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I really really liked my Logitech mx300.
I used to play a lot of Counter Strike on net cafes, so back then I could try every mouse available from people who I played with. I didn't own a "gaming mouse", so before buying one, I tried every mouse I could: Logitech minis, genius mouses (ew), Microsoft 1.0 1.1a 1.1b 2.0 3.0, etc.
...but the moment I tried the mx300 I decided and went to buy it the following day.
It was the only mouse which was more or less heavy back then. All of the other mice felt like grabbing a carcass of thin plastic. The mx300 was really solid, had anti grip surface and simple buy comfortable design.
Buttons everywhere and rocket like designs are things I usually avoid in mice, cause 99% of the time turns to make them pretty but uncomfortable.
I never understood why logitech never made another "mx300-looking" mice... all the models they made after it were elephant looking mice mx500, mx510, mx310, 700, etc. All seemed ugly and the ones I tried a lot (mx510, mx500) had a weird shape I didn't like. Until the G1 and the G3 were released I could never find something similar in any brand...
Sadly, my mx300 broke a long time before the G1 and G3 were announced, and when they were, it took them a long time to come out and I couldn't wait.
I guess if I had to critique something about the mx300 is the button durability. I used to play a lot back then, but the left button died pretty soon for a gaming mouse. All the rest of the mouse still looks as good as new though! Another pro the mouse had was that it wasn't too expensive. More expensive than say... the generic Microsoft mice, but still worth every penny.
mini rant:
I know designing a mouse has a lot of factors revolving around it and it's not as simple as one may think, but I always wonder why 90%+ of the mice that come out have weird shape, buttons everywhere and all this fancy features but then they forget about the most important things in a mouse. For example, cord length, adapters when needed, good driver support, durability and good skates. I have tried some very good looking mice, with good features that came with awful skates. It's like having an amazing mp3 player with generic bad quality earphones...
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My favorite gaming peripheral is the nintendo DS stylus.
its sleek, efficient, and gives me the freedom to do whatever i want on the DS. I never have to refill with ink, and it'll have a lifetime of effectiveness. Not only that, but I can play brainage and stuff without ever having to worry about plugging things in.
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I love my mouse, it's a Logitech Mx-510. A great all-around mouse (perfect response and sensitivity - even on far from perfect surfaces - for games, while your hand does not grow tired from it even from excessive use), with great looks. It's quite big and heavy, but very ergonomic. It's irregular shape adds to the comfort, but makes it only suitable for right-handed people. Lots of buttons (7+ pressable wheel), but each is easy to reach while not too sensitive/in the way of movement to avoid misclicks. The two main buttons are not seperate pieces of plastic, they are just flexible ends of the cover, looks very cool and still, clicking is not clumsy at all. I've been told its too big and too heavy, but it fits my hands perfectly, and after you get used to the weight, it actually gives stability and precision. It's probably in its 4th year now (at least), under heavy duty, and there are clear visual signs of abrasion and dirt, but it works just as fine as new.
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My favorite gaming peripheral is my Kensington wireless desktop set. (Kensington K64373).
THE CONS This is what truly makes this peripheral incredible; the fact that there are so many things wrong with it, yet to this day it is my favorite.
It's old school, about 3-4 years old now I believe.
The mouse runs out of batteries (two triple A batteries) in about two to three weeks of rigorous use. This is of course only if you leave the batteries in the mouse when you don't use it. This technology is dated, so there is no "idle" mode for the mouse. Well, there is, but it still wastes a lot of battery.
This is normal for keyboards nowadays, but the letters on the WASDEIORT keys are completely faded and now have a glossy smooth surface to them instead of the usual kinda-granular texture. My mom gets pissed about this all the time when I switch keyboards to use this, because she has to look at the keys to type and well that won't fly with this baby. The keyboard is more bulky than is normally acceptable by most standards, and is on a slight incline which kind of makes it the "missing link" between laptop keyboards and old-school pop-up button keyboards (in my opinion).
