Logitech VX Nano Wireless Notebook Mouse

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Max Slowik
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Jan. 30, 2009

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In Use

The free-spinning scroll wheel has a learning curve, but it's got this positive-reinforcement thing going for it: it's just fun to use. Flicking it's great, and then tapping it to stop is silly and way faster than a crunchy scroll wheel ever could be. It's like a toy for adults. And it's chromed and heavy, so you can get some crazy distance out of it. (We have competed for the most spreadsheet cells scrolled with a single flick here at TTL.)

Logitech doesn't list the DPI of the mouse, but I'd assume it's around 1000; it's a lot more sensitive than generic optical mice, which in one way can be a pain. Once you get the sensitivity and acceleration set for your mousing style, if you later have to use your touchpad, you'll probably find that its sensitivity is all screwed up and low. There's no way to set the sensitivity separately for the mouse and the touchpad.

The sensor is solid, and works fine on most surfaces (skipped a bit on glass). The size and weight are both greater than wired travel mice but it moves well and is probably more comfortable for it. And since I'm repeating myself, the back and forward buttons are placed excellently. They're easy to hit and a nice to click. All the buttons are sprung perfectly.

The Software

Set point is good and well-rounded. All eight buttons are programmable. Even though this isn't a gaming mouse, you can make your own simple key macros. The game detection bit, for switching between the wireless mouse and another input device is pretty uneccessary, but hey, better too many functions than too few.

The battery meter is alright, and either tells you how much juice you have in days or percent. I used the thing for a week, every day, and as my primary mouse, and the power only hit 99%. After six months of moderate daily use, the battery level is now at 45%, so It's reasonable to assume at least eight or nine months of batter life with constant use. If it was a desktop mouse, I'd be upset that it didn't use a charging cradle, but with that kind of power effeciency, why?

Conclusion

So I use a wireless mouse with my laptop, now. That shift was surprisingly swift, and I've used this input device religeously for the better part of a year. This mouse is better than most desktop mice, even other mice by Logitech.

The construction is top-notch, it's not too heavy, and it's loaded with features. I like that it's symmetrical without sacrificing comfort. There's a lot of quality design involved with this surprising little input device. To top it all off, Set Point adds a degree of flexibility completely absent from other mice, the sort of flexibility that you might not be willing to give up once you've got it.

Compared to gaming mice, it's inexpensive, but compared to regular office supplies, you might find the $60 pricetag a little steep. It's a luxury, I suppose. But if you hate touchpads like I do, you were going to throw down twenty or thirty bucks anyway, so it's not really that much more. And it's not a mouse that's easy to find faults in.

Pros

High DPI laser sensor

8 programmable buttons

Free-spinning scroll wheel

Set Point software

Sylish

Wireless

Included carying bag

Cons

A little bigger and heavier than other travel mice

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2 User Comments

1 - Posted by Craig Lloyd on March 25, 2009 - 4:02 pm

I hated how there was no true middle mouse button. Instead, it just changed the scroll mode. That stupid feature ruined that mouse.

-Craig (http://www.tech-olive.com)

2 - Posted by Max Slowik on March 26, 2009 - 6:51 pm

You can map middle-click to the button just below the scroll wheel in SetPoint.

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