I bought this mouse as part of a package, thinking it had auxiliary buttons, which I use for browser navigation with my logitech mouse, but it didn't. I decided to live with the mouse and use gestures to make up for the lack of extra buttons.
The mouse itself, while basic, has nice button action. The wheel, however, is imprecise and feels like it's scraping, and its middle button function is so light that scrolling often trips its button action. It's so pronounced, one wonders if MS actually test-drove this thing.
The mouse's biggest setback by far, though, was its horrendous sliding action, caused by the weight of the batteries and by touch pads that aren't slippery enough. Even siliconing my work desk didn't help this mouse glide smoothly. It was hard to do precise work, and my hand began fatiguing badly.
Then I got the bright idea of using talcum powder on the desktop. I took a small amount and rubbed it in so there was no excess floating around, and instantly the mouse began gliding beautifully. It gave the unit an entirely new character of ease and precision. Since the mouse is optical, there are no worries that the talc will foul its action.
Unless you get a deal, you may be able to do better than this mouse for the money. But if you already have it, or if you like it except for its gliding action, try a little talc and see if it makes the difference.
One last note. If you're adding this mouse to a laptop with a touchpad, make sure you have the touchpad settings the way you want them before you add the mouse, because once MS's intellipoint software is installed you may not see those settings again.
(28 customers reviews)
Customers Rating=2.5 / 5.0
More Detail For Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000 Sterling Grey 69J 00002
- Mac compatible
- Either-hand use
- Wireless freedom and extended battery life
- Scroll wheel moves through your documents quickly without having to click the on-screen scroll bar
- High definition optical tracking is precise, responsive and smooth
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