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Best budget gaming mouse: Get into the zone with these affordable options

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Look down at whatever mouse or trackpad you’re using to navigate this page (touchscreen users will just have to imagine). It probably has two buttons and moves the pointer across the screen accurately enough, but it’s not something you’d consider as a specialist tool.

are exactly that kind of tool. If you regularly click on digital people’s heads to make them explode in a first-person shooter, or round up hordes of troops to rush the enemy in a strategy game, then your choice of mouse matters. It can mean the difference between completing a section of the game and seeing the restart screen. It’s even more important if you play competitive games online, where reaction speeds and the ability to use an extra button on your mouse to

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