Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000

• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 12 reviews
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• 9 stars

  Even more comfortable and control

  by Steve Du on February 18, 2007

  Pros: Ergonomic, confortable and functional, long battery life and accure

  Cons: Right hand only, no "click-to-click" wheel, no rechargeable battery

  Summary: Microsoft’s head-to-head competitor against Logitech’s MX Revolution offers simpler and more comfortable yet cheaper ($20) price tag. This mouse has a higher angle and it is tilted so ...

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  Summary: Microsoft’s head-to-head competitor against Logitech’s MX Revolution offers simpler and more comfortable yet cheaper ($20) price tag. This mouse has a higher angle and it is tilted so it fits your hand nicer and offers less pressure and stress, compare to traditional “flat” holding position. Basically you grab the mouse naturally without twisting your hand. This helps especially when you are on the mouse for a long period of time.
  
  Pros: Offers more comfortable and natural operating position and simpler functions. 4-way scrolling and many functions considered standard are included. Among decent battery life, the large receiver also offers better reception. Lower price tag.
  
  Cons: No rechargeable like it is competitor, less detailed battery indicator and does not offers traditional “click-to-click” wheel where the competitor offers a more flexible and advanced wheel function. Left-handed users are out of luck unfortunately.
  
  Other thoughts: Although it doesn’t offer as advanced and fancy functions like it is competitor, however this mouse is very comfortable. The software (IntelliPoint) brings out all the functionalities of this mouse. If comfortable is your first choice, then you should consider this mouse.

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  4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  So Much For Ergonomic Computing

  by festune on February 16, 2008

  Pros: Shown Below

  Cons: Shown Below

  Summary: Pros:
  1.Long battery life (as advertised);
  2.Handsome (as you can see);
  3.Durable (as long as you don't toss it to the trash can);
  
  
  Cons:
  1.Inhumanly
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Summary: Pros:
  1.Long battery life (as advertised);
  2.Handsome (as you can see);
  3.Durable (as long as you don't toss it to the trash can);
  
  
  Cons:
  1.Inhumanly awk-gonomic design (to make everyday of my life not worth living);
  2.Imprecise pointer movement (makes a mouse a pile of beautiful plastic cr@p);
  3.Very short range (anyone knows how to make a wired mouse out of a wireless one?);
  4.Nonproductive tilt wheel (I'm dare to say: "The Emperor is naked!");
  5.Tricky buttons ("tricky" here is the exact opposite of "sticky");
  6.Thumb buttons (your highness);
  7.Non-customizable buttons (makes the tilt wheel even more useless);
  8.Huge Receiver and
  9.Mouse too (for the size, I expect greater range);
  10.Inconstant scroll speed in Vista
  11.Durable and
  12.Pricy (so I can't get ride of it easily);
  
  10 + 3 - 12 = 1
  
  Rating Explained:
  
  Leave the Pros part,
  
  Con1: A great leap backward, this mouse is too high. For most people, a wrist rest is needed to elevate the hand to accomodate the steep shape. This mouse gets reviewed by my doc, and in his qualified PROFESSIONAL opinion, this thing is made especially for Shrek. I'm suffer from CTS in years, I thought my right hand finally home when I saw this mouse, apparently, I was wrong.
  
  Con2: Don't need explaination, grab IE3 and drag a window and move it slowly, you can still see the text inside the window with little joggling. do the same thing with this mouse and you'll understand what I'm saying.
  
  Con3: Even the receiver is placed just a few inches from the mouse, the signal gets droped sometimes, but not too often.
  
  Con4. The Tilt Wheel is not as useful as it looks. scroll horizontally could be a pain, it either too fast or too slow since it's just two on/off microswitches.
  
  Con5: Now this one is tricky, this mouse releases the left button if no significant amount of pressure is on its shoulder. that means the microswitch sends "I'm OFF." to the PC even your finger tells you a different story. (a friend of a friend of mine who owned this mouse has exact the same problem. so this could be general.)
  
  Con6: As CNET reviewed.
  
  Con7: The Tilt Wheel consists of 3 microswitches, However, the only one that is customizable is the middle-button. since the tilt wheel is not much of a handy function, why not let us customize it to fit our needs? my investment yields little return on this stupid wheel.
  
