Customer Reviews

Logitech LX5 Cordless Optical Mouse

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4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

My computer mouse decided to die on me so I went straight out and found this one in one of the local shops. It looked rather more comfortable than most of the other optical mice on the shop's shelves and the blurb on the box gave a longer battery life than others on sale. It was also a relatively inexpensive model compared to some of the others.

Installation was painless, you plug in a connector to your mouse PS2 point and then put the batteries into the mouse before switching the computer on. It does indeed feel comfortable to use and the pointer is swift moving and accurate. The dialogue screens of the software supplied on the disk are beautifully designed and easy to navigate.

The software took a very long time to install - the best part of 10-15 minutes where most disks will take just a few minutes - and I was somewhat concerned at the number of alerts that my firewall produced when installing the musicbox software which accompanies the mouse software, to the point that I uninstalled it again and just left the mouse software on the computer. However the mouse itself works very well and you really don't need the extra music playing software at all since most computers whose owners play music at all regularly will already have several utilities installed.

The mouse's guarantee is for five years so I expect it to last a good while before I need to buy another one!

An excellent, low-cost mouse with good battery life (even better if you turn off the battery, using a switch, when not using the computer). Good, precise feel, user-definable functions and horizontal scrolling available. I don't know why anyone would pay more for a mouse.

I use camera rechargeable batteries and it last at least a couple weeks and I use it several hours every day. Yes the ad claims it last six months but so does all the others. Compare to the new generation Revolution mouse it loses power just about the same amount of time. To save power you can just turn it off when not in use. It doesn't get fancy like extra buttons or smooth scroll but that means less parts to break. The buttons are customizeable but the required software doesn't work all the time.

I have had a lot of problems with this mouse. It will work for a few days, and then will suddenly stop working. Hitting the "connect" and "reset" buttons on the mouse won't fix the problem - all you can do is reboot. Otherwise it seems to work OK - range is about six feet, and so far battery life looks OK. Still, I would definitely not recommend buying this mouse.

There are few things that work as advertised.With this mouse you can't go wrong.Batteries last longer with this model,than with others.

I bought 2 of these, but when I got them the receiver is a 2" x 2" antenna, with a one foot long cord attached. Nothing like what they show in the picures. I have returned them and hope to get my refund. Hopefully yours will be as they portray in the ad.

This is a great little cordless mouse for the price, and the battery life does seem to last forever. However, for a laptop, the USB receiver is a hassle. Instead of a small dangle that you can plug into a USB port and forget about, it has a long cord with a huge receiver that you must find room for. If you want to move your laptop, it's one more thing you have to gather up and carry with you. For $10 or $15 more, it's worth the price to get a mouse with the small dangle. However, if you are looking for the cheapest cordless mouse out there and you don't care about the large receiver, the mouse works well and will not disappoint.

This item is not as pictured. It is not a small usb dongle but a giant RF transmitter.

I have owned a computer since 1991 and consequently have owned many mice.
This is the best one I have ever used and that includes the MS wirless optical mouse. The fact that you are able switch it off is a big plus and the mouse feels good in your hand. Excellent product and can't beat the price :)

I've had this mouse now for about a month and it works perfectly with my desktop PC. It's very precise and has no lag. It can be plugged into a USB or a PS2 port, and mine is plugged into the PS2 port to save the USB ports. I use mine with the software downloaded from the Logitech web site, which allows zoom and shows battery state on the computer screen, but it also works fine without the extra software. The receiver is on a cable which insures close communication with the mouse.