January 30th, 2008

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Logitech V470 Bluetooth mouse

V470 CORDLESS LASER MOUSE FOR NOTEBOOKS WITH BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY

When I got my MacBook Pro I was looking in to getting a Apple Bluetooth mouse but I thought they where a bit to expensive. After a while i accidentally ran in to this Logitech Mouse for half the price of the Apple one.

The Logitech V470 is a small mouse for me that is ideal because i have small hands but i can imagine that it is to small for some of us. The mouse comes with two AA batteries that still are still good after two full weeks of work and comes with a little bag to keep the mouse protected.

The Nice thing about this Bluetooth mouse is that you don’t need and extra plug in your USB port to get it working. My Mac has Bluetooth build in so that makes it nice and compact.

Installation of the V470 was no problem for me specially because i already had the (included) Logitech software on my laptop because i use it to for a other wireless keyboard mouse combo i use at my at home desk. The nice thing of the Logitech software is that it automatically picks up when i change between mice and keyboard nothing i have to do it just works. The V470 has an on/off switch so that you don’t loose you power when you are not using it. The mouse will be detected in seconds after you computer booted and just works like a charm.

I read that you don’t even need to install the Logitech software to get it working on a Mac but i can’t confirm that because I already had the software installed.

The V470 offers the normal two buttons and the scroll function but besides that you can also click the scroll wheel to the left and right that standard makes you scroll left and right. With the logitech software you can even reprogram some of those functions. For instance i use the left click on the scroll wheel to go back a page in my web browser.

Final verdict:

I like the Logitech V470 and till now (2 weeks) i didn’t give me any problems. The laser is strong and even on an uneven surface it works great. For me this mouse travels with the Macbook Pro but not just to replace the touch pad it just gives me and easier way to work specially because of the second button and the extra functions in the scroll wheel.

Check out the V470 CORDLESS LASER MOUSE FOR NOTEBOOKS WITH BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY and let me know if i was wrong with this review.

Written by George on January 30th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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