Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 v1 ( B7T-00001 )

by Microsoft

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13 x 8 x 3 inches ; 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A6NUVU
• Item model number: B7T-00001
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 2, 2004

Product Description

From the manufacturer

This wireless desktop offers High Definition Technology for smoother tracking and unprecedented precision and performance. The Comfort Curve Design offers sophisticated style and superior comfort.

Features

High definition laser technology: The mouse offers the latest Microsoft high definition laser technology for tighter precision, greater responsiveness, and smoother tracking.

Zoom Slider: Easily zoom in on pictures, maps, documents, and Web pages—without taking your hand off the keyboard.

Comfort Curve design: The stylish, curved design of this wireless keyboard helps your hands and wrists rest more naturally for greater comfort.

Magnifier: It's easy to point and click to enlarge and edit detail.

Wireless freedom: Experience the ease and convenience that wireless keyboards and mouse products offer, and say good-bye to tangled cords and clutter.

Product Description

Proprietary Microsoft High Definition Laser Technology makes this mouse respond quicker and offers more control. The new mouse Magnifier tool enlarges and edits any section of the screen, and the Tilt Wheel enables horizontal & vertical scrolling. The comfortable keyboard with a Zoom Slider and My Favorites Keys makes accessing and viewing documents, spreadsheets and images more convenient. Experience wireless joy and laser precision with the Wireless Laser Desktop 6000. Battery - 4 x AA type OS Required - Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition, Apple MacOS X 10.2 - 10.4.x

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good, October 20, 2005

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Douglas Ferguson "fergymunster" (Philadelphia PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 v1 ( B7T-00001 ) (Personal Computers)

Bought this to replace my desktop elite also from Microsoft.Installation was simple.What I noticed right away is how precise and quick the laser mouse is.Much improvement over the intellimouse explorer 2.0.It's got a magnification button that is a nice feature as it can expand and contract.Also very comfortatable and a good fit with your hand.The keyboard is nice too although not revolutionary.It's your basic upscale type of Microsoft keyboard and what's nice about it is that the keys are white.I prefer white over black.Also the mouse and keyboard are in an attractive silver and grey.It would have been nice if they found a way to light the keys.Anyway,it's worth the price as the mouse steals the show.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect, November 19, 2005

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T. Stephenson "AZdreamer" (Birmingham, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 v1 ( B7T-00001 ) (Personal Computers)

Terrific mouse: Very accurate and the zoom function a great tool. Keyboard has a light touch plus the white keys are easy to see in a darkened room. 5 configurable hot keys plus dedicated ones for mail, internet etc.

28 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Works Fine, But Has Irritations, January 11, 2006

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David A. Lessnau (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 v1 ( B7T-00001 ) (Personal Computers)

Instead of the Logitech MX3100 I wanted, my wife bought me this for Christmas. Perhaps because it's not what I wanted, that's clouding my judgement a tad and affecting my rating (I don't think so, but it's possible).

Anyway, for positives, this keyboard/mouse combo works fine. Functionally, I have no problems with it. The keyboard, though not separated into distinct left/right hand segments like my old Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro, is comfortable and I easily adjusted to it (mostly). The mouse is a bit smaller than my old Logitech MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse and since it uses regular batteries and doesn't sit in a charger, my desktop is just a wee bit neater. That's primarily because I can place the receiver more out of the way, but also because I no longer have to run yet another power cord from my desk to my UPS. I also prefer the smooth feel and behavior of the scroll wheel's up/down direction over that of the Logitech.

My negatives for this combo are mostly due to preferences. First, and most annoying, the shape of the mouse seems to taper too much towards the top and the material it's made of is pretty slick: it feels like the mouse wants to slip out of my hand when I use it (mostly on the thumb side). Second, I'm not very happy with the placement of the back/forward buttons: they're above the thumb in a way that makes it a conscious effort for me to use them (this is after three weeks). Also, though I prefer this mouse's up/down scroll wheel behavior, I much prefer the Logitech's side-to-side scroll wheel behavior. The only difficulty I have with the keyboard is that it feels more "plasticky" than my old one. This translates into my still losing a keystroke or two (usually capitalizing letters). Note that I'm pretty sure that's a problem with my typing and not with the keyboard losing keystrokes.

Again, this keyboard/mouse combo works fine. All my negatives are purely personal preferences. But, that's why I rate it at only an OK 3 stars out of 5.

EDIT: I've been using this keyboard/mouse combo for 5 months now, and I thought I should update the review. First, and most importantly, I've come to the conclusion that the occasional missed keystroke (usually while capitalizing) is a function of the keyboard, not me. It's still happening. Second, I still haven't gotten used to the location of the back/forward thumb buttons. So, I'd say that's an actual ergonomic problem and not one of my preferences. Given that, I'd lower my rating from 3 stars to 2 stars if I could.