Customer Reviews

Microsoft IntelliMouse 3.0

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This mouse is made to last. I've had mine for seven years and it still works great today. The BEST QUALITY MOUSE in the world! Buy it now and you can look forward to a good eight to eleven years with your new mouse.

This was one of the first mice I ever bought. I've had it for at least four years and it's performed reliably with every computer it's been connected to. I've brought it with me from job to job and back and forth from home and have never had any problems with it. The buttons always click crisply and the wheel revolves easily. Now I'm buying another one to permanently connect to my home laptop workstation so I can leave one at work and one at home.

First of all, I'd like to begin by saying that I've used almost all the mice out there. From the $60 Logitech G5 (supposed to be the most advanced mouse out there) and the $70 Razor Copperhead and I have to say, none whatsoever, can matchup to the legendary balled intellimouse series.

The shape is ingenius. It is perfect. When I decided to switch to optical, I thought that I can get one that performs as well as the intellimouse but w/o the hassle of having a ball. I thought I could get greater accuracy. However, Logitech mice are very poorly shaped.

They have the fundamental concept of how you are supposed to use a mouse all wrong. And now, MS is actually copying them by stopping production of their Intellimouse Explorer series and coming out with the new laser mice that are shaped similar to logitech. NO!!!!

There were some optical mice that could matchup to the balled Intellimouse 3.0. They are the Intellimouse optical 1.1 SECOND EDITION, and the intellimouse Explorer 3.0. Both of which has stopped production and will bid over $200 on EBay!!!

What I want to do is take the LED or laser out of the current mice I have and put it in my old Intellimouse 1.1a (same as 3.0). Then I will finally have an optical mouse that I love as much as my old intellimouse. =]

This mouse came with my computer and it lasted about 5 years and then i had to buy a new one because it broke. This mouse was still great and it was comfortable to use and the scroll wheel felt nice. This is a good solid simple mouse and i reccomend it to anyone who wants a simple mouse.

In the theme of Volkswagen (meaning, "people's car") this is the mouse that started it all. It's still the best and even a little better because this same mouse went through the halls of engineering dozens of times since its inception.

So who buys one of these? An inexperienced computer user? A granny? A granddad? Nope, I'd bet not. I think the majority of these are purchased by experienced computer people that are in the computer industry.

If your customer knows how to clean (and actually does clean) their mouse then an optical mouse is not necessary nor desirable. As long as their mouse pad sits to the right, this is the mouse for them. As a righty you can't beat the design shape of this mouse (this is NOT for a left handed person as the sales documentation describes).

If you own a "fingernail" and can still blow out your birthday candles you have the best maintenance tools available for this mouse. Don't reach for that Q-Tip or alcohol. Just scrape the rollers that roll against the rubber ball with you fingernail until they are clean, then close your eyes and blow the crud out, you have just done an overhaul on your mouse and it's good for another two miles.

No need for a special mouse pad; no need for a special table top; just a need to get things done the easiest way. I do my share of graphics and while I use an optical mouse (just because it was the closest one at hand when the other one went out), the ball mouse (mechanical) is the most predictable. If it isn't "predictable" then it needs to be cleaned. You'll find graphic designers in the above $40.00 range and down here at the bottom.

Believe it or not a mechanical mouse cost more to produce since it contains more parts and also works off of "optics." The ball rolls against bars inside the mouse. The bars are attached to wheels that have many cut out openings. A photocell and LED is used to read the movement (strobe effects) of the cutouts in the wheel (optical wheel). So even the mechanical mouse doesn't escape the optical technology. The reason it is important to blow out the inside of one of these mice is to keep the crud from obstructing the light through the cut-outs in the optical wheel.

The entire purpose of changing the design to the purely optical mouse was to reduce cost and reduce user maintenance... not a better working product. A better working product design is a "wireless" mouse as it removes the possible obstruction of the mouse cable.

When you can buy one of these for the cost of a couple 4 packs of Frappuccinos there is no sense in not having at least one of these for a backup.

It's too bad that Microsoft is saying goodbye to this product. As a famous person once asked, "Why buy today what is obsolete tomorrow when you can buy today what is obsolete today?"

This review is based on the Intelloumouse 3.0 I bought from this very page at amazon. The label on the back of my mouse says "Product ID 63618-576" which is different from the "model number" given on this page,..but this is what amazon sent me!

I bought one of thse in 12/05. In 09/06 it was ruined because I used the scroll wheel regularly. The scroll wheel is sensitive, so after I used it enough it started to send signals to my computer even if I wasn't using it, but I was moving the mouse around and using only the two main buttons. What happened was there were too many signals being sent and the program on my computer that allows the mouse to communicate with the computer locked up. The keybord still worked fine, but the mouse didnt move. I had to reboot constatnly and start afresh, but the more I used the mouse (even though I had stopped using the wheel), the more it acted up. Rebooting didn't help anymore.

I bought more intellimouse on 9/06 (that's six months ago) from amazon becuase it's cheap and I bought THREE because I knew they were gonna break. Same product ID (63618-576). I decide then that I'm gonna try not to use my scroll wheel at all so as to make them last. So I'm on the first mouse. I use it everyday and two weeks ago, for whatever reason I start using the scroll wheel. I just did. Two days ago, there it goes. This one last only 6 months, and I'm moving on to my second.

I'm not going to buy this mouse again. I'm definteily not going to buy this from Amazon if they're sending me the wrong Product ID. The box doesn't even say the "3.0" part. The box also doesn't give the product ID, but theres a sticker (neither amazon's nor Microsoft's) that gives the same Product ID as that given on this amazon page. Like I stated, the Product ID I gave at the top of my review I got from the label on my mouse. Maybe if I see a basic PS/2 Intellimouse w/ wheel at a store that's clearly a different, newer version, one thats higher quality than this one, I might give it a try, but not this one again, not from Amazon even though for the most part I trust this company.

what happens to Microsoft making all those new mice... the new ones don't fit the palm as nicely as the old one...

also i like the feel of the mouse ball, and the wheel clicking when you scroll it. so my choice excludes all the optical, tilt wheel, and the battery-trouble of wireless.

why microsoft don't make these mouse any more, it puzzles me. it is my best-loved classic mouse.

In my book, you just can't beat this mouse for a desktop system. Where else can you get a good mouse for this price?

I have used at least 5 mice, and this is by far the best. Opened my eyes as to performance. I use it for light retail work, no gaming, etc., and I am 100% satisfied.

I've had one of these for as long as i remember, it is sturdy build and works great. Sadly I used mine so long that it eventually broke. Still a good buy though.