Keyboard Reviews

Enjoyed the mouse while running WinMe. When I upgraded to XP, the mouse wheel and three side buttons did not function properly. If you are running an operating system before Win2000 or WinXP, this is a good mouse. Otherwise, save yourself from the hassel and spend the extra money for a newer mouse.

A great mouse. When I upgraded to a new Dell I was worried my trusty IBM mouse wouldn't make it to XP. With a little google search, there was the drivers for it. I've had mine for over 2 1/2 years and it still going strong. Get it and the lastest Mouse Suite and you're in there. You could pay more for a new, fancy USB mouse. But why use a USB port when the ps2 is just as good.

This is a great mouse. I've been using it for nearly a year, and I couldn't be happier with it. The other reviewers claim it can't be used with Windows 2000 or Windows XP, but those are the exact operating systems I'm using now. I've got all buttons and software working without a hitch. You may need to download the newest drivers

Download the IBM Mouse Suite v1.8 (Windows 2000, Windows XP), and it works perfectly.

I bought this mouse because I was tired of the corded mouses and having to clean out the ball every other week. It's really nice and smooth and no cleaning out any ball. It runs smoothly and it looks nice, however, you need to change the batteries constantly. I change my battery about every 3 weeks and it uses 2 AA batteries, that adds up. This mouse alsmo isn't ideal for gaming, as it doesn't run smoothly in games; you'll be better off with a corded mouse. Overall, it's a good mouse, just pricey to maintain. I would suggest getting the newer versions where you can recharge the batteries.

I had Logitech's top model and it went bad after one year so I got the next one down in price (this one)It took some getting used to because it gave me problems scrolling down for about a week.Now I really like it and would recomend it especially for games because it's so comfortable in my hand.

I have had this mouse for almost 2 months now, and not had to change the batteries once. As a matter of fact, I've not had any problems with it at all! It moves easily, works perfectly, and feels great in my hand. I highly recommend this cordless mouse. It's less expensive than most of the others, and with the mail in rebate, you can't miss!

Even without the tactile "Immersion Desktop" technology this is an excellent, reasonably priced mouse. Since it is optical it has no moving parts and I have high hopes of it lasting longer than my mechnical mice have in the past in my somewhat dusty, mouse-killing work environment.

The "Immersion Desktop" stuff is very cool and works great. The tool comes with a number of pre-configured tactile "themes" that you can use or edit as you see fit. Each "theme" (examples: metallic, rubbery, spongy, crisp) carries definitions for how the mouse should feel when dragging windows, resizing windows, rolling over a hyperlink, rolling over a checkbox, etc. I have chosen "metallic" as my favorite.

Some of the sensations are really neat. There is one that feels like squeegeeing a window - quick remarkable that the mouse can do that.

I'm giving the product 4 stars instead of 5 for several reasons. First, the optical mouse didn't like my mousepad, so I am using a pad of paper instead for the moment. Second, the software controlling cursor movement seems to get "confused" momentarily sometimes and the cursor will flutter for a moment - moving the mouse always fixes this. Finally, setup and install was a major pain for me under Windows 2000. By all indications it should have been a simple install and go, but I ended up spending an hour plugging and unplugging the mouse under the desk, installing, reinstalling, rebooting, etc. I finally went to their website and had to download a new driver which worked flawlessly.

Having owned the Microsoft [...]mouse, and sent it back because it was awful, I moved on to the Logitech one. It looks good, it feels great, has a lovely blue light on it, works well, and does everything it is supposed to. The drivers are good, it's all good! The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because I think that most people will find the ifeel technology gets rather old rather quickly and it will soon be switched off. So I would probably save [...]and get the same mouse with the ifeel bit taken out. Either way, a great mouse, makes the similarly prices Microsoft one look like a cheap and nasty piece of plastic by comparison.

My only reservation is that this mouse is USB only with no PS2 adapter. So I am now going to have to buy some kind of USB hub as I have run out of USB ports. I would have liked a PS2 option because I consider using a USB port for things like mice and keyboards to be a bit of a waste, especially since I now have a PS2 port sitting empty.

