Potentially a very nice mouse, but…

Well, I’m no expert on computer mouse, but I have a fair experience on many variety of mouse from Mac Plus’ square-one to trackballs, and now I have this notebook wireless mouse. Typically, my concern is the shape of the mouse because I have relatively small hands. And as for the size, this one fits my hand like a grove. Thus, it may be tad small for folks with larger hands, though.

Overall, construction is solid. There’s no cheap feeling to the mouse and all the mechanics worked fine out of the box. Wireless reception is pretty good. I even tried putting my computer under my desk and it worked pretty well. And you can put the wireless antenna on the berry of the mouse when it is not used (and it is only way to turn the mouse off… ). Also, since it has only one AA battery inside instead of two find in many of other wireless mouse, it is lighter (not as light as wired ones, though). Since other people mentioned about how good this mouse is, so, I won’t expand this section in here.

But besides all the good stuff, I’m not using this mouse any longer. The reason is its touchy behavior. First of all, there were problem with jumping cursor. When I tried to click on a link, it jumps and click on the other. I consulted Microsoft website and installed new IntelliMouse software. The problem is kind of fixed. Now it does not jump as much as before, but cursor does not move as I intend to. It overshoots or undershoots by several pixels. I thought I may get used to it, but no, even after almost three month of use, I just cannot figure out how or why I miss the intended target! I tried it on three different computer (on desktop, laptop, and even Mac), tried various mouse settings, and the results were the same. Thing is, if I use other mice I own, I do not experience the problem.

Also, by default, the cursor moves fast. If you use a touchpad on your laptop which tends to move cursor slower, you may need to change setting when you are not using the mouse or vice versa. All these touchiness could be affiliated only with the unit I own, but I thought it is worth mention to the others.