Which one is the best a laser mouse or an optical mouse?

Of all the features and form factors, you'll find two base designs — one using an optical sensor, and one based on a laser. What's the ... extra positional details. Optical mice work best on non-glossy surfaces and mouse pads, while a laser mouse can function on just about any glossy or non-glossy surface. read more

A laser mouse goes through the same technicalities as an optical mouse, but instead of using an LED to illuminate the surface beneath their sensors, it uses an infrared laser diode (electrically pumped semiconductor laser that is most often used in fiber optic communications, barcode readers, laser pointers, laser printing and CD/DVD/BLU-ray Disc reading. read more

Optical and laser mice differ by the types of technology they use to track movement. The optical mouse uses an LED light as an illumination source, while the laser mouse, as its moniker indicates, uses a laser for illumination. read more

Laser mice are a type of optical mouse. It's just that they use a laser diode instead of an LED for its working. I'd say if your application is not that critical, get one that's cheaper. read more