I bought this combo as an inexpensive add-on to my laptop, thinking that the mouse had side buttons. It doesn't, and they are missed. The keyboard is very good -probably the best board I've seen that isn't ergo. Nice action, small footprint. The only thing I don't like is that the Function keys are not adequately labeled as such.
The fundamental problem with this package is the disparity in quality between the board and the mouse. The mouse is heavy due to its batteries and it slides unevenly on my wood desk. The scroll wheel uses a plastic indexer to provide friction, and it's very rough and sometimes uncertain.
There are two ways to bring this mouse up to standards. First, see Stephen's review of January, '10, on how to alter the indexer action. I pared away at the indexer with an X-acto knife, and it was an substantial improvement. The wheel is more precise, and now that it takes less pressure to spin it, the difference between a spin and a click is more pronounced, so there will be fewer accidental middle-clicks. I just would caution about taking away too much material, because the wheel still has a loose feel to it, and without the indexer I think that would be off the charts.
Second, I even tried siliconing my desktop to make the mouse slide evenly, to no avail. Then I got the idea of rubbing a small amount of talc powder into the wood. Instantly the mouse glided almost effortlessly. My wrist muscles could finally relax.
If you do these two things, you'll help raise the mouse's performance up to the level of its keyboard companion. It will still lack the extra buttons, but you can sort-of get around that by using mouse gestures a lot.
Finally, many have complained about short wireless range. I've had no problem that way. The board has worked about ten feet out, and the receiver itself has a long cord.
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