Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Halo Limited Edition: The Master Chief

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Why do I love this mouse so much? It fits my hand perfectly. Its not complicated with multiple function/feature buttons. Its scroll wheel works very well. The optical response time is amazing. The left click and right click are not noisy and work every time. The only thing about this that I can say has been a problem for me - is that Ive had to replace the batteries a lot sooner than I expected. I purchased this mouse to replace one just like it that I had used for years. The scroll wheel finally stopped working all the time. I dont recall having to replace batteries on my old one as often. I turn it off (button on the bottom) when not in use.

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This hasnt been the most wonderful mouse Ive owned, but I had to immediately replace a bluetooth mouse that started acting erratically. My issues with it: 1. Its slightly smaller than my 3-year-old Microsoft 4000, which isnt a large mouse to start with. (see picture) 2. The scroll wheel has the notched action to it, but it feels...loose. My 4000 has smooth action and has never failed me. 3. The scroll wheel will act up if not perfectly situated according to rules only it knows. Ill have a window suddenly scroll one notch up or down without my hand even being on the mouse. Or it will sometimes stutter between two scroll positions until I move it clear from its current position. I like that its RF so it doesnt interfere with my bluetooth speaker, but I cant give the credit for that to Microsoft. It doesnt happen constantly and it will get me through until I feel the need to replace it, so thats why Im giving it 3 stars instead of 2. == UPDATE 12/3/2017 == My #3 issue above (scroll wheel acting up) was too much to take and I threw the mouse away today. In my line of work, the scroll wheel added to key combinations has meanings far beyond a simple window scroll. When it would suddenly scroll, it would be at the worst time and cause real aggravation. I wanted to find a concrete wall in the stairwell and throw it against it and revel in its destruction.

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Microsoft MBA-Engineers went to cost cutting work and cheapened this mouse. The earlier mouse had a convenient storage slot on the bottom that released the nano transceiver with a button push. This version buries the nano transceiver in the battery storage compartment with no release button. You have to dig it out with a paper clip. Once the nano transceiver is out and inserted into the USB port the mouse works as advertised. Why does this annoyance drive a two star rating? The mouse is supposed to be portable -- take it out, store it in your brief bag, take it out again. Use it with a different computer if you want. What to do with the nano transceiver if leaving it in the USB slot is not convenient? I tape mine to the outside of the mouse with scotch tape. Plus it bums me out that a formerly good design has been cheapened and made worse as a result. Helpful factoid: Transceivers are NOT interchangeable -- they are mated to one mouse at the factory. I had an extra transceiver but no longer had the mouse that came with it. Called MS and was told they are NOT interchangeable. Huh. Who knew?

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I bought a mouse 4000 and found that it didnt want to program the wheel button as I had been on the 3500. I decided to keep the 4000, but I bought a mouse 3500, which is the one Im used to. I found the reassignment of the wheel button that Ive been using. Good. However, the 3500 doesnt want to do a single click on the left button, it defaults to a double click on the left button. This I wasnt expecting at all ! I tried everything I could think of but I cant get a single click on the left button. I may be able to use it like this but I dont like it.

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This mouse should be avoided at all costs, at least in my opinion. It seems nobody else on this earth is having trouble with it other than me. The trouble started almost instantly. I took it out of the case and plugged in the USB into the front of my PC. Right away the mouse cursor was lagging across the screen and every time a new window or website would open it would lag even worse. So I started using it off of the mouse and it helped for 5 minutes until it began doing it again. I thought, my mouse pad looks pretty scratchy and messed up, so I bought a new one, once again, for maybe a couple of hours it was good, until it began lagging again. I thought, maybe the battery they sent was garbage, so I put in 2 new ones (2 different times), and this didnt do anything. Ive tried to uninstall and reinstall the driver software and that didnt do anything. I dont understand how this device could be so bad. Ive tried every solution I could think of, and everything Ive looked up and nothing has helped. Either I got a broken one, or it doesnt work with my configuration, either way, this is a one-star, horrible mouse. If anyone can think of suggestions to fix it, Id be more than happy to listen. Thank you

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Its fine for a $15 mouse, and it works consistently, but the scroll wheel is terrible. It takes all too much effort to scroll one click, you cant scroll it quickly, and if you try, you end up clicking down on the mouse wheel (which on Linux causes you to paste whats on the clipboard... very annoying for a developer!). If you can afford it, Id get something better.

