Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical - mouse

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96 of 96 Ciao users found the following review helpful

sit2020

Member since 18/03/2001

Reviews written: 114

A mouse in the house 14/10/2007

User recommends the product

Advantages Easy to use
Disadvantages None

At work we have a lot of computers, as to be expected these computers each have a mouse. The purchasing of all the computers and associated equipment is done by our IT department. The mouse of choice is Microsoft's Optical Wheel Mouse. Part of my work involves the testing employees work based knowledge, this is done with the use of a large number of computers and this involves in excess of three hundred candidates. Not all of these candidates are computer literate, so I not only guide them through the tests but I also find myself assisting the candidates in the use of the computers themselves ... more
50 of 50 Ciao users found the following review helpful

sandemp

Member since 21/10/2002

Reviews written: 582

Don't you just hate cleaning your balls? 09/02/2005

User recommends the product

Advantages No ball, very durable
Disadvantages Length of lead

All that fluff and gunk that gets stuck to the rollers and stops your mouse from working properly, that needs to be cleaned off regularly. Well what did you think I was talking about? Well after getting annoyed with the bog standard mouse supplied with Ernie, trusty computer, for about the hundredth time, I thought there has got to be something better. And indeed there was, in the shape of an optical mouse, which instead of using a ball to track movement uses a laser. So we had a look around the shops, and Dixons happened to be selling the Microsoft Optical Intellimouse, which for some reason ... more
45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful

redballoon

My work mouse
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01/06/2004

User recommends the product

Advantages Doesn't get clogged with fluff or dirt
Disadvantages Still wired

I have this mouse at work and as I use it all the time I thought I'd be in a good position to review it. Microsoft is one of the largest producers of computing software in the world to date. Most people are consumers of such programs like Windows for their operating systems. They produce their own equipment and one of their products from the Microsoft range is the Optical roller ball mouse. Looks --------- The mouse looks and feels sleek with it's curvy features. The design of the mouse fits perfectly in the palm of your hand making it nice to use. It features the Microsoft logo and a red ... more
30 of 30 Ciao users found the following review helpful

andycharger

The bright mouse 01/11/2007

User recommends the product

Advantages Less maintenance, cheap, reliable, connectivity options
Disadvantages Still a corded mouse

If we are surfing on ciao, chances are in one of our hands we have a mouse. However, not all mice are created equal. Here is a great little bargain mouse that removes a lot of the \"ball\" mouse headaches.....The Optical Wheel Mouse from Microsoft. Design/Ergonomics. Nice and contoured to your hand, its symetrical shape and slim sides makes it comfortable to hold for long periods of time.The sloped front and back allows it to sit directly in the palm of your hand without any aches or pains. Buttons are easy to reach and soft to touch. The slightest click is picked up but its sensors as is a ... more
27 of 27 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Coolchris330

Member since 14/09/2010

Reviews written: 93

A promising little rodent. Fantastic. 17/01/2011

User recommends the product

Advantages Simplistic, durable, feels great to use
Disadvantages No programmable buttons, dirt is extremely visible on its white colouring

This rodent sits patiently on a wooden desk, observing its prey as it walks around the room, grabbing the necessities for its daily life. The prey curses, realises that it had forgotten to print off a piece of work vital for the day ahead. Spinning, it sits of the chair and grabs a firm hold of the rodent, all the while opening a laptop. A red light begins to pulsate from the bottom-side of the slick rodent, the rodent is moved across the desk in corresponding time to the mouse on the desktop. I am of course referring to a rodent, a computing controlling rodent at that. I talk of course, or of ... more
26 of 26 Ciao users found the following review helpful

pmcds

Member since 07/11/2005

Reviews written: 1198

Simple and effective in the field of mice 24/10/2010

User recommends the product

Advantages Does the job very well
Disadvantages Optical not perfect on shiny surface; hardly any features

Interesting, isn't it, just how far technology gets pushed in order to try and stay ahead of itself, day in, day out. In the world (or should I say field!) of mice, Microsoft pretty much have the upper hand in many ways, and have done for a number of years. There are a few emerging brands that are challenging it, but the company has managed to stay ahead of the competition for years. This mouse is rather basic, to be honest, and has a mere two buttons. You'd be forgiven for thinking that an optical eye and a scroll wheel were once state of the art and uncommon on a mouse, but nowadays, use a ... more
40 of 40 Ciao users found the following review helpful

liz1102

No More Balls To Clean!! 11/11/2006

User recommends the product

Advantages Doesn't eat batteries, works on any surface
Disadvantages Light never goes out, sometimes moves (on the screen) of its own accord

(The title used to be 'My little white mouse' but a comment 'inspired' me to change it lol) Seeing as people keep making jokes that maybe the squeak in my computer is coming from my mouse, I thought I'd review my mouse! I use a Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical. If you read my review the other week, you'll know I got a black Acer mouse when I bought my computer. I almost immediately switched to using this mouse purely because of its optical ability. The Acer mouse was the old tracing ball kind, and so wouldn't work well on anything other than my desk. This mouse is optical, so will work on pretty ... more
32 of 32 Ciao users found the following review helpful

trayrope

Member since 30/03/2010

Reviews written: 212

My mouse helps me make 'cheese' (money)
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05/05/2013

User recommends the product

Advantages Comfortable to use, great build quality.
Disadvantages Expensive compared to some mice.

While trying to work out what I fancied reviewing I was clicking away on different items with my mouse, a thought then struck I will write about my mouse. To give my mouse its full name it is a Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse, 3 buttons, wired, PS/2, USB. Quite a long name but what it means is that it uses a LED rather than a roller ball underneath, that it has a wheel in the centre for scrolling up and down web and document pages, it has three buttons as the wheel in the centre is also a button, that it is play station compatible and plugs in via the USB port. My mouse is available on amazon.co ... more
22 of 22 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Champ666

Member since 01/01/0001

Reviews written: 383

Don't let the cat see it
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25/03/2004

User recommends the product

Advantages a wheel thing woo hoo
Disadvantages using non-wheel mice now becomes impossible

Now i have a pathological hatred of all things Microsoft. Just ask anyone who is in the middle of writing up a thesis what they think about Microsoft Word, but be prepared for a mountan of venom to be spat out at you, better still call in a UN peace keeping force to take the flak for you, their blue helmets make for good target practice. So with my pathological hatred of microsoft in mind I got one of these beasties for 9 quid. It comes with either a PS2 or USB port, but since USB is for fun things like MP3 players and digital cameras I got the PS2 version. I plugged it in and Windows 2000 ... more
6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful

gtsang123

Works anywhere - absolutely fantastic 06/01/2008

User recommends the product

Advantages Works anywhere, extremely responsive, robust, well designed
Disadvantages Not wireless, only three buttons (I don't consider these as serious disadvantages)

Background: Optical mice have changed a lot over the years. The original optical mice often had limitations, often requiring a special surface or mouse pad for it to work. Modern optical mice however, have none of these limitations. The modern optical mouse uses a lightsource (e.g. LED / Infrared) to illuminate the surface they track over, and a camera embedded in the mouse takes 1000+ pictures per second (a number of other mice take more). A small computer chip is embedded inside the mouse, which is able to takes these images, and interpret them into movement. It then uses that to move the ... more