I needed another corded mouse and this time around I thought of @PKL@mastodon.social and @pronk@mastodon.social instead of Logitech’s shareholders. These guys make open source mice among other open source hardware under the brand Ploopy. You can order one from them, assembled or as a kit, or you could print and build it entirely by yourself.

The mouse itself is pretty great. Coming from a long line of Logitech (MX518/G5/G500/G502), it’s a bit larger than what I’m used to but I think I’m getting accustomed to it.

Here’s another shot of it:

A picture of a computer mouse by Ploopy.

  • Vik@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    20 days ago

    Mine arrived today, have you ever had issues where holding down RMB also holds down LMB with it? I’ve experimented with loosening the top screw slightly, and it’s greatly improved this behaviour but I don’t believe it’s been eliminated.

    • lightrush@lemmy.caOP
      2·
      9 days ago

      Haven’t noticed any issue. That said overtightening the top screw does cause the button cover to warp a bit.

      • Vik@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        8 days ago

        I managed to resolve this by slightly loosening the top screw, they work fairly reliabily now. I need to look into perhaps increasing the friction of the scroll wheel, as I’m finding that sudden movement causes it to rock and scroll accidentally. I’m wondering if I could grease the ends of the scroll bar or something to that effect.

        stumbled upon this really cool mod leveraging megnets to introduce some tactility to the mousewheel, I might need to pick up an FDM printer to experiment 😊

        e: seems the revised model leverages magnets to increase friction only, but I think that would also work

  • Francois@lemmy.caFrançais
    1·
    7 months ago

    How do you like the mouse? I got their trackpad and it’s pretty good. I’m thinking about replacing my old Mx Master with their mouse.

    • lightrush@lemmy.caOP
      1·
      7 months ago

      I like it. The surface finish is obviously not as nice as the Logitech, but I like it. I’d probably like it better if it were smooth, which I might try achieving with some epoxy paint. The button feel is great. Better than my G502. Tracking is stellar. The shape is comfortable. The infinite/togglable scroll wheel on the G502 is sonething I wish it had but I can live without it. There’s also that special feeling, that someone decent made it, and that it can be infinitely repaired. If it’s not a stretch money-wise for you - get one. In the worst case scebario your money would have gone supporting open source hardware.

  • WorstCase@lemmy.world
    1·
    7 months ago

    What is your experience with the scroll wheel? Some time ago I was interessted in a Ploopy but the non clicky scrollwheel put me off.

  • Owl@mander.xyz
    0·
    7 months ago

    Layer lines, too expensive.

    Looks less comfortable than one of those 10~15€ brandless mouses at MediaMarkt