Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 - Slate by Microsoft
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Digital camera reviews of Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 - Slate
Digital camera Review: 10 STARS!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great little mouse that is design specifically for travelers and laptop owners!!! I travel with my laptop at least once a week and this is a must have. It only needs 1 AA batt and much lighter and comfortable than Logitech mice. In fact, I had previously bought a Logitech notebook mouse(the one that had touch sensitive wheel for $70), but was very disappointed with the comfort and battery life. I made an exchange with the Microsoft notebook mouse because it was ergonomically designed and was much more attractive with longer battery life. Both of my kids have laptops and i bought one for each :) they love it!Digital camera Review: 50/50
Summary: 3 Stars
First let me say this review will address mainly the negatives of this mouse. Microsoft and Amazon do a good job at advertising it's postivies, so I don't feel the need to "beat a dead horse" so to speak.
I did not buy this mouse from amazon, but thought I would share my views on it while in the process of finding a replacement after over two years use. This mouse got used a lot. Every day for at least 2 hours and most days 4+ hours of use. For roughly 6 months it was used extensively to model parts in solidworks (a 3d modeling program which is mouse click intensive). The rest of the time it was used mainly to surf the net. If the scroll wheel had an odometer it would have probably rolled back over to zero more than a couple times (I'm scroll wheel happy on webpages).
Overall it's been a good mouse when the battery isn't dead. Don't worry the battery life is roughly a month, but when the battery approcaches the end of it's life the mouse tends to "spaz" out and the cursor will jump around on the screen.However, stealing the nearest AA remote battery (because I never seem to have new batteries) will fix the problem.
My main complaint is the size. It's too small for my hand, which is 8" from end of palm to end of middle finger for size comparison. I can use the mouse effectively, but my palm normally rest on the desk and only my fingers touch the mouse as opposed to resting my palm on the mouse. After several hours of use I develop a dull ache in my right hand because of this. This gives me a bad fear of early (I'm only 22) arthritis.
Works on just about any surface except black surfaces. Not usually a problem, but as a college student I have found it doesn't like most lab tables due to their black tops. However I have never ran across a situation where I didn't have something (most times a piece of paper) to use as a mouse pad. I have even used it on my bed sheets when they're pulled tight.
The USB (flash drive looking part) sticks out from the bottom of the mouse when in it's storage location under the mouse. This mainly aggravates me because it doesn't sit level on my desk top when not in use. However, it does leave it susceptible to snagging when trying to store in it a back pack/purse/laptop bag or whatever you put your mouse in. The usb also is quite long which takes more caution when moving my laptop or trying to actually use it in my lap (ie another snaging problem). It's roughly the same size as an average jump drive (measures 2.5" actually) so as you might imagine it sticks out just waiting for you to rip it out.
The mouse doesn't have any short-cut buttons. I normally keep two tabs open in my internet browsers and moving the mouse to the top of the screen to alternate between tabs becomes a chore when you net surf like I do.
Finally the reason for replacing this mouse, it craped out on me. It started some time ago not wanting to connect when I plugged it in (no green light). Normally this was remedied by wiggling the usb part. However, after causing the usb ports in my new lap top (couple months old now) to fall out of their socket and as of today stop working all together (the mouse) it's time to move on. I feel that I got my $20 worth of use out of it and it has provided me a new set of criteria for my next mouse.
Just for those curious my new mouse criteria includes...1)Big enough for my hand...2)Rechargeable...3) A small USB connection...4)Short-cut buttons...The rest of course are simple things like fiber-optic, scroll wheel, and wireless....
Digital camera Review: A Great Mouse
Summary: 5 Stars
This mouse works great and the battery seems to last forever, highly recommended,I also gave one to dad on Father' day. Go for it you will be pleased.Digital camera Review: A Great tool!
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this wireless mouse to help with my laptop. I don't have problems using the touch pad on my keyboard, but I found that I was having carpal tunnel-like symptoms in my arm from using my thumb on the touch pad and my pinkie on the enter button--it was just too much strain 10-12 hours a day. This wireless mouse is so easy to use and I can take it with me anywhere.
You do, however, tie up a USB port. I have never had any problem switching out my flash drive or printer for the mouse--but, if you only have 2 ports and they're always in use, you might consider if you can easily switch things in and out.
Digital camera Review: A decent buy
Summary: 3 Stars
A decent and handy mouse.. not very fancy but comfortable to use..value for money