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Quickly input commands with this Logitech M510 mouse that features laser technology for precision tracking on most surfaces. The Logitech unifying receiver allows simple wireless connectivity.
Old Technology. Coarse scroll wheel
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I bought this Logitech M510 mouse and I don't like it so much. The store salesman said that he's had this same model for many years at his home and I think it is old technology. It uses two batteries whereas most modern mice use one. It has a coarse, rough scroll wheel whereas new mice have finer turning scroll wheels or wheels limited by friction.
I wanted a traditional scroll wheel with detents in the wheel. A friend of mine bought a mouse with a smooth scroll wheel that is supposed to be held in position with friction when you leave it. I do not know what brand of mouse my friend had. But he demonstrated it to me: if he just brushed the mouse scroll wheel, the image on the monitor would move. Most modern Logitech mice now have a friction-control wheel and I had bad thoughts about just brushing the scroll wheel and having whatever I was viewing on the computer screen shift, so I wanted a traditional scroll wheel with detents. This Logitech M510 was like that. But now that I have it, I don't like how coarse the scroll heel moves. If I did not know any better (it is new) I would say that there is dirt in the wheel and that is why it is so rough to scroll. The last mouse I had, which had detents, was five years old and it had a much smoother scroll wheel than this Logitech M510.
The Logitech M510 is designed to be "ergonomic." It has cushioned panels on the sides and a concave surface where your thumb is to rest. The problem is that to use this mouse they way it is designed, you have to hold it deep in the palm of your hand. That's when your thumb fits into the concave detail on the side. That's also where your thumb (if you are right handed) can manipulate the two auxiliary buttons. I have longer-than-average male fingers so when I hold the mouse that way (holding the mouse mostly in the palm of my hand) my fingertips are out beyond the left and right click buttons. I have to click the two main buttons with my entire finger, not just my fingertips as I am accustomed to. In the past I have held mice with my fingers only and my palm is way back behind the mouse. That worked for me. But that is not the best way to hold this Logitech M510 mouse. So the ergonomic "features" of this mouse actually make it more difficult and awkward for me to use. (But they may be just fine for you, given your style.)
To get the auxiliary two buttons to work, you have to download this Logitech software called SetPopint from their website. That software is easy to download and to program the auxiliary two buttons. But it creates a folder called logishrd and puts it into your My Documents folder. So among your user folders of documents, is this stupid Logitech mouse folder. If you move it or delete, it comes back when you reboot your computer. That is really annoying.
At least the communication with the plug-in receiver works well.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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My Best Buy number: 2950198547
My Best Buy number: 2950198547
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Quickly input commands with this Logitech M510 mouse that features laser technology for precision tracking on most surfaces. The Logitech unifying receiver allows simple wireless connectivity.
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The specs say it's 9 inches in height. Can that be right?
The M510 mouse is 1 1/2" in height at the highest point on its domed surface.
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Quickly input commands with this Logitech M510 mouse that features laser technology for precision tracking on most surfaces. The Logitech unifying receiver allows simple wireless connectivity.
I assume the m510 can be used with Dell desktop and not only a pad?
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Yes. I am using this mouse with a Dell Inspiron I660 that I purchased in the summer of 2014 so it is contemporary hardware. I am running Windows 7. The packaging materials claim compatibility with Windows XP through 8.
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