ZOWIE EC1 eVo CL on Linux
One year ago or so I wrote about my experience using the Logitech G500 on Linux, I like the mouse a lot, especially the scroll wheel, but there were also a couple of issues I couldn’t live with: no driver for Linux, tuning DPI settings is a real PITA; the fucker doesn’t track on close to every surface, be it a gadget mousepad you got for free at a meeting, a wooden table, a plastic-something table or a 20 € mousepad. I don’t want this post to be a rant against Logitech even if I think I’ve all the right to be at least a bit angry since I bought a quite high priced mouse which basically doesn’t work. Anyway, before using the G500 for 1 year or so I did like 6 years with a Razer Deathadder and I LOVED it (for the reference, it still works like the first day but is in really bad shape aesthetically speaking). This Zowie is pretty much a Razer Deathadder with the plus of being plug-and-play, no drivers, a button for switching between 450, 1150 and 2300 DPI and tracks on every mousepad I have. …