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By combining the USB connector you normally find on a notebook mouse with a desktop-sized mouse Microsoft seems to have - with its Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 - quite cleverly bridged that gap between a Laptop and Desktop mouse.
THERE ARE TWO KINDS of wireless mouses on the market: those intended for desktop use and those designed for notebook users. By combining the USB connector you normally find on a notebook mouse with a desktop-sized mouse Microsoft seems to have - with its Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 - quite cleverly bridged that gap.
The problem many notebook users face is that while they want a mouse that's easy to throw into a bag they don't want one of those tiny little things that pretends to be a mouse but all it really does is give you a cramp.
The 6000 mouse is the same size as a normal desktop one but its USB dongle can be clipped under it for easy storage and transport. What it doesn't have is the million configurable buttons you invariably find on some current high-end pointing devices. Instead, there's what should be considered the bare necessities in terms of buttons. For a minimalist like myself, that's great news.
What's more impressive is the way the mouse is sculpted to fit the hand. All too often you end up with a design that you know should be perfect but feels unnatural. The 6000 feels like it was designed to fit my hand perfectly; others that tried it out expressed a similar view. That's unless you are left-handed - because then you're out of luck. This is for righties only.
The 6000 also uses more precise laser technology, which should make it more responsive. But for normal use you're unlikely to notice the difference between the laser technology and the older LED-based optical system, apart from the lack of the red light on the bottom of the laser mouse.
The 6000 comes thoroughly recommended.
THERE ARE TWO KINDS of wireless mouses on the market: those intended for desktop use and those designed for notebook users. By combining the USB connector you normally find on a notebook mouse with a desktop-sized mouse Microsoft seems to have - with its Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 - quite cleverly bridged that gap.
The problem many notebook users face is that while they want a mouse that's easy to throw into a bag they don't want one of those tiny little things that pretends to be a mouse but all it really does is give you a cramp.
The 6000 mouse is the same size as a normal desktop one but its USB dongle can be clipped under it for easy storage and transport. What it doesn't have is the million configurable buttons you invariably find on some current high-end pointing devices. Instead, there's what should be considered the bare necessities in terms of buttons. For a minimalist like myself, that's great news.
What's more impressive is the way the mouse is sculpted to fit the hand. All too often you end up with a design that you know should be perfect but feels unnatural. The 6000 feels like it was designed to fit my hand perfectly; others that tried it out expressed a similar view. That's unless you are left-handed - because then you're out of luck. This is for righties only.
The 6000 also uses more precise laser technology, which should make it more responsive. But for normal use you're unlikely to notice the difference between the laser technology and the older LED-based optical system, apart from the lack of the red light on the bottom of the laser mouse.
The 6000 comes thoroughly recommended.