GE HO-97990 RF Optical Mouse

by GE

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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• ASIN: B00006HMGF
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• Item model number: HO-97990
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 24, 2002

Product Description

WIRELESS OPTICAL MOUSE

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Exploding Mouse, March 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: GE HO-97990 RF Optical Mouse (Personal Computers)

Like others who've written reviews, I went through an unbelievable amount of batteries. I use my machine a couple of hours a day and probably changed the batteries two or three times a month. Last weekend I changed the batteries and after about an hour of use, one of the batteries exploded and the crackling noise coming out of the mouse was audible for about 30 minutes. I figured there was a problem with one of the batteries so I put in two more fresh AAs ... 30 minutes later, another explosion. I'm going back to my wired, trackball mouse.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worked sporatically and briefly after much hassle, June 21, 2004

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G. Borden "tivo fan" (san jose, ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE HO-97990 RF Optical Mouse (Personal Computers)

Dont get it , hard to sync and it is almost impossible to sync up. (Need to hold 2 buttons down at the same time and planets need to be alligned etc......)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This mouse = teh suck, January 9, 2006

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Adam Schillinger "suntzuriot" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE HO-97990 RF Optical Mouse (Personal Computers)

As said above, it eats batteries (mine did not explode them). The motion is really jerky, probably due to the fact that the receiver/mouse connection sucks. If there was ANYTHING between them, no signal. Nearly blinded myself trying to sync them. On a positive note, being wireless makes the mouse very throwable, for when you're tired of putting up with it. It smashes very nicely.