Binding: Electronics Brand: Targus EAN: 0092636110000 Feature: The Ideal Solution for The Notebook Desktop User That Needs a Standard Size External Mouse Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Targus Manufacturer: Targus Model: NW03BM Publisher: Targus Studio: Targus Variation Description: Full Size Optical for Tosh Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features
The Ideal Solution for The Notebook Desktop User That Needs a Standard Size External Mouse Uses an Optical Sensor and Digital Signal Processor to Read and Follow Your Mouse Moves Eliminates Erratic Cursor Movement and The Need to Clean Your Mouse or Mouse Pad Increase Your Efficiency By Eliminating Over 30% of Mouse Clicks and Movements In All Applications with The "Screen Scroller Wheel" Screen Scroller Wheel' Allows You to Scroll Up, Down, Left or Right Without Moving The Mouse and You Can Alternate Between Open Applications
The Targus-Noteworthy Optical Screen Scroller Mouse is the perfect solution for the notebook desktop user that needs a standard size external mouse. The NW03BM is an optical pointing device that does not use a tracking ball like a traditional mouse. Instead, it uses an optical sensor and digital signal processor to read and follow your mouse moves; eliminating erratic cursor movement and the need to clean your mouse or mouse pad. This product also allows the mouse to be used on virtually any surface (except glass) where a mouse with a ball would be unusable.The NW03BM's "Screen Scroller wheel" will allow you to scroll up or down, left or right the mouse and you can also alternate between open applications. The mouse allows you to easily browse Web sites and Windows. The NW03BM comes standard with a USB connection (USB revision 1.1) that will allow true plug and play connection with the notebook USB port. It is 100% compatible with Windows 98/2000/Me/XP operating system right out of the box. It also comes with a USB to PS/2 adapter for compatibility with use with Win 95, Win NT and other operating systems.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Way short of expectations Comment: I bought this mouse thinking it would last at least a year. I bought 4 of them so far and none of them have lasted more than a month. It dies after one month of usage. This product is garbage, I tried emailing the company to complain but it is like pulling teeth trying to contact the company. This product is definitely not recommendable. If I could give it zero stars I would, but I can't, so I gave it a one star. Garbage. I never leave reviews, but this product really made me mad. Customer Rating: Summary: Perfect for me. Comment: This thing has easily replaced my funky, troublesome wireless mouse. The cord is so light, it almost doesn't have one. I'm a elephant of a person (6'5". 290) and this tiny little mouse fits my huge mitts perfectly. It's so light, it has no inertia, like a wireless mouse with heavy batteries. Just flick it where you want it to go. So far, so good. Customer Rating: Summary: Basic Mouse With a Couple of Flaws Comment: This is the 4th notebook mouse I've had to buy within the last 2 years, and this one is the 4th different brand. So I have a bit of experience with this type of mouse. And because they break so easily, I only buy the cheapest ones I can find -- some of the prices they're charging for these mice are outrageous!
I don't even remember the brand names of the first two; let's face it, a mouse is a commodity item, and as long as it works as expected, who cares what brand it is?
The problem with all of the smaller notebook mice like this Targus is that the cables are flimsy and will eventually break where they enter the mouse. There's not much you can do about it; just make sure you try to always pull on the cable and not by the mouse and USB insert.
This Targus is made just like the others (indeed, I suspect they're probably all made in a single factory in China), so I expect it to break just like the others, thus I bought two when I found them at a huge discount.
The other problem with this Targus compared to my other no-name brands is that the mouse buttons take a little more pressure to click. Not something you might notice unless you had one of the smooth-working types I've used before.
The biggest issue for me when this mouse was new was that the scroll wheel jumped more than one screen length on "widescreen" 16:9 displays, like the HP dv2000 I'm using right now to type. The whole idea of a scroll wheel is to slowly scroll down, line by line but this one jumped 1.5 pages. Big problem.
The solution (for me anyway) was to go to the Targus website and download the 'Scroll Wheel Software' for this mouse and install it. It allows you to select how many lines you'd like the wheel to scroll. What's strange is that the software indicated that the mouse was indeed set to scroll 3 lines with each wheel click (it wasn't), but once I reset it using the software, it started to scroll correctly.
I could not get the generic Windows or Vista mouse driver software in the Control Panel to do this; only the Targus software worked. So keep that in mind if you have this problem.
Otherwise, it's just a cheap mouse. Yep, it's small and a bit harder to manage than a full-sized mouse, but it's a notebook mouse and that comes with the territory. Not sure I'd buy one of these again, I'll keep searching for that "perfect" (and cheap!) notebook mouse... Customer Rating: Summary: Great things come in small packages! Comment: I got this mouse for free when I purchased a targus bag for my laptop maybe 4 or 5 years ago. I have no idea what the people that don't like this mouse are talking about. I LOVE this thing! In fact, I'm using it right now while I submit this review! It's like the sports car of the mouse industry. Small, sleek, does everything you want and FAST! And it definitely turns heads when you're sporting it around the local starbucks. I recommend this to everyone looking for a laptop mouse or for something small and different. I've used mine for years and it's still working just like the first time I plugged it into my PowerBook Pro. Customer Rating: Summary: doesn't work very well Comment: I wanted to like this mouse, and have used a similar one from Kensington with great success for years, but for some reason it just doesn't work very well and is a great disappointment. Now I have to go out and buy another brand of the same thing just to get work done! It's way way too jumpy, on any number of surfaces I tried. It keeps releasing the item I've selected too soon so the amount of clicking and dragging I have to do just to get one thing done has been increased tenfold. It jumps the cursor all over the screen when my hand is just sitting still not moving. Very frustrating to use. Can't wait to get rid of it.
