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Product ReviewsMicrosoft Wireless Explorer Mouse
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 Rating: Review Date: 01/09/10  |
Cons: - Uncomfortable to hold- Side buttons hard to reach- Weird behavior in basic Windows 7 apps- No perceivable increase in precision from "BluTrack"
Pros: - Does not lag when system is under load.- Pretty blue light |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/03/09 |
Cons: Battery last only few days
Pros: Works on almost every surfaceRechargableSize is just fitLight Comment:
It works on many surface. I like its size, not too small or big. It's much lighter and it recgargable.But one last few days after charge, compare to my other MS wireless, new battery last for months. |
I replaced my Logitech MX620 with this and I'm kind of regretting it. In the past, I've had nothing but praise for Microsoft mice (the Intellimouse Explorer and Wheelmouse Optical are two of my all-time favorites). Typically, they just work. No mucking with drivers. Just plug in and go. In that regard, this mouse only half works.For most things (like web browsing) it's fine, but it performs poorly in places you'd least expect; Windows applications. For example, it scrolls REALLY fast in windows explorer. In thumbnail view, I can go from top to bottom in a folder with over 500 pictures in no more than one roll of the wheel! And changing the mouse sensitivity settings does nothing but make it unusable in other apps where it performs normally. Yet, in Windows Photo Viewer, you have to spin the wheel like crazy to zoom a photo in/out. I thought this was one area I'd never have to worry about my choice of mouse. Guess I was mistaken.The thing is also uncomfortable to hold. It is designed for you to use the undersides of your fingers for clicking, whereas I'm used to using the tips. The side buttons are almost impossible to reach at the same time without shifting your hand on the mouse. Maybe my thumb is unnaturally short, I don't know.Overall, despite all of MS's hype about BluTrack, there is no perceptible increase in precision or accuracy over my MX620 laser mouse. The one area it seems to have an advantage over the Logitech is with regards to lag. The MX620 would lag terribly when the system was under heavy load or using full network bandwidth, almost like it's battery was failing (I checked and this was not the case). The Explorer didn't seem to have any problems here.Unfortunately, its weird behavior in basic things such as photo viewing, high price, and uncomfortable design make it hard to recommend.