Have you ever wondered how today's Laser Emitting Diode(LED) optical mouse works? And what are the advantages of having an optical mouse as opposed to the old ball mouse? Here is a bit of info you may or may not know and hopefully help you understand a bit more about why they are so popular, making ball mice a thing of the past.
The optical mouse was actually first introduced in 1999 by Agilent Technologies along with Logitech. And takes roughly 1,500 pictures per second using a tiny camera. This allows for faster and smoother response than the old style mouse, and can be used without problems on almost any regular table or desk surface, but glassy or shiny surfaces are not recommended. Actually today most people use a mouse pad not for the performance of their mouse, but for comfort of the wrist.
Having less access for dust and debris, we find ourselves spending much less time and annoyance cleaning them and especially for people who play video games the computing experience is much more enjoyable. Performance is definitely much better on optical mice in every sense and most actually use less power than ball mice, and prices have dropped enough so anyone can opt for these pleasurable devices.
