Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 - Slate
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Customer Review: Efficient and effective
Summary: 5 Stars
I originally purchased this mouse to experiment with a wireless mouse. I didn't expect a long battery life, but to my amazement it hardly consumes any current at all. I had one NiMh 2.6 Ah AA in the mouse for about 1 month running non-stop. I kept forgetting to put the receiver back into the mouse to turn it off, but it still kept on trucking. I figure if I recharge the battery once every 1-2 months, the mouse will be golden. This is totally worth it to lose the restraint of the wire!!
Long Term Testing Update:
The battery life is surprisingly good using a NiMH AA battery. I have found that the middle scroll wheel button is sensitive. Sometimes a slight twitch will cause it to "double click". Another quirk is that if an application is hogging up CPU time (even on a Core Duo processor), there is noticeable lag between mouse movement and the cursor as if there's some type of congestion in the USB to CPU network. However, these two quirks do not change my overall rating whatsoever.
Customer Review: So good on the road, I bought 2 more for my desktops...
Summary: 5 Stars
This mouse does what it was meant to do-- just right.
It is tiny, but you get over that within seconds of use. In fact, you get over the mouse itself within seconds of use-- you just use it. Move your hand to a spot on your surface, and the pointer moves there. No fancy features to deal with, no extra buttons to accidentally push. Your interaction with the pointer is thoughtless, as it should be.
The resolution of this mouse is top notch. Response rivals corded mice. And as always, Microsoft delivers with the solid feel, fantastic wheel, and nice clicks that I've come to expect.
Being an input aficionado, I bought the Logitech Cordless MX Laser mouse to replace this one. I thought it felt nice at the store, and I could always use a few more buttons!
Not 3 hours later and I was back to the Microsoft. The Logitech is pretty but it misses what the Microsoft gets down pat-- pointing at stuff and clicking.
Customer Review: Mouse works great!
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently bought my first laptop computer and bought this mouse to go with it as I didn't care much for the touchpad. I chose this one over a Logitech for no particular reason.
I have had absolutely no problems with this mouse. The little transmitter just plugs right into a USB port and you are ready to go. It works well whether it is on the laptop, to the right, to the left, or on the couch with the laptop on the coffee table. Range doesn't seem to be any problem at all.
The cursor responds very well to the movement of the mouse with no lag time whatsoever. Buttons are easy to push without being overly sensitive to touch. The scroll wheel works just as well. While slightly smaller than a regular corded mouse, it feels good in my hand -- it was not made too small to use effectively.
I would certainly buy another one of these if the need arose, and would recommend it to anyone with a need for a wireless mouse.
Customer Review: nice mouse
Summary: 5 Stars
I have used Microsoft, Logitech, and of course lots of other mice here and there. I have loved Logitech, and I am writing from a desktop that sports my Logitech trackball, which I have used and enjoyed daily since '98. Logitech trackballs have been my best answer to wrist fatigue. But I am quite impressed with this little wireless Microsoft mouse, and I think it is exactly what I need for my notebook. I bought the mouse specifically because I thought it would fit my palm better than the flatter Logitech wireless notebook mouse, and it does. I would say that in the notebook mouse market Logitech has not sufficiently addressed ergonomics. This Microsoft mouse is very fine, very accurate, very comfy. I have not had the mouse long-only a month, so things may go awry, but I think I've got a winner here. But for now, all controls are perfect, fatigue level is low, and cool level is high. Clickety-click, scroll-scroll.Customer Review: Perfect Notebook Mouse!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is about as perfect as it can get... I was sick and tired of using my laptop next to my desktop with my left hand on the touch pad. I read about the Microsoft Wireless Notebook mouse in the Wall Street Journal and decided to buy it due to the review. This mouse is perfect... simply plug the toggle into the computer and put the battery into the mouse and you have connection!
I've tried this mouse on my Vista laptop and it connects within 1-2 seconds of plugging in the USB toggle. There is no lag and the 1000 dpi is nice and precise for a "notebook" mouse.
Only thing I don't like is the bottom sides of the mouse are a rubber like substance so if you tip the mouse a little it will catch on the mouse pad and not move. This isn't a bother but something to note for people who don't hold their mice evenly like myself.
Definitely recommend this for laptop owners.