Logitech VX Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse
July 9th, 2007, Jason
It has been 2 weeks since I accidentally and carelessly broke the receiver of my Logitech MX610 Laser Cordless Mouse and I have been using the touch pad then. The mouse? It has been laid for rest.
I contacted Logitech (Malaysia) as I wanted to claim my warranty and get the receiver replaced. However, Logitech (Malaysia) wasn’t willing to replace my receiver and they didn’t have any spare receivers to be sold separately. Hence, with a friend’s help, I contacted Logitech (US) and they said they were willing to replace the whole set (mouse and receiver) for free and all I need to do was to send the broken receiver and mouse to their center in US.
I went to the post office and got my mouse weighed. The price to deliver the items to US cost more than RM150 and that’s only 1 way. If its 2 way, that’s like RM300 or more just to get my mouse replaced and a brand new Logitech MX610 Laser Cordless Mouse costs RM175 only. It’s not worth it, right?
Just when I was cracking my head where to find the extra cash to buy a new mouse, a blog reader of mine, Alexsi Tan, decided to sponsor me RM250. I repeat, a blog reader of mine, Alexsi Tan, decided to sponsor me RM250 so that I can buy a new mouse and / or have my own shopping therapy. No joke, he, despite being in Melbourne, Australia, banked in RM250 to my bank account. Although there’s hidden story behind the sponsorship, that will be just between Alex and me. Ha!
Since then, I have been doing my research at Logitech’s website to look out for my next mouse. After all, there’s no reason to buy the same mouse again and the next mouse closest to my previous mouse is this Logitech VX Revolution Cordlress Laser Mouse. As claimed by Logitech, it is the ultimate notebook mouse. The specifications and design of the mouse have indeed impressed me.
Without much time wasting, I headed down to my favourite PC shop and bought my new mouse. The price? RM275 and it comes with 3 years warranty. Inside the package, it has its mouse software Set Point 3.13 and a user guide. Most importantly, it works with Windows Vista.
The mouse is smaller than our RM10 note and its only around 60% of my palm / hand size. Although it’s not as comfortable as the desktop mouse like the MX610 due to its smaller size, but the mouse is specially designed to be ergonomic. There’s a hollow and rubber grip for you to rest / put your thumb comfortably. There are two buttons, mainly for the button “Back” and “Forward”, so that you can click back and forward using your thumb quickly.
At the back of the mouse, there’s a small hole for you to slot in the battery sized receiver. Now, I have a place to store my receiver properly. Hopefully, I won’t forget to unplug the receiver from my notebook and break the receiver into 2 again. The receiver operates on radio frequency of 2.4GHz and is more stable compared to Infra Red.
There’s a button at the bottom of the mouse for you to eject the receiver too and another button to power on / off the mouse to save battery. The mouse, as its predecessor, uses laser instead of LED lights and is able to operate flawlessly on nearly any surfaces. There are 4 rubber pads on the bottom of the mouse to give you the much needed grip but not the resistance.
Screw the PC guy who sticked the ugly warranty sticker on the bottom of my mouse.
It only uses 1 AA battery and 1 battery is said to be able to last more than 3 months or even longer. This time, they have included a performance meter on the side of the mouse, which will display 4 stages of battery life whenever you on the mouse.
The mouse has 7 programmable buttons, excluding the left and right click buttons. You can program the buttons to do anything you want such as copy, paste, maximize, minimize, open, close, run a program, volume up, volume down, do a instant search, show desktop, switch applications and any other short cuts you desired.
A summary of the specifications of the mouse.
My review.
There are only a handful few people who are willing to fork out such huge amount of money for a mouse and I am so happen to be one of the few people. I always believe that a good mouse will make a lot of difference in computer usage experience and only the user will understand the feeling and experience of using a good mouse.
My thumb fits perfectly into the thumb grip and the rubber gives a good grip and won’t be wet due to my sweaty hands. All 7 programmable buttons have been configured to my personal preference and I certainly don’t have to move my mouse that much just to click one button. As Logitech have mentioned, spend more time with the mouse and less time with the keyboard.
The scroll wheel can be set into two different modes, with or without friction. In without friction mode, the scroll wheel is like a wheel without breaks and it will turned into hyper fast scrolling mode. If you have like a few thousands pages to scroll, then, this is the mode to use. Else, with friction, it works exactly like any normal scroll wheel. You can set it by turning the MicroGear switch at the bottom of the mouse.
The buttons on the side of the left button is a push and pull button. It’s very stiff and difficult to use. I would prefer if its a button rather than the push and pull button. The top picture is the VX Revolution and the bottom picture is the MX610.
It’s not easy to feel the difference between a LED and laser mouse, but its definitely better than a trackball mouse.
Overall, I still think its worth the money to spend a little more money on a good mouse. It really makes a lot of difference. Again, Logitech produces the best mouse and keyboard, that’s a fact that I couldn’t agree anymore.