The wireless transmitter is fucking HUGE. It is like a hotdog, cut in half, and then the two halves tied together side-to-side and laid down on the table, ready to transmit signals yo. The big button on the top of it ensures that you have to keep it upright, otherwise the button pushes down on itself, and disconnects both the keyboard and mouse simultaneously, and then you have to press the "connect" button on both. This isn't your cute little wireless transmitter plugged into the side of your laptop; to make an analogy -
K64373 monster receiver : your cute little USB shit is the same as 1980's suitcase cell-phone : your cute little Chocolate shit
THE PROS So, what the fuck is good about this piece of shit, you might ask? Well look no further, this is what makes this ancient dumpster stuffer anything BUT a dumpster stuffer.
I don't give a fuck about the batteries running out, it's simple; just buy a 20 pack of them and keep them next to your computer and the problem is solved. Now let's get to the awesome parts of this mouse. I know that mouse quality is largely subjective, so this is a weak argument, but this mouse is perfect. It is the right weight (leaning on the heavy side, helps me be more precise, however is not an elephant because they are only triple-A batteries and overall it is light plastic with a hollow body). It is the right texture - the sides are made of a thin rubbery material which makes for an awesome grip (I have a claw grip), the other surfaces are a mostly smooth but slightly grainy plastic, which feels good to my hands and isn't like those sweatshop style super-sleek mice which make my hand feel like a swamp on top of and ice skating rink. There aren't many buttons - left click, right click, a small button in between them for Mouse3 options, and a roller wheel. However that mouse3 is useful for going back pages in internet browsing. The wheel rolls with ridges, so I can always gauge how far to scroll while reading. The wheel also can be pressed down for a Mouse4 command, and nudged left and right too. The way this mouse glides on most surfaces is superb - I have played on wooden desks, glass tables, my bed sheets, my girlfriend's bed sheets, notebook, recycled wood desks at school, and on mouse pads of course, and it works miraculously well everywhere. Sensitivity can be altered of course, and I enjoy the high precision of this mouse. The shape is perfect for my grip style, and so is the size - large and curved outwards, not like those shitty flat mice you see nowadays. This mouse means business. It doesn't have those indents on the left and right click buttons, because fuck that, I can control a mouse without that and I am sick of having finger tip irritation from riding up and down that groove. Fuck that. This mouse owns.
The keyboard is a multi-media masterpiece. The amount of programmable buttons on the top make your mouse almost obsolete in many programs. Although this is common for laptops now too, and I guess some keyboards, but I have yet to see THIS many options on a single keyboard that isn't specifically made for gaming or some shit. And yes I actually use the buttons, because fuck going to start -> shut down -> sleep, ARE YOU SURE?!, YES I'M SURE MOTHERFUCKER, you just press the little moon on the keyboard and wham you are sleep mode. Also I will note that it is almost impossible to press this button by accident unless you have some sort of serious disorder, in which case you need to get yourself a much larger keyboard with some huge-ass keys to make up for your crackmonkey hands. Also, I like the incline of the keys, it is nice and I am used to it. It makes my hands have a less forced lean down to it. The keys are sensitive and have yet to break, ever, unlike my laptop which is ass-busted right now in the keyboard department. There is ample room between the keys, the arrow keys, and the numpad. This makes games like FFR and StepMania easy and comfortable, and makes scrolling in SC easy too, since I can clearly identify which direction is which without looking, unlike on certain new edgy keyboards and on laptops where the direction keys are mixed in with normal keys in some sort of Protoss simcity build so I have to look down and guess and shit. Same concept applies to the F# / # keys - no more fuckups in Diablo II, motherfucker. I like the smoothness that the keys have now, it makes typing a fluid and fast experience. This keyboard is the shit.
