Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical

This is the best laser mouse ever. It's unfortunate that Microsoft stopped manufacturing it. This was absolutely the king mouse. Sure, it didn't have a bunch of extra buttons or support macros, but it was reliable, built sturdy, and precise. Read more

I spent a great deal of time reading reviews of all the available optical "mice". I was prepared to spend whatever was necessary to get just the right mouse, too... so this Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse wasn't chosen because it's low-priced. I chose it because it had a high percentage of positive reviews both on Amazon and on other sites. I'm not a big gamer per se (I leave that to my son), but I do play a bit online so I didn't want to buy the slowest mouse on the market. I also didn't want a notebook size mini mouse... but I am a woman and so I didn't want a mouse that fits well in Paul Bunyan's hand but not in mine. I really like the lightweight aspect of this mouse and the size is just right. It has a graceful curve to its shape that makes it a bit more streamlined (and therefore fits my hand better) than the beer belly mouse I'm replacing. And after much consideration, I opted for this standard 3-button mouse rather than a 5-button. I wanted the possibility of those added buttons... but I know me... and those extra 2 buttons are right where I rest my thumb on the mouse. I have no doubt I'd be accidentally clicking buttons with my thumb constantly. So I decided less was more and chose the 3-button. That gives me a left-click, right-click and a wheel that serves as a button, too. With that wheel button, I programmed it for the one extra web-surfing button I've always wanted: a back button. So I'm a happy camper. This mouse has great control, flies across the screen with enough speed that I can play my games, is a comfortable fit for a woman, lightweight, and nicely constructed. An excellent mouse for $20. Read more

I got my first computer when I was about 11 years old. This is the mouse that was given to me with the computer. I don't remember if it was brand new or if it had been used before. I would play all kinds of stupid, click-intensive games. Now, about 7 years later, the mouse has only just started to give me problems. What kind of problems? I'll click something, and it thinks I double-clicked. That's all. But it gets really annoying in some programs. So I what did I do? I went to amazon.com and ordered the exact same mouse. Because I think 7+ years is pretty good for a piece of computer hardware that's used as often as a mouse. And if you flick the scrolly wheel, it scrolls really fast :) I got my new mouse in the mail today and, after plugging it into my computer, I have noticed very few differences between the new and old mouse: 1. The new mouse knows the difference between clicking and double-clicking. 2. The buttons and scrolly wheel on the new mouse feel a little more stiff. But the way the mouse moves, the speed and accuracy are the same on both mice. I should probably also mention that the speed and accuracy are very good on this mouse. I would also like to mention a few random things you might want to know: 1. The mouse is white, so it does get dirty. But I've found that it comes clean easily with just a damp paper towel. 2. The cord is kind of short. I don't know the exact length, but my desk is built so the computer goes on the left, and the cord doesn't go far enough to bring the mouse to the right side of the keyboard. To fix this, I just use a USB extension cord, which has actually proved to be convenient, because for whatever reasons, the mouse is the one piece of hardware that I unplug the most often, and now I don't have to pull my whole computer out of my desk, which is difficult because of other short cords, just to unplug the mouse. This is a very good mouse. You know I think so, otherwise I wouldn't have bought it again :) I would recommend it to anybody. Read more

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I have another one of these that works perfectly fine, but I think it's got to be a good 10 years old, and it's worn and dingy, so I was happy to see I could get a fresh new one. It's a good mouse for working, and for playing the very occasional game of Millipede (Centipede on steroids - great game, fwiw). It has great reaction time, decent precision, and solid buttons. Not too big, not to small. Well-engineered...nice little red light at the base. However, ever since I got this one, I'm having issues with the Windows 7 Mouse and Keyboard software, I think. I've uninstalled and reinstalled it, which has helped, although I'm still having issues turning-off the magnify effect, which is what I use the wheel button for. It turns on perfectly, but it doesn't like to turn off. It always does, eventually, but at its whim. I know it's being registered, because I get a popup showing two mice with buttons pressed if I hold the button down. It seems to go into some kind of scrolling magnify combo. I tried the old mouse again, for kicks, and the computer changed the software driver, and magnify works properly again. These look and work mostly the same as the old ones, but the magnify not shutting-off (and having my lines skipped when using the scroll wheel sometimes change to 15...I like 4) deserves knocking it down a notch. I should probably investigate this or enter a support ticket on Microsoft's website, as I strongly suspect there's a driver issue with this model. Read more