I'll never buy a conventional mouse again (Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical)

Member Name: neepheid

Product:	Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical
Date:	29/04/02 (15 review reads)
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Advantages: No ball cleaning, Feels good

Disadvantages: Occasional jiggling pointer

I had always eyed up the optical mice when they first came out, but the price kind of made me choke a bit. But all things come down in price eventually. I was looking for a mouse to use in conjunction with my new laptop and saw the Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical for what I considered to be a reasonable price. So I took the plunge and bought it.

What do I think? Wow. To think I've been scraping gunge off mouse rollers and balls for all these years. I feel like a fool. The mouse is smooth and responsive, and it works on practically anything, just like the hype says (very handy for those "just use your leg" moments).

However, it's not perfect (is anything?). Sometimes the pointer will jump rapidly a pixel or so, must be having the mouse exactly between the resolution of the mouse. It's not a problem for me, but for someone using a CAD program for example, entering co-ordinates numerically, then the mouse gets into a wiggly fit and stuffs it up - well, you get the idea.

The other minor niggle is that one of the pads that the mouse rides on comes off occasionally. Not very well stuck down. I think I'll glue it. But I shouldn't have to.

To sum up, I would recommend this (or I guess any other Microsoft optical mouse). You'll never look back.

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