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Kensington Mouse-in-a-Box Optical Pro (PC/USB Mac) | List Price: $49.99
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Platform: Windows NT
Brand: Kensington
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 5 years warranty
Features: - FELLOW Desktop Organizer
- Sold as 1 EA
The mouse has button problems [Posted on 2002-02-09]
I bought this mouse after my original dell mouse gave up. I was excited by the potentials of so many programmable buttons and it worked great in the beginning. After a while the main button stopped working. When I click on something, it clicks it with a double click (even though it's set for a single click). When I try to click and drag, it doesn't hold onto the object I'm clicking and dragging on (Making it impossible to work with in PhotoShop or highlighting text). When I'm browsing the web, if I scroll through the page quickly it will take me back to previous page (very annoying). I'm running on Win 98. It has a good vision, but the execution will disappoint.
Good design, good software, wonderful service! [Posted on 2002-02-20]
This is the best computer peripheral I've ever purchased. One day God decided to remind me that I'm a psychology student and not a computer programmer, which he accomplished by interrupting my successful web design career with debilitating carpal tunnel syndrome. So I went out looking for an optical mouse (and braces, and an ergo keyboard, and a better chair, and a big big bottle of ibuprofen). Thus I came upon the Kensington MIAB Optical Pro. Now look -- I can even waste keystrokes typing silly reviews on Amazon [.com]! With four buttons plus a clickable scroll wheel, this mouse offers a great many opportunities to reduce wrist-flinging. It comes with customization software that allows you to define different click-equivalents for different programs. It's not perfect, but it's made my work much slicker and more pleasant. The best part came when the mouse broke. The Kensington tech actually _listened_ to my report of the problem and the hardware-testing I'd done to diagnose it. He immediately shipped me a replacement, even before asking that I send back the damaged mouse. This kind of service is even more valuable to me than the product itself.
WARNING--The Buttons are Untrustworthy [Posted on 2002-03-05]
The Kensington mouse is sleek and elegant and best of all not too expensive which is what drew it to my attention however it has one problem that overshadows all of its buttons and sleek design, the buttons are untrustworthy. I say this meaning that when you click you can't count on it to click 100% of the time. When it does work (which is most of the time) you can't count on it to continually hold as it will occasionally just give up. This can be a serious problem when dragging files as the mouse will let go when you don't. I use the mouse for gaming where it has driven me insane for half a year. I can't take it anymore, I'm buying another mouse and I advise you to do the same.
Great mouse value [Posted on 2002-04-19]
This is an excellent choice for an optical mouse. Of course, I wouldn't consider using a non-optical mouse any longer, and this one is well worth the cost, with programmable side buttons and a comfortable design. I use the default configuration for the side buttons, having the one on the right side being treated as a "double click" which I find very convenient. For the price, this mouse is an excellent value.
Not bad for the price [Posted on 2003-04-29]
It is not the most comfortable mouse I have ever used but the software that comes with it is very easy to use. I like being able to easily program the buttons. Also, the fact that dust and other stuff doesn't get inside the mouse causing the ball to go crazy is awesome.
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