The wireless shit. Hard to find anything good about it. But wait, I just did. This thing connects both a laptop AND a mouse, so I take this shit with me if I ever need to get my game on and my laptop keys are fucked up as they are now (o key fell off, i key is almost there). Just connect it via USB and you're good to go. On top of that you have the PS/2 option, in case you want to go old school, semi-permanent in your set up, or attach it to an old-ass computer or something. It's flexible. And, I kind of like the fact that it's big. I will never lose this thing. I have left so many of those little USB things at people's houses or at home during a trip, god I hate that it makes everything so FUCKING useless. I hate touchpads. Jesus Christ. This thing prevents all that. Also, the connection button isn't all that bad, it is easy to have the thing upright, I just bitched about it because it happens once a year in the middle of a game and only because I was too lazy to set it up conveniently.
HOPE YOU LIKE MY WRITE-UP ON MAH PERIPHERAL~
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My favorite gaming peripheral is my logitech g15 keyboard. Convenient g15 keys an LCD screen compatible with almost every game that displays the time, what music you're playing or even stats in the game. Also the ability to play/pause my music right on the keyboard is quite nice as well as an easy toggle of the windows key much easier than editing the registry. The keys are perfect size for me and the lighting, which is also adjustable is perfect as well. Overall its a very well-rounded keyboard with perks for whatever you like to do on your computer.
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My favorite gaming peripheral is my Sennheiser PC161 Gaming Headset.
I bought the headset for the mic. for gaming with friends. The PC161 has a very good mic. with noise cancellation. The mic. is adjustable and can easily be lifted out of the way when not in use and conversely can be back in position quickly. However, the sound quality needed to be good as well. I have good speakers and I didn't want to be deterred from using my headset by poor sound quality. Sennheiser generally has good audio quality and this headset is no exception.
The price of the headset wasn't exorbant. It's regular $100 but I spent $50 when it was on sale. I think that $50-$70 is a reasonable amount to spend on a good headset because as a gamer the audio quality doesn't need to exceptional. If I want to watch a movie or listen to music while doing something else on my computer, I'll use my surround sound speakers.
The headset has a long cord. It's always irritating to have a cord that's too short. Sure, a cordless headset would be better, but it's not worth spending an extra $200 on.
The headset also has a volume control and mic. toggle built into the cord. When you're gaming, you don't want to alt tab to change your sound. The mic. toggle is very useful if you like voice activated voice chat when gaming. If you need to say something to a roommate/family member; you can turn off the mic. easily without stopping your game and without telling it to all your friends .
The headset is a simple sleek black/grey colours scheme. No hardcore gamer wants to wear a headset that clashes with their case.
As awesome as this headset is, it would be nice to have some earbuds to bring to LANs when I don't need a mic.
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Logitech G5..... the smooth grip of it after hour of an extreme gaming session ..... the rustic copper view of its layout......... the options to switch between dpi ..... the overall feel... smoothness...... the wheel is amazing.......... the option to change the weight within the mouse....... omg... best money I've ever spent on a mouse has a non-tangle chord which obviously helps to prevent tangle
I dunno if there was one word to describe the sheer amazingness of this mouse
it would be
Joygasm.....
now the moment you've all been waiting for
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My gaming rig consists of the following:
Macbook Pro (running XP before you yell "macs can't play games!") -2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU -4 GB RAM -200 GB Hard drive (currently 75 GB in the windows partition) Razer DeathAdder mouse Razer Destructor mousepad Shure SE110 earbuds Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers Belkin n52te gamepad (made by razer, but branded belkin)
It's pretty comprehensive, but I'm still missing a few things. I'd really like to get my hands on a mouse bungee. A proper keyboard would be wonderful, as well as a real headset (currently using my onboard mic). As soon as I get the money, I plan on building a real gaming rig, which will kick ass. Despite that, my Macbook Pro holds up very well, able to play Left 4 Dead at 1440X900 very smoothly. loading times are a bit slow, but that's the hard drive being only 5000 rpm (I opted for a larger, slower drive when i bought the machine; I have a lot of music. now I use an external, and wish I had the faster drive).
My least favorite peripheral that I own is the n52te. I don't really have room for it on my desk, and because of that it mostly sits off on my dresser unused. When I do use it, I've noticed that the row of keys that should be 1-5 are non-existant, making weapon changing in L4D and TF2 more difficult.
