BT500 Bluetooth Mouse

by Bluetake

Product Details

• ASIN: B0002ZXBPY
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2011

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars BT500: Good but not perfect...., February 16, 2005

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RBW (Frisco, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BT500 Bluetooth Mouse (Personal Computers)

This mouse had everything I thought I wanted in a bluetooth mouse when I bought it back in April of 2004. I was using the Kensington Pocketmouse SE (72118) http://www.kensington.com/html/1867.html ..and while I really liked the mouse, I wanted to try Bluetooth. (Purchased the Kensington in October 2003.)
The Bluetake performed excellently, but after almost a year of use, watching other Bluetooth mouse reviews, and checking new products coming out, I think I'm ready for a new Bluetooth mouse. Here's why I wasn't completely thrilled with the BT500:

1. Battery life. It takes two AAAs, which last about a week. I used the mouse for about 8 hours a day, only at work. I have two sets of recharbles so I wasn't buying batteries all the time, but it sure got to be annoying. You'll also see in other reviews that the plastic cover that pops off to replace the batteries feels a little flimsy. I store the mouse in a little pouch; but about every third time I go to retrieve the mouse from my laptop bag, the cover has come off. Someone less careful could very easily crush or mangle that cover accidentally.

2. No drivers. My Kensington mouse with the Mouseworks drivers spoiled me rotten. I'd programmed that little mouse for "chording" -- clicking the left and right buttons simultaneously to perform a keystroke (like the command to close a window, for example) and the scrollwheel click changed the scrolling direction. That was cool. With the Bluetake mouse? What you see is what you get -- you can program the scroll wheel button to an exposé function, but that's it.

3. Size. It might actually be too small. I liked how the Kensington mouse was wider in the middle so I could grip it well at the sides and guide it around. The Bluetake mouse curves inward at that exact same spot, so I had to hold it a totally different way. My hand would feel cramped after a few hours.

4. Something better looks to have finally made it to the market. Kensington has combined the best of both worlds in the Pilotmouse Mini Bluetooth (72414). http://www.kensington.com/html/6367.html I don't have this mouse yet, but I want it bad. It's about the same size as the Bluetake mouse and the other Kensington, but it has straight sides instead of curves, so it looks to be more ergonomic than the Bluetake. It takes AA batteries, so I'm expecting this mouse to last about as long as the Apple Bluetooth mouse batteries do -- about a month. It's got a power switch, which a lot of Bluetooth mice don't have, and best of all, I'll be able to use the MouseWorks software again.

In summary, get the Bluetake mouse if you have small hands and want something simple with no customization. If you're picky, keep an eye on that new Kensington Pilotmouse Mini Bluetooth. I think it's going to be a hot seller for Powerbook users.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bluetake BT500 Excellent Bluetooth Wireless Device, February 8, 2005

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Ann M. Kukich "akukich" (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BT500 Bluetooth Mouse (Personal Computers)

I've used 3 or 4 different Bluetooth mice, but this one beats them all. Fits in the palm of your hand, quick one button pairing, connects every time! The best feature is the On/Off button, at the very least doubles the battery life. Great for Bluetooth enabled laptops. If your laptop is not bluetooth enabled, Bluetake also sells the usb adapter for this device.

Great design and functionality!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good choice, January 23, 2005

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Elizabeth Kenten "buckbeak16" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BT500 Bluetooth Mouse (Personal Computers)

This mouse is nice but the battery life suck big time. I had one for Christmas and in the space of a month got through three sets of batteries! Does not have a nice battery low or monitor feature that the Mac keyboard has (batteries last 6 months, with out switching off!!) I tried switching off the mouse between use but did not make much difference.
THey should have built it with a USB doc and Li-ion battery pack, like an iPod!