Microsoft Wireless Desktop 2000

I know its not expensive but could you at least level the darned keyboard. I bought this because it is replacing the exact one I have been using. When it arrived I unpacked it...and hooked it up. First thing I noticed was that the keyboard sounded like someone was knocking on the desk... I discovered that the keyboard was NOT level. Its warped or damaged... I dont know... but putting business cards under the corner solved the problem. The mouse (even though the product numbers are the same) is larger than my old mouse. I ended up just using the old mouse. I couldnt get used to the larger mouse.

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I read quite a lot of reviews of various combos and thought Id have a safe and reliable purchase in this set but I was wrong. First off, I noticed after the purchase that the description does not seem to inform of the range of these devices, and for good reason: its pretty bad. Normally my desktop sits on the right of my desk and regardless of the adapter being on the back usb port or the front usb port I rarely have issues. However, sometimes I have to use my other desk and the desktop sits on the left side of the desk, with my mouse being about 4ft away and I encounter countless issues. I dont fully lose connectivity, but the mouse will stutter and miss clicks quite often. Such a short range seems inexcusable, and a wireless set should not dictate where you want your desktop to sit. Also, if youre a gamer you might want to pass purely because of the click-free mousewheel. Generally its really nice, I rarely need tactile feedback for scrolling... but when youre gaming its a nightmare. Because the wheel doesnt click or lock into increments youll often find your wheel "accidentally" moving just a bit--enough to it to detect the wheel as having been scrolled. When youre playing a game that will often have detrimental effects, such as accidentally changing weapons. Between the poor range and mousewheel you might find the mouse has more control over how you play your game than you. But what really motivated me to finally break down and write a review is an annoying problem I have with this set: full unresponsiveness for seconds and sometimes even minutes. It worked fine for at least a month, and then this problem slowly started appearing. My mouse and keyboard losing all responsiveness. Even unplugging and replugging the adapter doesnt trigger any sort of fix. During these bouts of "blackout" even plugging the adapter into another usb port doesnt "fix" it. If my keyboard and mouse lose connection(or whatever is happening), I can plug the adapter into another usb port and it will still not respond. Im not sure if its a driver issue or not, but honestly I cant be bothered to spend hours debugging something as simple as a keyboard and mouse. If there is any device I think should come headache free, its a mouse and keyboard, and this set has been nothing but headaches. I could tolerate the poor range, I could accept the lack of precision with the mousewheel(after all I knew what I was getting)... however dealing with a minute-long lack of response from both mouse AND keyboard multiple times a day is unacceptable. Its a shame, I feel like otherwise I could really like this set and chances are maybe I just got a lemon. But here I am, on Amazon a few months later looking for a new keyboard and mouse.

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My concern with this keyboard and mouse relate to the design and build. It operates fine. Installation went smoothly (just insert supplied batteries in the mouse and in the keyboard, then insert a small dongle in a USB port, and wait for software to be installed). The software installation encountered a Setup Error 1603 part way through and abended. However, the keyboard/mouse seem to function appropriately inspite ofthe error. My major gripe with the mouse is the scroll wheel is loose and had no detent feature. That means, while just resting my finger on the scroll wheel it can easily move. Perhaps Ill get use to this, but every other mouse Ive used has a light detent so you can feel little clicks as you move the wheel. That helps keep the wheel stationary. With this mouse, it is too easy to move the scroll wheel. In addition, this mouse is not as comfortable to hold for long periods of time as other mice Ive used. The keyboard seems fairly large and massive. It takes up more desk space that the prior keyboard (one from HP). It supports keyboard control of audio volume (+ and -) but it lacks a mute key. This is a disadvantage for me as Id use the mute frequently. Also, the function keys have very small labels (most of the key space is consumed by light-blue special functions that Im unlikely to use) and the function keys are not grouped in sections (like groups of 4 keys) which means the button labels must be studied to determine which key to tap. This slows down the operation of the typist. The keyboard is stable but higher than other keyboard. This causes my wrist to bed upwards as I type (forearms resting on the desk) which causes wrist strain. I felt my fingers getting tired more rapidly when typing with this keyboard.

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