My favorite peripheral... it's a tough choice. I'm going to have to go with the combination DeathAdder/Destructor. My desktop is made of clear glass, so no mouse can track on it by itself. I was using a piece of printer paper and a magazine as a mousepad before buying the Destructor. People will debate whether using a mousepad will actually increase your accuracy of your mouse. There is one aspect of the Destructor that is not debatable, however; put any Razer mouse on it, and it moves like greased lighting. The coefficient of friction between the Destructor and the DeathAdder is lower than anything else i've ever come across. Anyone who's used my mouse and mousepad immediately comment about how effortlessly my mouse moves. The DeathAdder itself is a very respectable mouse; perhaps it doesn't have the DPI that the Lachesis does, but the 1200 DPI infrared sensor is still much higher than most other mouses that I know of. The ergonomics of the DeathAdder took a little getting used to, and I've changed the way i held it more than once since i got it, but now that I'm used to it, it fits like it was custom-made.
There was a guy who posted earlier who said his friends bought Razer mouses because they were Razer and they were shiny. I bought Razer because they were highly recommended to me by a friend who had an old Diamondback. When I bought my DeathAdder, I was still using Mac OS X only, and the DeathAdder was the only Razer mouse with Mac drivers, making it an easy choice. I am a bit of a quality freak; I am willing to pay more money if it means better quality. This is very much reflected in many of my peripherals. Macs are often considered more expensive than their PC equivalents, but Macs are generally more reliable than other brands. Klipsch, Shure, and Sennheiser are all world-renowed audio companies. While you might think I'm crazy for spending $70 on my SE-110 when you might settle for those $5 skullcandy earbuds, the difference in quality is more than worth the price for me.
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My favorite gaming gear at the moment is my Shure SCL4 earbuds. The best thing about those is they isolate outside noise really really well. They come with 10 different type and size of foam so you can can create a seal inside of ear no matter how small/big your ear canals are. Once I put those in, I am 100% focused on the game, nothing short of people actually bumping or poking me can actually distract me away from the distraction.
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My favorite peripheral is my original manufactured products of Keyboard+Mouse mainly because you dont have to spend money, or buy high priced company products to be good at a game. It takes dedication and patience to develop skill with any product you use, solely because you have to get used too it. So why would you want to spend $100 on a mouse, or $75 on a keyboard (averaging prices here) to make yourself believe it'll make you a better gamer, when truly its just a mind-game. What you spend that money on isnt skill, its just spending money on a product that'll boost your ego and give yourself the idea that it will make you an overall better player. Sure it may last you longer, or it may give you better specs overall. But when in-fact any product is as good as the other when you compare it with your time of dedication and patience.
This is why, I have played with the manufacturers products that came in with the original desktop/laptop for the past 9 years of my Starcraft career. Ive taken both a HP Mouse+Keyboard and a Compaq Mouse+Keyboard to LAN Events, to Korea in 2006 to compete in Courage which I got to the 3rd round, and for everyday competition on online leagues.
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If I win, I'm sure my favorite of all my gaming peripherals will undoubtedly be the Razer Moray... pl0x?
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My favorite gaming peripheral is my Razer Lachesis. It has more buttons than my keyboard, and they're all programmable. It's comfortable, super precise, and has on-the-fly profile/dpi changing capabilities. It's the next step down from having my mouse play the game for me.
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The qualitative game mouse - pleasure not the cheapest. But it is far not everyone it is ready to give pair hundreds for advertised electronic "animal". At the same time concerning inexpensive and simultaneously qualitative game models in the market it is not enough. On such background mouse series Х7 from A4Tech looks as the present lifebuoy ring, especially, if to consider applications of the manufacturer for " infinite opportunities " these devices of input (certainly false on 500 dpi)
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My Logitech G5 has lasted me for at least 3 years and has survived falls, travels in my backpack and basically constant use. And i have never seen any decay in performance, also, the mouse buttons have no dark unremovable stains of 'grease' or whatever that form in time pressing them for so long, unlike my laptop for example.
