Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000

by Microsoft

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 9.3 x 20.1 inches ; 4.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0012OKAP8
• Item model number: FHA-00001
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #41 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices > Keyboard & Mouse Combos
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the Manufacturer

Overview:

Elegant Design and Functionality The Microsoft® Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 brings the beauty of Windows® Aero™ to your desktop with a translucent design, floating keys, and instant access to Windows Flip 3D. Also includes the popular Comfort Curve keyboard design, a rechargeable High Definition laser mouse, and the freedom and confidence of 2.4 GHz wireless.

Features:

Flip 3D Experience this dynamic Windows Vista® feature by pressing a key or the mouse scroll wheel to display a 3D overlay of all open windows, and cycle through them.		Comfort Curve with Ultra-Thin Quiet Touch Keys Type more comfortably with this ergonomist-approved keyboard.		Translucent Border Brings the subtle elegance of Windows Aero to your desktop.
Rechargeable Mouse Status indicator flashes when batteries need charging. Mouse drops onto the stable, horizontal charging station to activate charging.		High Definition Laser Mouse Technology More responsive at 1000dpi, more precise at 6000 FPS and 85 MOPS, and smoother tracking.		Magnifier Just point and press the Magnifier button to enlarge and edit details.

Additional Features: 2.4-GHz Bluetooth Wireless Freedom - The mini-transceiver connects right out of the box at a range of up to 30 feet with virtually no interference. Floating "My Favorites" Keys - Customize these 3 touch-sensitive keys to instantly bring up the folders, files, and Web pages you use most. Battery Status Indicator - Tells you when your battery is running low. 4-Way Scrolling - Use the mouse tilt wheel to efficiently scroll side to side as well as up and down in worksheets, Web pages, and more.

System Requirements: Windows Vista®/Windows XP 100 MB Mac OS X v10.2.x-10.5.x 30 MB Powered USB port CD drive 2 AA alkaline batteries (included) 1 rechargeable NiMH battery (included)

Product Description

This dazzling duo brings the beauty of Windows Aero to your desktop with a translucent design, floating keys, and instant access to Windows Flip 3D. Your hands will be amazed at the ergonomically advanced Comfort Curve keyboard and rechargeable High Definition laser mouse.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Working Solution to Blinking Red light while in charger, May 25, 2009

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Shawn "Freibergs2002" (Lutz, FL, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 (Personal Computers)

I just purchased a new MS Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 for my desktop computer. I used it for a couple weeks on the initial charge, and everything was fine and working wonderfully, but then it was due for a recharging and it just would not charge, and instead presented me with a blinking red LED while on the charging base after just a minute of green-LED status preceding that.

I was all ready to take the new Microsoft Mouse back to where I purchased it. But, I went hunting on the Internet to see if other people were complaining about the mouse recharge issues... YES! COMMON.

And the Microsoft Laser Mouse 7000 will not recharge for a RIDICULOUS REASON - which, I have to wonder how many batteries are pitched and/or mouses are returned because of, where MS needs to provide a SIMPLE FIX (due to a simple design flaw) by way of a new battery and/or workaround.

MS Wireless Mouse 7000 DESIGN FLAW; SIMPLE FIX!
I came across a solution someone figured out, which *appears* to be working now, as my Microsoft mouse, with its small rechargeable Nickel-Metal-Hydride (NiMH) battery, is recharged again finally.

Symptoms / Debugging:
If you try to charge your mouse without a battery inside, you will see a red blinking LED on the top of the mouse [like the symptom you are experiencing during recharging attempts for previously unknown reasons]. If there is a battery in the mouse, and everything is functioning properly, that LED should be slowly blinking GREEN until it is fully charged, and then it should be solid green light.

Why do you get a red blinking LED / Light indicator instead of a green one, even with your NEW Microsoft Laser Mouse 7000, which presumably has a NEW rechargeable and fully functional battery?

Well, it turns out that the mouse has an internal switch/button/sensor positioned under the battery (when battery is installed) that senses the presence of the battery in the battery compartment. Unfortunately, the standard NiMH battery shipped with the Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 is too narrow of diameter and does not fully depress the battery-sensor switch, and the mouse acts as though no battery is present, even when it is.

Solution / Fixing Mouse Recharge Issues, Problem
The solution is to: 1) get a thicker battery (which, I have no idea where to find one) or more preferably, 2) wrap some paper and/or tape around the battery that came with the mouse - just enough to make the battery-diameter great enough to depress the switch under the battery.

