So close, yet so far.
Strengths:Comfortable, tons of buttons
Weaknesses:Prone to interference, poor battery life, finicky wheel,
Posted Nov 1, 2007 - At first glance, the mouse looks amazing. It contours nicely to your hand and the buttons are all placed within comfortable reach. The options you have to program the button functions are very nice too. There is little delay in responsiveness compared to many other mouses I've used. Functionally, my only disappointment lies with the mouse wheel. The free spin mode is a great feature, but certain programs don't work well with it (Adobe Acrobat is one). Also, scrolling down is a lot slower than scrolling up, though I believe this has been done on purpose in order to increase accuracy when scrolling down quickly. All in all, however, the concept behind this mouse is very nice.
This mouse isn't, however, free of plagues; some of which really made me think about whether this purchase was worth it. My main concern is with the receiver. My computer is under my desk, and when plugged into either the front or back USB ports, the mouse becomes very erratic. That is, there is so much interference that it literally becomes unusable under any circumstance (posts of this problem swarms the Logitech forums, along with battery issues which I will get to later). I am now using a USB hub on my desk to reduce the distance between the receiver and the mouse (though one of my hubs wouldn't work with the receiver). The mouse is now no more than 6 inches from the receiver, but I STILL experience occasional interference. Though it is now usable, it still is unacceptable for gaming.
Another problem is with the battery. Not only is the battery life very short (lasts barely a week on a full charge of regular usage--4-5 hours of browsing... no gaming... a day), charging is often an issue as well. The first time I tried to recharge after use, it kept giving me errors. I had to use the mouse until the battery completely died before it would recharge again (the forums, again, are full of posts regarding this issue), though I've not had that problem repeat itself.
This mouse has so much potential to live up to its hype. The idea behind the mouse is great and would've been the single best mouse if not for such flaws in the fundamentals of wireless hardware. My $20 wireless mouse did not have these problems, why does this $100 one have them? If you're in the market for nice mouses AND your computer setup is such that your desktop is close to where you would be using the mouse, consider this mouse. If you're looking for a gaming mouse or a mouse that won't give you any headaches, pass on this one.
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