for Logitech - M705 Marathon Wireless Optical Mouse with 5 Programmable Buttons - Black

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You can program what it does with the Logitech software.

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7 years, 5 months ago

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It changes the scroll wheel mode between clicking and smooth spinning. In "click" mode, each click of the wheel moves 3 lines on screen (by default). In smooth spinning mode, you can push the wheel quickly, then keep your finger off it and it will continue spinning freely. Click mode is nice for precision movement and free spinning is great for massive documents or pages that you need to scroll through quickly.

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7 years, 7 months ago

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Press it once and the mouse moves by clicks. Press it again, and it flies( scrolls fast). I use both, depends upon what I am doing.

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7 years, 8 months ago

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It turns the "click" sound off on the scroll wheel and let's you scroll for days on end, depending on how fast you spin the wheel.

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7 years, 8 months ago

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It is a thumb guide.

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I'm not happy with the battery life of the mouse that came with my new apple computer, and wondering if anyone out there can compare the two with the battery life of this mouse, or would it be better for me to upgrade on a new keyboard and mouse combination.

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If I remember right the information on the box said the battery life should last up to 3 years with normal use. I have only been using it for about 2 month with no battery problems. I forget to turn it off when not in use so it has been on for about 2 month so far.

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7 years, 11 months ago

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I cannot compare, but I have many of these and I believe normal AA batteries last more than a year, if not more, on these with > 8 hours a day usage. Never really felt any thing wrong with these in that terms.

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7 years, 11 months ago

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I don't know about the mouse that came with your Apple computer, but using the Marathon Mouse eight to ten hours every work day and seldom turning it off when I leave, the pair of batteries that came with it lasted me almost five years.

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Not sure I can help you with the comparison but what I can tell you is the battery life on the M705 lasts a long time. I leave mine on all day every day and has been going a couple months already with no issues. I have had a similar model for a long time that I use at work and the battery on that one will last for months (about 5+) before it starts showing low battery and then continue to run for days after that.

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My mouse batteries last for months, and I use the mouse for many hours every day.

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8 years, 1 month ago

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Logitech always has great battery life. This mouse has two battery so I would not be surprised to get 6 months or more on the batteries.

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8 years, 1 month ago

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This mouse has an impressive battery life

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8 years, 3 months ago

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I consider the battery life to be excellent. I never turn off the one on my desktop. It seems to go forever but I am sure I have changed once in the years I have had it.
I do turn off the one used on my laptop. Again, life is excellent.

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I'm not an Apple user so I can't speak to your question about battery life comparison with a Mac. I can, however, say that I run an M705 wireless mouse next to a wireless MS keyboard on a PC and have no compatibility problems. The M705 has a three-year battery life. If you're thinking about the M705, I would definitely recommend it (assuming you're right-handed). If you're happy with your keyboard I think you should keep on using it and forego buying a keyboard-mouse combination.

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I have a year with this mouse and never has to replace a battery yet..... I don't have an apple mouse but bat life is good on the logitech

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Is the mouse sonic( no clicking sound)

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Scroll wheel has a slight click, but the right and left buttons definitely have the traditional mouse "click" sound when pressed.

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7 years, 8 months ago

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Only when the click scroll is turned off allowing smooth scrolling.

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7 years, 9 months ago

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There is a mechanical clicking sound, when you click down on the mouse. Nothing from your speakers, of course, but there is a mechanical "click" when you press down. AFAIK, almost every mouse has that.

It's not too loud; sounds like every other mouse I've ever used.

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7 years, 9 months ago

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There is a mechanical click for the left and right buttons. The scroll knob rattles a bit.......

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7 years, 9 months ago

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Mouse does make noise when clicked!

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It does make the usual clicking sound.

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All the buttons make a click sound when pressed. The scroll wheel in the non-continuous mode even has a slight sound. But in the continuous scroll mode it scrolls silently.

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7 years, 9 months ago

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Their is a feature which allows you to switch between having the click sound on or off.

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7 years, 10 months ago

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No, the mouse clicks when you press either the right or left button.

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No the mouse is no sonic. You hear every click.

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7 years, 10 months ago

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I have an order version of this mouse that has an on/off switch on the bottom. The specs for this says this newer one does not. Does it have an on/off switch? Thanks!

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do I need a wireless keyboard for this mouse to work ?

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Can the buttons be customized?

