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A comfortable yet stylish wireless mouse that would be a great addition to a media-centre PC setup. Not well suited to gaming, but it is ideal for office or general everyday use. As long as you’re not planning on using it to tear up the COD4 servers, you can’t go wrong with this mouse.
I’ll confess: I’m not a fan of wireless mice. Being a gamer, I’ve always found wireless mice to be a bit on the heavy side and sometimes a bit unresponsive.
When I first laid eyes on the Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 7000, I thought its design was impractical and that it wasn’t going to make for the most comfortable use. All these initial impressions and fears were entirely unfounded, however, as I came to realise during my time with this mouse.
A quick driver installation and plugging the receiver into an available USB port started me off on my wireless experience. Contrary to my earlier perceptions, the mouse is surprisingly comfortable. Well-placed contours and ridges allow your fingers and palm to rest on the mouse in a natural way, so you won’t feel any discomfort during a long work or gaming session.
The mouse never felt unresponsive or sluggish during general use. This may just be a personal preference, but I found the mouse’s weight to fall securely in the realm of ‘just right’. It isn’t heavy enough to make it feel as if you’re dragging a hunk of lead across your desk, nor is it too light. The battery life is good, so long as you don’t forget to leave the mouse to charge overnight while you’re not using your PC.
The aesthetically pleasing design of the mouse means that it’ll look good sitting among all the pieces of gadgetry in your living room. Smooth contours and a vein of ‘silver’ running around the mouse give it a very unique look, yet in no way does it sacrifice comfort for visual appeal. The placement of buttons has been well thought out and you’re not likely to have any problems reaching them quickly and easily.
Unfortunately, the mouse does have a few drawbacks. Gaming performance pales in comparison to mice such as Logitech’s G5/G9 and Razer’s series of gaming mice, suffering from unresponsiveness and lag in the most frenzied gaming sessions. If you’re looking for a mouse purely for gaming, the 7000 may not be the way to go.
The mouse wheel offers smooth scrolling, meaning that it doesn’t ‘click’ as you scroll, which is great for Web/document browsing, but is terrible when precise scrolling is a must. Lefties are left in the cold, as this mouse is specifically targeted at right-handed people.
The Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 is a great mouse, especially for use in a media-PC setup or as a generalpurpose workhorse. If that’s all you’re looking for, this product is fantastic. If you want precision and lightning-fast responsiveness in your games, keep looking.
I’ll confess: I’m not a fan of wireless mice. Being a gamer, I’ve always found wireless mice to be a bit on the heavy side and sometimes a bit unresponsive.
When I first laid eyes on the Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 7000, I thought its design was impractical and that it wasn’t going to make for the most comfortable use. All these initial impressions and fears were entirely unfounded, however, as I came to realise during my time with this mouse.
A quick driver installation and plugging the receiver into an available USB port started me off on my wireless experience. Contrary to my earlier perceptions, the mouse is surprisingly comfortable. Well-placed contours and ridges allow your fingers and palm to rest on the mouse in a natural way, so you won’t feel any discomfort during a long work or gaming session.
The mouse never felt unresponsive or sluggish during general use. This may just be a personal preference, but I found the mouse’s weight to fall securely in the realm of ‘just right’. It isn’t heavy enough to make it feel as if you’re dragging a hunk of lead across your desk, nor is it too light. The battery life is good, so long as you don’t forget to leave the mouse to charge overnight while you’re not using your PC.
The aesthetically pleasing design of the mouse means that it’ll look good sitting among all the pieces of gadgetry in your living room. Smooth contours and a vein of ‘silver’ running around the mouse give it a very unique look, yet in no way does it sacrifice comfort for visual appeal. The placement of buttons has been well thought out and you’re not likely to have any problems reaching them quickly and easily.
Unfortunately, the mouse does have a few drawbacks. Gaming performance pales in comparison to mice such as Logitech’s G5/G9 and Razer’s series of gaming mice, suffering from unresponsiveness and lag in the most frenzied gaming sessions. If you’re looking for a mouse purely for gaming, the 7000 may not be the way to go.
The mouse wheel offers smooth scrolling, meaning that it doesn’t ‘click’ as you scroll, which is great for Web/document browsing, but is terrible when precise scrolling is a must. Lefties are left in the cold, as this mouse is specifically targeted at right-handed people.
The Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 is a great mouse, especially for use in a media-PC setup or as a generalpurpose workhorse. If that’s all you’re looking for, this product is fantastic. If you want precision and lightning-fast responsiveness in your games, keep looking.