Logitech Desktop 5500MX...

[TechLarry]

I just picked one of these up. The last of my G15's finally died (R & T keys quit working).

I like the keyboard (though it was stupid not to include an on-demand LED backlight for the display).

The mouse, that's another matter. It's the Revolution MX bluetooth, and so far mine is tracking like a Yugo.

The cursor jumps around, isn't smooth at all, and is generally unpleasant to use.

The MX-518 I was using had none of these issues.

It seems it doesn't like the wood tone on my desk?

Did anyone else have this problem?

-Larry

 

[kaiweiler]

hmm I use the MX5000 which is pretty close, it has the MX1000 mouse w/ bluetooth.
It tracks well for me, but seems to have some intermittency issues.
Also on a wood desk. did you load the drivers that came with it or just let Windows find them? I'd load them on your own or Windows will likely load a generic driver that does not perform well.

 

[TechLarry]

In fact I dowloaded the latest versions from the web site and installed right off the bat. Cd's are always out of date.

I think it's the surface of my desk it doesn't like.

My MX-518's have no issue with it. I think the MX-518 is the best mouse ever made, but I need a wireless.

hmm I use the MX5000 which is pretty close, it has the MX1000 mouse w/ bluetooth.
It tracks well for me, but seems to have some intermittency issues.
Also on a wood desk. did you load the drivers that came with it or just let Windows find them? I'd load them on your own or Windows will likely load a generic driver that does not perform well.