After using Microsoft's Intellimouse Optical this mouse was a big change for me. I really like it. I really like the whole vibrating thing when you move around on the desktop or on webpages. I only got the mouse for my home computer so when I'm at work I miss the "feel" of my desktop/webpages. You can change the different "feels" of the desktops. You can make the mouse give you a "rubbery" kinda feel when you "roll over" something or like a "metallic" kind of feel. You can make your own "feel" to the desktop. This is such a neat product! It even has the Logitech sign (near the bottom of the mouse, where your palm would go) glow in blue!!! so not only does the greenish/bluish mouse look great, it has a niffty blue glow to it along with the optical red glow from the bottom. Looks really neat when the lights are off. As much as I like the product I only gave it 4 stars because I was used to having 2 buttons on the side (Microsoft Intelliopitcal has 2 buttons on the side of the side) The Logitech mouse only has one button on the side so if your like me and you like to make those buttons into your back and forward buttons on the web you could only have one back or forward. I know this mouse can be used for games so that you can "feel" the weapons you use, but they don't have many games that support the software the mouse uses. I can tell they are trying to make more patches and things like that for games, but so far I havent had much luck with Tribes 2 (supposedly it should already work but it doesn't) and I haven't tried Black & White yet, but the demo on their webpage seems great!!! Also, another thing, since there is one "missing" button on the mouse (side button) you might have a prob with like your first person shooting games, if you like to assign that second button for somthing.

I thought this was a great product, might need a few tuning up, but its a great mouse! and it looks really great too!! I would recommend it to people!!!

the only difference betwwen this and the one they come with is that its heavier and uglyer

VERY BAD!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so glad the reviewers wrote about this stylus. I ordered it at the same time I ordered my Palm IIIxe. It's an excellent replacement for the very lightweight sytlus supplied. I join with the others in recommending it heartily.

I realized today, using the sytlus for about an hour working on the Palm, that eventually I will also want one that is the size of a regular pen. Gripping the thin stylus got quite uncomfortable after long use. But for regular use, this replacement stylus is still easier to use than the original.

Esp. for Palm users with large hands. I purchased a Palm IIIxe recently. The single fault of the IIIxe is the dinky stylus which comes from the factory. Spend the few extra $$ and get this stylus. The extra heft and weight are a must-have. Plus it still fits in the stylus-holster located on the back of the Palm. Simply toss the factory stylus in the trash and put this stylus in its place.

In case someone is interested here's some more information I gleaned about this product. The product appears rather old. The page I found about it was copyright 1998...

If the link doesn't appear, here is the info:

1. Size: there are two.
You can determine which size you need by measuring the distance between the base of your palm and your index (finger closest to thumb) finger. (My hands are pretty small, but it seems I need the large "mouse".)

Small/Medium (2.75 - 3.50 inches)
Large (3.50 - 4.0 inches)

2. OS supported:
PC windows 95 & 98, NT4, 2000 (the latest revision of the software was on Dec. 12 2000)

MAC OS 8.1+ (usb only on mac, no software for mac, device is plug and play.)

3. Buttons - three. The third button is programmable only in windows.

4. Type: 3M site says PS/2 and USB, but not to use a PS/2 to serial adapter (site says trying to plug mouse into serial port could harm your computer.)

5. Right handed only.

6. 3M Site says to make sure your forearm is resting on something while using the mouse. Site recommends that you move the mouse by moving your arm, not your wrist. Apparently if the mouse hurts, you're using it incorrectly.

Carpal Tunnel? Can't work due to pain? Can't use a computer because your wrist hurts?

I answered "yes" to all three questions and was on workman's comp. and then I found this mouse. Back to using the computer eight hours a day with no problems. This is the way mice SHOULD be made to fit your hand.

The mouse looks strange at first and feels even more so, but after about three months you won't ever notice. It does take patience at first, but just keep at it and it becomes second nature. Works great in most every app you can use. I'm a heavy gamer and it works a treat. Don't expect to be the master first person shooter around any longer, but you will be able to finish a game like Half-Life on its hardest difficulty without problem. Best of all you will BE ABLE to play without pain!

Cons:
- Mouse feet too small. This mouse takes the full weight your lower arm which puts a lot of pressure on the feet. They wear down fast! I use Everglide's mouse feet tape to help extend the life of the pads.

- Not optical! This is a huge drawback to this product. Mouse balls are a thing of the past and this product is made with an inferior one at that. It's already hard to be precise moving your entire arm and having to fight an inprecise ball makes it all the more difficult. Still, it will do the job.

