Creative's Fatal1ty 1010 Mouse reviewed

Do you think that when he's old and gray, eyes glazed over and hands clenched in an arthritic claw, Jonathan Wendel will sit his grandchildren on his lap and regale them with tales of his days as the great "Fatal1ty"? Or will he keep his 1337-inspired nom de guerre and his ExtremeTech-panned Creative 1010 Mouse buried in the deepest depths of his skeleton closet? Speaking of that ExtremeTech review of the 1010, Creative's first foray into competitive gaming mice, you know that you're in for a good read but probably not a rave review when the author's kindest words are reserved for the product's packaging. That's not to say that the 1010 is a terrible peripheral; ET simply thinks that a mouse designed to a professional cyberathlete's specifications may not be a good fit for the average user. Because the 1010 is rather short and squat, with a distracting third button for your ring finger and hard-to-find thumb button, ET advises that it takes some getting used to and can be frustrating to use in non-gaming environments. They do appreciate the interchangeable weight cores and visual DPI indicator, but find the software to be lackluster, the high-tech cord to be too short, and the lack of a tilting scroll wheel to be absolutely unforgivable. Final verdict? You're better off with a Logitech, even one that's not endorsed by some video game geek.

[Tom Gladstone @ Jan 17th 2006 9:54PM]

I want one so bad. I've been hanging onto a three button Logitech Wingman Gaming Mouse for the past 4 years. I'm a diehard FPS gamer and I have a rather odd configuration, I use the left button to fire, the middle button to move forward and the left button to move backwards. This will fit the bill.

[Shawn @ Jan 17th 2006 9:56PM]

That mouse is garbage. Get a Logitech MX518.

[Fantaz @ Jan 17th 2006 10:09PM]

Tom Gladstone = Fatal1ty in disguise.

[aph @ Jan 17th 2006 10:25PM]

i got one of these yesterday. i like it a lot. it is very similar to the logitech wingman.

[dan @ Jan 17th 2006 11:14PM]

a gaming geek with grand kids? he needs to find someone whos willing to have a kid with him first.

[rich @ Jan 17th 2006 11:38PM]

after reading the review im glad i went for the g5.

[Sam @ Jan 17th 2006 11:40PM]

For a site that has a nearly completely nerd/geek user base it seems odd to troll a guy that makes hundreds of thousands of dollars a year doing what most of us love (playing video games). Jealous much?

[Einhanderkiller @ Jan 18th 2006 1:23AM]

"2. That mouse is garbage. Get a Logitech MX518."

I agree. I have one and it's excellent. Way better than the old ball mouse I had.

And if you have around $40 more to spend, get the G5.

[TxdoHawk @ Jan 18th 2006 1:32AM]

Fatal1ty seems to be willing to put his name on anything that will give him a paycheck. Take a lesson from the real athletes, oh Fatal one...this kind of behavior will inevitably destroy what little cred you have with the people that would actually buy this stuff.

[sr @ Jan 18th 2006 1:44AM]

Professional cyberathlete? Pretty funny stuff.

[l @ Jan 18th 2006 2:20AM]

Bad review, but good to hear it's a good mouse. The things they complain about are what make it great.

[Clark Bang @ Jan 18th 2006 3:24AM]

Is there a left hand version? Even if there is, I'd prefer a mouse where I can occasionally switch hands, prevents RSI problems.

[Tim @ Jan 18th 2006 4:32AM]

Looks like a nice mouse with the thrid button on the right side. but you need at least two thumb buttons for forward and backward commands whilst surfing the internet, and this is where this mouse and the g5 fail. Yet previous generation mouses like the mx510 have got it.

[Heffer @ Jan 18th 2006 6:51AM]

I use the two thumb buttons on the 510 to shuffle through my tabs. I find going forward and backwards is easier via All-in-One gestures. Granted your using Firefox instead of explorer.

[Aaron Robinson @ Jan 18th 2006 5:21PM]

I work at a LAN center and Johnny Fatal1ty dropped in. He's a really cool guy, very nice and polite. I had a chance to talk to his manager about the first mouse they were unveiling (this one). This is the low end one. With the products they usually go from high to low this time they are trying it backwards. If you've ever looked at some of his other products, they are fairly quality.

[tony @ Jan 18th 2006 6:34PM]

for xmas, my gf bought me the G5 lasermouse from Logitech. Amazing!! 2000dpi, 2 buttons under the scroll wheel pre-set to realtime sensitivy-changing. No more typing "sensitivity" in the console anymore :)
Great feel, and the weight cartridge with customizable weights (lol, that's going overboard) but I like the feature.

[MIKE B @ Jun 15th 2008 7:06AM]

Thanks for the heads up.

Even though this post is kinda old, I was debating on getting this mouse as they are offered on eBay right now kinda cheap, there is some half way illiterate, inbred Moron with a gob of them " Brand new"

He has them posted cheap and he has sucky feedback and auction skills so you people that want one dirty cheap can get one there.

I won't post his name - just search this mouse and you will know when you have him, from Kentucky I think. LOL
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personally, I'm not going with this mouse, and I will be the one doing the head shots on all you who have this sad one. LOL

The seller really is an Idiot so don't say i did not warn you.