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Well, I personally own a Logitech G9x mouse: laser, custom grips, 5700dpi iirc, extra buttons, etc. It's usually around $90, but I bought mine on sale at $60, and it usually goes down to that price on Newegg occasionally.
The Razer Deathadder's clickers are supported by very thin / fragile pieces of plastic and will most likely break and start double clicking in less than 2 million clicks. I went through 3 of them and had the exact same problem with each one (took them apart to make sure). The new Razer driver also require you to be always online and collects your data (many programs already do this but we don't need another one, especially not a mouse driver...). You can see a description of the double-click problem in the 1-star newegg reviews:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1=1&Keywords=(keywords)&Page=1#scrollFullInfo
The Recon from Cooler Master is one of the newest optical gaming mice. Its performance should be identical to the G400 and Deathadder, but it also has on-board memory for all of its settings, so you can run it without drivers. The G9x and G500 are not as good as the G400 when it comes to gaming because of their laser sensor and bells and whistles such as the weight system. I can't comment on Razer quality, but as far as the technical specifications of the mice go, stay away from any Razer product that isn't the Deathadder or Abyssus.
Im a fan of the G500 from logitech. Its a great mouse and is about 60 bucks on amazon right now. You can find it much cheaper than that. I have not used the G9x or the G700 but both have great reviews. The G9x call of duty modern warfare 3 edition is on amazon for 43 bucks right now.
When you compare 2 mice side by side you might see a difference, but once you actually get home and start using it you will not see any difference. For this reason I suggest you buy a mouse you like based on price/looks more then performance because all gaming mice perform relatively the same if you are buying from the same price range.
I use a R.A.T 3 simply because I found it for $35 and it looks way cool.
You don't see a difference because you get used to whatever mouse you are using, and because you really need to be using multiple mice for long periods of time to really get a good feel for the differences between them. I was using a Logitech MX500 for 8+ years thinking it was as perfect as could be, and controlling the sensitivity of it using the windows sliders. Then I stumbled upon some online articles about gaming mice. I bought an MX518 and a G500. While I could easily tell the difference between them and the MX500, I could not for the life of me tell the difference between gaming with the MX518 or G500. Lots and lots of time later, and playing with other mice too, using difference settings and surfaces, etc., I have a much better feel for mice.
Also, the cost of a mouse isn't highly correlated to how good it is for gaming.
It is hard to tell the difference between mice, and it takes time, patience, and money on multiple mice. Most people just buy a mouse, subconsciously adapt to it, have no problems with it and think it is perfect. This is why people will use something like the Razer Orochi in wireless mode and act like it is a great gaming mouse, or think that their G9x is the best gaming mouse ever.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
