my needs. > [@](#): > > Plus, you don’t have to “click” anything - you can tap it. Which takes longer and is more of a hassle than clicking. When clicking, I just have to lower my finger (then relax the muscle to ‘raise’ it, but the shot is already fired). When tapping, I have to first raise my finger, then lower it. A quick read of [a review](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/07/30/apples-magic-trackpad-pc-games/) suggests the same: > [@](#): > > Let me add the proviso that it is not better than a mouse for gaming. It’s worse, at least if you’re a veteran mouse+WSADer. It’s just that, unlike every other mouse alternative in the history of the universe ever, it’s not absolutely hopeless. You can game with it, and I’ve used it to play a significant amount of StarCraft 2’s singleplayer. > […] > I wouldn’t dare use it for multiplayer, because you just can’t quite coax that kind of speed of response out of it. I’m sure it can be used for Grand Strategy style games or Sim games, etc. Wouldn’t want to touch it for shooters or anything competitive. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mouse-and-keyboard-do-you-use/849063/29 "2020-03-08T17:46:15Z")
My computer is old. The mouse, bought after another was damaged, say “Insignia” on it. The keyboard was bought at a secondhand charity shop, and has no name or labeling on it. Both are corded. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mouse-and-keyboard-do-you-use/849063/30 "2020-03-08T20:57:21Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Have you checked your settings to see if you can turn off the touch pad? Settings\>devices\>touchpad\>advanced is how mine works. This computer just lets me set the sensitivity. My old one let me turn off the touch pad, which I did. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mouse-and-keyboard-do-you-use/849063.md?page=1)