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logitech g5 best mouse you can ever buy, just got a new one less than a month ago
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The keyboards grinded under gamers, in the market it is possible to count on fingers. Similar, this kind of devices of input only starts to punch to itself road, and behind its development still will have to watch. But already today the true fan or the pro can please itself with purchase of the game keyboard. The choice uneasy will make Only. The similar periphery at different manufacturers so differs from each other, both on appearance, and on functionality, that in the beginning to the buyer will have to be defined, what exactly it wishes to receive, that is to be defined with the concept.
There is no such player who does not know even by hearsay about company Razer, an engaged development of the various game accessories directed on use not only fans, but also professionals. Game mice Razer for a long time became an alive legend among true players. It is necessary to carry high quality of assembly, stylish design, greater functionality, huge opportunities to pluss Razer Tarantula on recustomizing keys, excellent and in many respects unique characteristics, an opportunity of installation of a regular lamp of illumination. There are also minuses: instantly there are traces from fingers on the case, greater dimensions, a non-standard allocation of some keys of the right part. But, here in pluss at SteelSeries SteelKeys 6G - high technical equipment, ideal tactile feedback of keys, a habitual standard allocation, very high quality of materials and manufacturing (among minuses - very small functionality consisting absence of additional buttons and drivers). Manipulators Genius are not correct for comparing to more dear production of companies Logitech, Microsoft and some other manufacturers - nevertheless, it absolutely other price category.
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Out of all the gaming peripherals I've owned, my favorite has to be my current headphones. The Sennheiser HD555
These headphones are my favorite simply because they excel in all the desired aspects. It's not just me, I get similar sentiments from anyone who has tried one or owns one. I would consider myself somewhat of an audiophile.
If you've never seen one before, this headphones doesn't mess around. It's a full-sized, open-ear, circumaural set. Full-sized is self explanatory. Open ear means that instead of what the majority are used to, these cans allow sound to flow in and out of the headphones. So yes, this means I can hear things in my environment if they are a moderate volume. It also means if someone was in the room, they could probably hear a really soft version of what I'm listening to. To some this might seem like a disadvantage or undesirable, but the fact is if you want high quality the vast majority of higher-end headphones are open ear. I feel the balance is perfect. Outside noise isn't so distracting that it bothers me or prevents me from hearing what I want from my computer but at the same time I'll be able to hear something like say, a doorbell or a fire alarm, even at a loud volume. You can also hear your teammates at a LAN [ herro razer ]
Perhaps the #1 important aspect of headphones are their comfort. No matter how well a set of cans produces sound, it won't matter if you can't stand to wear it. The framework of the headphones is strong, with a one-sided headband hinge connection. It also helps that the cable is only on one side, which helps to tidy up wires and just generally looks better imo. The look of the headphones attracted me as well. It's black mesh metal wire on the side goes nicely with the rest of my setup which is mostly black as well. I love the fact that the cord is like 10 feet long so I can move around my room if I need to throw something away or open my window. The headphone band also stretches a lot, meaning if I had a huge head this thing would be no problem. The band, and the rest of the headphone itself is durable as hell. Even if you break anything, every part is replaceable by Sennheiser. It's also easy to take apart which is a big plus if you're into that sort of thing. I actually opened mine up when I first got them to look at the drivers. I read on Sennheiser's website that the drivers are angled backwards so the sound is directed directly into your ear. This really attracted me. What a difference.
I've worn a lot of headphones in my day and I just wanna stress how comfortable these things are. I've worn everything from shitty 1990 sony walkman's to maple oak $3,000 custom Grados and nothing I've ever worn is as effortless as the HD555. I wanna stress that the majority of people that I've interacted with are unsatisfied in some way about the comfort of their headphone, whether it be the frame, or the cable or just how it hurts your ears or puts pressure on your head. With the HD555 there is none of that. I probably wear these things 60 hours a week and half the time I can't even tell they're there, especially when I play games or watch a movie.
