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.

  • 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