Strengths:Works over 10ft away from hub, Many functions on keyboard, Fast & accurate mouse with several function buttons/rechargeable batteries, bluetooth hub to connect extra devices.
Weaknesses:No rechargeable batteries for keyboard, mouse is very heavy, bluetooth takes up to 10 seconds to reconnect under Windows XP Pro at every boot, expensive, install can sometimes be difficult.
Posted Sep 14, 2004 - I first purchased the wireless MX DUO Elite (MX700 mouse/keyboard combo) for my home theatre PC setup. The set was awesome, but I quickly found out that the range on that RF setup was not far enough for my application. I needed to get quick responses at a range from 10ft - 12ft. As good as the DUO Elite was, the MX700 mouse would only work flawlessly at about 8ft and under, any farther and there was lag or spotty disconnect, though I should have realized that anyway, as the specs only point out 6ft I believe (duh). So I decided to try this bluetooth combo because it was supposed to have great range, and I have to say, it has exceeded all my expectations so far!
For gaming the mouse/keyboard has worked perfectly, and as well as my MX DUO Elite with MX700 mouse, and at ranges over 10ft. Though, with all the extra buttons on the mouse, when action in a game gets frantic, I sometimes accidently hit one of them and triggered an unwanted function. But those buttons are great for surfing the web when used as forward and back buttons.
The mouse is extremely heavy, but moves effortlessly, and the added weight makes it feel like it's as sturdy as a tank. Battery life seems to be shorter than with the MX700 mouse, but not too bad IMO. GOOD TIP: To save some battery life, it's recommended to operate the mouse on white/light surfaces ... the darker surfaces actually make the optical LED shine brighter, and therefore it drains battery more quickly!
The keyboard is light, but still IMO, feels like quality built. The added multi-media functions and quick buttons (some programmable) are an added plus, especially for a home theatre PC. Would be nice if they made the keyboard with rechargeables too, but 4 Alkaline should last months anyway, so not really a big deal.
I have not had any disconnect/glitch problems under XP, EXCEPT when the mouse batteries were getting low, then it started acting erratic. I have also not had problems with XP Pro not recognizing either keyboard or mouse after final startup, so I haven't needed to re-innitialize either the mouse or keyboard by hitting the reconnect buttons on the device and hub. Though it can take anywhere from 5 - 10 seconds at Windows startup before the mouse/keyboard work as the hub searches for devices to connect them, not really a problem as much as an inconvenience for the impatient!
The keyboard works during POST (make sure F-Lock is in correct position), so you can enter the BIOS for changes, or hit the F8 key to bring up Windows extra boot options prior to the operating system start-up.
Not sure why someone else said that the middle scroll wheel button on the mouse wasn't supported, as I have changed it to a "double-click" function instead of the default "quick scroll" with the software included, no problem at all.
Highly recommended, a great wireless duo if you need to operate the keyboard & mouse more than 6ft - 8ft from your PC, otherwise the MX DUO Elite with MX700 mouse is a good and less expensive alternative!
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