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Summary: I guess it works...
Review: It works pretty well, but if you're the type of user that needs a middle mouse button then I'd skip this one. You can assign a middle mouse click to any of the buttons, but I prefer to have it in the middle where the scroll wheel is. I've found that if there is ANY scroll motion on the wheel, it won't function as a button when clicked. Basically, you have to be very careful to not scroll the wheel even a hair when you click it, and that requires skill and concentration.
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Summary: Nice mouse- few glitches
Review: It's a nice mouse overall. I am very pleased that the batteries have lasted for months but when you use this mouse through a KVM you lose the forward/back buttons. The other glitch is that whenever I wnt to scroll up, the browse would go bac and forth between pages a couple times. I decided it wasn't worth is and bought myself a Logitech MX 310.
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Summary: Very comfortable, reliable mouse
Review: Microsoft really knows how to build hardware. Very comfortable, I have 2 of them, one at home and one at work. I use them 20 hrs a day, and have nothing but praise.
Highly Recommended!
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Summary: ergonomic design with optical technology
Review: no more cleaning the ball!!! I don't have to waste my valuable time trying to clean out the ball mouse anymore! This mouse is extremely comfortable and the battery life is unbelievable. It came with 2 AA batteries and it's still going for 8 months without batt replacement!!! saves money and gets rid of wire. I didn't think wireless was a big deal until I've actually used it. I use my plasma TV as my PC monitor and i can sit back 8 to 10 feet away on my couch and surf the web! i bought a bundle that came with an awesome wireless keyboard... Thanks, MS!!!
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Summary: Great Product
Review: Sometimes it is hard to believe this thing is made by Microsoft. I've been using this mouse for over a year now. A good mouse is something you can take for granted these days. It is one of those products you use every single day. This beauty is a work horse of a mouse. It fits your hand perfectly and is ergonomic. My hand does not get tired after long hours of usage like just about every other mouse. I've actually tried Microsoft's top end Wireless Bluetooth mouse. I went back to this one because the shape was more ergonomic. The Bluetooth design is a little different. Functionally they are both the same, but this one has the edge because of the design. I use the thumb buttons extensively. They are very useful and fully programmable with the software this mouse comes with. Contrary to other reviewers I've noticed the battery life isn't great. I usually replace the AA batteries ever other month. It's not a bad ratio; you just need to consider that when you purchase this. You will be buying a lot of AA batteries. What would be awesome is a rechargeable intellimouse. Something you could use during the day then stick it in a recharger at night. Anyway, this is a good product and well worth the price tag. I think the price will come down again since the Bluetooth Intellimouse is starting to take off.
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Summary: ugh! no precision
Review: The mouse drove me nuts... I finally just threw it away. I finally went back to my old wireless mouse. Perhaps the longer battery life was a mistake as it seemed to go to sleep every few seconds.
... the mouse was moving (or clicking) but nothing was happening.
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Summary: Not really that impressive
Review: The only nice feature of this mouse is that it's wireless. For normal usage, the mouse is OK, though a bit heavy. For gaming, it's totally useless, here's why: #1, the scroll wheel doesn't click into place, so if you have your scroll wheel bound to previous/next weapon like most people do, weapon changing will be erratic. #2, the tracking on the optical mechanism is TOO good. Meaning, it's very common in games to move your mouse to the left, pick it up just slightly, move to the right, drop it, and move to the left..and repeat the process (quickly spinning your character around to the left). With this mouse, the tracking is so strong on it, when you're lifting up the mouse slightly and moving it to the right, it will detect that and turn your character back to the right again.
So, take my review with a grain of salt. For non-gamers, this is a pretty solid mouse. For gamers, it's a flawed product, avoid it.
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Summary: Very smooth
Review: This is the best mouse I've used (and I've used many - ever since getting a special preview of the original one in the 1970's). It is very smooth, both in moving the cursor manually, and with scrolling using the wheel. The main buttons are also more smooth and precise than in earlier products.A few comments on previous comments:
- You have to install the software, or the mouse will not work properly. This may be worth noting for those with laptops who want keep their touchpad software. With the software installed, I do not get the described lag or any sort of evidence of the mouse not working instantly - even when waking up the computer.
- The customer from Germany appears to have the wrong page, since this mouse has not been available for a year. So he must have the 1.0 version, and thus has not experienced the greater battery life that 2.0 owners have. A wireless mouse like this one with long battery life is better than a rechargeable one, because you have the mouse available 24 hours a day.
- The reviewer from Illinois seems to be holding the mouse too far forward, as the peak should not be under the palm at all. The mouse should be held loosely - this is one of the ergonomic benefits. And I feel that the smooth scroll wheel is a significant improvement over the clicking one - however, it seems clear that some people are very set in their ways. The mouse seems very suited to use in IE6 browser, and this is probably the majority of my PC use. The scroll wheel seems to naturally work very well in every app I've tried, including the tilt wheel. (Note that I am using this product under Windows XP). The wheel software has the nice feature of working wherever the mouse pointer has focus - a very useful refinement. The new default setting for the wheel button of "switch apps" seems to indeed be the most useful possibility, and thus I don't miss the larger number of button setting possibilities found in previous versions of software. It's now "hip" to never give Microsoft the benefit of the doubt, and as a result many people continue to use Windows 98 - even though Windows XP has virtually none of the classic problems of earlier Windows - I can run it for weeks without rebooting. Similarly, few people seem to be trying this new mouse product, considering that this page has only 8 reviews, while mediocre B-movies get 200 reviews... well, more fool they.
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Summary: Feels good, but has problems
Review: This mouse cost me more than I wanted to pay, but I decided to indulge myself this one time. The sides of the mouse have a nice rubbery feeling, and the scroll wheel is seamless. However I returned it only one day after purchasing it. Firstly, I bought this for my laptop computer, and the driver software insisted on uninstalling my touchpad software before installing itself. I canceled the installation and decide to use it without the software enhancements (whatever they may be.) The second problem has to do with the power saving features. When the mouse is not moved for a few seconds, it turns off transmission, and switches into a polling mode where it checks once or twice a second to see if it's moved. This is very annoying because the mouse lags behind every time I start using it. Additionally, using the mouse wheel does not "wake up" the mouse, so if I'm looking at a web page and the mouse has decided to turn itself off, it doesn't turn back on when I try to scroll with the wheel; basically I have to shake it before the wheel starts working again. I don't know if these problems are unique to this mouse, or if they are common problems with wireless mice, but I went back to the store and exchanged it for a cheap, wired, optical mouse from GE, and so far the new one works way better than the expensive MS one.
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Summary: Excellent Mouse... take care with the environment
Review: This mouse from Microsoft is quite brilliant. The feel and responsiveness is just excellent.
The lag that some people experience probably comes about because of a few reasons. Make sure you get a Lithium Battery. Place the "transmission" base at a reasonable place in terms of line of sight to where you use the mouse. Also, if you have a wireless Phone, and even a wireless Network( at home or elsewhere), check the transmission frequencies. If, for example, you have Linksys 2.4 Gigaherz wireless, you may experience some interference. ALSO, if you have a 2.4 Ghz wireless network, then do NOT have a phone on the 2.4 Ghz Frequency... either get a 900 herz phone, or go for the 5.8 Ghz phone. If you are careful of the frequency overlap, then you can get some great response from the Mouse... and if you like the MS Wireless mouse, and you are getting a DELL pc, do NOT get this MS-Wireless... stay with the DELL wireless Mouse and keyboard because it is superior, feels better, and has a great keyboard ( better than the MS Wirless Keyboard by a country Mile).
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