Logitech V470 Bluetooth Cordless Laser Mouse (Blue)
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Customer Review: Most Excellent wireless (bluetooth) laptop mouse
Summary: 5 Stars
This little mouse is excellent. It has excellent battery life, excellent sensitivity, etc. It just works, and it's a delight to use. I had bought 2 other of the previous generation V270 and given them to my college student kids. (One is careful with equipment, the other is not...) They've had them for a total of 4 years and both of them report no problems. They come with a little cloth bag/container which might help protect them from scratching when packed away.
Finding a Bluetooth mouse is not trivial. With Bluetooth built in to serious laptops buying some other kind of wireless mouse makes no sense whatsoever. All laptops should come with Bluetooth built in and if you wanted a wireless mouse - Bluetooth and this model would be the way to go.
The mouse is compact (semi-small, but not the smallest I've seen) but all users, big and small hands, seem to have no problem with it's ergonomics/size.
The only negative was that the instructions do not have any hint on what PIN code to use when you first associate the mouse with the laptop via the Bluetooth connectivity app. I found this in some FAQ online. The default PIN seems like a ridiculous (and irresponsible) value to use. Is there some way to change it? I have no idea.
Customer Review: More cons than pros
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this bluetooth mouse to use with my new Sony Vaio laptop which has the integrated bluetooth connectivity. The mouse looks nice in style and feels good in hand. Connection to the laptop via bluetooth directly was made quite easily. However, the movement of the pointer seems to lag significantly and not so smoothly, as compared to other regular wireless mouses I have used. I have tried to do some parameter adjustments in the logitech software, but it just doesn't work as well as I would expect for the normal use of mouse after all. In fact, the performance was so poor and beyone my tolerence. To me, the performance should not be sacrificed for the convenience of easy connection (i.e. direct bluetooth connection with no need for a wireless adapter). I am wondering if the poor performance may be related to the limitation of bluetooth connectivity for such application, especially when you have turned on the 2.4GHz wireless internet connection (according to my laptop, they may have inteference between each other). But I also tried to use the mouse with 2.4Ghz wireless turned off, the performance was not really improved much. I had to return this mouse to Amazon.com. I still love all logitech products, and I bought a VX Nano as the replacement.Customer Review: left mouse button stopped working
Summary: 2 Stars
I set up the mouse with my Sony Vaio running Windows 7. Detection occurred quickly and installation was automatic. The cursor moved a little faster than with my old mouse (an older Logitech USB mouse), but I thought I would get used to it. I never had any problems with losing the connection, or the cursor lagging. It worked great for the first week, then the mouse suddenly became unresponsive and the cursor no longer moved. I changed the batteries (which had come with the mouse) and that seemed to fix the problem. But the next day, I got the same problem. I changed back to the original batteries thinking that reseating them might help but then had a problem where the left mouse button was very difficult to press down. This was only a problem when the battery was in, so it seems to go far enough into the mouse to affect the button. I tried replacing and jiggling the batteries several times but could never get it back to its original state where the left button worked. This made it unusable so I had to return it. I'm not sure if I had a defective product, or if the design was bad, but the only other copy of this mouse at the store had also been returned, so I wasn't going to risk finding out. It's unfortunate, because for that first week it was great.Customer Review: Over a year and still the best mouse to travel with
Summary: 5 Stars
I travel weekly and take this mouse along everywhere I go. I have had it over a year now and literally have only had to change the batteries 4 times. By far the most efficient wireless mouse I have used, ever. By comparison I have been through 3 other bluetooth mice and some lasted only a couple of weeks, others a month, before battery change is needed.
The mouse syncs up easily to my laptop and does not exhibit the laggy delay other bluetooth mice have shown. The size is smaller than standard mice but larger than many of the tiny mobile mice.
The feel is good as well. The rubberized darker areas work well for grip and last a while. I happen to use this alot and have it scratched some from bouncing around in a bag and multiple drops and it still functions well. But the rubberized areas where my thumb fits has worn through to the glossy black plastic underneath. It still works and feels fine to me, but this is normal wear and tear to me. I like how the wheel has a tactile click when you scroll as opposed to many smooth scrolling mice where you don't know if you moved enough or too much.
Overall, you cannot get a better travel mouse for the money. Just wish we had some more color options.
Customer Review: Couldn't Be Happier
Summary: 5 Stars
Before Christmas I recently purchased a brand new Apple MacBook Pro and was in the market for a new mouse. I didn't want a dongle clogging up one of my two USB ports, so that quickly narrowed it down to Bluetooth. My choices then came down to the Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse and the Logitech V470. The Logitech is $20 cheaper for pretty much the same thing. It has a third button, which is great for a program like Expose; the tilt scroll wheel is wonderful for browsing in CoverFlow in iTunes; it has an on-and-off switch to conserve battery life, which may I add is yet to run out; it has a battery life indicator; the software is a breeze to install; it wakes up when u want it to; and it comes with a microfiber sack for easy travel.
The only downside to this mouse is its size. It's labeled as a "travel" mouse, so that is to be understood. But as a 6'5'' male with fairly large hands, I would have liked something just a tad larger. This was the only Bluetooth mouse Logitech made at the time, so my choice was limited. But as a college student this is great to bring to the library or when traveling to and from home.
Nevertheless, Logitech has designed a wonderful product without the frills that just works.