MIcrosoft - You Saved My Laptop from A Long Drop!

Advantages: A Microsoft product you can touch. Works well - easy to install. Just the right amount of extra facilities
Disadvantages: The likelihood of the battery to fail is proportional to your distance from a shop

...to work. The other occasion was whilst working with my laptop on holiday, having found out that my current Targus optical mouse had developed a fault and was no longer recognised as a valid USB device. Six days with the laptop's 'slidy pad thingy' was enough to convince me that a new mouse was needed urgently, as the laptop would never survive the fall from the 1st floor window into the streets of downtown Settle and that's where the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 (quicker to install than to say) comes into this sorry tale. Well, it's only sorry as far as here. Once it arrived from Amazon, partly subsidised by a £10 voucher from 'yoonohoo.co.uk', there's been no looking back. The overall cost of ridding yourself of hassle'n'wires and de-fluffing your ..ahem?balls all in one fell swoop is a shade over £18. INITIAL...

BNibbles 08.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 - mouse

A welcome mouse infestation

Advantages: super responsive, easy to use, buttons can be customized, good design, excellent manufacturer support
Disadvantages: no

...When the the interior of my last mouse became clogged up with grease, fur and bits of food (a lovely image I'm sure) even a good old scrape at the insides with a knife wouldn't make it work in an acceptable manner so I had to look for a replacement. I wanted a cordless optical mouse but my better half put a stop to that as soon as she saw the prices. In the end, I settled for the Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 for £9.99. It isn't what I wanted I'll state right here and now as it isn't cordless so I'm still constrained to being within a few feet of the PC and monitor but what I have got is quite possibly the most comfortable, stylish and easy to use mouse on the planet and its all thanks to Microsoft and the fact that they don't charge extortionate prices for this product. As far as connecting the mouse to the computer is concerned it...

westonsi 29.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 - mouse

~~Playing effortlessly with my unballed mouse~~

Advantages: Effortless movement of the cursor on the screen with excellent shape for hands
Disadvantages: Nothing except that you have extra AA battery after 5-6 months of using it

...the 'optical' wireless mouse which I am using now for my notebook. I know a lot of people are using it in varying models and brands; and I am perfectly happy of having one of them - the Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 3000! Listed below are the basic but important facts about the Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 3000 which always my sony viao laptop best mate since last year. Hope it will be your mate too as I listed down its salient features compared to other brands available in the market. 1. The Package/Content This Microsoft product is considered as the number one best selling optical mouse in the US (NPD Group/NPD Techworld, 2004-05). The package is a well-sealed plastic pack containing the wireless mouse (gray), the notebook receiver/connector version, one 'AA' alkaline 'energizer' battery, and the getting started manual. The battery...

digitalenvironmentalist 11.02.2007 (16.07.2007) · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse mouse

Man not mouse... Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse

Advantages: Wireless, Optical, Coverage
Disadvantages: none spotted to date

...I thought it was about time I reviewed the item I probably use more often than most - my mouse! Product Overview: As the product title implies it is a wireless, optical and Microsoft. Some more details bar the obvious to help you may be the following: * Scroll Wheel * Left/Right Handed * Customisable buttons * PC/Mac * USB or PS/2 I think there are a few colours to choose from. I've got blue/silver and I think there is red/silver and white as another option (but don't hold me to that) To my knowledge 'Special Edition' is merely colour editions because I didn't notice anything on the packaging to tell otherwise (although as is usual with my new purchases they are out of the wrapper rapid and into use before thought is given!) Responsiveness: I have found that however you choose to set this product up, so long as...

karenlearmonth 12.01.2004 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse mouse

A great mouse from Microsoft

Advantages: Tracks perfectly and accurately, wireless freedom
Disadvantages: Included documentation is poor

...UPDATE: ~~~~~~~~ After trying to charge the mouse for the second time, the mouse would stop charging after 3-5 minutes. What would happen was the green charging light would flash for 3-5 minutes and then this would change to red and flash. On looking on the internet I read many posts on this problem, so it would appear I'm not alone. I am in the process of returning the faulty mouse and am getting a Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000. This mouse takes normally non rechargeable batteries which apparently last 6 months, so hopefully I should not have any such problems with this mouse. This was my first Microsoft mouse as I normally purchase Logitech, but with having a bad experience with the Logitech MX Revolution I decided to give Microsoft a try, and I wasn't disappointed. I purchased the Microsoft Wireless Laser...