  Con8 & 9: The size of the receiver and the mouse is "tremendous", Microsoft surely did a poor job on portability.
  
  Con10: The Tilt Wheel is a dead tech, but I can still use the good ol' vertical scroll till it decided to gone nutty under Vista. In some programs, the wheel is extremely sensitive and in others, helplessly slow. now I've sealed the wheel with glue to avoid accidental touch that kills my vib.
  
  Con11 & 12: Those two cons are deadly.
  
  Buttom line: For the name (Natural), for the brand and for the price, I expect more. Don't buy this if you have average sized hands and has CTS like me. You'll regret buying this. Mark my words.

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• 7 stars

  Good for larger than normal hands

  by nateratm on October 10, 2007

  Pros: Nice scroll whell, sturdy design, comfortable

  Cons: no rechargeable battery, large reciever

  Summary: if you have large hands like myself, this mouse is for you. it takes some getting used to, but overall it's a solid mouse, and cool looking too.

  Summary: if you have large hands like myself, this mouse is for you. it takes some getting used to, but overall it's a solid mouse, and cool looking too.

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• 8 stars

  GREAT! Eliminates hand and forearm cramping.

  by Eagles750 on January 26, 2013

  Pros: * Great Ergonomics
  * Can use for hours with forearm or hand cramping.
  * Wheel button is excellent with 4 way scrolling.

  Cons: * One of the two thumb buttons is very difficult to use. I have to stretch my thumb out to get to it. The other thumb button is fine.
  * Is not rechargeable. That said, I get about a year out of a single pair of batteries. So not an issue for me.

  Summary: You can tell if this mouse will help your ergonomic issues based on the following tests:
  
  Forearm Cramping Test:
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  Summary: You can tell if this mouse will help your ergonomic issues based on the following tests:
  
  Forearm Cramping Test:
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  Hold your hand out like you are going to shake and rest it on the table for 15 seconds. No pain. Now position your hand on the table as if you are using a standard mouse for 15 seconds. Notice that you have to twist your forearm to do it. The later leads towards muscle cramping in the forearm. With a regular mouse you doing that for hours. The way this mouse is angled, it leaves your arm in the handshake position eliminating that cramping.
  
  Hand Cramp Test
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  Lay your palm down on the table. Let all your fingers comfortably stretch out where they may for 15 seconds. Now pretend you are squeezing something by moving your thumb and pinky each closer towards your palm by about an inch. Hold it for 15 seconds. You can feel your hand start to cramp. This is what you are doing with a regular mouse. The newer ones even have cutouts in the side that make you squeeze even more than a normal mouse! This ergonomic mouse is purposely made wide so that you don't squeeze it.
  
  I had used the 3M handle-like mouse the reviewer had talked about prior to using this mouse. Although it eliminates forearm cramping, the thinness of the handle forces you to squeeze on it causing hand cramp.
  
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  I used this mouse for 1st person shooters and it is really good. The middle button is top notch. My only issue is that one of the thumb buttons is easy to use while the other is just behind the reach of my thumb. I have to move my hand forward a bit to use that button; so I don't very often.
  
  The only reason it does not get a perfect 5 stars it that one thumb button. If there were half star ratings this would be a 4.5. Since there is not, I only drop it to four to reflect it has one thing wrong with it.
  
  The non-rechargeable battery isn't even an issue to me because I get about a year out of a single pair of batteries.

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• 1 stars

  Unnatural Mouse

  by Denkzettel on January 21, 2010

  Pros: Plastic feels good, wheel surface too.

  Cons: The mouse "flips" due to a small bottom surface area, which makes the work with it very slow and precise clicks almost impossible. Thumb buttons unreachable.

  Summary: It might be called natural, but it is nothing, but a normal MS mouse turned on one side, which makes it completely useless for most users.

  Summary: It might be called natural, but it is nothing, but a normal MS mouse turned on one side, which makes it completely useless for most users.

• 2 stars

  Ouch! My wrist hurts

  by columt on June 10, 2009

  Pros: Feels pretty solid and tactile.

