Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 - Slate
by Microsoft
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Manufacturer: MicrosoftFormat: CD
Platform: Windows
Model: BX3-00008
Color: Slate
Product features:
- Wireless notebook mouse
- Long battery life
- Convenient snap-in receiver
- Optical sensor tracks mouse movement
- Designed for use with either hand
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Customer Review: No Cheese Trails or Mouse Tails!
Summary: 5 Stars
This wireless mouse is really fun! I'm more thrilled than I thought I'd be, with the ease and simplicity of the absence of a dangling cord, always subliminally in the way, which I didn't notice until I used the wireless for the first time.
As other reviewers have noted, the tiny USB connector can be stored in an ingeniously designed compartment in the underside of the mouse. When the connector is stored there, the battery output is turned off. I've been using this wireless mouse since the middle of October, and it's still percolating in prime power. The battery is a snap to remove-replace when necessary, though the battery (AA) which came with the mouse is still working fine.
The mouse was packed with a small, handy, fold-out-card of graphic instructions, which were as simple as any electronic idiot (like me) could hope for!! I picked the slate color thinking it would blend subtly with the gorgeous black gloss finish on my Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5881 15.4-inch Laptop (2.0 GHz AMD Turion X2 Dual Core Mobile RM-70 Processor, 3 GB RAM, 200 Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) Onyx Blue: See my review... speaking of which, regarding a couple epistle-type comments I posted under that review, I can report with glee that this wireless mouse has TWO reset buttons, one in the mouse and another in the USB attachment!! The resets seem to be a fix if something (maybe a stray microwave from a passing airplane?) interferes with the wireless zubas' (zoobas?) ability able to identify where they're supposed to go; my mouse's zubas haven't had any identity or directional issues.
My only complaint is I wish I had picked a brighter colored mouse... to go in style with the luxurious colors flash dancing on my new Toshiba widescreen, TruBrite display...
I can't believe how much fun I'm having with this butterfly laptop and accessories replacing my antique caterpillar laptop (wireless and almost memory-less) with its clunky accessories... I don't mean to degrade those, though; they didn't seem clunky until I upgraded (and all of them still work).
I had debated between the 14 inch Vs 17 inch screens for my new LT. I'm glad I didn't expand to the 17 inch, though that size would serve its purpose beautifully (especially for those who regularly drool over large graphics). The 14 is large enough for my needs.
While I'm chewing on cheese bits here, I'll munch and mention that I had been wondering what the big deal is with the smaller LT's, the ones with 9 inch screens...
"Forgive me father for I have sinned" ...
Amazon was advertising deals on mini-laptops, so I checked them out in a physical computer store, to see from my fingertips what was the buzz. Now I know, and I'm drooling to buy one! I was surprised that a keyboard that small felt more comfortable for me (small hands) than the regular size. Being a professional writer, I type most of the time. For some unfathomable (as yet) reason, I think that if I got one of the netbooks (or whatever they're called), I would be using it most of the time. I would pay money to be able to easily move around the house and into bed, to write and research in pillow-posh luxury.
My Kindle: Amazon's Wireless Reading Device has spoiled me with its tiny, comfortable size; incredible battery life; and unlimited, free Whispernet Internet access, making that electronic book amazingly portable. It goes with me everywhere (a Kindle discussion went on for some time with varied advice on what brands of purses work best for carrying Kindles!). My Kindle's in-hand, or near-at-hand, at all times; up or down stairs; in or out of the house; moving with ease and grace into a number of more comfortable and/or exotic settings than I was chained to with my passé desk table. I now do more Google searches with my Kindle than on my LT (laptop), and I'm thinking that a netbook might serve very, very well, between the Kindle and the Toshiba LT.
I'm thankful I studied Amazon reviews on netbooks, enough to know to one with a 5 hr battery. Here's a link to one of those: Acer Aspire One 8.9-inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) Sapphire Blue, and to plan ahead for the smaller capacity of Memory, which is usually not enough to power Windows Vista, so most of those mini-laptops come with Windows XP. I like both Microsoft OS's, but have quickly become spoiled with Vista. With the netbook advantages in trade-offs, though, I'll be happy to work with XP there (a few PC users even prefer XP, even for machines with large Memory capacity).
Reading Amazon reviews also prepared me for the lack of a CD Rom drive in the mini-laptops, which means I'll have to plan ahead to download programs or drivers which would normally come on CD. Of course, USB attached, external CD drives are available, but I'd probably rather download, and store whatever I need on a smartly tiny, USB flash drive.
Speaking of USB attachments, I bought this hub and love it! Cables To Go 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub.
While I'm here I might as well also provide a link to the exquisite printer I bought to go with my Toshiba LT: HP J4580 OfficeJet All In One Printer (See my review).
Bottom line on all of this is that for me it's easy and interesting, actually entertaining, to study Amazon reviews for anything I want to buy, especially electronics, because customer reviewers generally write in terms I can quickly comprehend.
Okay, I apologize. My title promised "no cheese trails"... but it appears I've followed a few, for additional yummy (not cheesy) electronic devices and accessories to go with my slate mouse... (I also love this notebook case I bought: Targus TCM004US Messenger 15.4" Notebook Case)
I ask you... Should I get ANOTHER one, in a more glamorous color? A wireless mouse (that would be "mice" if I get another one) is such a cheap thrill!!
I'm outta here! Last words:
Gotta sell more MYRTLE'S ULTIMATE MYSTERY novels so I can justify buying a netbook, SOON, for my electronic dreams and schemes!!!
In awe of invisible trails and lost tails (tales, too),
Linda Shelnutt
Cheesy author of several books on KINDLE and Amazon Shorts
Description of Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 - Slate
This practical optical mouse features a tiny snap-in receiver that plugs into your notebook when you''re ready to work, and snaps into your mouse when you''re on the go. Extended battery life lets you work longer without interruption.Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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