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66 of 69 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sweet Little Rodent, December 21, 2006
If you've used Logitech mice, you know most of the stuff you need to. The VX Revolution is a neat little mouse that is small enough to take with you, and large enough to replace a desktop mouse if you want to. It isn't one of those tiny travel mice though, so if space is limited in your laptop case you might want to consider something else.
Insert the included AA battery, plug in the tiny USB receiver, and you're off to the races. If you want to use many of the additional features, like horizontal scrolling, zooming, search button, or to set the speed and acceleration, you need to install the Setpoint software. The included CD has what you need for Windows. Mac users will need to download it from the internet.
When not in use the receiver tucks neatly away inside the mouse. When you put the receiver away it shuts the mouse off, and when you remove it, the mouse turns on. There is also a small power button, should you choose to leave the USB plugged into your PC. According to the power meter, the single AA battery will provide 120 days of use. Time will tell how accurate that is.
As far as price goes, you probably can get a mouse with comparable features for a lot less money, but if you don't want to screw around, you won't likely be disappointed with this product.
One little problem is easily corrected. When I used the mouse the first time, I found that scrolling was pathetically slow in some windows (IE6), and didn't work at all in others. What you have to do is go into Setpoint, choose scrolling options, select Internet Explorer, and uncheck the box to "allow Super Smooth Scrolling", and you're back where you should be. I hope this saves others from the frustration of having to search through the Knowledge Base, or calling tech support (which for Logitech mice is NOT toll-free).
So far, I am pleased with this purchase...
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good, solid mouse, February 24, 2007
I have been using Logitech pointing devices more than 15 years. They are consistently the best quality and the easiest on my joints (since I develop software for a living). At this point I will use nothing else.
The VX is smaller than other Logitech mice (such as the MX 1000 I use at home), but it is reasonably weighted and has a good solid feel. Settings (speed, sensitivity, etc.) are quite customizable, as are all the buttons. It almost goes without saying that if you are going to use this mouse, install the accompanying software and update the software to the latest version from the Logitech website.
I especially like the way the wireless USB dongle stows away inside the mouse when not being used, also turning the mouse off to conserve the battery. As for the battery, it uses a single standard AA, and obtains a very reasonable lifetime out of it.
Even though this mouse is sold as a laptop mouse, and for which it is quite appropriate (it has a small, portable size, and packs up easily for travel), I would certainly use it as my permanent desktop mouse, if I didn't already have a really great mouse, already.
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98 of 111 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great mouse for Macs. More useful than the Revo MX, but overpriced., September 25, 2006
After using the new Revo MX and VX for about a week, I can say that the smaller VX is more useful for Macs in a couple ways. First of all, the Zoom slider on the VX can be programmed to zoom, click, adjust volume, switch application, eject a disc, or just about any other action. The equivalent thumb knob on the MX can only be set to zoom or application switch. Why this is, I don't know. But the Logitech drivers give the VX more flexibility. I also like that the VX takes just one AA battery. The MX has a sealed Lithium battery, so if you happen to run out, you must wait while the mouse recharges. With the VX, you simply pop in a new battery and you are good to go!
One shortcoming of the VX is that the much-hyped Gear Shift wheel does not automatically switch from smooth scrolling to click-by-click -- you have to manually flip a small switch on the bottom. For me, this makes the feature useless. In the middle of a long web page, I'm not going to pick up my mouse, flip it over, slide a switch and set it down again. So if you want it to automatically switch between the two modes, get the bigger MX model.
There are some nice Mac specific things: The search button bring up your Spotlight search -- NICE! You can get the forward and back buttons work better if you change the default keyboard shortcut from left and right arrow to [ and ] brackets. That way you can use forward and back in Finder windows, as well as any web browser -- really handy!
In a nutshell...
PROS
Much improved Mac OS X drivers (per application settings)
Silky smooth gliding
Incredibly accurate laser tracking (works even on high-gloss desks!)
Easy battery swapping
Very tiny USB receiver turns off the mouse when hidden away inside it
CONS
Expensive
Microgear scroll wheel pretty useless
Somewhat tiny if you usually rest your entire hand on your mouse.
Side scrolling is very slow on Mac, even at maximum setting. (you are best off just turning it off with the driver.)
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