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Yes the buttons are customizable using the Logitech Options software which is available from the Logitech support website for free.

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4 years, 7 months ago

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No, buttons cannot be customized with this mouse

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As stated in answers to other questions, and mentioned in the "What's included" section of the product description, there is customization software for that purpose. It appears that they call it "Logitech Options" now, and it is available from their support site. The button defaults are Forward and Back above your thumb, and Middle click on the scroll wheel click, and left or right when pressed those directions. Logitech states "7 Customizable Buttons" on the package back. To be clear, I only use the defaults, and I don't use the customization software, so I cannot tell you what options are available inside the software. The changes would also be specific to that computer, in that OS, you would have to make your changes to each computer and OS you wanted to use it with. ( while not very common anymore, some folks do have dual/multi boot computers, and you would have to customize for each OS ) Do be aware, the customization software from Logitech is only for Windows or Mac. While there are no customization options, the M705 Marathon mouse is plug and play with Linux, and if available for your Linux, there is the Solaar application which lets you configure the UniFying receivers and pairing of devices. The battery life on these is excellent, as I move one between three laptops currently and after probably 8 to 9 months of heavy use, it is still showing around 50% battery life.

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Each button and the scroll wheel can each be customized for many functions. You need to install the software to do this.

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Does this mouse work from behind wall? Does it have to be located at line-of-sight?

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How far is the range for this mouse? I'll be about 4-7 feet away from the Computer while using it. Will it work?

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Yes the mouse will work that distant, I know my laptop is on shelf connected to the main TV, and I can control it from the chair 8 foot away, The mouse will work on any surface, pants, pillow, skin, carpet, books what ever it glides over.

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7 years, 3 months ago

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It is Bluetooth so approximately 30 feet away. I have never had a problem.

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7 years, 3 months ago

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I tested mine about 15 ft away, it still works fine with no issue

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7 years, 4 months ago

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I dont know the range, but it should work at that distance.

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7 years, 4 months ago

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yeah, i have tried it up to 6-9 feet away and it works just fine. that even included a few obstacles as well. i didn't see any problems with mine.

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7 years, 4 months ago

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Unless you have several nano devices in the same area, you will have no difficulty using this at 7 feet. I have noticed that occasionally if multiple nano devices are in use in close proximity, interference can be an issue at longer distances.

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7 years, 5 months ago

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I tested it at 10 feet and it seems to work just fine (Logitech M705).

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7 years, 7 months ago

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I think you will be fine. I also use this mouse with my laptop attached to the TV. No issues.

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7 years, 8 months ago

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Yes it will work from my experience.

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7 years, 8 months ago

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It works for me at 4-5 feet. Don't know about 7.

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7 years, 8 months ago

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No problem

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Will the Logitech Marathon M705 wireless laser mouse work with bluetooth wireless keyboard

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6 years, 6 months ago

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Originally I purchased a set: keyboard and mouse. Both of them worked perfect for couple of years using a single USB stick. Few month ago I started notice that when I hold left button down and trying to select area the selection is dropped and new selection starts right where the previous one ended. The problem became worse. Sometimes my clicks were translated as double clicks. It became very annoying and I could not use this mouse any longer. I searched the web and it appears that it is common problem with this mouse. Folks suggested to re-solder buttons connectors. I did that and it did not help. I bought another mouse the same as this one. It came with its own USB stick. When I removed old USB stick and put this one my keyboard stopped working and vise versa: the new mouse does not work with old keyboard's USB stick. So what... I have both USB stick plugged in and my old keyboard and new mouse work perfect. The USB stick issue is not really an issue. This is done on purpose to make sure multiple people can use the same devices when work close to each other. If this mouse will start to give me the same head ache in a few years I will get another one. I just love the design, but it would be nice of course if Logitech would address this common issue.

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Yes. They each will have their own separate Bluetooth transceiver.

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6 years, 4 months ago

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It has it's own RF USB receiver (must be plugged into the computer), so it uses RF, not Bluetooth. It will work alongside the Bluetooth keyboard, but not using the Bluetooth signal.

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There's no reason why it wouldn't. This mouse connects via the included Logitech Unifying USB receiver, not Bluetooth. So as long as your device has a USB port and Bluetooth, the keyboard and mouse should both work.

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6 years, 6 months ago

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No, it will not work

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6 years, 6 months ago

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Yes. No problem.

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