The Microsoft Arc mouse

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Dario D.

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For anyone who likes small mice (as in standard, not laptop size), as opposed to large ones, the design of this thing is from the gods.

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By leagues, it's the most comfortable mouse I've ever used... give or take having a side-button way, way too far up. I guess I'm just not going to use that.

But there's also this colossal issue with mine (which I'm hoping is just a defect), where the movement is just not accurate. Sniping small buttons/icons to click on can be annoying (I often miss, or have to struggle to get the cursor on something), and if I simply wiggle the mouse back and forth in a straight line, repeatedly, the cursor gradually (or not so gradually) drifts in various directions, as if it had just had a few too many beers. Any other mouse will have the cursor stay in the same area when doing that, but this one noticeably travels around (I'm hoping it's just mine).

Anyone else using this mouse, and noticing this issue? I'm going to have to return it, and, if the accuracy issue turns out to be present in all of them, I naturally won't be getting another one. But I badly want to.
 
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Dario D. said:
Nobody using this mouse?
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I'd thought about it (and I generally like Microsoft's hardware); however, it's rather expensive compared to Microsoft's other wireless mice (the Wireless Optical Explorer, despite being labelled as a *notebook* mouse, is equally at home at the desktop, and costs less than half the price of the Arc Mouse).

I just pulled the trigger on the Wireless Keyboard 6000 (AKA Aero Edition, AKA 600 V3.0) for that precise reason; like all Microsoft keyboards, it has a good tactile feel (not exactly typical of a wireless keyboard), it chops WAY down on wiring clutter (no wires), and I got it at a good price ($35 at, of all places, TJ Maxx, which isn't exactly known as a computer parts store; yes, I got it new/retail, but it was hiding in the Mens' Accessories area, on one of their *catchall* tables).
 
I'd thought about it (and I generally like Microsoft's hardware); however, it's rather expensive compared to Microsoft's other wireless mice
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Yeah... For someone like me, though, I can't think about price, because I simply use these things too much to compromise even small amounts. (not saying you're compromising, but *I* would be, since I like THIS one so much)
 
It looks nice and seemed nice when I tried it out in the store, but no Bluetooth = no thx. This is a premium device and I'm sick of stupid dongles, poor range and interoperability issues.
 
keenan said:
It looks nice and seemed nice when I tried it out in the store, but no Bluetooth = no thx. This is a premium device and I'm sick of stupid dongles, poor range and interoperability issues.
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I agree.
 
keenan said:
It looks nice and seemed nice when I tried it out in the store, but no Bluetooth = no thx. This is a premium device and I'm sick of stupid dongles, poor range and interoperability issues.
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Yeah... and what I'm trying to figure out is if my "drunken motion" issue was due to this lack of bluetooth, or if my mouse was just defective.
 
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