Hopefully the short turnaround will happen again. Called to tell them of the second failure today and they’re sending a MS-WMM version 6000 to see if that works better for me. I called to report a failure on, and had the replacement by. Had two MS Wireless Mobile 4000 mice quit on me due to overheating.
No paperwork required, but you DO need the Product ID (PID) number off the bottom of the mouse it’s in this format: xxxxx-xxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxx U.S.: 80 Canada: 80. Overall, Microsoft continues their tradition of making good peripherals with this one.įor replacement of broken or defective products call warranty directly. I can only think of two ways in which I would improve it: adding momentum to the wheel like the Logitech MX/VX mice have, and supplying a protective pouch. I admit that I don’t really need the ability for it to track on almost any surface, but it’s nice to know that I could use it that way if I had to. It’s light and sensitive, and the smooth wheel and extra buttons are very nice.
ConclusionĪll in all, I like this mouse, and its tiny receiver is now installed semi-permanently in my HP Mini.
As with most mice the software isn’t actually required to work with any modern operating system although I didn’t install the Intellipoint driver on my Mac, I could assign the extra buttons to Expose’ and Spaces functions through the system preferences as usual.
Included in the package with the mouse are an AA battery (the mouse uses just the one, and it is supposed to last up to 10 months) and Microsoft’s Intellipoint drivers which allow for advanced button assignments on Windows and the Mac. It’s very light, and fairly fast – not quite as sensitive and twitchy as I like a desktop mouse to be, but perfect for laptop-sized displays. If you don’t want to do that, the receiver also stores neatly in a compartment on the bottom of the mouse.Īlthough the top of the mouse is smooth, the sides have a more “grippy” surface as well as an inward curve toward the front, making it easy to hold with your thumb and fingers. It is a “nano” receiver, meaning that it is barely bigger than the USB plug itself, sticking out only about 1/4 inch from the port so that you can leave it plugged in while your laptop is stowed in a case. Like most mobile mice, this one has a USB receiver. The wheel also tilts, as is common in most newer mice. The wheel is smooth instead of having the “clicks” that many other mice have I personally like this a lot since I have gotten used to a smooth wheel from using a Logitech MX at home, although I wish it had the same momentum as the Logitech style wheel.
It has five buttons: the usual three on top and one on each side. The Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 is a compact mouse with a tiny USB receiver, intended for use with laptops and netbooks.