Logitech V470 Bluetooth Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks - Blue
Logitech V470 Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks with Bluetooth Technology allows people to connect directly to Bluetooth-enabled MacBook computers or Windows-based notebook PCs - without an external receiver. The V470 mouse features Bluetooth 1.2 wireless technology and laser tracking. And with its Side-to-Side Scrolling Plus Zoom, people can instantly zoom in and out, or scroll horizontally or vertically with ease.
Logitech V470 Bluetooth Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks - Blue Accessories
 Apple Wireless Keyboard Kit
VMware Fusion [OLD VERSION]
Apple MacBook MB403LL/A 13.3-inch Laptop (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive) White
Apple Keyboard Kit
Apple MacBook Pro MB133LL/A 15.4-inch Laptop (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD SuperDrive)
Apple iWork '08
Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 Mac/Win
Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station (Gigabit) MB053LL/A
Kingston - Memory - 4 GB ( 2 x 2 GB ) - SO DIMM 200-pin - DDR2 - 667 MHz - unbuffered
Apple Airport Express
Logitech V470 Bluetooth Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks - Blue Reviews
To its credit, the mouse maintains a connection better than the MSFT mouse (i.e. -// Pros: bluetooth, portable, works, even comes with a bag. Cons: Logitech software kills Growl - a known issue on their end which they have no intention of fixing. This is the second bluetooth mouse that I've tried (the other being the Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 Mac/Win) as a full-time mouse companion for my Apple BT keyboard. So overall.
That said, the ergonomics are only slightly better than Apple's mice and my hands get cramped if I use it for more than a couple of hours in a row (i.e. So you have to choose between growl working, or being able to customize the buttons/wheel (though OSX seems to do a decent enough of a job of this on its own - there are no fancy side buttons). Maybe in a few years. I'm still using it, though I can't say that I'm necessarily "happy" with it. it reconnects at all), though as mentioned by other reviewers, it's definitely more sluggish to respond from sleep (and quicker to go to sleep) than the Apple counterparts. It beats the competition, though that's an extremely low bar with few contenders.
As another reviewer mentioned, the black stuff on the side is coming off, which just feels unsettling, even if it is just cosmetic. heavy photo editing or similar).
I highly recommend this mouse and I will probably order a second one for the home computer. Logitech including everything, batteries, DVD/CD with the drivers, travel bag, manual. The software loads a system preference where all the mouse buttons/wheels can be set to your liking. One thing that annoyed me to know end on that mouse was the fact that even waking from sleep, or coming out of the screen saver mode no matter how long I would wait, or move the mouse the bluetooth connection would never "reconnect" I would have to go into System Preferences and force the connection. Something I really didn't want to do all the time. Well scratch that. When I would first open my MacBook Pro after a long time I would have to delete the mouse and then re- add it.
The configurability of this mouse puts the Razor Pro|Click to shame. I was toting along a Apple Might Mouse for work and away from my desk mouse "needs". It tracks well and much more smoothly than the Pro|Click. So this mouse is a replacement for two mice. This mouse feels good in my hands and I think I have larger than average hands. At first I tried the Razor Pro|Click bluetooth mouse.
- The response is terrible and annoying. - The installer failed to find the mouse twice, then succeeded on the third attempt. Logitech product install is usually much faster. A new bluetooth stack).
Selecting text is annoying enough that you notice it every single time. If you gently push the V470 across your mouse pad, the cursor's movement is very rough and stuttery. I had purchased the V470 because I didn't want to deal with the Cordless Optical's dongle, but after this experience I'll be sticking with the old mouse. When you move it after two seconds the cursor jumps around for a second or so before it completely wakes up (this is a common complaint with the V470 if you Google around a bit). My old mouse (just a Cordless Optical) behaves totally smoothly under very fast or very slow movement. When it finally did acquire the mouse the connection stayed solid. - Even when the mouse is awake it feels VERY rough and inaccurate.
- The installer took a LONG time (it's a mouse.what's taking so long. The mouse sleeps after about two seconds. If you move your hand off the mouse to do something quick (like press ENTER), that's long enough for it to sleep.
I don't think I could get used to it. I don't know if this is a V470 issue or a Bluetooth mouse issue in general, but this was a HUGE disappointment. For the few hours I used it I would regularly click the wrong link on a web page or start the wrong application in the start menu because of this jumpiness. Here's my experience with the V470:.
- The decision to return it was locked when I plugged in my old mouse and it was *SO* liquid smooth and totally responsive. I have a long history with Logitech products, and the mouse I reverted to after returning the V470 is a Logitech mouse (and I have a whole new appreciation for it).
This mouse is perfect for my Asus Eee 1000h. Setup was simple. The tilt wheel and zoom are more usefull then I had expected. I'm real happy with this mouse. I almost got the MS 5000 but saw some neg reviews so I went with this one. The Eee has no removable disk drive so I simply copied the included cd to a USB flash drive using another pc with a drive and ran the setup off the flash drive. This mouse fits the hand well and moves smooth and accurately on just about any surface including my bare hairy leg.
- Jumpy at times. ( Medium size hands ). Will carry the V470 on the road. Cons:.
- Sleek exterior. I guess it could be a problem with both the MacBook or the mouse, but pairing them wasn't optimal for me. Replaced it with a VX Revolution, and I'm happy again. I'm a huge fan of Logitech gadgets, especially mice, but wasn't too happy with this one. - No back button ( Minor con ) - Takes long ( 4-5 secs ) to reconnect to MacBook Pro waking from sleep.
- Small size - also a con, took a while for me to adjust to it. What I hated most is that takes 4-5 seconds to reconnect from sleep, and often loses connection. I've been using this mouse on my MacBook Pro, and it gets jumpy at times. Pros:. - Small size. When it does work, it tracks well on my Razer eXactMat.
- No receiver required for bluetooth enabled notebooks.
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