Date: June 23rd, 2004
Article by: Nathan Glentworth (Owner, Head Editor & Hardware Reviewer)
Product was donated by: Logitech
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LOGITECH CORPORATE PROFILE

Logitech designs, manufactures and markets personal interface products that enable people to effectively work, play, and communicate in the digital world. The company's products combine essential core technologies, continuing innovation, award-winning industrial design and excellent price performance.

During the past few years, Logitech has significantly broadened its product offering and increased its presence in the retail sector, as consumers enhance their basic systems with more fully featured interface devices that add functionality and cordless freedom to their desktops, as well as supplementary devices designed for new applications and specific purposes such as gaming, multimedia or visual communication on the Internet.

Today, Logitech's retail business accounts for more than 80 percent of its revenue. To provide the market with a broadening array of best-of-category products, Logitech's business model calls for supplementing its internal engineering and manufacturing strength with additional products and technologies through a combination of strategic acquisitions and industry partnerships.

PRODUCT INTRODUCTION

Since the introduction of optical mice to the everyday computer user, regular mechanical ball mice have dropped out of existence. With no moving parts, no cleaning required along with accurate multi-surface capability, optical mice will be the choice mousing peripheral for several years to come.

To most people, an optical mouse is an optical mouse. Other than the brand name, no other real characteristic is recognized by the mainstream computer user. Any optical mouse upgrade is leaps and bounds better than the irritating mechanical variety. In normal internet and office use, the standard everyday optical mouse from any manufacturer should be perfectly fine. But for a gamer, everyday will just not cut it.

Today I will be reviewing the MX510 performance optical mouse from Logitech. With enhanced features targeted towards smoother and more accurate gaming performance, let's see how well this mouse does in the Tweaknews gaming rig.