- You can't click on both the left and right mouse buttons at the same time. Not a problem for most apps, but certain games require both buttons to be pressed at the same time. You just can't by design.

- More buttons needed. They could have fit a fourth button in on the middle of the handle shaft.

- Very poor drivers. Actually, you will probably use the standard Windows drivers which are not feature rich.

3M, give us a optical version!!! I love this mouse!

Note: Just got this email from 3M, "We do indeed have an optical version of our mouse. It was put on the market about 5 or 6 months ago [Spring '03]. The product number for the optical version is EM500 GPS (small/medium) or GPL (large). The look and fit is the same as the mechanical version."

Many years of using standard mice had left my hand with ever-increasing pain, and I had a hard time holding or squeezing things. I visited many electronics stores, but didn't find a mouse that felt very comfortable. I did find that the joysticks felt more comfortable and natural than the mice did. I decided to buy this mouse because it was designed with ergonomics in mind, and because it looked a lot like a joystick.

It took about a week for me to get used to the new design. For example, both the left- and right-click buttons are controlled with the thumb. There is a second, squeezable button that can function like a scroll-wheel, and it took a while to get used to moving my arm when I wanted to the page to scroll.

I was a bit worried that the software wouldn't be fully compatible with my PC (Windows Me), but I have found very few problems. Occasionally, I'll find a problem with scrolling, especially horizontal scrolling, but this doesn't bother me very much. Also, I was worried that the software wouldn't let me play 3D games. I haven't had any problems with it, though, even with games such as the demo of Unreal Tournament 2003.

It really works - after about two months, my hand feels as though it's almost back to normal. It's much easier to hold and squeeze things, and the constant clicks and double-clicks (especially in the games) no longer create such pain. The mouse has come to feel very natural. In fact, standard mice now feel very strange and unnatural. I have the large mouse, and I think that it would fit most people's hands. If anything, it feels slightly small to me.

One of my favorite things about this mouse is that other people who use my computer and who don't have problems with standard mice, use a standard mouse without restarting the PC or making changes to software settings. They simply move the ergonomic mouse off of the pad, and use up the standard mouse. They can do this because my ergonomic mouse is plugged into a USB port, and the standard mouse is plugged into its standard port.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this mouse. I'm very happy with it.

help me
i dnt know how to use the wire what feautures and facilities cn u use it for. I want to learn how to play titanic but how. cn u store the music onto the keyboard. iam not sure. my keyboard is lk43. What cn i do. will the midi cable help me learn titanic and show me on the keylighting system what keys to press. Iam not sure

Can any one help me with this nice keyboard my son loves the key board. I could not get him away from it in the toys-r-us store . 10 year old boy with lots more toys to see and buy all he wanted for chrismas was this key board. We got him the key board . But the song at the store was not on the key board when we took it home . The song was from the movie titanic.Please tell me how to us this keyboard and down load from my computer so my son can learn the song he longs to play? Thank you Kathy

These cables require you to switch the output end of the cord to the input port on your keyboard, and vice versa. The next thing you need to do is go into \Control Panel\Sounds and Audio Devices. Choose the Audio tab, and you will see a box called MIDI music playback(assuming your running windows OS). For the default device, choose 'MPU-401' from the drop down and choose 'apply' then 'ok'. Set the keyboard gm mode to 'on', and play any MIDI through media player or real one player. Your MIDI file should play through the speakers on the keyboard. Your son will have to switch the navigation channel to pick up the different ranges of the song. Hope this helps. I got this info from Casio.

I got the version of this keyboard that you can use for your Palm m100 series, and I was very unhappy with it. The plug specially designed for the m100 did not fit properly into the handheld, and then the keyboard died after a few weeks and wouldn't work at all, despite new batteries, etc. If you want a keyboard for your Palm m100, splurge and buy the Palm full-size one, or be disappointed.

Having received a Handspring Visor for Christmas, I went a little crazy and bought myself this keyboard. Overall, it is useful, but there are difficulties: Used on a smooth surface, the PDA support, doesn't; and the near-corner keys (cap lock and right-arrow) are so stiff, you need a mini-sledge to get them to register. It will do for now, but I will probably look for a setup that is not as likely to drop or damage the PDA.

