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(More customer reviews)Wow! I had a 3 year old Microsoft mouse that worked great, but the USB transceiver was a real pain mainly because
of the length of the thing. I broke one of my USB ports when I accidentally banged into the thing one day and on
a laptop one can ill afford to lose a USB connector right?
Anyway, the transceiver on this unit is tiny, it only sticks out maybe a 1/4 of an inch so there's no probability
of you damaging your machine by accident. And, it is extremely responsive, even more than the older design. The
drivers loaded automatically in Windows 7 and I'm back in bidness. Both left and right buttons work as they should,
and the scroll is perfect. Battery life is extended too with an On/Off switch. Works on any surface, the laptop frame,
the couch, your jeans! The transceiver does snap into the body of the mouse for travel, and the only minor complaint
I have is that the mouse doesn't turn itself off when the transceiver is nested, you still have to manually flip the
switch to Off. No big deal. And what the heck is Bluetrack? Basically it casts a broader beam than either laser or
optical, works on more surfaces (but not glass), and I believe its as responsive. Do not confuse this with Bluetooth,
they are not related.
This purchase BTW was a necessity because of the crappy touch-pad on my new Asus K52jr-4, which was so erratic
as to make the laptop virtually unusable. I see a lot of complaints on the web about this, but anyway I highly
recommend this mouse, especially at the price which is about 1/2 of an equivalent Logitech device (or it was when
I wrote this). One word of advice, if you fail to turn off this mouse when not in use it tends to go through batteries
like Vegas hookers through a Shriner's Convention..... always always flip the switch Off when your machine is idle.
And it pays to use a Lithium battery (1) for extended life. Microsoft deserves a slap for claiming "up to 8 month"
battery life (-1 Star) in the product info above. I'm getting about 6 weeks on a lithium battery under constant use
so I'm pretty happy.
Update 6/02/2011: This mouse still works perfectly and is just as responsive as it was on Day 1. It doesn't "squeak",
the mouse clicks are barely audible, but you may find that the rubber casing begins to peel away from the plastic body
over time, this is easily remedied with a drop or two of Superglue. This doesn't affect comfort or performance of the
mouse.
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