Thread 105616868

Does middle clicking a lot break your scroll wheel? Because I middle click a lot and the scroll wheels on my mice usually last less than a year before they start fucking up.

Obviously

Not really but mice aren't built to last forever either

>>105616871
Then why even have middle click if you're not supposed to fucking use it

>>105616881
But you fucking used it. Learn to solder.

>>105616881
Doesnt mean you cant use it. Just get int habit of applying just enough pressure to trigger the click. Anymore inevitably causes greater wear which leads to failure in the long run. Or just shell out the money for a high quality mouse.

>>105616868 (OP)
You buy $10 devices, you get <1 year usage. What was your question again?

>>105616868 (OP)
I've been suffering from fucked up middle click for months now. Still better than double click

>>105616912
I've had it happen with a $100 Logitech doe

We need optical middle clicks already. First one to do it gets my money.

>>105616927
You got ripped off by chink shit.

>>105616930
>Optical, where your dirt fingers smear on the sensor.
Here, have capacitive.

>>105616927
which is why you should only ever buy a $10 chinkmouse. For the cost of replacing one flaky switch, you can just get a new mouse.
You can spend a bit more on a keyboard as long as its hotswappable.

>>105616868 (OP)
>mice usually last less than a year
How? My G403 is almost 10 years old!

>>105616868 (OP)
I've had a g502 proteus spectrum for 7 years and I middle click a lot, like all of the fucking time (to open stuff in new tabs)
mainboard failed, replaced it with a g502x, 2 and a half years and a bijillion middle clicks later, still fine.
dunno how you retards keep fucking up your scroll wheels, for me it just werks

From my experience, if the wheel itself is cheaply made you can physically break it with enough force or use. The actual mechanism it uses is the same as the other buttons. $100+ mice have higher quality mouse wheels but eventually all mice are bound to fail one way or another.

>>105616881
Its legacy button for rare occasions

>>105617579
But middle click scrolling is so much better than regular scrolling

>>105617579
>legacy button
>rare occasions
Except that anyone who knows how to computer uses it every day to open new tabs in their web browser and file manager.

Also, middle click paste is quite nifty.

Have you ever tried using canned air on the opening for the mouse wheel? Dust and shit trapped in there is usually what's causing issues with mouse wheel scrolling, dunno about using it for clicking

no, i double click all the time and my mice last many years. I never broke a scroll wheel. Double clicking is the problem I usually get, then it's time for either tape fix or switch replacement.

Short answer yes
Long answer it depends on the quality of the switch, just like right and left mouse switches. I had two Logitech G Pro mice whose MMB switches failed within 6 months. Popped the mice open, replaced them with ultra high end MMB switches (which cost a whopping $2 on Amazon instead of the cheap $1 shit Logi uses), and they've been working for at least 7 years now.

>>105616868 (OP)
STOP BUYING LOGITECH GARBAGE

>>105616868 (OP)
I don't know, I remap middle click to a side button for ergonomics

>>105616868 (OP)
I have that cheap ass Razer mouse since '18. My scroll wheel is fine and I middle click to open in a new tap all the time. What I like is that the gear on the scroll wheel encoder is completely open, so you can actually spray contact cleaner in it when it gets jumpy.

>>105616868 (OP)
Open it up and clean out the dust and lint

>>105617816
lmao i was reading that shit and the boomers outed themselves. i don't know how people function without middle click to open a link in a new tab

>>105616868 (OP)
No it doesn't. The button will last as long as the other buttons, but the actual scrolling should last forever.
Any time my mouse wheel has started getting flaky, it's just been dirty.
Opening it up, blasting it with an air duster can, pulling any hair out with tweezers, and giving the inside a wipe with a wad of paper towels has *always* restored it to original function.
Have gone through two mice in the last 15 years, the only repair being a cable swap. Both cheap logitech models.

>>105621032
>le web browsing
>boomers
kys retard

>>105621230
kek struck a nerve? crusty ass logitech wired g503 user...

>>105618236
then what should I buy?

Bought in 2011, had to replace cable once. It just works.

>>105617816
No, people who know how to use computers use Ctrl+t

I never middle click and my Logitech mouse scrollwheel breaks on its own.
I think it's because of the Logitech brand (they make other products that break, such as game controllers)

>>105621032
>what is Ctrl+T
idiot

>>105621653
i was talking about opening a link in a new background tab with one button. not opening a blank new tab (why?) with two fingers on the keyboard.

