I 2002 kom der en mus, den skulle senere vise sig at opnå kultstatus og den var kendt i gamerøjne som noget af det mest ultimative og mange sværger stadig til denne mus. Den lå side om side med den næsten lige så legendariske Logitech MX500(Og senere opdateringer) men der var noget der gjorde den mere favorabel for mange. Microsoft IntelliMouse 3.0 er musen der tales om. MS prøvede at gøre succesen om ved at tilføje en 4.0 version senere, den floppede og mange brugte stadig penge på at købe brugte til over nypris. Nu har MS endelig indset at ældre hunde altså kan deres kram, så de har givet den nyt liv og ny teknologi, men tilbage er den altså.
Gotfrag har lavet en test og sat den op mod den ultimative modstander - Den originale 3.0!
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Many gamers counted on this mouse for every frag they made and that continues well into the now. Well known auction sites have seen these mice go for as much as $60 for a USED one. This goes to show that people are willing to pay an incredible amount for the legendary reputation that precedes this mouse. However, Microsoft has deemed fit to keep the price at a lovely $39.99. We live in a time where proclaimed "performance" mice can cost an upwards of $80. What defines these "performance" mice and sets them apart from the pack are new technologies such as laser, and skyrocketing DPIs. The truth behind it all is that this mouse is a fine example of how ridiculously blown out of proportion today's specifications are. "
Links:
http://hardware.gotfrag.com/portal/story/34387/?cpage=1
http://edbpriser.dk/Products/Listprices.asp?ID=233712
http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=90134df1-861e-417e-a584-86e088e38cdb&crumb=catpage&catid=c250fb0a-1613-4550-983d-ba203f357698