Thoughts on the Mcrosoft Arc Touch mouse

Hi
Just trying to get some input and opinions from owners or previous owners of this particular mouse.
Is it worth the 50-60 dollars?

Thanks

 

I tried handling it in a local store. It didn't really feel that comfortable to use, in my opinion. Maybe my hands were too big for it.

 

I noticed it will be a one-hour Gold Box deal on Amazon from 11-12 PST today. If you're interested in one, this will likely be your shot at the best price.

AM.

 

I'm using one right now. Takes awhile to get used to the feel of it, but it is accurate, has great battery life, and is well built (though I have heard some bad things about earlier revisions....). Really good travel mouse, maybe not so much for gaming.

 

I have small hands and felt the same way after playing around with it at a local store.

 

What makes it useful to me is that it fits in the phone pockets of my bags, or e.g. in the 3A-MP2TS's perfectly with no bulges.

As a mouse in absolutes, you can do better. e.g. personally the Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 is a much nicer mouse to use on a regular basis. The touch scroll is meh IMO - I mean it works perfectly well, but I'm not sitting there in awe going "OMG it works so much better than the scroll wheel!". Buy it if you actually need/want the fold capability.

 

Sigh...

Really? Did this have to happen? Huh Garfield? Just couldn't help yourself could ya?
I'll let you get away with trolling this time. Posts deleted.

 

How responsive is the touch wheel??

 

Got mine for about 35$ from Amazon, not even on gold box, not sure why the price went back up. Anyways, there are a lot of people who like and do not like this mouse. I thought I wouldn't like it at first due to all the negative complaints, but I like it, and I think it's because of the mouse grip style I generally use. If you refer to this article, Guide to Gaming Mouse | Razer Gaming Mouse Advisor | Razer | For Gamers. By Gamers. , there are different ways to hold the mouse. I feel that those who use the palm grip won't like this mouse, as a common complaint is stiff mouse buttons, which I can understand when I try that grip, the finger tips just don't reach the sweet spots of the mouse, also, it's hard to grip it since there isn't anywhere for the thumb to rest using that style. If you use the finger tip, it's really nice to use, and very natural, because all you need are the tips of your fingers to move the mouse, and hit the sweet spots because of how you hold it really, so that eliminates the stiff button issue...

That said, the touch strip is nice, but lacks some things. First is a middle click. To middle click you need to double tap the middle groove, I hit it 90% of the time, but it isn't as nice as having a physical button which is 99% effective. Then there's the Pg up and Pg Dn tap spots, which CANNOT be reprogrammed to anything else (which is the biggest issue I have with the mouse, I was under the assumption when I bought it you could, but you cannot). Sensitivity wise, it's good, just as good as any trackpad. Flick scrolling is great, but no smooth, it's rachet-y, which I think they did on purpose. Another complaint was how loud the feedback is, you get a small vibration and a tick when you use it, like using a wheel. It's pretty loud I'll say that, you can adjust it, but I don't hear a difference. Right now I have feedback disabled. It was hard getting used to it without it enabled. Oh, no horizontal scroll too!

Quality wise, I feel that it is a quality product. Battery life has been alright for me, I've only changed it once (using rechargable batteries) since I got it, back in July of 11. I do use it in class, and I get a lot of "oh is that!?" and that kind of feedback due to its uniqueness.

All I can say is if you're looking for a mouse that is unique looking, and works decently well functionality wise, this is a pretty good mouse to get, if you're looking for function over form, there are other mice you could look at instead.