AmazonBasics Wireless Computer Mouse with Nano Receiver - Red

I have been using Microsofts basic optical USB wired mouse for years. Everytime I try something different I end up going back to MS mouse. The thumbwheel usually goes first in my experience. I have had this mouse for a month now. This mouse feels and performs exactly the same as the MS basic optical mouse. Pointer movement is accurate and scroll wheel feel/operation is very good. Button clicks are good. Not too hard or too soft. I have med-lg hands and never had a problem with this size mouse. Installation was plug and play with Windows 7. No drivers to install. Wireless operation has been flawless. The top of the mouse is rubberized synthetic that does absorb oil from your hand and fingers.. Easy to clean with windex though. I got the mouse on sale. I really like it. I will keep using it until stops working.. Oh. almost forgot it tracks well on my sofa as well. Considering sale price -$15 and smooth operation. 5 stars Batteries are easy to install. The +/- terminals are molded into body. Dont understand the complaints about difficult installation. Update 7/5/12 5th month: Still working perfectly. Batteries last one month if you dont turn it off. Update 1/25/2013 1 year still working fine Update 8/8/14 2.5 years and still working. I use it everyday.

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My job is in IT and I work with several PCs nearly every day. This mouse has never had a driver-related issue with any of them, and the optical reader hasnt had a problem on any reasonable surface I have used it on. It is also heavy enough to be comfortable for long-term use, but small enough to carry easily in your kit. The usb-receiver tucks away within the battery compartment as well, so you do not lose it. Here are my 2 negatives: 1. If you drop the mouse on a surface such as concrete or asphault, the rubberized exterior is easily damaged. 2. The USB-receivers range is short and needs to be relatively unobstructed. It can work through a desk if the PC is under the desk, but that is about it. You could get a USB M to F extension to fix this. Would I recommend this as a daily-use mouse at a desk: No As a portable mouse for a laptop: Yes!

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I have tried many variations of the standard computer mouse over the years. You probably have too. From weird angles, extra buttons in the scroll, funny side buttons that only make you go backwards on your web browser...Sometimes, you just want a point, click, scroll...and thats it. Pros: - This mouse delivers on simplicity. It doesnt have fancy advanced features. This basically functions as a point and click. It has a left and right hand button to do those old fashioned right and left button tasks. It has a basic scroll button. Its low tech features, but quality built for those features that it has. - It seems to work on most surfaces without a mouse pad. - Cost is ridiculously low. Its almost so low that you question its quality. In this case - its Amazon. Amazon has really delivered on their Amazon Basics division. This falls neatly into that category of awesome but inexpensive Amazon Basics stuff. - Connected within a second to my computer (Mac). I dont see any connectivity issues. I didnt have to download drivers at all. Cons - I havent used it long term yet so if there is a break down, or the battery life turns out to be poor, I will update. For now, its behaving beautifully. Overall, if you miss a nice, simple, uncomplicated mouse - start here. Worst case scenario, you can return it. After all, Amazon has been standing behind their stuff for a while now so Im not afraid to start with theirs and see how well they did. This is another one that didnt disappoint and it cost 50% less than its nearest competitor (at the time I bought it at least).

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After going through 5 or 6 mouses (yes, the debate on mice vs mouses for computer is still going on...), Ive finally settled on this one. What I was looking for was a mouse that doesnt have a three button wheel (center, left and right) because I use the center wheel button to open a link in a new tab in Mozilla; the problem with other mouses (or mice) was that they many times went back or forward because of the three buttons. This one is perfect in that respect. The original batteries drained in a few months (there was a red blinking light on it and functionality was reduced) so Ill see how long the new ones last. It was a little small at the beginning but it took me half of day to adjust. Its not loud and it looks rather classically professional, if that makes sense :) Overall, a good buy. Hope this helps :)

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I bought two of these in September 2015 for work. One just failed a couple weeks ago; Ill never know how the other one would have lasted because I let one of my attorneys borrow it for a presentation - the nub was still hooked into the laptop when he came back, but he has no idea where the mouse went (schmuck). As far a functionality goes, theyre awesome. I do a lot of courtroom work with both mac and PC laptops, and theyre just simple, efficient, plug/play devices. Im ordering two more (and will never loan them out again). 8/6/2016 update: Yep, Im an idiot. It wasnt the mouse that failed; it was the pack of AZBasic batteries I was using. I pulled the never-used set out from the "dead" mouse and put them into the new one, and it failed. Then I pulled another couple sets from the same pack out and tried them on all three, and the meeces failed. So, then (sorry, this is already boring), I used a completely different batch of AZBasic batteries in all three, and all of them work fine. It was just that pack of batteries. Bumping the mouse up to 5 stars; these things are great. Now I have to figure out what to name the three of them.

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