I've used the same Razer Deathadder for years now without any problems. I think you can get one for under $40 now and it's pretty good imo. It's light weight, wired, 450/900/1800 dpi, only two side buttons which I don't even use except for push to talk in vent, etc. As far as the design I guess it's not exactly traditional because its not shaped ergonomically but it wasn't hard at all to get used to after I switched from the Logitech mx510 I had before.