A good alternative to wires (Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 V2)

Member Name: poppybox

Product:	Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 V2
Date:	25/08/09 (20 review reads)
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Advantages: wireless

Disadvantages: weak connection sometimes

There are two componants of this set, themouse and the keyboard. Overall I am happy with the mouse, but not so much with the keyboard.
Both pieces have a sleek black and silver design and are nice on the eye. They are both wireles, obviously(!) which is good because wires can often get in the way, especially with mice as it can prevent you from moving it easily whereyou want it to go.
The mouse is lovely. It glides smoothly and have not had any real problems with it. It is perfectl designed to fit almost exactly to your hand which makes using it much more comfortable to use, especially if you have a deskjob and are usingit all day. As well as the two usual mouse button which you find on all mice, it also had the usual wheel on top for scrolling down the screen. It also has two buttons on the left hand side which, when on the internet, act as forward and back buttons. This may be good for some people, but I prefer to just use the ones on the screen. The one problem I have had with the mouse is that I find that it is not terrible difficult to hit these accidently, navigating you away from the page you are on before you are finished, which means you will lose all your work if you are filling in a form (or writing a dooyoo review)!
The keyboard is a nive design and is curved instead of dead straight like the old keyboards. It had a built in wrist support which is sturdy as opposed to soft, and I personally find much comfier than a soft one. The keyboard has quite a few extra "gadget" keys on it, such as zoom andvolume buttons, but I personally feel they are unecessary as you have buttons for all of this on your computer. The biggest problem I have with the keyboard is that it often loses connection with the PC, or has a "weak signal" which obviously interrupts my use, however it usually sorts itself out in a few seconds. I do however find that sometimes letters that I know I have typed do not appear on the screen, and I can only assume that this is also due to a weak signal.
Overall though, the set is very useful and does not cause too many problems, and it really is handy not being held back by wires, especially with the mouse.

Summary: Just about worth it

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