Product Description: 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.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - OK product
I bought this one to replace my broken Apple Mighty Mouse. This mouse is lighter and comfortable to use. It does not have the Expose etc functions that Apple's has, but its right click button is a plus. The problem I had is that it does not work well with batteries besides Duracell supplied with the mouse. I tried three different rechargeable batteries and none of them works with this mouse. I had a problem with left click button also. It does not work right (have to push real hard to get it work). I returned it to Amazon and get an exchange. The replaced one works fine.
Rating: - Little jumpy
Agree with the other review, that it's a bit jumpy. Almost as if it falls asleep until you move it, then it catches up. If you keep moving, it's almost good, but still a little amiss. At this point, I'd say I'm on the fence as to whether I should go back to my wired mouse and lick my wounds or mess around with the settings and see if I can get it to work properly. Up till now though, the adjustments only seem to make it sluggish more quickly, if that makes sense...
Rating: - Very good, but not perfect.
I've owned this mouse now for several weeks. Not long enough to comment on battery life, so far, but I can say that for a mouse its performance is decent. This is, by definition, a portable mouse so it's somewhat small. I have large hands and I was worried that this would be an issue, but it turns out that it's not too bad at all.
With that being said, I'm not certain whether all bluetooth mice seem to be jumpy, or if I've just been having lousy luck. After leaving the mouse still for about 10 seconds (or any amount of time longer) when you first move it it'll jump a bit. You'll have to do that "Ok, where's the cursor" thing for a second or two, but then you find it and it works fairly well. It does not perform well at all with the native Mac mouse driver, but once you install the Logitech software and play with the settings a bit, it tracks and scrolls much better and with an accuracy as good or better than any other bluetooth mouse I've used. I try to avoid installing unnecessary software but the Logitech Control Center makes a big difference here.
As for physical design, Logitech did a great job. It feels solid and well-built. The buttons and scroll wheel button give a nice satisfying click, with just the right amount of resistance. Of course, all the buttons are programmable. I honestly feel like I could throw it across the room and it'd come back for more - which is good since as a portable device it's intended to travel. Like I said before: the mouse is a bit small, but it's got a nice steep curve to it so it's easy to grip and I don't get cramps in my hand from trying to use it. You can tell that they definitely paid attention to ergonomics while trying to maintain portability.
Despite being all plastic, the silvery colored parts are intended to match the anodized aluminum of modern macs and their keyboards. This mouse matches my aluminum wireless keyboard perfectly. Plus, despite what the product pics show, the little light on top lights up blue - not green - to indicate a successful pairing or connection.
The only difference between this mouse and it's PC cousin is the color of the plastic, and this mouse works just fine on Windows.
This mouse may not be perfect, but I believe it's flaws are more from Bluetooth than from this mouse. I'm glad I bought it, and I'd do so again.
Rating: - Best mouse ever
This mouse is wonderful. Perfect for traveling or desktop. The feel of the mouse is great, with nice smooth plastic, good weight, and a smooth but responsive scroll wheel. The battery lasts for ever.
I bought this mouse to use with my two laptops (a white iBook and a VAIO PCG-TR2A), along with the Kensington K-33348 bluetooth adapter and the K-64366 slim keyboard. The combo all matches perfectly and makes me very happy. The mouse even comes with a nice travel sack that I can keep it in with the bluetooth adapter when I'm on the road.
Rating: - perfect addition to your mac
This blue tooth mouse is perfect for your mac. It syncs quickly and is nearly flawless. It also looks great!
- OK product
- Best mouse ever