>>105616868 (OP)
Stop buying contact encoder trash and get a mouse with an optomechanical wheel. Especially stay away from Razer, shit failed me after a month, I've had better $10 noname mice than that.
When replacing it I asked the guy in the store to open all the mouse boxes for me and let me try the wheels one by one. Picrel stood out as it felt just like my ancient 2002 logitech optical that recently fell apart on me, and sure enough, it's the same type of wheel. I've been abusing it for over 2 years and it's still solid. In any case, just do what I did. If you feel the distinct click of a metal spring when you turn the wheel, that's a mouse you can trust. Once you've had an optical wheel you can easily tell, in fact, once upon a time all mice had that type of sensor. (ball mice used an identical sensor for the rollers and wheel, contact rotaries were completely unheard of)

>>105621724
right click + open in new tab is easier than pressing the scrollwheel that never works and has to be pressed hard as fuck
also websites usually open a link in a new tab when clicking it with mouse 1, if the target is not to the same site

>>105621626
>>105621653
i can't tell if you're trolling at this point. why the fuck would you ever need to open a blank new tab. i think you're completely misinterpreting what he means

>>105621750
>why the fuck would you ever need to open a blank new tab
??????????????????????
like all the time?
do you even use a computer

>>105621739
Also to actually answer OP's question, no, using mouse3 does not break the mousewheel unless the axle were to literally snap. At least for optical wheels, it might degrade a contact rotary by wiggling it out of shape faster. In any case I've never had that issue on optical wheels and I'm a serious mouse3 user.
ps. do not get a zowie FK if you like clicking mouse3, someone I know had that button break entirely on that

>>105621724
ctrl+click does that too

>>105621743
so what you're saying is if the scrollwheel does work and isn't hard as fuck it is superior? i don't know what old mouse you're coming from but the microswitches for anything within the last 8 years have improved for middle clicks. i'm using an aliexpress chink mouse for 20 bucks thats a deathadder clone and the clicks are fine.

>>105621750
Hold CTRL+click then.

>>105621032
>>105621653
>>105621750
>arguing about mouse3 tabbing
>ignoring mouse3 scrolling
are you unix users? unix weenies will never know the joy of mouse3 scrolling because for them it's a "paste your hentai file list to a random IRC channel without warning" hotkey instead, wew lad

>>105621811
>>105621836
so instead of moving my index finger a few milimeters to click my scroll wheel i now have to use two hands? not trying to start shit but i'm just curious what mouse are you using that you're so adamant on middle clicks?

>>105621856
i mean if it works for you more power to you anon. i use vimium extension most of the time so its all keyboard shortcuts. i've only done mouse3 scrolling on accident what is the benefit? if i want to go to the top or bottom of a page i'd have to do keyboard shortcut but it seems mouse3 can do that too one handed

>>105617605
this, also opening shit in a new tab instead of using ctrl + left mouse
>>105621856
are you retarded? mouse 3 scroll works on unix retard
>wwwwww.gif
you will never be japanese.

>>105621922
locked mouse3 autoscrolling is a necessity like water and sanitation
other than that i use mouse3 as a safe no-op focus button, especially for terminals, which leads to very funny situations whenever i have to use x11

>>105622007
>you will never be japanese
thank fuck. no i just have a 15ms key repeat rate, but thanks for the derangement
>mouse 3 scroll works on unix
you probably use chrome which simply shits on unix conventions for your own good

I middle click to scroll all the time. I even installed an extension in my IDE to make it do that like my web browser does.

>>105616868 (OP)
The only one that ever broke for me was this piece of shit of the corsair scimitar, not even 9 months and the scrollwheel broke off from the rotary encoder, it is build specifically to break, you can tell by the structure of the stud that connects the wheel to the rotary encoder.

>>105622103
you have no idea how much would i pay for triple buffered 144hz pixel perfect mouse3 scrolling in my editor and terminal (npp conemu)
anyone willing to take the bounty? real talk

>>105622155
>contact rotary
nothing of value was lost

Every shit tier office mouse seems to be indestructible and doesn't suffer the same issue as the higher end gaming mice where eventually LMB, MMB or the scroll wheel will intermittently stop working after 1-2 years.

>>105622370
Office mouses are built to last as they are bought in bulk by companies every X years for equipment renovations, gaming mouses are a small niche and are build with faults so that gamers keep spending money on them ever 1-3 years.

>>105616868 (OP)
Pour some isopropyl down that hole it'll be good as new.

I just order the same mouse from amazon and return the broken one lmao

>>105616868 (OP)
I'm not sure what do you mean when you say "a lot" but I have not had a scroll wheel wear out on any of my mice and I use it all the time. Maybe it's about how much force you're applying, maybe you were simply unlucky with the quality of mice that you bought. I've had a Logitech G400s for 10 years and the middle wheel still works perfectly fine, I also have a Razer Deathadder V2 for 3 years now and the scroll wheel is good as new.

>>105621823
wait what the fuck
i just tried using mouse3 to see how hard it is, and it pasted part of this conversation to a Google search???????
and that wasn't on my clipboard or highlighted or anything?

did you guys hack me or something