I needed another corded mouse and this time around I thought of @PKL@mastodon.social and @pronk@mastodon.social instead of Logitech’s shareholders. These guys make open source mice among other open source hardware under the brand Ploopy. You can order one from them, assembled or as a kit, or you could print and build it entirely by yourself.

The mouse itself is pretty great. Coming from a long line of Logitech (MX518/G5/G500/G502), it’s a bit larger than what I’m used to but I think I’m getting accustomed to it.

Here’s another shot of it:

A picture of a computer mouse by Ploopy.

  • floofloof@lemmy.ca
    18·
    21 hours ago

    All Ploopy’s stuff looks rough. I think they’re 3D-printing them. Maybe one day they’ll progress to something that gives a nicer result.

    I was looking at their trackballs but the ambidextrous ones look awkwardly tiny and have rattly bearings, in addition to the rough finish. I support what they’re doing but I wish the products were a bit less prototypey.

    • maxprime@lemmy.ml
      4·
      5 hours ago

      The whole point is that it’s open source and they want people to be able to print them themselves.

    • Owl@mander.xyz
      11·
      19 hours ago

      I think they’re 3D-printing them. Maybe one day they’ll progress to something that gives a nicer result

      Yes they are 3D printed

      Poorly 3D printed.

      The layering issue could be solved by orienting the object at a 45° angle

    • 18107@aussie.zoneEnglish
      12·
      21 hours ago

      It looks rough, but it’s actually fairly comfortable.The only bit that bothered me was the edge of one of the buttons, and a nail file fixed that in seconds.