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System Requirements:
USB Port, Mac OSX 10.4 or later
2 AA batteries (included)
The initial setup or the Targus Wireless Mouse for Mac is very straightforward, “Plug and Play”…
The USB receiver is small and unobtrusive, it sticks out less than the power cord plug on my MacBook Pro. I won’t have to worry about accidentally snapping the receiver off.
Another great feature is that the USB receiver is stored inside the cover of the mouse (very convenient and space saving for travel)
The optical tracking works very well, it even runs smoothly on top of my neoprene laptop sleeve.
(impromptu mouse pad)
Ergonomically, the size of the mouse is a happy medium. I found other wireless mice such as the Logitech VX Nano too small for my hand or others too big to travel with.
The touch scrolling is a bit sticky, I’ll have to get used to it. The On/Off Switch located on the bottom of the mouse is nice, saves on batteries.
The software CD loaded without any problems. The Targus icon showed up instantly in the “Other” section of the System Preferences window.
When setting up the programmable button functions, however, the button numbering is not intuitive. Button#4 represents the back button, button #5 represents the front button. This info cannot be found in the device description of the mouse manual nor in the Targus device setup window. Once set up, the programmable button functions work smoothly.
Overall, I’m impressed. Understated but very functional, this Targus Wireless Mouse for Mac is a Keeper!
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This post was written by Cmonsters on November 16, 2008
Sounds like a pretty good wireless mouse minus the fact that the touch scrolling is sticky. How is the signal though? Wireless devices are pretty known to drop signals thus leaving the mouse useless for a few seconds.
Aloha, Zepp!
Finally woke up from my Tryptophan induced stupor. Yes, really enjoying the mouse.
After using the mouse a bit more, had only one weird incident. I plugged the receiver into the USB port, turned on the mouse and now could use my track pad while also using the mouse. But then neither of them wanted to scroll anymore nor would they open URL links… I turned the wireless mouse off and turned it back on, then only the mouse worked and it again scrolled and opened URL’s. Go figure…