Customer Reviews

Microsoft B5W-00001 Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 6000

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4 star:		(22)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(13)
1 star:		(31)

 

 

I do a lot of Powerpoint and Excel, so the choice of the right mouse is very important to me. I already own the "previous generation" Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 (available on Amazon for $24.99 at the time of writing), and thought they had the design nailed with the 3000! When I got my new notebook, I decided to get this one as an upgrade, assuming this would give me higher precision (1000dpi Laser) and 4-way scrolling, and would certainly exceed the standard of quality established by the 3000.

Well, I was wrong - Microsoft has taken a few steps back this time. Ergonomically, the mouse does not sit as well in my hands as the 3000, and I feel less in control of the pointer. I see no visible increase in precision over the 3000 - in fact its worse. The small left button is badly implemented (too small, not well positioned), so I don't use it (maybe I'll get better at it after some time).

By itself, this mouse is a good choice in its category - its very compact, very portable, wireless, and has an excellent battery life (as in the 3000, the USB wireless transmitter snaps back into the base of the mouse and turns off battery usage).

You are better off buying the 3000 - you will get a better designed wireless mouse for your notebook for a lesser price. Can't beat that!

I've been a user of the Microsoft Wireless Notebook mice for a year, and found it to be a wonderful device. It was just comfortable and a pleasure to use. The only drawback was the hideous receiver which looked... well, strange. But other than that, the buttons were simple to press, the wheel clicked nicely and the tracking was great (I use it to play games!), no lag.

When I first saw this Microsoft Laser Notebook Mouse 6000, I didn't hesitate at all to buy it. You can say I was pretty disappointed to know that I wasn't getting an upgraded version of the mouse I described above...

Pros:

- The transmitter at least looks halfway normal, and is not a big chunk sticking out of your notebook.
- A magnifyer button was added, but I mapped it to the 'back' button for browsing the internet. More buttons is good thing, but more on this below.
- The wheel is smooth scrolling and doesn't click. Nice for the lady friend who's sleeping while you work (or play games).
- Very nice tracking, the mouse is smooth as silk and doesn't lag at all, but no noticeable improvement from previous generations of optical mice.

Cons:

- The buttons are extremely hard to press. I've never encountered any mice that had to be pressed as hard as this to get an action done. You feel like you have to push your wrist forward to push the button.
- The ergonomics of the mouse aren't there. It looks like its made to be comfortable to your hand, but it isn't. Hard to describe, but after awhile, I really noticed that my hand was stuck in a "claw" shape and started to ache a little bit.
- The magnifyer button... is way too small and hard to press. Also the location of the button, while it looks like it can be easily pressed with your thumb, in fact is not. Your finger has to reach forward to the mouse to press it, which means you will most likely move your mouse too, losing the position you wanted to magnify in the first place. As mentioned in other reviews, sometimes it gets stuck and you need to push it again to pop back up. Those of you thinking it can be used as a 'back' button will be pleased to know that it can be remapped, but also know that the button is not friendly for this usage.

The main problem I have with the mouse is really the buttons. With other mice, you don't think about clicking because the mouse is easy to press. But with this mouse, you want to press, look down, and realize the button still hasn't been pushed yet. Clicking should not require a conscious effort. Your mouse should not enter your mind when you use it, but in this case, every time you click you will be forced to remember to click just a little harder.

I've had this mouse for about 2 months and I've used it with both a notebook and a PC. I installed the software on the notebook and haven't had any major problems.

On the plus side: There are adjustable controls for the pointer, scrolling speed, and lots of other things. It's slightly smaller and much lighter than a regular mouse so it's easy to thrown in a bag with a notebook. There's a magnifying feature which may be very helpful for some users, but doesn't seem to do much for me.

On the minus side: The pointer can be a little erratic. I find it accurate enough but the movement is not as smooth as what you would get with a regular mouse. It can also be difficult to set an ideal scrolling/pointer speed. (The scroll wheel is very loose and it's not easy to scroll slowly through something.)

All that said, I'm satisfied with this mouse. I do not often use the scrolling wheel because of the problems with it. I never use the magnification feature. But for surfing online or writing a paper or playing solitaire on a notebook this mouse is sufficient. As a side note, my PC mouse just stopped working and I found that I can plug the USB adapter from the wireless mouse into my PC and the mouse works just fine on that computer without installing the software.

As far as the negative reviews go, I think some of those people must have gotten lemons. Of course, if lots of people end up with bad products that's something to think about. Also, if you're looking for something that feels and performs like the desktop mouse you're used to, this isn't it. But if you just want something convenient you can carry with your notebook, I think this mouse is alright. I certainly wouldnt pay the regular price for it. But if you can get it for about $30, I think it's worth it.

