Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2.0
Back in early December, I purchased the Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2.0. It's a great wireless mouse. Does have all the buttons all over it like their Explorer mice, but it does have the standard two buttons plus a scroll wheel that not only scrolls up and down, but can rock left and right providing a full range of page scrolling.
This is my first wireless mouse, and the one thing that concerned me was battery life. If I had to keep replacing the batteries, I was likely not to use it much. The box said it would last six months on a pair of AA's. That isn't bad at all, only twice a year. But, I didn't actually expect it to last that long. For one thing, I do use the mouse quite a bit, probably more than average use. Plus, this mouse doesn't have an off button, it is always on. So, I figured that they gave the six month figure as the best you can expect under some rare circumstance. Well, I have now had the mouse for five months, and the battery indicator is still in the good range. Looks like I will probably get the six months usage that I was promised.
Anyone loking for a good mouse might want to consider this. It's optical, so accuracy and no maintenance are nice (If you don't have an optical mouse, you need to upgrade to one, even if it's a cheap one). Plus, the scroll wheel is very smooth, on other mice you can usually hear the clicks as you turn the wheel, this mouse is silent. It even looks stylish too. And you can beat not having a cord.
This is my first wireless mouse, and the one thing that concerned me was battery life. If I had to keep replacing the batteries, I was likely not to use it much. The box said it would last six months on a pair of AA's. That isn't bad at all, only twice a year. But, I didn't actually expect it to last that long. For one thing, I do use the mouse quite a bit, probably more than average use. Plus, this mouse doesn't have an off button, it is always on. So, I figured that they gave the six month figure as the best you can expect under some rare circumstance. Well, I have now had the mouse for five months, and the battery indicator is still in the good range. Looks like I will probably get the six months usage that I was promised.
Anyone loking for a good mouse might want to consider this. It's optical, so accuracy and no maintenance are nice (If you don't have an optical mouse, you need to upgrade to one, even if it's a cheap one). Plus, the scroll wheel is very smooth, on other mice you can usually hear the clicks as you turn the wheel, this mouse is silent. It even looks stylish too. And you can beat not having a cord.