I have taken the approach of rolling paper around the battery (2 or three turns around battery with normal letter paper I had cut into a strip the width of the battery) and taping the paper together on outside so as to prevent if from uncoiling itself. Then, I placed the battery back in the battery compartment an put the mouse on the base / recharger unit. Voila! It now charges.

Note: do not put so much paper around the battery as to make closing the battery holder compartment door impossible. My battery-cover door was a snug fit when I was done, but it worked.

Summary
I still can not help thinking how many of these otherwise-working mice are being thrown away and/or returned when Microsoft (or their designer, manufacturer, battery supplier, etc) made a rather simple design flaw error that has found its way into the market. Talk about LAME QUALITY CONTROL procedures! Simple test: assemble multiple Microsoft Mouse components, use, test, recharge, check for issues... BEFORE manufacturing and distributing a pile of mouse pointer devices that have an error that should be caught!

Well, so long as my Wireless Mouse 7000 Microsoft device is back to working and recharging consistently, I am OK with it. I generally like it otherwise. My ONLY other annoyance with it is the left-side navigation-buttons that are oddly small and positioned in a weird location for simple use (as compared to my older, and nearly perfect Microsoft wired Intellimouse Explorer 4.0 USB 5-button mouse). The ONLY reason I moved to the Laser Mouse 7000 was for the WIRELESS aspect, and if it recharges OK now, I will stick with it.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice desktop set, but mouse charging is questionable!, May 30, 2008

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Scott H. "scott11686" (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 (Personal Computers)

I've owned quite a few Microsoft and Logitech keyboards and mice. This desktop set is definitely one of the better experiences I've had right out of the box. The keys are quiet (except the space bar) and the overall look is an improvement for Microsoft. The mouse is also comfortable and very accurate.

What I'm not thrilled about:

1) chrome banding is peeling off the keyboard. (Replacement did not exhibit this issue).
2) mouse has slightly sharp edges on the lower right edge along the chrome banding. (replacement did not exhibit this issue).
3) Mouse back button is set too far back (something Microsoft has been doing with most of their newer mice).
4) No caps lock, num lock, F key lock lights on mouse charger base. I would have preferred the mouse charge base to connect via USB and support these lights.
5) 2.4Ghz wireless security is questionable. Microsoft has been dinged recently for their poor and easily cracked 27Mhz wireless security. It remains to be seen how secure the 2.4Ghz wireless is, but I suspect its not very secure since Microsoft makes no mention of its security.

**New issue as of 10/13/2008**
Mouse does not reliably charge. After about 2-3 minutes of charging, very often, the mouse LED will change from slow blinking green to fast blinking red, indicating a charging problem. I have tried swapping the entire Desktop set for a newer production build (July, 2008) and the new unit had the exact same issue right out of the box. I had to keep removing and replacing the mouse on the charge stand about 10 times before it would charge fully.

I even tried a Duracell NiMH battery and had the exact same result. IMO, there is a hardware design issue with the charging circuit. The chip seems to be hyper sensitive and throws itself into "alarm" mode too easily.

Microsoft is clueless to this issue and is in denial mode. Others on various forums complain about this same issue.

Stay tuned for another update**

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice, except ..., May 14, 2008

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Robert L. Cronin "Bob" (Hyde Park, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 (Personal Computers)

I agree with all the other reviews. This is a very nice product. However, for me, there are a couple of minor negatives that I think bear mentioning. First, the escape key and function keys are "chicklet-style" keys, not full size keys. Second, the function keys are not arranged into groups (either 4 groups of 3 or 3 groups of 4 like on most other keyboards I have used in the past 5 years). They are all mooshed together in one long horizontal row. My job involves using applications that have a LOT of function key use and this change is causing me major grief. I might be able to get used to it after a while, but this, combined with the small chicklet keys has made every attempt to press a certain function key an exercise in uncertainty. Finally, there is no "sleep" key on this keyboard. I always put my PC's into sleep mode when I am not using them and not having the sleep key that I had on my previous two keyboards is a minor annoyance. I've looked at some of MS's other keyboard offerings and the Wireless Laser Desktop 3000's keyboard does not have the function key issues this one does. I may pick up one of those too and move this 7000 to another PC that I don't use for work.