Targus PAUM01U Ultra-Mini Retractable Optical Mouse
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Manufacturer: TargusAudio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Model: PAUM01U
Color: Silver
Product features:
- Optical Sensor Technology: The Latest Optical Sensor Technology Ensures Perfect Response to Mouse Movements
- Retractable Cord: Avoid Extra Cable Cluttering Your Workspace By Adjusting The Retractable Cord to The Desired Length
- The utlitmate device designed for browsing the Internet, windows and long documents
- Instant plug-and-play
- AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to A-Female Extension Cable (3.3 Feet/1.0 Meter)
- AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Braided Cable (6.5 Feet/2.0 Meters)
- AmazonBasics Ultra-High-Speed HDMI Cable Braided (9.8 Feet/3.0 Meters)
- AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cable (6.5 Feet/2.0 Meters)[Supports 3D + Audio Return Channel][OLD MODEL]
- AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cable (9.8 Feet/3.0 Meters) [Supports 3D + Audio Return Channel]
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Customer Review: DOA, stiff buttons, very lightweight, poor quality overall
Summary: 1 Stars
This review is specifically for the PAUM01U Targus Ultra Mini Retractable Optical Mouse.
I got this mouse because it was one of the smallest mice that I could find on the market (it's really hard to get the specific sizes on some of these travel/laptop mice - this mouse has a footprint of about 7.5 cm x 3.4 cm which is the smallest of the Ultra Mini Travel Mice in the Targus line - the other Mini Travel Mice listed by Targus are all slightly bigger). The Verbatim Mini Travel mouse is about the same size as this mouse. There is an even smaller mouse described on the Internet, the Sigma Rotino, but I have not found any place that sells it.
Although many people complain about the small size of travel/laptop mice, I use mostly my fingers to move a mouse around (by setting the speed setting to the highest level you eliminate most wrist movements - you do have to have pretty good fine finger motor control to do this). Using a standard size mouse keeps my fingers in a prolonged extended position, and I have concluded that it is the extended position of my fingers that is causing the soreness in my right forearm and hand from prolonged mouse usage. So, I am trying out smaller/narrower mice.
This mouse was Dead On Arrival. The computer recognized the USB connection, but the cursor never moved. No light came on at the bottom of the mouse - since it is just an optical mouse, not a laser, I would have expected the usual red LED light.
The mouse is made in China, no surprise, since almost everything is made in China these days. Quality control and design are still the responsibilities of the Western companies that put their names on the products, however, and so the real question is, do I want to take another chance and ask for an exchange, or just get a refund from Amazon?
Let's see......
The left click button on this mouse makes a loud click and requires more than the usual amount of force to activate. The right button makes a softer click, but also feels firm to the touch. The roller button has only a faint amount of ratchet feel to it, which is good, but it does not spin effortlessly - it feels like the axles of the roller are embedded in thick molasses. (I am comparing the feel of these buttons to a standard Microsoft optical mouse, which has a very light touch to all of the buttons).
Also, this mouse has almost no weight to it. It does help for a mouse to have some weight, since otherwise with just the slightest twitch of a finger, you will accidentally jiggle the cursor. However, since this mouse never moves the cursor at all, I am unable to test its stability.
The bottom of the mouse just has four round bumps made of the same plastic as the rest of the bottom of the mouse, not the special plastic feet that most mice have. Although the mouse slides effortlessly, if you are not using a mouse pad, you can actually hear it scraping across your desktop. I can only imagine that this means that one or the other surface is wearing down as you move this mouse around.
The cord take-up reel seems to be the standard reel that all of these mini-mice use. It works fine. The wires are very thin, though, and I doubt that they will last with heavy use.
Conclusion: I am more than disappointed by all the great reviews for this mouse. It's really not very well made. This dead mouse is going back to Amazon for a refund.
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