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  • Overall Rating: 4
  • Price: 5
  • Quality: 3
  • Ease Of Use: 4
  • Usefulness: 4
Light, small and cheap – USB 1.0/1.1 Mini Optical Mouse with Retractable Cable Reviews

posted by dardhal2 on 12/21/2009 Certified Owner

Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:more than 1 month

Pros:
I have to admit that I don't use mouses a lot (and old-time Linux console user here :-) ). But people around me use them extensively, and working with portable computer touchpads on a regular basis is not something I would recommend to anyone. Worst of all, you end up breaking the touchpad buttons on the portable, and this has a very difficult fix.
This mouse (mostly) does what it is supposed to do. The buttons are easy to press and the mouse itself slides smoothly.
Cons:
Mouse buttons work but seem somewhat depressed with respect to the mouse body. Mouse wheel has never worked for me, neither in Windows nor in Linux, so I must think it is broken.
Other:
Bottomline:
Could be better quality, mine didn't work in full (mouse wheel didn't). Don't know if there are better and cheaper models around here, will have to check.