The HP PS/2 2-Button Optical Scroll Mouse is a two-button mouse with scroll wheel that ... more
provides the speed and accuracy of optical tracking in a simple, elegant designIt records motion precisely on a variety of surfaces using the latest optical sensing ...
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~~~ Overview & Appearance ~~~
The HP PS2 opticalscrollmouse is about as basic as mice come these days. Featuring left and right click buttons and a scroll wheel, this mouse seems to be the basic model shipped with all of their HP Compaq desktop PCs. Manufactured on the sneak by Logitech, the main body of the mouse is housed in black plastic with a small, tastefully subtle HP logo printed on it in silver, whilst each click button is finished in a metallic silver. The fabulous scroll wheel is a rather boring matte grey, but has a satisfying "click" to let you know that it is registering input.
The underside of the mouse is constructed of translucent plastic with a bright red LED mounted in the centre to capture the movements of the device across your desk.
~~~ Use ~~~
Being fitted with a green PS/2 connector, installing ...
Advantages: It Works Disadvantages: It's just the basic mouse, no thrills
HPUSB Laser Mouse
Introduction
Continuing on my theme of objects that I use at work, the HPUSB laser mouse, and a fine mouse indeed it is. Laser mice were initially pioneered by Sun Micro Systems in 1998 but did not gain prominence in the market till 2004 with Logitech. Since then it has dominated the mice market.
Improvements from Medieval Mice
Its major advantage was not having a ball which aided in two ways: a) the ball would no longer attract filth like a feather duster on a cat, thus improving on performance and b) school children could not steal the little ball inside. The other major benefit was its ability to work without a mouse pad meaning that the ?novelty mouse pad? market deceased as quickly as it started. It also has the ability to work on nearly any surface, including chair arms, jeans ...
Advantages: good all round mouse Disadvantages: none
days as it never sticks or looses track of where its meant to be like those old ball mouse's did.
It has three buttons, the left the right and a tilted scroll wheel that can be pressed in. this is great and I never buy a mouse anymore if it doesn't have one of these, altogether it looks like a very neat modern mouse.
Installation couldn't be easier, you literally take the mouse out of its box, plug the usb end into a usb port in your laptop, pc or mac and it will find and automatically install you mouse as a new drive within seconds and you'll be able to use your mouse from then on. ...
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Manufacturer's product description
The USB Optical Scroll Mouse is a two-button mouse with scroll wheel that provides the speed and accuracy of optical tracking in a simple, elegant design. It records motion precisely on a variety of surfaces using the latest optical sensing technology. It also allows scroll wheel to function as a third button. The USB Optical Scroll Mouse has no ball or moving parts, which improves its durability, makes it require less cleaning, and eliminates sticking. The mouse's comfortable, contoured shape fits either hand. Optical tracking is the latest advance in computer mouse technology. Optical mice have a tracking system that works through light which means that there are less moving parts for greater durability than ball-based mice. The optical sensor within the USB Optical Scroll Mouse employs a scan rate of 800dpi. This optical system guarantees crisp motion tracking on many types of surfaces without a mouse pad. There is no ball or roller to clog up so it works without cleaning.
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