Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse

I have had the Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse for approximately 1 1/2 weeks now and I absolutely love it. It works out of the right away on my MacBook Pro 15" Late 2008 Edition with Mac OS X Snow Leopard version 10.6. Literally within one - two seconds of plugging in the receiver and you're good to go. Also the software that comes with the mouse is optional, but is required if you want to make full use of the side buttons for use as forward or back in not only Finder(Windows Explorer equivalent for Mac).I personally however recommend the use of thirdparty software which works equally well and goes by the name of SteerMouse(Mac only) for an additional $20, but does have slight features not available in the IntelliMouse software. Also the mouse is very handy if you wish to assign functions to the buttons, such as: quick access to your Desktop, hiding applications in a hurry, forward/back in both Finder as well as any web browser, and various other things.Battery life(Only one AA) is wonderful, as long you put the receiver back in the underside of the mouse each night when done using it, doing so will turn the mouse off, preserving battery life while you sleep.There is only one thing I have found about the mouse to be a slight fault, but it's nothing bad at all and that is the scrollwheel. The scrollwheel is VERY sensitive. Even the slightest slide of your finger over it, and the scrollbars on the OS will begin to move. But again the software that comes with the mouse as well as SteerMouse can adjust the sensitivity, so that pretty much negates the downside!By the way for people using the mouse on Windows, I haven't had a chance to test it --as thoroughly-- as on Mac OS X Snow Leopard. But it does seem to work well enough on it, and especially seeing as how it's a Microsoft Mouse, it should be fine. It did take a minute or so for the drivers to be installed upon plugging in the receiver, but it still worked out of the box, and I would recommend installing the IntelliMouse drivers from the software disc, or downloading the most recent ones fro [...]Other people have said the mouse is a little on the large size for a notebook mice, and honestly I can see why some people would say that it is big(ger) for a notebook mouse, but is still perfectly portable.The last bit I have to add, the mouse uses BlueTrack(not Bluetooth), which uses a blue laser, and it really does work well on almost any surface, even on some fabrics too. I have used the mouse on reflective surfaces and absolutely no interference whatsoever.All in all this is a very wonderful mouse and am glad I went with it.

This mouse is small and designed to be used with a laptop, BUT I am actually using it with my desktop and I LOVE it !I have big hands too but I noticed with all the previous bulky desktop mouse I used before that they make my wrist tired/sore after a while, because I wasn't only sliding my mouse all over the pad, but also frequently lifting it to re position it all the time. So the weight was a factor for me. This small and not so heavy mouse work awesomely on that side. No more wrist pain!! :DThe GOOD point:- Mouse feels solid and has a perfect ergonomic shape and size, even for a big hand.- Backward and forward buttons are fully programmable (also with macro) and easy to reach because of longer and closer to your thumb than with most other mouse.- Buttons are very quiet when you click on them except the middle one, where you have to press with some more force to trigger an action (double click in my case).- Whenever its receiver taken off the mouse from the bottom or waken from sleep, a beautiful blue light around the mouse at base would be glowing for a few seconds. It is nothing to do with functionality, but it is a nice touch.- Quiet, continuous scroll wheel that feels really smooth and do not makes clicks sounds at all, like most of other mouse I have tried.- Using this mouse since more than 3 years now and all button are still quiet and still works like a charm.- Windows 10 100% compatible! Matter of fact I don't even think you need this mouse's drivers when used with Win10.Only negative sides of it noticeable so far:- Yes the battery tend to not last too long (around a month), especially if you use this mouse intensively every day like I do. However, using those lithium AA batteries (available on Amazon) the mouse has amazing battery life again (increasing by one or two more month under intensive use).- The silver painted surface on plastic body gets erased with time and movement of fingers over it (I use this mouse since more than 3 years now). This only happens on the side of the mouse's body and not the button themselves though, which are still silver even after +3 years of use and probably million click.- This mouse isn't produced any more so its price went up dramatically now. Quite a shame since I really wanted to buy a new same one, once mine will finally give up (it still works fine after 3 years, but since it's a awesome product I just wanted to stick to it for now).