Strengths:Small mouse = great portability --- Tiny reciever --- Scroll wheel modes --- Excellent battery life --- Logitech quality
Weaknesses:Small mouse = uncomfortable to use for prolonged periods --- Scroll wheel mode transition feels cheap
Posted 1 year ago - If you are looking for a good portable mouse for your laptop with all the features of a good desktop mouse, you will not be disappointed with the VX Nano. I had a hard time deciding between the VX Revolution and the VX Nano. I liked the button placement of the Revolution better, but wanted the tiny reciever that comes with the VX Nano. I chose the VX Nano. These are my thoughts after a little over 3 months of use.
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NANO RECIEVER:
The tiny nano reciever is a dream. You can just stick it in your USB port and never think about it again. I was a little worried about leaving it inserted in the USB port all the time, thinking that it might work itself out over time and get lost, or maybe get bumped and break itself or my USB port. I am happy to say that after several months of use, I have had no such problems. It has a nice tight fit in the USB port. It's as if it's not even there.
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VX NANO MOUSE:
The mouse works great, as it should. It has all the buttons that you would want in a mouse. The wheel has two modes; a clicking mode where the wheel clicks lightly as it scrolls a few lines at a time, and a free spinning mode that allows you to silently rip through long web pages or documents in a flash with no clicking sounds. I love this feature. In order to change scrolling modes you simply push down on the scroll wheel. When you push down on the wheel, you will hear a click and feel the scroll mechanism change modes.
--SIDE NOTE-- When changing scroll modes on the VX Nano, the feel is a little loose or sloppy feeling during the split second transition when compared to the MX Revolution that I bought for my wifes desktop. The MX Revolution (not to be confused with the VX Revolution) has a nice tight and smooth feel during the transition. (I highly recomend the MX Revolution for desktop use.) In any event, the scroll wheel works great in both modes.
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Also, this mouse is small, of course. After all, it is designed for portability. Being that it's so small, it does not have a very comfortable feel. I am an adult male. The mouse is a little longer than my middle finger, so during use, the mouse rests under my fingures only, not under my palm like a desktop mouse would. It's not bad, but it just doesn't have that really snug comfortable fit, like the MX Revolution which just feels like it's part of your hand. I would suspect that this shortcoming is true of any laptop mouse.
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I have yet to change out the batteries. I have been using the VX Nano for a little over 3 months and my remaining battery power shows 80% remaining.
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I would buy this mouse again.
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