Compare Prices : Microsoft Explorer Mouse

Review summary: The Explorer Mouse is a solid mouse. If you're constantly working on non-standard surfaces, then the Explorer Mouse is probably right for you.

Pros: Solid feel ; good tracking reliability ; efficient battery recharging

Cons: Finicky scrolling ; awkward left-hand use

Verdict: They might seem old fashioned, but trackball mice have one thing going for them: so long as there is a solid surface, you can always use a trackball mouse and it will work. However, when you need high precision tracking and speed, optical and laser ...

Review summary: Microsoft enjoys a profitable sideline making keyboards and mice, and the Microsoft Explorer Mouse seems likely to continue its run of quiet success.

Verdict: Comfortable to use, reasonably good-looking and proficient in the wireless department, the Microsoft Explorer Mouse is a thoroughly decent piece of kit.

Review summary: Once upon a time, mice had balls. Then they got LEDs instead, producing the familiar red optical mouse glow. More recently, some mice have replaced the LEDs with lasers, getting better results in some circumstances and worse in others

Verdict: The best a mouse can get? A superb mouse, if you don't mind shelling out for it.

Review summary: THE latest Microsoft Explorer mouse combines precise tracking technology with a good design.

Pros: BlueTrack technology is precise, nice design, easy button configuration, Mac OS X support

Cons: Not ambidextrous, no DPI stepping, large grip

Verdict: This mouse combines precise tracking technology with a decent design. For the average user the mouse certainly isn't revolutionary, but it's a reasonable cost for a decent improvement in precision.