Customer Reviews

Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Yea...I know, Microsoft calls it a "Gaming Mouse", well, it's really not. As others have said, the side buttons are not convenient for that. But...for its intended purpose...a mouse, it is superb. I'm not sure about the person who had troubles with the magnifier button, mine works perfectly and there is no jerking of the "window" as it moves across the screen. Perhaps they had a slower machine? Microsoft recommends a 233MHz minimum and Windows 2000 or XP. From Microsoft's site, it is an 800 DPI mouse with up to 6000 "frames" per second. That is, it reads the laser's position 6000 times a second. I haven't found a surface where it doesn't work. I replaced one of Microsoft's optical mice (Wheel Mouse Optical) with this for better resolution...works perfectly. I'm very happy with it "as a mouse" for computer stuff...not playing games (that's just not my thing...but for lots of folks it is their thing).

Smooth, easy to use, works perfectly for me.

I've rarely had bad experiences with Microsoft mice or keyboards. Usually they tend to have above average design and put thought into the product.

They evidently didn't hire the "good" designer to work on this product however as this mouse has 2 glaring faults.

#1: The shallow height and shape of the mouse is such that it offers no support for your hand whatsoever. This causes hand strain and inconsistent hand placement as you use it. You never get the feeling that your hand is in "the right position".

#2: The side buttons are in brain dead locations. Why this is I have no idea, as other Microsoft models put the left side button right where your thumb would be if you move your thumb up slightly (the way it should be). On this "gaming" mouse the left thumb button is much too far forward causing you to have to practically re-adjust your grip on the mouse just to press it. Couple this with problem #1 and the lack of surface contact with your hand causes the mouse to skew under your hand as you press the button thus turning your player to one side when you didn't intend to. Just what you don't want when throwing a grenade.

The right button is sort of click-able with your pinky and is actually the more accessible button, but it feels more due to luck than planning.

I have to wonder if they even tested this design with any gamers at all before putting it out on the street.

I give it 2 stars because for the attempt at wireless feel with the thin cord, and it looks visually appealing. Calling this a "gaming" mouse however and charging a premium for it is a joke you should spare yourself being the butt of.

Rating: Not Recommended.

I used this mouse for about a year on my work PC, and after that time it stopped working (the laser went out). So, I called Microsoft support and with just a few questions answered they shipped me out the latest and greatest version of the mouse absolutely free, without the hassle of returning the broken device. Microsoft has done this for me with their hardware time and time again and that's why I keep buying it... sure they devices may go out after a year or two of use but with a simple phone call I can get them upgraded and replaced for free.

When my old mouse went out on me earlier this week I found myself quickly having to scan online reviews and find a replacement. My first try was the Logitech G5 due to its great reviews online, and visualy appealing design. When I got it home and hooked it in, it did look nice and I loved the textured feel to it. However, after 2 days of using it, with much of that time spent gaming, I found that the steep arch of the mouse, and the weight to it wasnt comfortable at all. My wrist was getting sore.

So after returning the G5 I next started looking for a nice laser mouse that wasnt so high or heavy. I dont have large hands, and the Logitech mice are all way too big to fit me comfortably it seems. This Microsoft mouse is perfect. Its flatish, very light, and has great accuracy. The best part is my wrist doesnt hurt when using it for extended periods of time like it did on the Logitech G5 - great product here!

My only concern about the mouse is the 2 side buttons arnt placed the best. The Thumb button is a bit of a stretch to hit - it doesnt rest comfortably under your thumb while using the mouse. And the ring-finger button rests right under the spot where I sometimes find myself pusing to move the mouse left, and it can accidently get clicked then. I wouldnt reccomend binding these keys for use in FPS gaming until you get very used to the mouse and wont accidently hit them.

I don't get all the complaints about this mouse. I have one and I game with it a lot. I agree that the button placement is less than ideal, but it's not an impediment. That's about the only gripe I can find with it.

I like that I can magnify things on the desktop, it makes low-contrast webpages easy to read, and I like that you can assign functions to every button based on what application you are running. For instance, I assign the "gaming toggle" to the pinky button, which allows me to set whatever tracking speed reduction I choose to toggle on/off with that button. Perfect when looking through a sniper scope.

There are definitely going to be better "serious gaming" mice out there, but for ~$30-40, I haven't seen one.

This is one of the best mouse for general use and great for gaming because it blazing fast plus it has plenty of buttons to program your games to it. I would hightly recommended also to all mac user it is mac user friendly. I use it on my mac and had no major problems plus its laser which is way better than optical mouses.

This mouse is laser so it tracks better than any optical mouse. It has never lost the tracking on my mouse pad. Use mouse pad that are mono-tone, i.e. one color. I noticed PC suppliers are now shipping PC with baby hand-size mouse. Well I have long fingers and a long palm, this mouse fits well in my hands. I don't know what all the whining is about the layout of buttons, they work just fine for me. I set the wheel to "autoscroll", the extra left to "back" and extra right to "magnify". This mouse is not some lightweight laptop mouse, it stays put on the pad and I just have to slide it. My hand never feels fatigue.

There is one flaw that pisses me off, the Microsoft innovation "Intellimouse" driver does not keep the pointer speed setting after a reboot. Thus after each reboot, I have to go into mouse properties and shift the pointer speed one notch slower from the middle default. I have the latest mouse driver and its the same damn thing with the speed setting...

This is a solid mouse. I gave up on blue tooth and other wireless mice. This one is super accurate on any surface, and I definately have two surfaces that put the others to the challenge (they failed). One is a marble counter top, the other is a simple desk with a varnish.

I bought three...

This mouse is easy to use, it has 5 buttons, but like the review title says, this mouse will wake your computer up from screen saver mode randomly, this happens about a minute or so after your computer enters screen saver mode, the screen saver will exit without you ever touching or moving the mouse, it has something to do with the way this mouse was built, perhaps its too sensitive who knows, i tried it on 2 different computers one with windows xp and another one with windows vista and this happened in both instances, the only way to get around this issue is to either use screen saver that ignores mouse events (the type that only exits on keyboard stroke) or if you flip the mouse upside down. I've had this mouse for about 4 years and it's also developed another problem, if you press and hold left mouse button (to drag and drop something) you have to press it really hard or else the button will release by itself.

The left and right click buttons are very difficult to operate. The mouse only works within a foot or so from the laptop.