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For those deciding on a new mouse, both of these are pretty popular and in same price range. I ended up getting this Microsoft 3500 and the Logitech M325 for two different computers. After having used both for a couple of months, both are great mouses but the M325 wins out. However if If one of these were on sale, I would just get the one on sale. Look and Feel - The 3500 has a sleek design with a glossy finish, and a nice feeling grippy rubber area around where the thumbs and and fingers grip the mouse. The M325 has a similar grippy rubber area, but I personally like the feel of the 3500 slightly better. - The 3500 has a smoother slide on over a mouse pad vs the M325 which has slightly grainy slide - The 3500 is harder to keep clean, its glossy exterior attracts finger prints and gap around the top of the mouse where the buttons meets the mouse is larger then on the M325 which also attracts grime over time. The M325 has a brushed/textured exterior Usability +Both mouses are equally sensitive. +The scroll wheel on the 3500 is a slower feeling scroll that has a distinct "click" with each movement, great if you are scrolling down slow or one page at time, but annoying if you need to get to the bottom of something fast. The opposite is true for the M325 which as a very smooth scrolling wheel with almost no click. This is great for games or instances where you may need to scroll fast, but its almost too sensitive if youre not careful +The M325 scroll wheel has two additional functions over the 3500, you can click the actual scroll wheel left and right, acting by default as a page back and page forward in a browser. Battery Life +The 3500 battery life was disappointing for me, it died after 6 weeks with daily heavy use. The M325 may last longer but I havent use it as much. I do notice the blue track light on the bottom of the 3500 mouse seems to stay bright all the time, whereas on the M325, I cant even notice its on at all by looking at the track light. If youre planning on getting a wireless keyboard also, the M325 has another big plus with its unifying usb receiver allowing you to use the same USB receiver for both the keyboard and mouse instead of taking up two separate usb ports. This is true as long as you get a Logitech wireless keyboard that supports the unifying function. ****Update 7/6/14****** - 8+ Months in, both mouses are still working fine but I would recommend the Logitech M325 over the Microsoft 3500 mouse for one simple reason: Battery Life! Ive had 3 battery changes on 3500, the M325 has had one battery change, and it wasnt for the lack of use either.

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Small but comfortable wireless mouse. The laser sensor light underneath is completely invisible during use and is blue. In the picture you see a grippy black roller followed by the word Microsoft in white lettering there is a dot. This dot will turn green for a few seconds when you turn the mouse on. It remains off during use. It is wireless and the Nano Transceiver is really really small and can be store in the underside of the mouse for travel. I bought the flame red and its true to color. True to advertisement the mouse will work on most any surfaces. Clicking is very normal sounding. The thumb and outer finger grip does have a grippy feel. It requires 1 AA battery. Excellent mouse for an excellent price. Edited: I forgot to mention the little battery indicator dot that turns green when turned out will flash red when the battery life is coming to an end.

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I wanted a mobile or miniature mouse to carry in my laptop case. As far as "meeses" are concerned, Im normally a Logitech fan. So I originally purchased the Logitech M187: absolute garbage, failed after a month of minimal use. In desperation, I tried this Microsoft 3500 and Ive been pleasantly surprised. For a mobile mouse, it functions very smoothly on most surfaces and is fairly comfortable for a non-full-sized mouse. Convenient on/off switch. Doesnt work on glass, of course. Only two negatives: (1) I wish this mouse was thinner, so it would fit better in a laptop case and (2) I wish it used AAA batteries, so the spares take up less space. But overall, this is very good mobile mouse for the price.

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I bought this mouse because Ive been getting frustrated with wired mice and keyboards for a while, always catching on something or getting tangled up with headphones or something else, it was time to invest in a new wireless set up and for just regular personal use, this seems to get the job done fairly well. I cant say I would recommend this for pc gaming, I havent tried it out yet but the pointer does seem a little slow at times, according to anywhere I check it states it has 1000 dpi, which isnt what you want for games really, of course thats also a personal preference. The only thing Ill have to get used to was my old wired gaming mouse had a button to switch the dpi of the pointer from average (slower), mid range and fast which was really useful for switching from your game to desktop or another program and being ready with the click of a button. If I really had to include one, that would be my only con for this product but thats just because my previous mouse offered this feature and I had been using it for a long time now, so that isnt the product or companys fault which is why I dont consider it as really being a con. So not ideal for gaming, however this is still a very useful device if youre just looking for something to use with your pc and arent a hardcore pc gamer. I really like it and would definitely recommend it.

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