fatboyslim 25.09.2008 (23.10.2008) · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000 - mouse

a basic optical scroll mouse from MS

Advantages: easy to install and use
Disadvantages: not many features

...If you are looking for a basic mouse will a scroll wheel then look no further. Optical mice have obvious advantages over the traditional ball ones, dudt and other such stuff cannot get get trapped in the moving parts (there aren't any) anf they can be used on almost any surface. Now this mouse isn't going to win any style awards, it is what it is; a functional mouse. It has the two main buttons found on any pc mouse, that is the right and left buttons. There is also a scroll wheel which also acts as third button, although seems to have now become the standard. The software that came with the mouse was easy to install and use on xp, it allows all the usual features such as double click time and also the ability to set the buttons to different functions. I got this mouse of ebay, it came with a MS natural multimedia keyboard...

rjob 07.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse Black - mouse

HAVE A LAPTOP - YOU NEED THIS

Advantages: Simple, small and effective
Disadvantages: Cant adjust zoom

...tomorrow (touch wood). ITS A MOUSE AND..... It has the usual zome function (which annoyingly you cannot adjust the sensitivity of) but also a handy scroll feature which allows you to scroll around pages using the toggle in the centre of the mouse. INSTALLATION Quick and simple, plug it in slip in the cd and it is installed within 3 mins - no trouble, no fuss even for a novice. RECEIVER The receiver plugs into the USB port but when not being used slips into the base of the mouse - this also disconnects the battery saving precious power. The mouse can pick up the receiver for a little over 2 meters and I have not lost connection signal yet! BOX CONTENTS Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 IntelliPoint Mouse Software FEATURES: Snap-in Receiver Optical Technology Smart Wireless Technology Use with Either...

gizmoregis 07.09.2006 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 - mouse

Microsoft wireless mouse & keyboard

Advantages: looks smart, easy to install & use, responsive
Disadvantages: batteries wear out quickly

...I purchased this wireless mouse and keyboard set when I got a new computer as I thought it would look smarter and more modern than the wire mouse and keyboard that came with it. I chose this set as I felt that Microsoft had a good reputation and, at £30, this represented good value for money. This was easy to connect up with the computer, just a simple plug in to the front of the box. That was all that was required to install. The mouse and keyboard each take two batteries. I find that the batteries wear down really quickly. This is frustrating, especially when typing where letters can be missed out in your work, or quite often, the space bar won't function. The batteries in the mouse wear out especially quickly. Having said that, this is the only flaw I can find with the product. The keyboard is comfortable to type...

katherineh123 15.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 2000 - keyboard , mouse

A mouse for notebooks without wires!

Advantages: No wires, automatic swtiching on and off, storage clip for USB stick
Disadvantages: None

...For laptop and notebook users, using a built-in touchpad can be quite a frustrating experience. Especially when the sensitivity of the pad causes you to unwillingly click on dodgy adverts or make mistakes. It is for this reason that I decided to buy myself a mouse for my notebook. I chose the Logitech V220 cordless optical mouse, which I am more than happy with. The mouse requires just one AA battery and has a small USB stick which plugs into the computer and sends a wireless signal to the mouse itself. The USB stick looks similar to that of flash memory. A great little feature of this mouse is that the USB stick slots onto the bottom of the mouse when you're not using it. Not only that, but sliding the stick into the clip on the bottom of the mouse automatically causes the mouse to switch off. When removing the stick from...

sparksteroyd 08.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Logitech V220 Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks - mouse

  AN EXCELLENT OPTICAL MOUSE

Advantages: Great response, no ball to get dirty, wheel is invaluable
Disadvantages: A bit on the pricey side

..., with a small part coming out of the bottom. Then when you move the mouse back and forth, the ball moves too, and this is picked up by rollers that are in contact with the ball inside the mouse mechanism. There are two problems with this ? firstly the mouse relies on moving parts. The rollers and springs inside the plastic case don?t last forever, leading to rubbish performance from the mouse. The second problem is dust and dirt. It?s amazing how quickly it builds up inside the cavity where the mouse ball sits in normal operation, and unless you clean it out very regally, the pointer will not move evenly across the screen as you use the mouse. So, Microsoft being the innovative and creative (ha!) people that they are, they have come up with the Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical, available almost everywhere for about 25 quid. OK, lets looks...

Jaxle 25.01.2003 (01.03.2003) · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse mouse