It looks very nice with my Handspring. The stand on the back is useful but folds away into the botten without trouble. I've been surpised at the ease at which entering stuff has been with 2 fingers (or however many you want). I've accutally written a single page letter to my Brother without any trouble. I don't use Hot Sync as much anymore. Been pretty happy with mine =)

I originally bought this joystick to play Tetris but there are not enough controls for the game. I can't turn the piece around with this joystick. It's good for everything else.

I got this a while back for my Prism. I didn't realize at the time it was just a faceplate that pushes the application buttons on the Visor, so I was a little disappointed--seems like a lot to pay for that. Still, it was nice for games, making gameplay faster since the joystick appearance is more intuitive for games than the buttons alone. The SnapNType by TT Tech is way better though, it's an actual interface that snaps into the port on the Visor and has a Palm OS driver, rather than just being a button-pusher. Hopefully Amazon will carry that soon!

This was a well built product. The only problem lies with the fact that you are paying [price], for a piece of plastic with buttons that you push to push other buttons. It doesn't really help on all games either - some don't have configuration that work with the d-pad. But if you would like to impress people and if they flaunt their "Game Boy Advance" at you, just get an emulator and you have just one-upped them. Worth a buy if are a gamer.

Oh yeah, It comes with Zap2016! This buy the way, in my opinion, is worth just as much as the gameface if not more.

This setup lasted a week, then the keyboard stopped working. I probably could have RMA'd it, but I didn't want to waste more money on shipping a bum product. When it did work, there was a very annoying ~1/4 second delay between typing/moving the mouse and when the motion appeared on-screen. Horrible for gaming.

First off, I just want to say that the Memorex RF5000 32021440 does not have an optical mouse. But, it still is a great product. I've had it for almost 2 years now and I bought it really cheap at Oddlots, so I wasn't expecting the set to last very long. In my opinion the set is perfect for anyone who wants a wireless set but doesn't want to spend a fortune for one. It is good enough for the average user and by average I mean 4 or so hours a day.
The keyboard works about 10 feet away and the mouse only worked about 6 feet away.

I purchased this item at a close-out price (about 25% of retail) from J&R MusicWorld, so I wasn't expecting much. I've only tried to use the mouse and keyboard from about 10 feet away from the computer, but at that distance they have the 'feel' and performance of my IBM wired ones. The hot keys work nice, and
are appropriate.

I've never purchased a keyboard before. I never thought I would need one. However, I found myself in the situation of learning vocal music and realizing that while I knew the name of the note, I couldn't always remember the sound of the note.

"A keyboard", my vocal coach suggested.

"A keyboard," I sighed.

I hunted around town and found that the cheapest I could get was 80 or more dollars -- too much for my budget. Then I saw this gem. I figured that if it was too much like a toy, I could send it to my nephews (and really annoy my sister!).

I've tried it and I like it. Read the description for the details of what it has. As for me, this review is what I like and dislike about it.

While it has a three-octave range, by shifting the selected voice to a bass voice, one can get lower notes -- this is good, for basses and baritones who need notes while learning vocal scores. By shifting to a sopranino voice (like the piccolo) one can cover the full soprano range.

The keys are very small -- I find myself hitting strays when running 5 and 8 note scales. The good point to the small keys is that the player must hit the keys precisely in the center to play anything accurately; however, it also means that the player gets used to having the intervals closer than they are on a full sized keyboard.

Yes, there are lots of voices and combinations, but don't expect them to sound identical to the instrument. Remember that this is a $40.00 keyboard, not a several hundred dollar Roland or Yamaha.

It is lightweight and VERY portable; however, spend a wad on batteries -- this thing uses 6 "C" cells. Do yourself a favor and pick up the adapter the same time you buy the keyboard.

The built in speakers sound good for the midrange voices; however, they do not give full sound the lower voices and the higher. If you demand better sound, then jack in additional speakers or a set of headphones.

I bought this keyboard for my daughter, but everyone wants to play it because it's so much fun. I particullarly like the 100 instrument settings, and playing along with the preprogrammed songs. It has several features to make keyboard playing easier.

The keyboard isn't well suited for serious music reading though, having only 3 octaves and small keys. Also, it uses up batteries rather quickly. If you use it much at all you'll need the power adapter or rechargeable batteries.

This Is An Awesome Product Than Can Be Used By People Of All Ages, It Comes With 15 Fun To Listen Songs On It's Memory And It Can Be Set To Sound As 100 Different Rythms Or Musical Intruments.