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Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 v2 | List Price: $39.99
Discount Price: $25.13
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Brand: Microsoft
Binding: Electronics
Features: - With True Enhanced Performance.
- Latest Technical Development.
Keyboard OK, Mouse awful [Posted on 2008-04-28]
I've bought this combo a month ago and my feelings are mixed.
On one hand I like the keyboard. It is very simple, performs good, doesn't weight to much and even you cannot use it from far distance, overall it's ok.
One the other hand, the mouse is just awful. Heavy and not precise at all, it's a nightmare to click on icons on the desktop so imagine it when playing videos games or browsing the web...
I had to threw it away and take back my former one with a wire....
Don't buy it. [Posted on 2008-07-06]
I wouldn't recommend this keyboard to my worst enemy. I've had it for two weeks and have already had to replace the batteries twice. It skips while typing and I'm constantly having to type over again. If I still had the box, I would return this piece of crap.
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 Needs Work. [Posted on 2008-08-08]
I had a Dell wireless keyboard/mouse system which I loved and used for years. As a matter of fact, I have 5 more of them in my office, all working well after a large amount of usage. My home one finally went south and I had to replace it. I bought an (expensive) Logitech system which worked very well and seemed to be a fine replacement, until I realized that it was eating batteries like they were M&Ms. So I looked for something more battery-friendly and settled upon the Microsoft system.
By the way, let me mention that I had size and shape requirements too so not all possible systems were available to me. For example, I don't like those "wave" shaped keyboards.
Anyway, the MS system arrived and I opened it excitedly, thinking about how much money I was going to save in a year in just batteries alone. The first thing I noticed was that the build quality was far inferior. Now I'm not a fussy person about stuff like this, so for me to notice that right off the bat really means something. The way the battery compartment of the mouse worked, for example, was disconcerting to say the least.
Anyway, I set it up (no problems) and began to use it. I quickly noticed that not all of the letters I typed on the keyboard actually made an appearance on my screen. I decided I just needed to type more firmly and tried to accept that doing so was a minor adaptation to make if the thing works. But, alas, that did not help the situation. Letters were missed regularly, and sometimes in embarrassing places. I found myself re-reading everything I typed for editing purposes, and even when I focused on correcting the missed letters, I couldn't get them to type out. I even tried installing an updated driver to no avail. Now maybe I just got a bad keyboard, but that is the one this review is based on, and you'll have to decide for yourself. The mouse, by the way, worked satisfactorily.
I went back to the battery-chomping Logitech, discovered that the mouse actually has an on/off switch on the bottom, use that switch when I leave the computer unattended, and so far, the battery issue is less apparent. And no missed letters. My review conclusion? Sometimes you get what you pay for.
Junk Junk Junk [Posted on 2008-08-12]
Do not Buy!!!! I've found if the cpu is on overnight or about more then 8 hours it starts skipping letters, a space may be 3 or 4. A reboot fixes the problem for about 8 hours but the problem is I leave my cpu on 24-7. Mines going in the Dumpster.
Useless keyboard/mouse [Posted on 2008-09-26]
This wireless product is useless crap. Even if you're strapped for cash but still want a wireless keyboard/mouse combo, STEER CLEAR of this piece of junk.
The mouse movement was choppy and imprecise, even with new batteries. You'll find yourself clicking on some icon next to the one you actually want. The sleep feature on the mouse is very annoying. I don't like have to click the button to wake it up. Also, it doesn't catch the first second of movement, so you have to waste time shaking the mouse awake. Even for light web-browsing, this gets very annoying. For precise work such as photoshop or engineering tasks, this mouse is worse than a laptop touchpad. For gaming, expect to be headshot'd consistently.
The wireless keyboard does not even deserve the 1 star minimum of this review. Sometimes, the keys pressed don't register. When typing a quick email or instant message, expect to see a bunch of letters missing. I have to use this keyboard to write programs, so I will definitely be returning this product for one that works. For gaming, it's not the lag that kills, it's the standing still while getting headshot'd that kills because this keyboard won't know what to do when you press W,A,S, or D.
I am returning this product and getting a costlier one. Microsoft must have cut some corners to make this product cheap, and it definitely shows.
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