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Summary: I think it's great
Review: I got this mouse about three months ago and have loved it ever since I plugged it in. The wireless aspect is great. I have a crowded desk so it's really nice not having to worry about the cord getting stuck on stuff. Battery life really seems to be great. I haven't replaced them yet. When I first got the mouse I thought it reacted a little slower than a wired mouse, but I adjust very quickly to that. Now I go back and forth between a wired mouse (at work) and this one (at home) and it doesn't bother me at all. It's a very slight lag. I even play some games with it (e.g. Counter Strike). Well, so far I have been very pleased with this mouse and I think you will be too. Buy it!
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Summary: Pretty good overall
Review: This mouse functions pretty well. it tracks movement accuratley except at high speed when it sometimes jumps. The battery drains rapidly sometimes. My biggest gripe with it is that you cannot use wireless mice onboard commercial aircraft. I fly regularly and the preflight safety briefings now say that they cannot not be used inflight.
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Summary: Nice operation once you get used to it
Review: I have had my mouse for about 3 months. It used up the first set of batteries in about a month and started acting up. I replaced them with rechargeable alkaline and they seem to be better. Have had none of the problems others described, but I did NOT install the software. Am using Windows XP Pro and let it recognize the mouse automatically. The feel is a bit different than the older Microsoft ergonomic design, but it did not take me long to adjust to it. The whell has a very good feel to it; much better than older designs. The range of operation is over 3 feet. My base is behind my computer about 2.5 feet from the mouse. Overall, I like it quite a lot.
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Summary: The mouse that couldn't
Review: Don't waste your money, the product is still in its infancy. It is made of cheap plastic, batteries (which it consumes faster than cheese) are hard to replace.The response of the mouse is poor and lags as you move it around. It doesn't know how to accelerate properly. And if the signal goes out of sync with the base unit you can expect frustration getting them to talk to each other. Stick to a wired optical mouse.
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Summary: Wish I had read reviews before I bought it!
Review: After having spent years loving all of my nice (old-fashioned) MS mice, and being an avid user of practically ALL of their software (OS, development, Office, BackOffice, etc.), I am so unimpressed. I wish I had read the reviews about this thing. When my problem cropped up on my second day, I did a Google search only to find almost everyone who bought it wishing that they hadn't. Me too. It does this thing where the clicks won't register unless it's also in motion... sometimes. As the other reviews preach, I can expect to go through and uninstall Intellipoint 4.1, delete lots of stuff from the registry (this is also Microsoft's answer), and then it will probably work for a couple more days before I just throw it away. $... out the window. And this thing is still on the shelves!!
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Summary: Love the mouse
Review: I've had the mouse a while now and haven't had any of the problems mentioned prior. I use my computers mainly for gaming so I was hesitant at first of getting Wireless, but I wish I had bought earlier! The mouse works flawlessly with Windows XP and all my games, including FPS games where mouse is critical such as Unreal 2, Splinter Cell etc. The ONLY thing I'll miss with this mouse are buttons 3 and 4 I had on my old IntelliMouse Optical. I'll probably be upgrading soon to the Optical Desktop Pro keyboard/mouse combo and giving the Blue to a friend or using it on another PC.
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Summary: Steer clear
Review: This mouse worked well for the first couple of weeks. Then, I unable to bring up Windows on my computer (I have XP-Pro). Found out it was due to the mouse. IntelliPoint 4.1 software was uninstalled and reinstalled. Worked fine, for about 2 days. Now, everytime it locks me out of Windows, I have to shut down, unplug the mouse, start up, then plug mouse back in. Sometimes right button won't work. Not worth your money, trust me.
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Summary: Safe the Box for your Customer Return
Review: After reading all the reviews on both this product and the wireless optical Explorer (which I found to be better ergonomically), I bought both. I have not had the wild jumping some of the others have mentioned, however, I've had to return both products because of a seemingly smaller but more sinister problem.
I really desired a wireless mouse device and I'm within two feet of the receiver and use a mouse pad. Having two batteries in the device created no issue. The issues is this: even without experiencing the wild movements others described, these two pointing devices are simply not "exact" in their positioning. Period. Wild movements would have been easy to detect. It took me about two hours of use of these two devices to figure out something wasn't quite right and was requiring extra effort. If you do even a moderate amount of work in Excel, PowerPoint, or lay-out softwares like Adobe or Corel, you will be very frustrated, very quickly (within hours). In Excel for example, trying to select cells and move them, was difficult. In the lay-out programs, trying to grab the sides of things and change their shape, took 3x as long. When one is used to zipping around with a corded mouse, while spending hours in front of the computer working, even slight inconsistencies can drive one nuts. Surfing the web and selecting and clicking on pages, became a chore too. I read all of the directions, tried numerous variations, and utilized several options available in the software, all to no avail. Once again, I did't have the wild experiences others have mentioned, but the "inexactness" of these two pointing devices would double or triple my daily time spent on everyday office computer use. Who needs that? These mice are supposed to make things easier. If you don't mind trading ease-of-use and mobility for a cleaner desktop, buy on . . . but save the packaging for at least two weeks.
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Summary: DONT EVEN BOTHER
Review: If they gave me a 0-star option I would have taken it...I couldnt even get the piece of junk to work...emailed Microsoft and never got a response...IF YOU BOUGHT ONE CANCEL IT OR SEND IT BACK...typical Microsoft method to make money by selling junk
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Summary: stops working after a while.
Review: This mouse worked great (while it was working). Now it will not click on anything without a lot of multiple double clicks, or clicking and draging slowly. Optical is nice, but I reccomend buying a logitec ( I have heard no complaints about them) or just buy a corded optical.
I got this as a gift for a friend (Thanks Microsoft). Now it does not work for them and I can't find any information on the microsoft web site about how to fix it. I have updated the driver, put new batteries in, and it still does not work. Even if I do find a fix for it, is it really worth all this tr
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