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I would recommed it to any one. This is a very good product works great.
I tried my usual no mousepad setup and found the pointer skittered around too often. The scroll is a little choppy, but it's a vast improvement over the Logitech mouse it's replacing, which scrolled madly when I barely touched it. I've purchased a Microsoft Intellimouse Optical before, so I went into this installation already being familiar and comfortable with the four button plus scroll wheel that I'm already using on my other computer. Weirdly, while the mouse didn't do well straight on my desk surface, I'm using a hard and mostly smooth mousepad and it's working fine. The buttons all work the way intended.Overall, this is a good basic workhorse mouse; nothing really fancy but worth its modest cost. I made the initial mistake of plugging in the mouse before installing the software and ended up having to go back to the beginning and start over (following the directions this time) because the software wouldn't load with the new mouse already attached, saying I didn't meet the system requirements (I'm running Vista Home Premium).It's a really good mouse, but not necessarily a great mouse. I don't like how light it is; I ended up having to run the cord around a speaker behind my monitor because the weight of it kept pulling the mouse off of my desk.
My other mice have not experienced that problem. And with a deeply discounted price from the last time I've seen it, I'm sorely tempted to pick up another just for the heck of it.Five buttons are placed very conveniently (not all packed into one area for you to fumble around with), and the scroll wheel is nice and solid.My only problem was that the mouse would begin to discolor very easily with heavy use (I used it primarily for gaming when I owned it). I have gone through nearly fifteen different mice, but this mouse is still one of my favorites. While undoubtedly outclassed by now, the comfort and ease of use of this mouse still lingers in my mind.
This is the best mouse available for left-handed use.The mouse is truly symmetrical, it has 5 buttons and works on PC or Mac.Microsoft has good, decent drivers for the Mac and the PC.On the mac, my configuration is:left button - secondary clickright button - clickmiddle button - command + click (great for selecting multiple items on a list)left side button - type F11 (expose)right side button - type F9 (show desktop)this works great for me.note: to configure "type f11" to work in the mouse control panel, I select "keystroke", then type control-f11, then uncheck the control checkbox.This lets you use expose with the mouse.
Years of left clicking has worn the button down (for me) and it has become hyper sensitive to clicking. Its a great mouse. But thats after 5ish years of heavy use. Some times it will double click from only one click or it may forget that you were holding it down and release when its still being pressed. All the buttons work well, good for gaming IMO, and its older then everything I'm using on my computer right now. But its getting old.
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