Good alternative to the Logitech MX518

I've used the Logitech MX518 mouse, but by the years the buttons slowly say goodbye. Because it appealed to me to use a mouse with extra buttons, but not 80 - spending 100 euros for a Logitech or Razor, I once bought at random a mouse that is not constantly praised by some magazines.

Delivery:
The mouse comes in a sturdy package with a round sticker neutral, what he ought to know / can that the packaging has not been opened. The front of the package can be opened like a window, where you then have the same can see the mouse around to create a first visual impression of the mouse in order for example to unpack before to decide whether they like the look of her or not.
Once you make up the package, get one. An added cheap black Plasikbox that can already zerreisen as paper
The mouse is umhült of a transparent slightly firmer Plasit. So it's not the packaging you have to open with a sharp knife violently.

Appearance:
The mouse is held in a mattten Black. The Lioncast logo on the lower half is understated, yet one recognizes that this is a "lion" trade is where you do not recognize the typical lion's mane.
The housing is made of durable plastic and should not go as quickly broken.

Software:
It comes with a mini CD that can be inserted in any standard CD / DVD player, however, also can obtain the software very quickly on the manufacturing side. The software language is English and German
In the General tab, you can assign in the front view of the first six keys at will other functions, but this can be very dangerous if, for example, the left mouse button function, click away and assigns the function Stop. There are 20 Felt Fuktionenvon click on DPI Media function to disable the button.
Seen from the side, the side you 12 keys can then assign any function.
In addition, you can still set the sample rate: 125Hz, 250Hz 500HZ (default), 1000HZ
In DPI tab, you can then adjust the speed of the mouse cursor, also since you can use predefined settings, or set with very fine feeling in steps of 50 speed. It is also possible the X and Y axis from each set separately, so you can for example tell the mouse, move the cursor left and right faster than from the top down. The settings can then be stored in multiple profiles, and so change again, which is good for more users.

Lighting:
The illumination of the mouse is adjustable. One can raussuchen from a list available colors, or you are in "LED Adjust Color" a color code to billibigen example: (# FF0E0FFF). However, only modify the colors of the twelve side buttons and the logo. The LED color of the wheel remains green and the LED to indicate the mouse speed will be blue (which is very bright in the dark, regardless of the LED setting)
At the cable are "spotlights" I say just once, this light still ahead on the mouse pad
The brightness can be adjusted, there are the following options: Off, Low, Medium, High.
The LED also has another pulse possibility thus illuminates the Lich light and dark, what you also can adjust again: slow, fast, medium, full brightness.
It is possible to set different profiles of LED lighting, depending on your mood or who is sitting on the PC.

Hand:
The mouse is very smooth, you have to learn at the beginning of first touching the mouse properly, otherwise the mouse slips a constantly from the hand while I dragging kept my old MX518 every now and then in my hand, I have in the LM30 the mouse but already properly hold, but not frantically, but just as one should keep a mouse holding in his hand.

The left and right mouse buttons are arched slightly inward, making the fingers comfortably on or better said are in the key, so the fingers do not slip off the keys. Links of the left mouse button is a narrow elongated knob, it is to use something a matter of practice this button if you want to use at all, depending on the application.
The thumb is the twelve page buttons on the small ledge which can be seen in the picture, for I think it is quite pleasant, because then I loop the thumb does not always Mouse Pad with along.
If you use the middle finger of the right mouse button, then the ring finger is indeed also very convenient in a vaulted hollow side of the mouse, but who like me wearing a wedding ring, has at the beginning to get used first, because the ring interferes with the beginning first , Then you have to just watch yet what to do with the little finger.

Weight:
In the package is still a stable round box for weights. The mouse is very light, I wanted then even installing weights.
Below the mouse can be a piece of the housing turn what is intended for the loading of the weights, as the weight tray is opened did, I realized that all weights are inserted already, with the result that the mouse without the weights logically is even easier, but then what already is too easy for me as a man.

Slipperiness:
I have a very large mouse pad from Roccat, after which the mouse can glide very smoothly and evenly, but also on the bare table top slides the mouse very smooth and easy. I know this little mouse pad where one breaks out in advance rapidly with the mouse over the edge of the mouse pad, but with the Lioncast you glide easily back on the mouse pad does not hang up un.

Scroll Wheel:
The mouse wheel is kept large and thick, the lock of the wheel is still accurate, although it very gently snaps into the steps, one or the other will have to get used first, with me, it is in any case have been the case, snapped at the MX518 the Rad more a.
Of course, the mouse wheel can also be used to click, the function can also be set arbitrarily again.
The wheel can not be pushed aside.

DPI:
The two keys to adjust the Cursorgeschwinfigkeit are plziert that you can not accidentally alter the rate. The DPI buttons have a LED display, which serves as a visual aid of speed, there are 4 ads.

The twelve side keys:
Since I have no comparison to other mice. Each of the twelve key is also re-adjusted as desired.
In the beginning I had problems to meet the right button, but after an hour ago it was much better.
Buttons 5 and 8 beistzen an orientation notch as in the FJ and 5 on the keyboard, but the two had little notches may be more pronounced.
The buttons 1 to 6 and 7 to 12 each inserted inward, causing the thumb well located between the rows of numbers to treffenn with a slight pressure to the rear or front the corresponding button.

The cable is wrapped in a nylon cord, which makes the cable a bit stiffer. Due to the mix of blue and black one has not such a simple black cable as normally, if a like it or do not have any myself know.

Immediately after connecting to PC Windows 7 has detected the mouse immediately without problems, so the software is only necessary if you want to customize your mouse to personal needs.

Clicking either mouse button is precise, easily and with a non-intrusive clicking sound.

Matches:
I have the mouse gestet now time to World of Warcraft and the addon Vuhdo. Of course I had at the beginning assign all the side buttons, and at the beginning it was also used to, because one key now more able to integrate the skills and of course I first made many mistakes, because at first but constantly verklick, but after some time ran it better. I'm sure after a few weeks of training already unconsciously clicking the right buttons.

All in one I am very satisfied with the mouse and I hope I could give one or the other a little impression.