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I have had the opportunity to try out numerous wireless mice from various companies such as Microsoft and Logitech. In most cases the kit would be made up of the mouse and a receiver unit that attaches via a lengthy lead to a USB port or with a USB flash device style receiver. However there are always exceptions and one such example is the Logitech LX7 Cordless Optical Mouse.

Logitech has taken the approach, with this product, of offering users a choice of receiver connection methods. The actual wireless receiver is a small USB device that can slot directly into any available USB port. This method would suit those using a notebook or a desktop system that has front mounted USB ports for easy access.

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If desktop space is not a premium and you are restricted to the less convenient rear-mounted USB ports, then you could use the supplied docking unit. This has a lengthy lead to help when positioning it in an appropriate location. The USB receiver slots into the docking unit. You also have the option with the docking unit of using the supplied USB/PS2 adapter if no USB port is available. I found this particularly useful when using a KVM box to run two systems with just one keyboard, mouse and monitor.

Compatible with either a PC or Mac, this ambidextrous glossy black and deep blue mouse has a sleek look with curved soft-touch rubber sides. Along with the standard two buttons and rubber wheel that provides sideways and normal scrolling, Logitech has incorporated an additional two mini-buttons that have been set up to provide backward and forward movement when Web browsing or paging through large documents. The positioning of these mini-buttons is such that most users should require little or no adjustment to their normal style of handling the mouse to avoid pressing these buttons accidentally. Completing the top mounted features is a small light that will indicate when battery power is low.

The LX7 uses two AA batteries. Through the use of its Invisible Light technology and an automatic standby mode, Logitech feel you should get up to eight months of battery life for this mouse. An on/off button, located on the base of the mouse, can be used to extend this battery life even further.

As well as its attractive, stylish appearance and smooth responsiveness using the high-definition optical technology, this mouse is eminently customisable. You can adjust its speed of movement; turn a wheel click into a zoom feature for close-up digital photography or spreadsheet use; and allow the mouse to detect games and adjust its settings accordingly. There is also an option to assign often used tasks, such as copy & paste or launching applications, to a mouse button.

While I struggle somewhat to adjust to the Logitech LX5 Optical Mouse, featured recently, it was a far smoother transition with the LX7. Within a short session, I was treating it like an old friend. My only slight problem was the mouse wheel which needs a minute increase in pressure before it would click into operation. Priced at £21 from Amazon and running on any Windows 98 or later and Mac OS 10.2.8 system, this mouse could well rule my desktop for quite a while.

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