2006-12-10 09:55:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
An optical mouse uses an LED (Light Emitting Diode) to generate the light used to monitor mouse movement. This is, in effect, a little red light bulb.
A laser mouse uses a laser diode. Lasers emit a narrow beam of light, rather than just spreading it everywhere. The effect of this is that the mouse is much less to become "confused" by where the light it detects is coming from, because only a single spot on your mousepad is illuminated by the laser, rather than the whole area under the mouse, as is the case with a regular LED.
The result is that movement using a laser mouse is much "smoother" than with a regular optical mouse. In reality though, the difference isn't noticeable to most people in day-to-day use. If two mice are otherwise the same, but one is "optical" and the other is "laser", I would recommend going with the cheaper one.
2006-12-10 10:03:51 · answer #1 · answered by Dave 2 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Optical Mouse Vs Laser
2016-12-14 07:43:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laser Vs Optical Mouse
2016-10-04 05:17:44 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the last guy got the technical part right, so I can skip that. But as for practical use, I have used both, and I must say the laser is better. The optical one had the tendency to be a little inaccurate at times, but the laser is very precise. Also, both of mine were wireless, and the laser uses much less power than the optical. My old optical had to use rechargeable batteries and came with a charging cradle. A charge would usually last about 3 days at the most. The laser uses plain AA batteries, which means no charging cradle to clutter my desk, and they last close to 2 months.
2006-12-10 12:41:41 · answer #4 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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What is the difference between 'laser' and 'optical' wireless mice?
2015-08-20 13:30:21 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a regular user that doesn't play FPS games for a living or does 3D modelling or drawing using its mouse, and needs a lot of precision, an optical mouse is just enough. The difference is in resolution, first, and of course, the higher resolution you have, the more expensive the device, in our case here, the mouse.
2016-03-18 00:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
difference laser optical wireless mice
2016-01-31 05:59:34 · answer #7 · answered by Charley 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the name
2006-12-10 09:57:17 · answer #8 · answered by spankdis 5 · 1⤊ 10⤋