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Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse (Black)

Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse (Black)

Item: 357530    Model: U5K-00001

Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse (Black)
3.0stars
( 45 reviews)
  • One-touch Scrolling - Explore the touch strip with unique horizontal scroll. Flick up, down, and side to side to navigate
  • Up to 18-Month Battery Life - Use your mouse for up to 18 months on a single battery
  • BlueTrack Technology - Take advantage of BlueTrack Technology, which combines the power of optical with the precision of laser for remarkable tracking on virtually any surface
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REVIEW SNAPSHOT®

by PowerReviews
Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse (Black)
 
3.1

(based on 45 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (6)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (17)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (5)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (8)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (9)

52%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Comfortable design (27)
  • Glides smoothly (23)
  • Works on any surface (21)
  • Fast response (19)
  • Accurate tracking (17)

Cons

  • Inaccurate tracking (6)
  • Slow response (6)
  • Uncomfortable design (6)
  • Unreliable (6)
  • Inefficient (4)

Best Uses

  • Everyday use (30)
  • Web browsing (15)
  • Professional (11)
  • Travel (5)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Power user (19), Casual user (17), Midrange shopper (5)
    • Primary use:
    • Business (22), Personal (22)
    • Computer Platform:
    • PC (31), Mac (3)
    • Was this a gift?:
    • No (9)

Most Helpful Positive Review

 

Overall, very nice....

This mouse is very comfortable and the touch strip for scrolling works very well. The mouse is compatible with the Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center software (free download from MS)and Windows 8. My...Read complete review

This mouse is very comfortable and the touch strip for scrolling works very well. The mouse is compatible with the Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center software (free download from MS)and Windows 8. My only complaint is that the mouse wants to slide off the slightly canted keyboard tray attached to my desk. Also, the wireless receiver was too far from the mouse when plugged into the back of my tower PC on the floor next to the desk. Plugging the receiver into the USB hub on my desk made it work reliably.

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Most Helpful Negative Review

 

Decent, but quirky & needing improvment

This is an OK mouse, but it's definitely quirky and needing some work. Thanks to Apple's inane changes with the implementation with Mountain Lion, I had to stop using my MS Explorer mouse with...Read complete review

This is an OK mouse, but it's definitely quirky and needing some work. Thanks to Apple's inane changes with the implementation with Mountain Lion, I had to stop using my MS Explorer mouse with my Macbook, which was a great mouse. This mouse came the closest in 4-button fucntionality of a MS mouse, which is still better than the Logitech mice. The touch scroll fucntion is decent, but occasionally goes spastic and doesn't seem to know when to stop or which direction you've scrolled in.

If you do like I did and set the click fucntions on the swipe tab to be a forward and back keys for Web navigation, definitely be prepared for a lot of annoyance, esp. with the middle click to be the Expose function in Mountain Lion. The mouse frequently is very finicky in recognizing the clicks for forward and back by forcing very precise touches as the top and bottom of the pad, frequently construing either touch to be an Expose click instead, which suggest MS need to rework the recognition pad below the panel and redefine greater areas for the clicks at the top and bottom.

I am reticent to really recommend this mouse, but since it's slightly above average and one of the few mice that work with Mountain Lion, I will.

Reviewed by 45 customers

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1.0

I would not buy this again

By Jason

from Searcy AR

About Me Casual User

Verified Buyer
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Pros

  • Comfortable Design
  • Works On Any Surface

Cons

  • Catches Easily
  • Slow Response

Best Uses

  • Everyday Use

Comments about Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse (Black):

The mouse pointer seems to disappear a lot. I end of shaking the mouse every time I use it, almost like it goes to sleep. Very annoying.

  • Primary use:
  • Business
  • Computer Platform:
  • PC

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3.0

Does the job ! Wish I had bought better

By The Juice

from Canadian Lakes, MI

About Me Casual User

Verified Buyer

Pros

  • Comfortable Design

Cons

  • Slow Response

Best Uses

  • Everyday Use

Comments about Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse (Black):

You get what you pay for. Does the job but I find it slow at times.

  • Primary use:
  • Personal

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1.0

not quite what expected

By PC Pat

from Beloit.wi

About Me Power user

Verified Buyer

Pros

    Cons

    • Inaccurate Tracking
    • Slow Response
    • Uncomfortable Design

    Best Uses

      Comments about Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse (Black):

      Some things just can not be improved.

      • Primary use:
      • Personal
      • Computer Platform:
      • PC

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      2.0

      Would not buy another

      By woodworker

      from Palm Bay, Fl

      About Me Casual User

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • Glides Smoothly
      • Works On Any Surface

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Traveling

        Comments about Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse (Black):

        The scroll feature need much improvement. Most often it does not work at all.

        • Primary use:
        • Personal
        • Computer Platform:
        • PC

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        4.0

        A wireless winner

        By Treefrog

        from Oxford, CT

        About Me Power user

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Accurate Tracking
        • Comfortable Design
        • Fast Response
        • Glides Smoothly
        • Works On Any Surface

        Cons

        • The Scroll Feature Sticks

        Best Uses

        • Everyday Use
        • Professional

        Comments about Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse (Black):

        I picked this mouse up when my MAC mouse died. It had been getting worse for so long, that this one felt like I had upgraded from a bicycle to a ferari! It was intended to act as a temporary replacement, but I think I'll just keep this one. I really like the smooth glide of the mouse and the wireless feature makes it easy for my lefty colleague to use my machine. The scroll feature tends to stick on occasion, but it self corrects if I turn the mouse off and on again. All in all I would say this is an excellent product.

        • Primary use:
        • Business
        • Computer Platform:
        • Mac

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          Can I use this mouse on a glass table top?
          Asked on 11/27/2012 by YT from New York, NY

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            This mouse will actually work on virtually any surface, so it will work on a glass table top.

            Answered on 11/27/2012 by Community Answer from None
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