wireless mice

I've been shopping around for a mouse for weeks and finally settled for this product. This has everything I wanted in a notebook mouse. It's not too tiny and yet not too large. I was considering getting a pocket mouse until I actually tried it. Using those things just hurt mywrist! This mouse is the perfect fit for my palm and yet small enough for travel. It also comes with a charging cradle so you dont have to worry about rushing to the store in the middle of the night just to get batteries for your mouse. I use this mouse with a notebook so I never had any problems with the range because the mouse is really close to the receiver. This is the first time I used an optical mouse so I am not sure if it's really this way or what but sometimes I think the mouse pointer just moves a bit faster than what I am used to. Although like what I said, it just might be that I am still in the process of getting used to using an optical mouse. All in all I would still really recommend this mouse to anyone who is looking for a small and compact wireless mouse.

Unfortunately this item tries to do too many things and that is its downfall. The laser is not bright enough and drains the 2xAA batteries (would'nt last more than a day's meeting). The wireless mouse is difficult to control and will not replace a regular mouse - the only good feature is the powerpoint control for slide advancement and reversal- works great for that with the two neatly placed buttons. However, if you happen to touch the large central menu button (hard to avoid because of its size and central location) it reverses to "mouse mode" - the two buttons turn to right and left mouse buttons- result the slides will not then advance- if this happens during your presentation- takes some figuring out!

THe poor battery life, weak laser and large and wrongly placed menu button make this an undesirable item- coupled with the fact that my first one blew out its circuit after 8 months (4 weeks for replacement and UPS costs)makes it an unrecommendable item.

This new model is much better than the older unit. The greatest improvement is the on/off switch and power saving functions. The old version would only save batteries when it was left still, which never happens when it's in my bag and always ended up taking the batteries out which was a real pain.

I do not find the switch hard to use as some people have indicated. I have short nails and stubby fingers, but I have no problems with it. It's designed to not be accidentally switched off.

I use 700mAh NiMH rechargable batteries in the mouse and it's been a week now and I haven't had to change them with moderate use. I also find it comfortable to hold and pleasing to look at (important with laptops I think.)

The wheel rolls silently, but the clicking could be a little quieter since it is a laptop mouse that you may want to use in a classroom or boardroom.

The bendable usb adapter is a nice addition and I would recommend this mouse to anyone. I have used it successfully in Windows XP Pro, Gentoo Linux and FreeBSD.