Computer mice have come a long way since its introduction a couple of decade back. No one would have thought that the unexciting mouse will evolve until what we have here this month, the Microsoft Arc Mouse.
The reason Microsoft named their newest addition to its hardware family is simple, the mouse is shaped like an arc. Our version of the Arc Mouse is black in livery and has rubberized surface. Microsoft has the red version, as well as the recently launched white version for Mac users out there.
The most special feature about the Arc Mouse is its ability to fold into 60% of its original size, making it really portable and great for mobile warriors. What’s better is that it is fully wireless running on 2.4GHz frequency and reportedly up to 30 feet wireless range. The receiver is one of the smallest we have seen and it is magnetically stored under the mouse. When the mouse is folded, the receiver will then be secured in such a way that it won’t fall of so you won’t have problems losing it. It uses laser technology, which is fast coming up as the standards in mouse tracking, making it very accurate and sensitive.
We tested the Arc mouse and got a range of up to 9 meters and we can’t see our laptop screen anymore. So it’s safe to say that the range is what it’s claimed. Even at 9 meters, the sensitivity of the mouse is still there and there were no lags at all.
Besides the usual left, right buttons and the scroll wheel, the Arc mouse has another button called the “side button”, it can be customized with Microsoft’s Intellipoint application to do anything you want, sans the laundry. The button is a little to far from our thumb and everytime we want to click it, we have to move our palm a little to the front to do it.
The Microsoft Arc Mouse is one of the nicest mice we’ve seen in recent times. It is elegant yet practical. The side button is placed a little too far for our thumbs and it carries a price tag of $55. Ouch!
Pros: Foldable body, Comfortable feel, Macro recording options
Cons: Thumb button is a little too far for us.
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