Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000

I am pleased to say that for the price this is one of the best mouse's on the market. For those of you who are thinking that you don't have bluetooth on your computer worry not. This mouse comes with a bluetooth adapter. Whats better? You can use this same adapter to hook up other devices such as cellphones, mp3 players, and even connect to other computers wirelessly! There are some bluetooth receivers that sell for almost the same price as this mouse!!! Another great feature is that this mouse pairs as a presenter mouse. It has a laser pointer, buttons on the bottom so that you can click through slides, and it has a feature to write on the slides during the powerpoint presentation. Another great added feature is that this thing also pairs as a remote control for windows media and since it runs off bluetooth you can be almost 45ft. away and still use the wireless features!!! And i shouldn't forget to mention that this thing comes with a HARD-polycarbonate carrying case so that it doenst get damaged in your laptop bag. I havent been able to test out to battery life yet but it runs off of 2 AA batteries. And the only downsides i see of this mouse is that the bluetooth adapter is a little big so some people might want one of those "nano" style adapter. The only other thing that might concern some people is that it is not a Very small mouse or a Big mouse. It is in between and i know there are some people out there who prefer one or the other. But if you needa mouse that has a lot of features at a resonable price look no further. I bought this off Amazon for about $36 with free shipping.

First of all, I have to assume that Microsoft has improved the documentation since some of the earlier reviews were written, as I DID find instructions on how to use the mouse with another Bluetooth adapter, such as the one found in a notebook. What they don't tell you is that the Microsoft IntelliPoint software will not recognize such a connection so you can't use any of its special features. But you can do almost everything needed. The mouse does work with the built-in Bluetooth of my ThinkPad T42p, but not all features are available. The mouse motion, left and right buttons and scroll wheel work, as do the presentation buttons, but the two side buttons for the magnifier and "digital ink", etc., do not. More to the point, Microsoft's software does not recognize any connection other than through their dongle, so you can't customize anything. Contrary to a comment I read, the IntelliPoint software did NOT disable my Thinkpad's Trackpoint mouse. It did make me uninstall Logitech mouse software I had, though. On my ThinkPad T42p, I used the ThinkPad's Bluetooth Setup Wizard, select "I want to find a specific Bluetooth device". Then put the mouse into discovery mode by pushing and holding the recessed button on the bottom until the light flashes. Click Next and have it search for devices. It will find the mouse and then find the service. You're done. With this setup, everything (that I have tried so far) works with the exception of the side buttons and clicking the mouse wheel. The rest of the mouse functions and the presenter functions work, even blanking the screen in PowerPoint. I have not tried the media buttons, though. Some things I like about this product: - Nice shape for the hand - Compact - Good quality laser pointer - Smooth scroll wheel with the side scrolling feature - Handy presenter functions Some things I don't like: - Wobbles a bit when clicking a mouse button - No visible indicator that it is switched on - Software does not recognize non-MS Bluetooth - Case is bulky and does not securely hold dongle (if you're using it.) - Can't use mouse pointer without switching modes (my separate presentation mouse had its own directional pad plus left and right buttons.) I was previously using a Logitech wireless (non-BT) travel mouse and a separate presentation mouse, each of which had its own dongle. I'm happy to go dongle-less with one device.

This is a slick piece of hardware. It feels well-built, and the laser pointer is not-too-bright and not-too-dim. I like it, and I use it as my everyday mouse. This mouse behaves as advertised in Windows. Once you install Intellipoint software (download from [...]), and sync it up with a bluetooth adapter (mine's built-in to my Macbook) you're good to go. All of the buttons work exactly as you'd expect for Windows and PowerPoint. If you haven't changed a slide in 40-60 seconds, I think there's a slight lag as it reconnects, but after that it's really snappy. It works pretty well on the Mac. When connected to the built-in bluetooth adapter on my Macbook, the extra mouse buttons are tricky to configure (I used USB Overdrive which helped), and the PowerPoint buttons don't work at all. (Oddly enough the volume up-down buttons work.) From browsing random web forums, I'm told that everything works if you use the included Microsoft USB-to-Bluetooth adapter, but needing to plug something in on a laptop kindof defeats the purpose of bluetooth in my mind. One small complaint about the scroll wheel. It's awesome at scrolling, but when you press it down (for example, when clicking on a link in a web browser that you want to open up in a new tab), sometimes it scrolls the page underneath you as you're pushing it which causes you to miss your target. If you're careful you can avoid this, but I've never had this happen with other mice I've used (Microsoft and otherwise). Overall, I really like it, and I'm really surprised that it's the only product in its category. (Mouse + presentation remote + laser pointer is such an obvious combination...why hasn't Apple made one of these?!) Can't wait for this upcoming conference in San Diego!

Can evev be connected without bluetooth receiver device. Tablet / labtop bluetoot can be used directly. Very Handy

I got a good deal in terms of price