  Cons: It hurts! I've never had wrist trouble with a mouse before, but a couple of hours using this and ouch. I gave it an extra day but could not adapt to the awkward angle...

  Summary: I got this mouse as part of set when replacing my ergonomic keyboard (expensive minor coffee spillage). I found it very difficult to adjust the software settings to replicate the ...

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  Summary: I got this mouse as part of set when replacing my ergonomic keyboard (expensive minor coffee spillage). I found it very difficult to adjust the software settings to replicate the feel of my old microsoft wired optical mouse. But after the painful experience, I'm back to that old wired mouse.... This may be the mouse for you if you have wrist problems with conventional mice, but if not then I'd advise you to steer clear.

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• 8 stars

  Greate mouse for programmer

  by chadmilden on May 1, 2009

  Pros: - feels amazing (when used with an ergonomic mouse pad)
  - responsive
  - vertical mouse wheel scroll is nice, smooth

  Cons: - 2 mouse buttons are in the middle of nowhere... hard to get used to.
  - price

  Summary: let me first of all say that I got ripped off, I bought this mouse at future shop for 100 dollars.... I am a programmer and am starting to get ...

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  Summary: let me first of all say that I got ripped off, I bought this mouse at future shop for 100 dollars.... I am a programmer and am starting to get CTS, so I bought this mouse, along with an ergonomic mouse pad, one of those pads that has the gel/memory foam wrist rest. It feels amazing, I have never had so much comfort using a mouse.
  
  When I use the mouse without the ergonomic mouse pad, it's not as good, doesn't feel as good, so I think microsoft designed this mouse to be used with an ergonomic pad.
  
  Bottom line: If you are going to get this mouse, because it really is very comfortable, then buy an ergonomic mouse pad to get the full benefit.

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• 9 stars

  So far, the best mouse I've ever used.

  by mero909 on January 19, 2009

  Pros: Extremely Comfortable, Very responsive, Ergonomic, rather long battery life.

  Cons: Right handed users only. Battery light seems rather vague. Thumb buttons are a bit far from the thumb. Non-rechargeable.

  Summary: If comfort is what you're looking for, you should consider this mouse.

  Summary: If comfort is what you're looking for, you should consider this mouse.

• 4 stars

  takes a lot of getting used to

  by bilcarter on March 9, 2008

  Pros: Feels comfortable in large hands

  Cons: scroll wheel doesn't click, inconvenient thumb button, short RF range, large RF receiver

  Summary: Not the best, and not the worst mouse I've ever used. Scroll wheel is hit and miss. On some apps it works fine. On others, I actually have to ...

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  Summary: Not the best, and not the worst mouse I've ever used. Scroll wheel is hit and miss. On some apps it works fine. On others, I actually have to scroll left and right to make the bar go up and down. It doesn't click when I roll it either.
  
  The RF receiver is as big as a mouse itself, and only offer a 3 foot range. My old Logitech had a smaller receiver and a 6 foot range. Not bad for a 7 year old mouse.
  
  The design forces you to move your entire forearm rather than just your wrist - which is intentional. At first, it can be uncomfortable. If you try moving just your wrist, the pointer won't obey your commands. I guess that helps your wrist health, but it is not what many of us are used to.

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• 4 stars

  OK, Not Great

  by sharonj430 on January 19, 2008

  Pros: No Pros for Me

  Cons: Large, Expensive, and Not that Precise

  Summary: This mouse must be for a person with big hands. I am a woman with average hands, and I find this mouse to be difficult to use and control.
  
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  Summary: This mouse must be for a person with big hands. I am a woman with average hands, and I find this mouse to be difficult to use and control.
  
  I have a smaller cheaper laser mouse that was made for laptops, and it works just as well. This mouse is OK for Internet browsing. For longer, precision jobs, as in Photoshop, my hand sits up too high, and I really have to grasp this mouse to get it to move where I want it to.
  
  The first time I used this mouse to make clipping paths in Photoshop, I wanted to throw it up against the wall. I thought I would get used to it, but so far I haven't.
  
  I cannot see any advantage of this "laser" technology over the standard optical mouse. It does not work well on a smooth table or on a neoprene mouse pad. Maybe some type of slick mouse pad is the answer.

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