ThinkPad Bluetooth Laser Mouse

by Lenovo

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 5.6 x 2 inches ; 3.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0013IQL4C
• Item model number: 41U5008
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 9, 2007

Product Description

Laser - Mouse - 3 x Buttons

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Built like a Tank! (a small tank), February 16, 2010

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A. Pritchard (East Coast, VA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ThinkPad Bluetooth Laser Mouse (Personal Computers)

This little BT mouse is awesome! Using it with my lenovo Y550 laptop. The buttons are solid when pressing them, no high pitch "click" sound like a Logitech has, but more like a firm "click" sound. I know that makes no sense probably. But take my word for it, it's not the same as my old Logitech mouse. The scroll wheel is perfect with its rubberized feel it almost grabs your finger. The mouse is somewhat small, but that was to be expected for a laptop mouse. Actual dimensions: H=3cm, L=9.5cm, W=5.5cm. Fits in your pocket well.

Which brings me to the reason I call it a small tank. Carrying this little mouse around my house with my laptop, I have dropped it (the mouse) twice now. Dropped on hardwood floor, not carpet. Didn't hurt. But now I switch it off and put it in my pocket while traveling around.

The mouse software suite doesn't have the pretty GUI that Logitech uses, but it is still functional none the less. I have found that you basically set up your mouse how you like it one time, then never open that software again. Am I right? So, the software lets you do all the same things as the Logitech software: swap buttons, increase/decrease scroll wheel, etc. etc. I use my computer for CAD programs and the mouse is fully functional.

I've been using it for almost two months now with the same batteries that came with it in the box. I wasn't sure about how long the batteries would last since it is using BT, but it's ok with me. A LOT of people complain about the bluetooth dying on them or having connectivity go on/off all the time, etc etc. The problem is not the mouse, it's a setting in Windows. Until you figure that out, you basically want to throw the mouse out a window. Here's how you fix the problem in Windows 7:

1. open Device Manager.
2. open Bluetooth Radios menu.
3. go to your Bluetooth driver (not the Microsoft one).
4. go to Power Management tab.
5. UNcheck the box "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny., March 28, 2009

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German (Amherst, MA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ThinkPad Bluetooth Laser Mouse (Personal Computers)

This is by far the best bluetooth mouse I've tried and one of the best overall, especially in the "compact"/laptop mouse form factor. Tracking, clicking and scrolling are virtually lag-free; battery life is excellent and the mouse itself looks and feels solid and good. Wheel has a strong/"grippy" tactile feel without being noisy, it's one of my favorites out of any mouse I've owned or used (and I've tried a ridiculous number of mice). You may think it's a little small at first, but it is comfortable despite its compact size, which fits right- and left-handed users equally well. Especially good if you have a Thinkpad to match, but an excellent purchase regardless.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost Perfect Mouse, May 14, 2010

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Joshua M. Garrett (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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Very solid, well built. Amazingly smooth tracking. Great feel. Using it on my Mac and the basic functions work but the side scrolling does not. You'll also have to turn the tracking almost all the way down because of the screwy Mac mouse drivers, which by the way is the reason I got this mouse.