Microsoft Notebook Optical Mouse 4000

I usually try to avoid any computer equipment produced by Microsoft after a string of disappointing products purchased from them, however on this occasion I bought this product after being so impressed with my friends one. The Microsoft mouse is slightly smaller than its counterparts being designed exclusively for the laptop market, it has to be small and lightweight as it spends a large proportion of its time in a laptop bag. The mouse fits very well in my hand, and somehow just feels like it was made to stay there as it is so comfy. The wireless range is amazing considering it is powered from a sole AA battery which has extremley good battery ...  Read the complete review

I bought this mouse with the intention of replacing my old one with all the wires. It took me ages to decide which one to get but in the end I decided to go with the so called market leader - Microsoft. I have to say I wasn't disappointed...it fits in my hand better than any other mouse i've used, the wireless works amazingly well and best of all there are no wires! The range is pretty good as well. It takes a standard AA battery which nicely fits in underneath the mouse. It is also optical so you don't need any annoying mouse mat. The drivers that come with the mouse is useful and allows you to change the role of the buttons if you don't like the standard set up. ...  Read the complete review

As I've said before, Micro$oft might be THE organisation we love to hate when it comes to software, but they do make darned fine hardware, for example, keyboards, or in this case, mice. It's difficult to get too excited about mice, or any other 'pointing device' as they are generically known, along with trackballs and the like. It is however eminently possible to get mad at its predecessor and threaten to chuck it out of the window. I've had two such 'throwing my toys out of the pram' sessions lately. One was whilst working to fix a friend's recalcitrant broadband access, battling with a normal 'ball-type' mouse that was well past its ...  Read the complete review