Mould and accessories
The mouse comes in a small bag that is made of plastic, but is reminiscent of suede, and so is easily velvety and you like touching (leaves, if necessary, under cold water wash without great consequences).
After taking the mouse from the small pocket, they can "develop", ie open. By opening the mouse has turned and a small light on the mouse wheel will turn green to indicate that the batteries have enough power lead and the mouse is ready for use. If the batteries no longer have enough power, the small LED will turn red. The light from the LED is not glaring and interferes not in the dark. If one does not respect it, you look at it sometimes was not, as it should be. The mouse is opened, a small USB receiver comes to light that is held magnetically on the inside of the thinner bottom part. The magnet is strong enough to hold the receiver easily in position can and there is no Fitzelei to separate the receiver from the mouse or to place it after use in the small bowl. I've never experienced that the recipient has come loose and was in the accessory bag. The receiver was always in its place.
Connection and installation
One pushes now the receiver into a USB port beliebeigen, the mouse is detected immediately. However, I had (Windows 7 Home Premium) that I still load additional drivers from the Mocrosoft site had the problem. That was December 2009. Windows 7 was at the time still relatively fresh, I suspect that this little problem now no longer shows up, if it does, you inverstiert just a few minutes to the drivers to load and install.
Function
It is at the Arc Mouse is an optical mouse that is equipped with a laser (no LED, a laser is better / more accurate than a mouse with LED diode). When sampling me anything negative noticed. There are certainly better to gamble mice have it but not really tried, perhaps you will be pleasantly surprised.
The mouse has a total of 5 keys. The left [1] and right [2] mouse button, a side button [3] to reach the right hander only cumbersome and contortions with your thumb and left-handed useless from the outset (which amounts in total to the same: is the side button ambidextrous unusable), the click wheel can be a part [5] use by pressing down [4] or a sideways push. The keys are mostly freely assignable, depending on the system.
Power consumption is low zeimlich. The batteries will last very long. When used on three days a week for about 4 hours I need to replace the batteries even once in a year.
Comfort
The mouse fits comfortably in your hand and feels extremely comfortable. Do not give me this unpleasant plastic feeling I had with many other mice, because the surface of the Arc Mouse is slightly rubbery and brushed, it feels comfortable to dull. This one has not so often this feeling sweaty hands and has the surface of the mouse clean less often (which of course is not a license to the computer to eat chips, of course, the Arc Mouse is thereby also greasy).
Since the mouse is symmetrical geform, it is suitable for right and left handers alike (except for the side button, which is also for right to use barely). The keys click noticeably without the hub would be too big, the keys can be due to the design press with very little effort.
Quality
I have after a year still can not detect any signs of wear or the surface of the mouse buttons, everything clicked and rolled as the first day. I use the mouse though not every day but several times a week. The mouse is tucked me in the accessory bag and stuffed into my bag, which is usually very crowded. The storage is therefore far from ideal, but is tucked away easily from the Arc Mouse. The two lower sliding strips are a little tired, that's as well.
CONCLUSION
A very successful mix of very good quality, comfortable operation and appealing design, the fold can thereby take anywhere without problems can. The low power consumption ensures a further advantage in its suitability for the thought-free mobile use. The price is more than justified.
PRO
- Foldable
- Pleasant feel / Very good ease of use
- Long battery life / Low Power Consumption
- Successful design
- Very good quality
- Good sampling
- Very good price-performance ratio
CONTRA
(Internet access required) may have the drivers installed before use -
- Side key is useless
