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Hey another request to piggyback on yours, where can I find a relatively normal (non-gamer) mouse with a button that can disconnect the brake on the wheel? I do

Hey another request to piggyback on yours, where can I find a relatively normal (non-gamer) mouse with a button that can disconnect the brake on the wheel? I don't even know what it's called but I know I love that feature. For example to quickly scroll down a long page, just disconnect the brakes and roll the wheel, it will just keep going. Or testing infinite scroll feature, just let the wheel go. I had one mouse like this that I loved but it broke eventually. Now the only one I've been able to find is a gamer mouse with a bunch of unnecessary feature.

pdw 5y ago
I don't know about other mice, but the Logitech M705 has that.
Tsiklon 5y ago
Logitech seem to have a monopoly on this particular development - you’ll be looking for something like the MX Master series for a non gamer mouse with this functionality - the MX Master 3 is the most recent model. The clutch on the scroll wheel on this mouse can be manually engaged or programmed to release when you scroll with sufficient violence
- dylan604 5y ago
  >scroll with sufficient violence I've heard used with sufficient persuasion or with sufficient encouragement, but yours is a new one. Remind me to not tap on your shoulder while deep in the zone.
- BoorishBears 5y ago
  My MX Master 3 was great until the last feature you mentioned decided to enable itself and never disable again... Logitech calls it SmartShift and other people have reported the same issue, SmartShift enables itself, and from that point onward no settings changes will disable it. It's pretty frustrating to say the least, the MX Master 3 was poised to fix the reliability issues the previous entries had otherwise (since replaced the physical scroll wheel click with an electromagnet in a very convincing way)
  - Tsiklon 5y ago
    Ohh no, I didn't know that others had a problem with smart shift, I've had my mouse for well over a year now with no issues across Windows, macOS and Linux (minus the ability to configure anything on it on linux, a problem I've not tried solving). I assume that firmware updates have done nothing to help you?
zz865 5y ago
Logitech M500S. I have one similar, its great to spin it like a fidget spinner
- INTPenis 5y ago
  I think that's the one I used until it broke. I didn't even know what it was called because I realized how much I loved the clutch feature long after I unboxed it. Found it on a Danish site, it's not impossible to order but it's not obviously available here. Thanks stranger!

pdw 5y ago

I don't know about other mice, but the Logitech M705 has that.

Tsiklon 5y ago

Logitech seem to have a monopoly on this particular development - you’ll be looking for something like the MX Master series for a non gamer mouse with this functionality - the MX Master 3 is the most recent model. The clutch on the scroll wheel on this mouse can be manually engaged or programmed to release when you scroll with sufficient violence

dylan604 5y ago
>scroll with sufficient violence I've heard used with sufficient persuasion or with sufficient encouragement, but yours is a new one. Remind me to not tap on your shoulder while deep in the zone.
BoorishBears 5y ago
My MX Master 3 was great until the last feature you mentioned decided to enable itself and never disable again... Logitech calls it SmartShift and other people have reported the same issue, SmartShift enables itself, and from that point onward no settings changes will disable it. It's pretty frustrating to say the least, the MX Master 3 was poised to fix the reliability issues the previous entries had otherwise (since replaced the physical scroll wheel click with an electromagnet in a very convincing way)
- Tsiklon 5y ago
  Ohh no, I didn't know that others had a problem with smart shift, I've had my mouse for well over a year now with no issues across Windows, macOS and Linux (minus the ability to configure anything on it on linux, a problem I've not tried solving). I assume that firmware updates have done nothing to help you?

zz865 5y ago

Logitech M500S. I have one similar, its great to spin it like a fidget spinner

INTPenis 5y ago
I think that's the one I used until it broke. I didn't even know what it was called because I realized how much I loved the clutch feature long after I unboxed it. Found it on a Danish site, it's not impossible to order but it's not obviously available here. Thanks stranger!