I read some negative comments about this mouse but I still decided to give it a try. After I got it, I do find some tracking issue as claimed by some other people only when I change the cursor speed to very fast. When I use the default setting the mouse works greatly.

pros:
compact
laser precision
ergonomic design
more buttons
pretty good tracking

cons:
some tracking issues when speed is very fast
more effort needed to click right button than my old MS 3000 mouse
not all buttons customizable
relative short receiver range(~1.5m)

In all, I would say it is a pretty good mouse and worth buying

I've been using Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse for over 1 year and quite satisfy with it, so when this finally hit market, I bought one without hesitation. However, it's rather disappointing.

The buttons become rather firm and pretty hard to press now, the mouse itself, has no ergonomic design and hard to hold, I wouldn't be surprised if your wrist/finger hurts after use this mouse.

The mouse comes with side button, works as a magnification(driver required), but, the button is poorly designed, after turn on with a single click, several clicks are needed to turn it off.

Pros:
Laser Technology(no noticeable benifit though)
Slim Design
Good built quality

Cons:
Poor side button
No ergonomic design
Hard to press button(it's a matter of taste, but I don't like it)

If you need a good notebook mouse, go for Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical, it's still the best notebook mouse, I'm still waiting for V400 though.

Bought this mouse for a new Thinkpad that was supposed to arrive already but was delayed in shipping. So, while waiting, I hooked it up to my IMAC. I am thrilled with this mouse. So much better than the mouse that came with my Mac. Very responsive and fun to use.
No problem holding the signal and I love the responsiveness and the scroll wheel. Suppose I will have to buy another for the Thinkpad since I can't see giving this one up!

A very excellent product that I can highly recommend.

Once a rating was given, it can't be changed. I'm not happy about the design of this feature. I know there are a team of Amazon SDEs behind the rating function. please fix it, guys!

After about 6 months, my 6000 stopped working. Lost tracking on almost all surfaces. Not sure what's the problem and I just can't fix it. Is it kinda trap M$ using to generate more revenue? Just want to reduce my rating to a single star!

Now, I'm using a logitech USB notebook laser mouse. It's feather-weight. Its old fashioned USB link works just fine. Can't agree more with another reviewer on "M$ makes software, Logitech makes mouse"

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I am a CS major and my Dell Latitude D610 stays with me more than 10 hours a day. After giving my last Microsoft wireless notebook mouse to a friend in China, I decided to try this one, an upgrade version with laser bean.

Again, Microsoft exceeds my expectation. The mouse looks more stylish than its ancestor Microsoft Wireless Optical USB Notebook Mouse BX3-0000. It uses an invisible laser bean to replace the annoying red bean for tracking, and delivers more precise tracking and fast response. It works on any surfaces - glass, palms, jeans, paper, and even my thigh :). The wireless adapter is smaller and no longer needs a twist to be clipped onto the bottom of the mouse. The 4-way wheel pleased me as much as it did on my Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer Optical 2.0 Wireless Mouse. It rolls smoothly and accelerates precisely as I browse through long programs and large Photoshop works.

I want to give it 4.7 stars due to a few design flaws. 1) You need to setup this mouse carefully using the latest Microsoft Mouse program. The complains in previous reviews are mainly caused by this problem. Once it's correctly setup, it will work just fine. 2) The two buttons are a little bit stiff to press, compared to the other Microsoft mice I have. Nevertheless, it's never caused a problem other than forcing me to press a little bit harder. It might be a headache if you play games that need a lot of clicks.

I had high hopes for this mouse. My requirements were 1) automatic shut off; 2) small usb adapter; 3) comfortable and easy to use.

Based on those requirements I was mostly happy. However, the problems with the mouse itself and the current release of the Intellipoint software outweigh my long term use of it.

First, I use the side buttons on my desktop mouse a lot. They are programmed to do certain keystrokes (such as close a browser tab) depending on the application I'm in.

This mouse, although the software claims to support that, fails miserably. Quite frankly, I have yet to be able to program the side mouse button to do anything but "zoom" on the screen, which is a worthless function to me.

Second, although the scroll wheel scrolls just fine, it has a serious problem with clicking. The pressure to click the scroll wheel is so much that you usually end up scrolling instead of clicking (make sense?).

In short, great idea, lousy implementation.

In it's defense, the laser works on just about everything, my jeans, the carpet, etc. and it allows you to store the receiver on the mouse itself when not in use.

The microsoft lazer mouse 6000 is probalbly he worst mouse I have ever owened. The mouse is hard to click on the buttons and the manifier button constantly sticks so that if you use it it is almost impossible to turn off. Unfortunately I have had great luck with microsoft hardware before and I discarded the packaging so I'm stuck with a piece of junk. I would advise anyone considering this mouse to not buy it and if you do save all the paperwork so you can return it. The mouse chasis is not even solid which probably is leading to the other problems

The mouse works well; but, I find the "buttons" to be quite stiff. there's not much weight to the mouse, so sometimes the force required to press the stiff "buttons" will cause me to mouse away form whatever I was attempting to click on...other than that, the mouse is great :)