Page 2: Testing, Conclusion
<B>Testing</B>
Over the course of the past few weeks that I used the Click! Plus and familiarized myself with the buttons, I ran it through my usual usage of browsing and a few games.
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It didn't take long before the bane of what probably most optical mouse users have experienced at one time or another reared it's head. A slow moving pointer due to the surface the optical laser reads. My desk happens to be made of a light colored wood and has never seemed to be very compatible with most opticals I've used, so that may be any issue with a few of you out there. Breaking out the ole mousepad to slide it on, those problems went away and it performed quite smoothly. Response times were immediate, no matter how much I tried to convince it otherwise. I found this likewise to be the case in all the games I played as well where it performed flawlessly. The dreaded pointer jumping across the screen happened precious few times.
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How did the mouse leash hold up? Apparently Logitech's new Fast RF mouse leash is a strong selling point, which I found impressive. I have a bad habit of accumulating items on my desk that might hinder the base's ability to receive incoming signals. My lazy self was only to happy to oblige in an effort to block the signal. No matter what I piled in front of or on top of the base, it never broke once. How far does this leash go? Putting a full 15 feet of distance between the mouse and base receiver had no effect other than I just plain lost sight of the pointer on the monitor, which should make those of you like to remote surf on your TV plenty happy.
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So what about the button placement and fancy contours this beastie has in the name of ergonomics? I found this to be a bit of a sore spot for this otherwise nice mouse. Whereas the feel and shape of the mouse I found to my liking, the positioning of the thumb buttons which I tend to use very frequently for going back and forth in my browser where hard to work with. I found that they were placed a bit to high and to far back to make for smooth usage on a continual basis. The thumb grip area is basically a smooth plastic surface and it made for a hard time trying to get a grip on the mouse. My dual optical Mouseman has a far better placement of the thumb button and a rubbery surface that keeps the mouse from almost wanting to slip out of your hand. On a good note I did find that the buttons and scroll wheel had that same nice balance of needed pressure to click or scroll with, along with what feels to be the right amount of weight to the mouse.
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How about battery usage? Logitech claims that with the improved cordless technology they are using that the batteries should last approx. 3 months. In the span of almost 3 weeks and continuous on time the battery indicator in Mouseware hasn't dropped one bit and I'd venture a guess that it should last the claimed 3 months or close to it, which should should keep the battery replacements to a minimum.
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<B>Conclusion</B>
Pros -
- Impressive RF that provided both seamless, quick response times and distance
- Easy installation
- Easy to configure with the Mouseware software
- Low battery usage
- Optical sensor read most surfaces
Cons -
- Could have better placement of the thumb buttons
- Could use a better gripping surface in the thumb area
<a href="http://ase.dealtime.com/dt-app/SE/KW-mouse optical wireless logitech click plus/FD-0/linkin_id-3002062/NS-1/GS.html">Priced at around $45-50</a> it compares quite favorably with other cordless mice with similar features and should provide most users with a pleasant experience in both performance and features.
Thanks to Nathan from <a href="http://www.logitech.com">Logitech</a> for sending this mouse for review.
Over the course of the past few weeks that I used the Click! Plus and familiarized myself with the buttons, I ran it through my usual usage of browsing and a few games.
<center></center>
It didn't take long before the bane of what probably most optical mouse users have experienced at one time or another reared it's head. A slow moving pointer due to the surface the optical laser reads. My desk happens to be made of a light colored wood and has never seemed to be very compatible with most opticals I've used, so that may be any issue with a few of you out there. Breaking out the ole mousepad to slide it on, those problems went away and it performed quite smoothly. Response times were immediate, no matter how much I tried to convince it otherwise. I found this likewise to be the case in all the games I played as well where it performed flawlessly. The dreaded pointer jumping across the screen happened precious few times.
<center></center>
How did the mouse leash hold up? Apparently Logitech's new Fast RF mouse leash is a strong selling point, which I found impressive. I have a bad habit of accumulating items on my desk that might hinder the base's ability to receive incoming signals. My lazy self was only to happy to oblige in an effort to block the signal. No matter what I piled in front of or on top of the base, it never broke once. How far does this leash go? Putting a full 15 feet of distance between the mouse and base receiver had no effect other than I just plain lost sight of the pointer on the monitor, which should make those of you like to remote surf on your TV plenty happy.
<center></center>
So what about the button placement and fancy contours this beastie has in the name of ergonomics? I found this to be a bit of a sore spot for this otherwise nice mouse. Whereas the feel and shape of the mouse I found to my liking, the positioning of the thumb buttons which I tend to use very frequently for going back and forth in my browser where hard to work with. I found that they were placed a bit to high and to far back to make for smooth usage on a continual basis. The thumb grip area is basically a smooth plastic surface and it made for a hard time trying to get a grip on the mouse. My dual optical Mouseman has a far better placement of the thumb button and a rubbery surface that keeps the mouse from almost wanting to slip out of your hand. On a good note I did find that the buttons and scroll wheel had that same nice balance of needed pressure to click or scroll with, along with what feels to be the right amount of weight to the mouse.
<center></center>
How about battery usage? Logitech claims that with the improved cordless technology they are using that the batteries should last approx. 3 months. In the span of almost 3 weeks and continuous on time the battery indicator in Mouseware hasn't dropped one bit and I'd venture a guess that it should last the claimed 3 months or close to it, which should should keep the battery replacements to a minimum.
<center></center>
<B>Conclusion</B>
Pros -
- Impressive RF that provided both seamless, quick response times and distance
- Easy installation
- Easy to configure with the Mouseware software
- Low battery usage
- Optical sensor read most surfaces
Cons -
- Could have better placement of the thumb buttons
- Could use a better gripping surface in the thumb area
<a href="http://ase.dealtime.com/dt-app/SE/KW-mouse optical wireless logitech click plus/FD-0/linkin_id-3002062/NS-1/GS.html">Priced at around $45-50</a> it compares quite favorably with other cordless mice with similar features and should provide most users with a pleasant experience in both performance and features.
Thanks to Nathan from <a href="http://www.logitech.com">Logitech</a> for sending this mouse for review.