4.65
I've had this mouse for over a year, so i have an extense experience with it. I rate it 4.65 because some flaws that diminishes the experience with it but anyway it's a very good mouse for laptop users with built-in bluetooth.
PROS:
+ Stylish
+ Good size: not too big, not too small
+ Good battery life: 2 weeks aprox with 900 mAh rechargable batteries. Also has a on/off switch to save power when you're not using it.
+ Excellent media controls: I think it's the only 3in1 bluetooth device on the market. Mouse, remote control for music and video and presentator
+ Easy to use: discoverable mode & play. No "pin". Also it's very easy to find the latest software, and there's no need for too much documentation.
+ Extra functions: a lot of extra functions like magnify, 3d desktop flip, game macros, programs shortcuts, etc.
+ Carryng case: take your mouse wherever you want without concern of damaging it. It has space for the dongle too.
+ Sleep mode: after a while of no use it goes to sleep mode to save power and the recovery time it's pretty fast, you almost don't notice it.
CONS:
- Operative system functionality: the biggest flaw that has several implicances. Although it's not a problem of the hardware itself, looks that microsoft wasn't very meticulous with the drivers. I've read several reviews that point that has a lot connection problems, but i've personally never had. Probably this is the main cause for that, because of viruses and stuff.
First and the most annoying its the sloppy functionality when a heavy duty process is running like, for example, gaming. Forget about gaming. I can't even play starcraft without getting the pointer jammed. Also it losses connection once in a while.
Nevertheless the sloppy functionality can be solved turning off/on or with the dongle. When you connect the dongle it's like magic. Anyway this makes no much sense, beacuse you don't use the built-in bluetooth, the prime reason i bought this mouse. Better get a cheaper wireless mouse instead.
2nd, WinXP (at least with IntelliPoint 6). A lot of extra funcions do not work on this system like magnify or digital ink. Also it can't coexist with touchpad drivers. All these work fine on vista and seven, but on seven some extra functions have conflicts with the windows administrator.
I've tried it on ubuntu also and it does have connection problems. Works fine until you reboot. After that you have to discover it again and sometimes it doesn't recognizes it. Also forget about IntelliPoint and presentation mode.
- Scroll wheel: too smooth scrolling and the wheel button it's kinda stiff. It should have the scrolling clicks. This becomes very annoying when you try to open links in another tabs on Firefox with the wheel button, when you're scrolling tabs or when you try to switch weapons on 1st & 3rd person shooters; it's very hard to open new tabs at first try, to get to the specific tab you're looking for without get passed and select the exact weapon you want. It's very frustrating because these are the primary functions that i give to wheels & wheel buttons. This also makes the horizontal scrolling almost useless.
- Side buttons: these are in a strange position so you have to change the position of the hand to press them. Also, this mouse was designed for ambidextrous so if you're right handed, you almost never use the right side button because of the strange position.
- Presentaion/Media button: you have to press a button to turn your mouse to presentator or remote controller. The problem is that it's placed in the top between the primary buttons and below the wheel. This means that you can accidentally press it in the middle of a presentation and get out of the presentation mode.
- Included Documentation: almost useless. Luckly it's very easy to use and there no need for it.
In despite of the previous flaws, these are minor compared to the commodity that this mouse offers to mobile users with laptops for a fair price. Just turn on and play, and sooner or later you get used to this mentioned flaws. Like I said above, great piece of hardware.
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| Customer Rating | (235) | (376) | (1026) | (82) | (17161) |
| Price | $69.99 | $49.95 | $19.99 | $69.99 | $58.99 |
| Sold By | ENVY TECH ELECTRONICS | Detroit Packing Co. | antonline | LAPAKI | Amazon.com |
| Color | Black ? Gray | Black | Azul | Grey/Silver | Black |
| Connectivity Technology | Wireless | Wireless | bluetooth | Wireless | HDMI |
| Hardware Interface | USB, Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth | USB, Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Item Dimensions | 9.56 x 5.69 x 3.06 inches | 3.61 x 2.23 x 1.5 inches | 3.75 x 2.25 x 1 inches | 9.25 x 9.25 x 3.5 inches | 5.18 x 2.17 x 0.56 inches |
| Item Weight | 0.65 lbs | — | 2.22 ounces | 1.57 lbs | 2.90 ounces |
| Platform | No Operating System | Windows Vista, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows RT | Windows 8 | Windows | Windows 10 |
| Sensor Technology | Laser | Laser | Blue Track | Laser | — |
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The best and, likely, only presenter mouse ever. It's a shame no other companies seem to want to make something similar, and Microsoft discontinued it. Bluetooth (so no wireless dongle hogs the one USB of some laptops/MS Surfaces), small and portable, and flips to present PowerPoints or even control media with the volume keys and the prev/next keys. Even the pause presentation button works as Play/Pause. Adequate laser pointer as well. Get some rechargeable batteries and this thing is actually very efficient on them. Swap out the charged set and you're good to go. Would be nice to see one of these with its own recharging dock, but oh well.
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