I *guess* it doesn't hurt that these things are a monster of a bargain for the quality they give. I bought my pair for $160 off NewEgg a few years ago.
Like I mentioned earlier, I've worn a lot of headphones....a lot of good ones at that, and I'm not claiming the HD555's are the best. But they are definitely in the top 5. Of course sound quality is subjective but I'll let you know how I feel about it anyway. The treble is incredibly clear but not overbearing, the mid-range has no sharp tones and is generally mild, while the bass hits at just the right spots. In games like counter-strike [ source or 1.6 I played both ] listening for footsteps made me feel like I was cheating the first time I wore the HD555s. Of course that effect wears off cuz you get used to it, but you get the point.
The HD555's have 120ohm impedance. Without getting too much into it, the higher the ohm it means the less you have to raise your volume unit in your amp or cd-player whatever. This is probably the only thing I'd improve about it for other people. I actually have an amp for my headphones so everything is pretty baller in that respect.
At the time of my purchase, there was no better deal and I'm pretty confident to say that even though that was 2 years ago it still stands. I tend to keep up on these things since like I said I'm a bit of an audiophile. The research I did to buy these came from forums, friends who are very knowledgeable about this kind of thing [ Many djs ], and various brand websites to compare and contrast. Even audiophile forums tend to recommend these headphones to this day for anyone in this budget range. Some say that your monitor is what you should spend the most on, since you're staring at it all day and I find that's true for the most part. Following the same logic, I see no reason why you shouldn't spend a decent amount on a soundcard and a good speaker system or in my case a headset.
I fucking love my HD555s.
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I have a standard logitech keyboard and a Razer Krait. Both simple, without extra buttons i dont need for anything. But my favorite is, a bottle of scotch. When I just want to sit inn and play one evening, nothing beats my a glass of scotch on the side. (pref. singlemalt from Skye ^^ )
I really need some new headphones. Mine is sooooo bad Kind of silly, since I have a neat soundboard.
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My favorite gaming peripheral is actually a set of Isolation headphones made by Vic Firth (the drum company). I bought them back when I started playing drums to plug in to my metronome, but I've been using them for Brood War for quite some time. Not only does it block out external noise, but I also feel more and more like Lee Young Ho every time I put them on!
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My favourite gaming peripheral would be my Speedlink medusa 5.1 headset. It was a tough choise between my headset and my logitech G1 mouse, but all in all I'd say that a mouse is very easy to replace if you just know what you're looking for, while a headset which provides absolute comfort isn't easy to find at all.
I spent a week looking for the best headset for me which also had a reasonable price and which I could receive rather soon instead of a month. I knew exactly what I was looking for; it needed to be well adjustable headset which has earcups that cover my whole ear. This alone made it a tiresome search. I would have had a lot of options if I had settled for a headset which doesn't cover the whole ear, but from my experience those don't feel as stable in the head, and often they may press your ears and making them hurt after several hours of use. I knew beforehand of these things, so I knew instantly what options to ignore and what to choose. Of course I would have found suitable earphones quickly and which would be rather cheap, but I wanted a microphone as well as I talk a lot on ventrilo, so many headphones were out of the question.
Eventually after a tiring search I found speedlink medusa 5.1 headset, a comfortable headset which covered my whole ear, which was easily adjustable and had a microphone. The especially good thing about this is, that it feels stable in your head, yet it's soft padding etc make it ideal for several hours of gaming. Unlike speakers or low quality headsets, I have no trouble hearing where my overlords or units are, or where I'm under attack. The microphone is high quality as well, providing crystal clear voice for those listening to me, making it also ideal when doing commentaries.
The stable, comfortable feeling that this headset provides along with a great microphone makes it a top quality gaming equipment, but as a cream on top I must also remind you that unlike many other wireless headsets this is also quite light. Some headsets, and especially wireless headsets can be annoying since you have to charge them occasionally and since they're heavier you will always notice that they're there. However, when you wear Speedlink medusa 5.1 headsets, during intense concentration while playing you will hardly notice them at all, making them even more ideal for myself, and gamers who have tried them!
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