Microsoft Optical Mouse (Blue)
by Microsoft
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Customer Review: Simple and Works Perfectly! ^_^
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this to replace my Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer for my art projects. The accuracy for this mouse is far better than the wireless mouse I use for surfing the net! It's very simple to use and for someone with large or small hands, it's comfortable for both. I have small hands but my dad has larger hands, we both use the same computer (unfortunately...=P) and have no problems. The scroll-wheel is GREAT! Unlike the wireless mouse, the grip texture is easier and gel-like. It's very comfortable to scroll up and down with.
The glowing red bottom, is a neat feature. I don't pay too much attention to it as I still use my black gel-mouse pad to support my wrist. You do not need to have a mouse for optical mouses as they do not have that ball inside but old habits die hard. =P If you are worried that the red-light will both you, do not worry because it is very discrete.
Customer Review: Just an okay mouse... I can't recommend it
Summary: 2 Stars
After using it at work for a few hours, my hand began to hurt a bit. I have medium (men's) hands, but not sure if hand size matters. I think the high arch is the cause of the discomfort. Note that I also own the Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse Blue, and it does NOT have the same problem - I can actually recommend that one.The mouse feels cheaper than other Logitech and Microsoft mice I've owned, but is certainly sturdy enough to last. Also, the scroll wheel is too loose making it easy to scroll accidentally while trying to only press the wheel (center) button. Most people probably won't care about that feature (I happen to need the middle mouse button for my Unix applications at work).
I've been using the mouse as a travel mouse and it does it's job. This mouse is still better than any non-optical mouse since I can use it on any surface (I don't need to carry around a mouse pad).
Customer Review: Solid no-frills product
Summary: 5 Stars
It's a standard USB optical mouse. It has two buttons and a scroll wheel that can be set as the third button.
This mouse from Microsoft is good looking and sturdy; better than Microsoft's other low-end mouse products that I have used. It has no special features. It's just a great mouse with a comfortable shape and weight. The scroll wheel turns smoothly with mild "clicks"; it feels about right. It works fine on a Mac without additional software. However, you can install Microsoft's System Preferences panel to customize the button and scroll wheel functions. I also use a KVM to switch to a Linux (Ubuntu distro) machine, and this mouse works as expected there as well with no additional software.
At $14, I bought it to get my total Amazon purchase over $25 (for free shipping). Now it's the mouse I use regularly and I think it will last for many years.
Customer Review: It's great- until it breaks
Summary: 2 Stars
I don't know what I did to deserve this. This mouse was comfortable, scrolled well, and worked very well in video games. Just yesterday, however, the wheel started acting funny- when I scrolled down, it would scroll up, then down, then random text would be highlighted. Now, it's worse- Even a left click will mean that the arrow is stuck to some scrollbar somewhere, more text gets highlighted, icons are flying across the screen because the button release isn't registered properly. I guess I do exaggerate a bit, but seriously, folks, this mouse, after half a year, has ceased to be functional in a normal sense. For the record, I have never abused this mouse. I am certain that the problem was not software related, as it does the same thing on my other computer. Both the USB and PS/2 adapter do the same thing.
I do not recommend this mouse to the mentally unstable.
Customer Review: My favorite Optical mouse
Summary: 5 Stars
Have been using this mouse from 2003 until just this month in 2006 when the right button stopped working and I had to find a new mouse. For the three years of using it, this has been my favorite mouse ever. It is a simple design, and there isnt much extras on it, but I have loved the shape and weight of it. Plus the blue/grey color is pretty sharp looking, in my opinion.
I spend a lot of time on the computer gaming and heavily using a mouse. Bigger and heavier mice really can give my wrist problems over extended play periods. This Microsoft Blue mouse was just the perfect size, shape, and weight to not give me any bother at all while gaming. Even though this mouse is getting a bit dated now, and there are better technologies out there (laser mice), if you are looking for a good and cheap optical mouse I would recommend this product in a heartbeat.