12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for Travel and the Student, August 13, 2008
This review is from: MoGo Media Mouse X54 for ExpressCard/54 Laptops (MG-304-01-0002-01) (Personal Computers)
I am a student and I really throw my bookbag every where. I have a laptop compartment in myy bookbag and before I got this I was bringing around my Logitech MX Revolution: a recipe for disaster. So I figure that I would get this mouse because I cannot stand the touchpad. It makes me so angry, haha. So if you're like me; you need an external mouse.
Precision: Before you get started with this mouse, do yourself a favor and go to control panel and make the mouse SLOWER. I put it down 1 or 2 notches I believe from my full size mouse. This thing is so light you will not realize how fast you are moving the mouse.
Once you have turned slowed the mouse down; this thing is amazing! I have to do a project for school which involves heavy mouse usage. I used it for my first time and this thing is faster than the MX Revolution mouses that I have and just as precise.
Caveat: this mouse will feel extremely non-ergonomical and anti work conducive when you first pick it up. You have to get used to it. After 2 hours of work I was surprised at how fast I was able to move the mouse across the screen. So there is a sort of "learning curve." But it is only about 2 or 3 hours of normal usage and you'll feel like you are zipping through online screens.
Another tip: Don't be afraid to rest your hand on and man handle the mouse. It's sturdy. At first I was being to gingerly and thought the mouse wasn't working as well. But USE this mouse, put your whole hand over it, squeeze it and it will work better for you.
What I cannot stand is that the scroll does not work. It goes in the opposite direction. The down always seems to work, but you cannot vary the speed or for that matter control it! This does not present much of a problem with me because when I use the laptop I am in the habit of using the PG UP, PG DOWN, and up and down arrows to control the screen, which are conveniently located on the keyboard on the rightmost keys and Im right handed (now that I think about it, this concept might be better for left handers) so I don't use the scroll often when Im on my laptop.
However, it's irksome that manufacturers include features in their items that they know do not work. It's representative of poor business ethics; especially when you tout them and use them to further promote your product. In addition, the button on the strip I cannot get to work...when I want to. Sometimes I'll be on a screen and it will go back and I would have no idea why. But the X button on the strip on the mouse is the back button. But when I actually hit it, it doesnt work. Another flaw.
Overall, I would give this mouse a 3.5/4
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super Portable, Easy to use. Worth it for the traveler, April 15, 2008
This review is from: MoGo Media Mouse X54 for ExpressCard/54 Laptops (MG-304-01-0002-01) (Personal Computers)
I bought the Mogo Mouse X54 for use with my Dell XPS m1330 Laptop. It fits the bill perfectly. Super compact, tucks away for easy storage and charging. It takes some getting used to though. If you're used to having the solid feel of a full size mouse in your hand, you'll be a little out of sorts at first.
When inserted into the Expresscard slot, the Mogo Mouse sticks out from the side a few millimeters. It's not flush with the side. That leaves the charge indicator light visible and allows for a pressure point for ejecting it for use.
The little "kickstand" on the bottom holds the mouse at the correct angle for optimal laser visibility. You'll find that much of the time you're using your two mouse fingers to do all of the driving instead of your entire hand. The scroll pad is a little on the sensitive side, but that's easily adjusted in the mouse settings.
Overall, well worth the money.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Travel Mouse - and Great for Power Point Presentation too, February 1, 2010
This review is from: MoGo Media Mouse X54 for ExpressCard/54 Laptops (MG-304-01-0002-01) (Personal Computers)
Have an older Mogo mouse on PC card, and w/ new laptop, new Mogo mouse...
Found all welcome improvements on this one.
Positives
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1. Laser (old PC card was LED) -- works on most surfaces, even black. Just does not work
well on glass (or really glossy) surface as suspected.
2. Separate on/off button, so that it works flat (without using the stand lifted).
Sometimes using it flat is better in a tight spaces.
3. Scroll -- works well and as expected. Much needed improvement. (see below for Power
Point Presentation Tips also).
4. Integrated media (play/stop/mute, forward, backward, volume) mode works well w/ my
HP media laptop connected to TV or playing my itunes music.
5. Although not marketed as Presentation mouse, great w/ Powerpoint (and PDF full-screen)
presentation.
- Put Powerpoint (or PDF in full screen, ctrl-L) in presentation mode.
- left button to forward (as any mouse)
- scroll up (presentation slide backwards), if you need to back up.
- scroll down (slide forward). WARNING: do not go past the last slide.
- Scroll up/down, using default settings, offers just about right level of sensitivity to
use it in a business presentation.
- No integrated laser pointer, but that's ok. I prefer having this mode AND the media
control than the presentation version of Mogo mouse.
7. Obvious benefit of having your really usable mouse always charged and with you.
Negatives
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Really none. Even price I paid was equivalent to normal laser mouse retail price (not sale).
Neutral
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1. Stating the obvious, make sure you have bluetooth on your laptop end, or
2. go purchase a small (marketed as nano) bluetooth USB module between $5 ~ 9.99 on
sale. Tip: try to get one based Broadcom or CSR chip (most are), if identified in
the packaging. These offer most compatibility (or least compatibility related issues).
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