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Old 03-24-2008, 11:40 AM   #3 (permalink)
PunterCam
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I use the logitech mouse, primarilly so I can lie in bed with the g/f and watch films and shit without having to get up. It's pretty good as a regular mouse, although the touch pad scroll wheen is annoying and not accurate enough. If you just want to use the computer casually then the mouse works fine in the air, quite accuarte once you get the hang of it, but I don't think you'd get anywhere near the accuracy of a regular mouse, even with excessive practice.

As for 'resetting' it, yeah, it works in the same way as a regular mouse - if you move the cursor off the screen and keep physically moving the mouse, when you bring the cursor back on screen the mouse is in a different place on your desk. Same in the air - except in the air you'll only have one place that your hand and arm feels comfortable, so you do find yourself 'resetting' it against the edges of the screen quite a lot. There isn't annoyingly a button to centre the cursor or something...

Also, I don't think the transmitter is the strongest thing ever - I've got a thick chunky desk with the computer and reciever underneath, and it can loose it. I'm gonna get a keyboard with some powered usb ports to solve this though.

Overall I think it's good, but I dunno if I could only use it in air mode...
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