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I wanted a wireless mouse for my Macbook and didn't want to wait on shipping, so I picked this one up at a local retailer. Definitely not what I was expecting. Seeing the mouse work right out of the box on both was a pleasant surprise.Ergonomically, I find the mouse comfortable to use. I brought it home, popped in the battery, and plugged it into my notebook (running Snow Leopard). If you're used to a large mouse, this one might feel a little awkward, but it's a trade-off for the added portability which makes it easy to just drop it into a laptop bag without taking up too much space.I do worry a bit that the battery cover may become loose over time, simply due to the way it's designed, but so far, I've had no problems. It paired and started working immediately, no drivers to configure, nothing to set up or change. The last Microsoft wireless mouse I had went through about 2 batteries a week, but that was several years ago when the technology was relatively new, so I decided to give MS another try. - I figured I could get the mouse to work with both non-Windows platforms, but that I would have to do some tweaking.
I got the same result when I then plugged the mouse into my desktop (running Ubuntu 9.10 64bit). It just worked. It's a little small, but has a nice weight to it and feels solid. I haven't really had the mouse long enough to comment on battery life.
I've used it on a ton of school computers and it works for all of them. I think I've had this thing for around 3 years; it's still going strong. The connection is instant. Fits my smaller hand, lightweight, only uses 1 battery which I replace every 2-3 months. I think it's even lasted longer; I hardly notice because it's something I don't have to worry about all of the time.The portability is great. Sometimes I'll accidentally bump the usb and it takes a minute to get the reception back, but that's my fault and so far it's been very hardy and efficient.
It's too small for my hand, which is 8" from end of palm to end of middle finger for size comparison. This mouse got used a lot. Don't worry the battery life is roughly a month, but when the battery approcaches the end of it's life the mouse tends to "spaz" out and the cursor will jump around on the screen.However, stealing the nearest AA remote battery (because I never seem to have new batteries) will fix the problem.My main complaint is the size. Normally this was remedied by wiggling the usb part.
It's roughly the same size as an average jump drive (measures 2.5" actually) so as you might imagine it sticks out just waiting for you to rip it out. Finally the reason for replacing this mouse, it craped out on me. The rest of the time it was used mainly to surf the net. For roughly 6 months it was used extensively to model parts in solidworks (a 3d modeling program which is mouse click intensive). Microsoft and Amazon do a good job at advertising it's postivies, so I don't feel the need to "beat a dead horse" so to speak.I did not buy this mouse from amazon, but thought I would share my views on it while in the process of finding a replacement after over two years use.
I have even used it on my bed sheets when they're pulled tight.The USB (flash drive looking part) sticks out from the bottom of the mouse when in it's storage location under the mouse. This mainly aggravates me because it doesn't sit level on my desk top when not in use. However I have never ran across a situation where I didn't have something (most times a piece of paper) to use as a mouse pad. If the scroll wheel had an odometer it would have probably rolled back over to zero more than a couple times (I'm scroll wheel happy on webpages).Overall it's been a good mouse when the battery isn't dead. I can use the mouse effectively, but my palm normally rest on the desk and only my fingers touch the mouse as opposed to resting my palm on the mouse.
This gives me a bad fear of early (I'm only 22) arthritis.Works on just about any surface except black surfaces. First let me say this review will address mainly the negatives of this mouse. However, it does leave it susceptible to snagging when trying to store in it a back pack/purse/laptop bag or whatever you put your mouse in. The usb also is quite long which takes more caution when moving my laptop or trying to actually use it in my lap (ie another snaging problem).
The mouse doesn't have any short-cut buttons. I normally keep two tabs open in my internet browsers and moving the mouse to the top of the screen to alternate between tabs becomes a chore when you net surf like I do. However, after causing the usb ports in my new lap top (couple months old now) to fall out of their socket and as of today stop working all together (the mouse) it's time to move on.
Every day for at least 2 hours and most days 4+ hours of use. I feel that I got my $20 worth of use out of it and it has provided me a new set of criteria for my next mouse.Just for those curious my new mouse criteria includes.1)Big enough for my hand.2)Rechargeable.3) A small USB connection.4)Short-cut buttons.The rest of course are simple things like fiber-optic, scroll wheel, and wireless. After several hours of use I develop a dull ache in my right hand because of this.
Not usually a problem, but as a college student I have found it doesn't like most lab tables due to their black tops. It started some time ago not wanting to connect when I plugged it in (no green light).
No install required. What else can I say. Works great, even on non-ideal surfaces like wood night stand or uneven bed sheets. The battery saving feature seems to only turn off the mouse when you unplug the USB receiver and dock back onto the bottom of the mouse (which helps to keep you from losing the receiver). It would be nice for it to also turn off the mouse when I put my laptop to sleep, but that's a very minor issue that should not stop you from buying this product.
Since I am not fond of the pad of my laptop I decided to get a wireless mouse. The USB fits right on the bottom of the mouse so it doesn't get lost. This one fit the bill and I love it. Plug it in and go. This is a great tool. [.].
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