[jmFightSpam]

OK,

I know this type of thread has been posted many times. So I apologize in advance. I am looking for a good, reliable, comfortable wireless mouse for my MacBook Pro (bluetooth or dongle is fine -- except none of those big dongles).

BUT, I don't want a dinky small notebook type of mouse. I would like a desktop size mouse, or at least close to it.

I have a Microsoft Notebook 5000 Bluetooth, but it is just too small for my everyday use.
(Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 (WindowsMacintosh) 69R-00001 at TigerDirect.com)

I was thinking the MX Revolution, but I have heard problems on Mac with it.

So then I got to thinking about the VX Revolution. It looked perfect, but I can't gauge it's size very well. I think it is bigger than the Microsoft Notebook 5000, but I am not 100% sure.

Any advice here? Or if there is a better mouse for me than the VX Revolution, I am definitely open to suggestions.

Thanks.

[mkerr64]

I currently have the MX Revolution and have no problems with it. it find it a great mouse, comfortable. good size and etc.. to use the various buttons i use SteerMouse which works perfectly fine

[jmFightSpam]

Thanks for the reply!

So you have had good luck with it on the Mac?

If I don't really need the extra buttons, and just want to use the MX for basic clicking and scrolling, will I be OK? Will I need to even install any software?

[IceEnclosure]

Originally Posted by jmFightSpam 

I have a Microsoft Notebook 5000 Bluetooth, but it is just too small for my everyday use. (Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 (WindowsMacintosh) 69R-00001 at TigerDirect.com)

I was thinking the MX Revolution, but I have heard problems on Mac with it.

So then I got to thinking about the VX Revolution. It looked perfect, but I can't gauge it's size very well. I think it is bigger than the Microsoft Notebook 5000, but I am not 100% sure.

Any advice here? Or if there is a better mouse for me than the VX Revolution, I am definitely open to suggestions.

Thanks.

For me, bluetooth is where it's at. If you've got it built-in, use it. The Revolution mice are not bluetooth yet, so you'll be using a dongle. I'd expect the Revolution BT soon though: Logitech's MX Revolution goes Bluetooth at the FCC - Engadget

I have a MS Notebook 5000 Mouse as well. I agree it's rather small for my hands, but it's on a second machine that doesn't require much mousing around, so I'm okay with it. MS recently released a larger bluetooth mouse: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mo...s.aspx?pid=084
Check it out, it could be nice.

[hokie17]

I alternate between the BT Mighty Mouse and the BT Logitech MX1000, which came with the Cordless Deskop MX5000. I don't use the keyboard at all but just wanted the BT mouse, which isn't sold seperately.

IMHO, the MX1000 is the best mouse Logitech ever made. I never really liked the shape of the MX Revolution (which is now available in BT as part of a keyboard/mouse combo).

If you get a Logitech mouse for use in OS X, I recommend you purchase Steermouse to use as your driver; Logitech's OS X drivers are, to put it nicely, as bad as Vista.

[mkerr64]

to use the scrolling feature you do not need to install anything, you just click the wheel and it changes. at times its gets in a mid cycle (half smooth half reg) however, you just switch the off and on button and thats it.
other than that there are no problems

[hokie17]

Perhaps so with the scrolling, but the back/forward buttons won't work correctly, for instance: they'll do Exposé functions by default, IIRC.