Logitech MediaPlay Cordless Mouse 931176

Wow, this mouse is great. For the longest time, I was afraid of getting a cordless mouse, for fear of poor reception/interference/tracking and limited battery life, but I think this mouse has mostly eliminated those fears. I'm a huge Logitech fan, and this mouse only increases that. My advice is to go to a B&M store (I went to Office Depot) to actually feel the mouse before buying, if you are very picky. Pros (in my mind): 1) Scroll wheel has obvious detentes (clicks, for those who like to scroll page-by-page), which the MX1000 did not have 2) Tilt wheel, so that one can scroll left/right as well as up/down using the same scroll wheel. 3) Extra thumb buttons: by default, "forward"/"back" functions for web-browsing. I'm a Mozilla user, and I remapped mine to "close tab" (Ctrl+F4) and "open link in a new tab" (middle-click); note for "forward"/"back" mapping in Mozilla, use "alt+left arrow"/"alt+right arrow". 4) Cordless design for those who like that. Supposedly 6 month battery life...we'll see. But in any case, it uses AA batteries, which are plentiful and long-lasting in my household (both alkaline and NiMH). 5) Ambidextrous, comfortable, curvacious design. When test-holding different mice at Office Depot, I liked the feel of the Mediaplay better than the MX510 and MX1000. To each their own, test-hold the mice for yourself. 6) Media functions will work after a minimalist driver install (I used Setpoint 2.14 from [...] CD is still unopened. 7) If you use the provided "extension dock," moving this mouse from one computer to another is super-easy, by just removing the USB receiver (looks like a USB flash drive) and plug it in elsewhere! Cons (in my mind): 1) Cannot reassign the 5 media buttons (vol up/down, playpause, previous/next) with the software, as far as I know. I thought I was getting an 11-button (11 custom functions) mouse, but really it's more like a 6-button mouse with extra media features (which are nice, but I prefer FULL control. Also, I'm used to having a longer list of programmable features for mouse buttons, but all of my needs are on the list. 2) Setpoint driver trumps my old Logitech mouseware. I currently have my old Logitech C48 (FirstMouse Wheel) plugged into PS/2, but it no longer double-clicks when I middle-click (what I assigned). All-in-all highly recommended! Read more

As many other have said, this mouse is awesome especially when it comes to the extra features such as Back/Forward, horizontal scrolling, forward/backward (song, clip), volume control. However, like many other cordless mouse, this is is heavy and thus decreases its ergonomic. Not a good thing to use for an extensive amount of time (such as at work or playing games all day). The zoom function while might appears to be good for some users is especially not good for me since I play games and use Firefox, the scroll button (when you click the scroll wheel) was captured by SetPoint and I have not found out a way to release it to the applications. So I have to live with not using the wheel button for many shortcuts. I would appreciate it if the wheel mouse button can be released in the settings of setpoint. CHANGED: I have found out how to do it. I set it to generic button and voila everything falls into place. This is awesome. Can't change my stars to 5/5 though. Overall I would recommend this mouse to average user. But beware, it would strain your wrist with its weight. Read more

I am writing this review because a couple of years ago I bought a Kennsington SlimBlade as a backup cordlessless mouse. The Kennsington is very sleek and streamlined and has a much smaller USB adapter than the Logitech, which is equivelant to a bucket with a hole in it in my situation! As it turns out, the SlimBlade was an unnecessary expense because afterward buying it I found limited purpose for totting my laptop around. The Kennsington sat in my laptop bag for 2 years unused. Subsequently, when I did finally get around to using it it did not work. Meaning my laptop detects it and the LED on the device lights up, but that's about all the life that it exihibits. As for my Logitech MediaPlay, it has remained my true-blue go to. The MediaPlay performs with excellence as a wireless mouse and offers the benefit of being a great multimedia controller, with a full range of usefulnesses. I control iTunes, DVD/CD functions, and volume controls with it. I am no mouse expert, just a guy who knows what he likes. This is it. Newer mouses will come and go... and some will forever be paperweights. If you have a specific function for a mouse that is not covered by the MediaPlay best of luck with your search. For my needs I have found my oasis! Read more

This is the best mouse ever, they do not make them any more! This one turned up with the wireless usb dongle so was useless. Read more

I bought the mouse after a great rebate brought the price down to under $20 bucks. I've had it for 2 weeks and have been somewhat satisfied so far. The ergonomics as mentioned in the other reviews arent that comfortable as a Microsoft mouse. The mouse is indeed to thin as I find that my ring finger often rests on the table and not the mouse. This is something that I dont mind for the price I paid for a cordless mouse. However, for the past 2 days the mouse has been acting up. It will go act as if the - volume button is stuck and keep on reducing the volume. And sometimes by pressing the + volume button, it will act as pause. This is in addition to the cursor not going where it should too (Kinda acts like a drunk driver). I don't know if this has happened to anyone before, but I am pretty sure its the mouse as I've been using the same computer for 4 years no problems. If anyone else gets this problem, please let other know as normally Logitech is a very reliable company. . Read more

it's an old mouse, and doesn't run on 2.4GHz (so it doesn't' have the range). That said, it makes a good portable mouse. I wouldn't spend more than $10-$15 on it though. Read more