Logitech V450 Cordless Laser Mouse

by Logitech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.4 x 3.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GABCY2
• Item model number: 931669-0403
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (247 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description Be more productive—wherever you use your laptop. With expectional comfort, great performance and enhanced reliability, the Logitech V450 Laser Cordless Mouse for Notebooks is your perfect notebook companion. The ergonomic design with soft rubber grips provides both superior comfort and hand support in a compact shape. Laser tracking delivers smoother, more responsive cursor control than standard optical mice, and the micro-receiver stores inside the mouse, turning it off to save batteries for transport.

Features:

Storable, wireless micro-receiver  Plug-and-play USB micro-receiver tucks away neatly inside the mouse for easy transport and shuts your mouse off to save power.		Ergonomic comfort Soft rubber grip, finger grooves, and contoured shape offer support and effortless control with either hand.		Laser precision Outperforms optical mice. Laser technology delivers smoother cursor control and precision tracking on virtually any surface.* You'll be more productive--whenever you use your laptop.
Side-to-side scrolling + zoom Tilt Wheel Plus Zoom is perfect for viewing digital photos and spreadsheets. Instantly zoom in and out; scroll horizontally or vertically.		Unsurpassed battery life Keeps on going with up to one year of battery life**, minimizing the hassle of changing batteries  Use the "On/Off" button to save even more power. Battery indicator light, visible from the top of the mouse, eliminates surprises.		Uninterrupted cordless performance  Experience a powerful and reliable signal with 2.4 GHz Digital Cordless. No delays or dropouts even in the busiest wireless environments.

System Requirements:

• IBM or compatible PC

  • Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP
  • USB port
• Macintosh system
• Mac OSX 10.2.8+
• USB port

Package Contents:

• Logitech V450 Laser Cordless Mouse for Notebooks 
• 2.4 GHz micro-receiver
• Installation guide
• Logitech SetPoint software CD (for Windows-based PC )
• 2 AA batteries
• 3-year limited warranty 

Product Description

With extended battery life and all-terrain tracking, the Logitech® V450 Laser Cordless Mouse for Notebooks keeps on going when other mice have stopped. The micro-receiver stores inside the mouse, turning it off to save batteries for transport.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

125 of 126 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular mouse with great feel, comfort and accuracy, August 14, 2006

By 

Kenneth (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Logitech V450 Cordless Laser Mouse (Personal Computers)

This is a notebook mouse that isn't too tiny for a regular user. I use this mouse about 8 hours a day on my laptop. I got this mouse mainly for portability if I have to travel for my business but it is still comfortable enough to be a desktop mouse.

A few things to note:

1) Laser mouse: This is a laser mouse which basically has very very high accuracy and pretty much works on any reasonable surface.

2) Scroll wheel: The scroll wheel is very smooth but does have the regular click feel to it as opposed to my Microsoft Wireless mouse which doesn't. I prefer having the click feel but that's my personal opinion. The scroll wheel can also be "clicked" to the left and right if you're working on stuff that requires you to use the horizontal scrollbars.

3) Continuity: The 2.4 Ghz frequency of the wireless is phenomenal. I work pretty much 99% of the time wirelessly in my basement and have never run into any problems whatsoever. Notice that the receiver, too, is a tiny USB dongle which is perfect for travelling?

4) Power: Why is it perfect? Well, the dongle actually plugs into the mouse and shuts the mouse off to convserve on battery besides helping portability. 2 AA batteries are supposed to last 1 year with regular usage. The mouse in itself also has a on/off button which you can use if you prefer not to have to remove and reinsert the dongle into the mouse all the time.

5) Indicator: The mouse also comes with an LED light that will light up when batteries are low so no surprises - especially for me since I'm also a daytrader.

The setpoint software that comes with Logitech is highly recommended. It even tells you if the battery is good or low.

I give this thing 5 stars. Everything I want in a notebook mouse and nothing less.

52 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars unpleasant little rodent, March 3, 2008

By 

Joseph C. Mooney (Christina Lake, BC Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech V450 Cordless Laser Mouse (Personal Computers)

This could have been a great mouse.
Instead it's so frustrating to use that I am returning it
(thank you amazon, for your fair and reasonable return policy).

What I like about the V450:
o nice size and shape, feels good in the hand
o compact USB receiver
o major buttons (left, right) and scroll wheel are very smooth and pleasant to use.

What I hate about this mouse:
o movement response time is inconsistent. Sometimes it is very responsive - you move the mouse and the cursor moves appropriately. Other times there is a distinct lag - you move the mouse and nothing happens for the first few inches of travel. I find this very frustrating,
and inaccurate.
o wheel response time is also inconsistent. This is similar to the above complaint, except sometimes it goes into a state where you can move the wheel 1 click forward and back repeatedly with zero corresponding movement in your application. Another exceeding irritating problem.
o middle button requires far too much pressure to activate. If you use this button often you are going to hate this mouse. It takes much more pressure to activate than the other mice around my office do (2 Microsoft, a Dell, and a corded Logitech).
o buggy driver software. I originally installed the included drivers (and updated them via the internet) as this is necessary to allow use of the side scrolling buttons. The software is poorly designed so that some features (button use) are set in the Logitech Setpoint program, but other
mouse attributes (acceleration, sensitivity) are set in a different program. I could live with that, but the drivers make the already poor performance even worse.

Strangely, I purchased this cordless mouse to replace an aging corded Logitech which I like very much. I merely wanted to unclutter my desk by eliminating the cord.
For now I'm going back to my old Logitech mouse.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, now this is the mouse I was looking for..., September 23, 2006

By 

R. Lanthier (Vienna, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech V450 Cordless Laser Mouse (Personal Computers)

I really tried to like my MS Laser Notebook Mouse 6000. I tried to like all three of them over the last four months in fact...There is something seriously wrong with that mouse - and I am not terribly tough on mice.... I was tired of calling MS and getting a replacement only for it to last a month. Eventually I knew would run out of warranty support, so instead of contributing to the electronics landfill, I thought I would try the Logitech V450.

Wow, so this is what a laser notebook mouse can be. Excellent tracking, even on a smooth white surface. The clicks feel just right, and the scroll wheel is excellent. The zooming function is useful and well implemented. The off button is brilliant and the wireless dongle stores cleverly in the mouse for travel.

All I can say, really, is that this Logitech offering is designed a billion times better than the MS equivalent, and if it has any longevity, it is a strong strong buy, even at full price.