Customer Reviews

Logitech MX600 Laser Cordless Mouse

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I own this mouse for last 2+ yrs and it is the best product in market by design and features. Only shortcoming is that this mouse is very sensitive to the type of surface, it is used on.

I had problem of choppy and uncontrolled cursor movement when used with 'microfibre' mouse pad. When used with matt finish paper it works flawless. Avoid using surfaces like glass, microfibre cloth, ordinary white paper etc. Preferrably use on ordinary (flat) table, wood, matt finish paper and it will work great.

I am giving it 5 stars because other reviewers who complained are using this product on incorrect surface. If used with right surface, it is a 5 star product.

I purchased this mouse over a year ago. I travel for a living and beat my electronics up. This mouse has been the best mouse I have ever owned. Solid and bulletproof. The batteries last much longer if I turn the mouse off, which is an easy task, especially since I do it at the end of the day. I am so impressed with this mouse that I bought a second one to use at home.

Nice solid design, fits the hand well, easy to use and very solid. They did get the design right.

It was everything I expected, since it's my second one. Plug in and start using! That simple. Very comfortable in my hand. Love the "back" button on the side.

Seeing that there are many similarly designed mice (the MX series) from Logitech, I thought this review might be helpful.

This is my second Logitech mouse (I often get duped into thinking that good aesthetics means good performance and at the moment Logitech seems to put out the "right looking" mouse). My first one (an earlier version of V200) stopped working after 6 months. I purchased the MX600 at a nearby Target for $30. At first, it worked fine, though it felt a bit heavy compared to other mice I used before.

After about three weeks, the battery light started flashing orange (the box said it should last about 6 months to a year--"if you use the on and off button"...who likes to go through that kind of hassle?) I also started to notice that the mouse would occasionally jump around and shift to a different location on the screen. Went through the common sense drill and replaced the batteries again, but it did not fix the problem.

After several months of "enduring" the mouse, I found out from an online forum that many users are having similar problems with cordless laser mice in general (to be fair to Logitech). There was a suggestion of changing the mouse pad to a black color (up to that time I was using a grey colored mouse pad) and so I flipped my mouse pad to its black rubber side to test it out and amazingly it minimized the shifting problem. However, this is still an unacceptable performance from a laser mouse. Now I have to go find something black to use my mouse on. _ _

Summary
PROS:
*Good ergonomics--it feels solid in your hand.
*Stylish finish

CONS:
*Poor battery life (who actually wants to bother with turning on/off their mouse before/after each use?)
*Aforementioned tracking problem
*Feels solid, but equally bulky and heavy (the mouse actually feels like you have to push it around instead of simply gliding it along the mouse pad)
*Minor point: maybe it's my big hand, but the second thumb scroll button (there are two buttons right next to each other) is located in an awkward, uncomfortable position--too close to the palm.

Hope this review was helpful or at least you have a more pleasant experience with yours.

If you are reviewing every wireless mouse there is out there, stop now. I already did it for you. My goal: I needed a good wireless mouse, a smooth runner, that could run even on my dog's tongue. My last mouse was a Microsoft, which was good enough, but let it fall and died. I have a wrist problem which has been caused by too much keyboarding at work, and I needed a comfortably shaped mouse which could run on almost any surface. It even cost me $25 at the famous auctions site. It is very solid, so buttons are well made. The side buttons work like heaven (I'm using them as page up/down). I cannot ask for a better mouse. You will be more than pleased.

I have owned a few of the Logitech Laser mice including this one. They all suffer from giving false signals even if you are not touching the mouse. Its very typically to be on the web or a spreadsheet, and have your spreadsheet zoom (either in an out) to a completely unacceptable size. Try switching applications to get it to stop. Again various laser Logitech mice all have the same problem. A few thoughts if you can't resisting buying one to elimate the cord. Don't buy the mouse and keyboard combination, which can be very pricey, but buy them separately. When they stop working properly in a few months, you'll lose less money. Additionaly, don't go with the rechargeable mouse - go with the replaceable battery like this one. I have spent hours of cumulative time waiting for the mouse to recharge in order to have computer access again. Its very easy to be be in the habit of putting it on the recharger every evening.