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Summary: GREAT!
Review: I own the discontinued model of this mouse (which I received as part of a rebate offer when I purchased my laptop), but am also ordering this one for my wife to use on her laptop. It looks as if the difference is that the dark color and silver color are reversed. I will see if there are other differences when I get the new one.
My experience is that the reviews are correct which state that the instructions could have been better, much better. However, once I figured out how to use it (with no help from the instructions) it has worked flawlessly. Remember that the NiMH batteries need to be charged before use. I plugged the USB receiver into the back of my laptop and use the mouse alone, occasionally placing it in the charging cradle to recharge. You can also plug the USB cord from the charging cradle into the USB port on the computer and then plug the USB receiver into the provided port on the charging cradle. I believe this allows the mouse to be recharged through the USB connection if there is not a 110 volt plug available.
Either the USB receiver is to be plugged into the computer, or the USB receiver is to be plugged into the charging cradle and then the cradle plugged into the USB port on the computer.
Look at the pictures on the web site.
I don't have the instructions in front of me, but seem to remember needing to push the black button on the bottom of the mouse to allow it to set the channel it is using with the receiver, which also has a small black button on the end of it.
The mouse goes to sleep on its own and wakes up by pressing on the thumb wheel. No need to turn it on and off. The NiMH batteries were provided with the unit. I think the instructions said the mouse would work 1-3 months per full charge on these betteries.
Also, I kind of like the flashing blue light. Kind of hi-tech. I even forgot it did this as I have the USB receiver plugged into my laptop in a rear port. I never see it.
Good product. I am now going to order one for my wife.
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Summary: Looks nice- but chintzy
Review: I received the Targus PAUM005 as a Christmas gift, but found it somewhat heavy due to the 2 AA batteries, and there is no on/off switch, so I decided to try the PAWM10U, which uses AAA. Unfortunately, the PAWM10U seems very chintzy. It clicks LOUDLY and the scroll wheel has too much play. The on/off switch is very tiny, you have to use a thumbnail, so it's not much more convenient than the tiny push button on the PAUM005. I'm going to return it and keep looking.
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Summary: Works but is a compromise
Review: I wanted a wireless mouse to end the clutter of using my notebook and to be able to easily put it in my pocket when I walk away from the computer and it is in public. I wanted one that uses batteries instead of recharging in a stand because, well, I wanted to get rid of clutter and have one less thing to worry about lugging around. This mouse fills the bill. But I had to make a compromise to poor battery life to get it.The first one died in 2 weeks so I got an exchange, just a hassel. The next one was eating batteries so I got a replacment. The third one is almost as bad. Battery usage may be a function of my use of rechargables but I turn it off when not in use and use it on top of a white sheet of paper which Targus tech support told me would increase battery life. I also get some irratic behavior when the computer is doing other things like loading graphics but this may be a function of its being a USB mouse instead of PS/2.
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Summary: Believe all the bad reviews
Review: I'll just hit the highlights. I didn't have it long before I exchanged it, so I can't address the battery issue. But some other negative features include: * The on/off button is incredibly tiny so if you're inclined to stubby fingernails, forget it. * The battery cover is suprisingly flimsy and feels like the tabs that click and hold it in place could break easily. It's hard to open, too, so I doubt the cover would last long. * The overall size is larger than most products of this kind and surprisingly heavy. If you're going to go with this much bulk and weight, you might as well carry a full-sized mouse. * Surprisingly, this is NOT PLUG-AND-PLAY! To use this mouse, you have to plug it in before you turn on your PC. If you unplug the receiver while your PC's running, you have to plug it in again and reboot. * Also, mine did not come with the carrying pouch that's listed on the packaging. There's absolutely no good reason to buy this mouse when there are better, comparably-priced, plug-and-play ones available online and in stores.
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Summary: Quite good, only small negatives.
Review: I'm a college student working exclusively off my laptop, so a separate mouse was almost a requisite for me, and I'm quite happy with this one. First, it's wireless, and second, it's got a recharger, which were the biggest sellers for me. It's range is actually well under-estimated. While giving presentations, I was able to stand at least 15 feet away (not the measly 6 advertised) and use the mouse to advance slides and such. Additionally, it is quite responsive, and the only delay occurs after the mouse has gone to 'sleep', which a simple mouse-click will fix. The recharger is great. It comes with a 1600 mAh battery which lasts a LONG time, even being a wireless optical mouse. It's never died on me, and I've gone over a week of consistent use without having any indication of it needing a charge, although because the charger doubles as a handy way to get it out of the way, I store it on the charger. I've just got the charging station sitting on my desk next to my laptop, and it takes up very little space.
The one downfall of this mouse is the fact that while carrying it around in my backpack (or for you businessmen, while in your briefcase or something), it will occasionally get bumped and click itself, bringing it out of its 'sleep' mode, which takes another few minutes to go back into, all the while draining the battery. A power switch would be nice. However, even with this, as I said, it's never died on me. Oh, and one other little annoyance... the side buttons, although they work great, are a little backwards with their default functions of 'back/forward page'. Oddly, 'forward' is the left button, and 'back' is the right one. Not a big deal, but I haven't figured out how to reverse this yet...
Overall, it's a well-performing and extremely convenient mouse. The rechargable battery and charging station guarantee battery power, and it's wireless/optical features make it extremely handy.
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Summary: Works fine for me.
Review: I've been using it for two weeks, on the original batteries.
It took a of practice bit to properly use the touch sensitive 'restart' pads, but now it nicely shuts itself down, and restarts on demand. Maybe those who complain did not read the fine print?
I use the on/off switch only a few times; just let the auto-powersave do its thing.
Yes, it took a few minutes to discover how to open the battery holder; better documentation or a picture would help here.
My main complaint is that occasionally the mouse will spontaneously emit a mouse scroll event, so the page i'm viewing will jump up/down a notch. Other than that, the mouse is responsive and accurate.
As for that annoying blue light: that's why god made duct tape...
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Summary: Cute Little Mouse
Review: It's a fairly small and sharp looking mouse. The design is pretty ergonomic but I've seem better. Swiveling USB receiver is pretty neat. It also comes with a three inch USB extension cable. Carrying pouch comes in pretty handy too. For some reason the right click button does not work for me. There might be some setting that I can tweak but havn't found it yet though. Their tech support have never replied my email. Another thing is that the on/off switch is at the under side of the mouse. Which is really bad since as you flip over the mouse to turn it off the red optical light could zap your eyes.
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Summary: Only worked for a day
Review: Mine worked fine the first day, then my IBM ThinkPad simply did not seem to recognize when I plugged in the receiver to the USB port. The USB port works fine for other things.
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Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS MOUSE
Review: please do not purchase this mouse. i've had it for 2 months now, and i have left it off when im not using it (around 8-10 hours per day) but i've been to costco to buy 6 packs of AAA Batteries already. Battery eater. the battery cover snapped off after 3 weeks. The radio receiver thing stops receiving all of a sudden in the middle of nowhere, and i have to stand up, pull back my monitor (i have a laptop, with an unfortunate 17 inch screen) and reset everything. i would highly recommend any of the logitechs..which has a charging stand... but not targus. the only reason i gave it a one is because you can't choose zero stars.
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Summary: Get something else
Review: The concept is great. But, the mouse itself sucks! The battery door is hard to take off and when you do get the door off it doesn't stay close. You have to use a small screw driver to click the plastic battery door in place. Their tech support sucks. They won't admit that the battery door is defective! Get the logitech mouse instead. Also, don't forget to buy a big box of batteries
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