Microsoft Intelli Optical (D58-00026) Mouse

Pros: Very compatible with Windows 98, no cleaning, faster than older optical mice
Cons: Very expensive.

I have had various computers for many years and with each of those machines I've had probably every type of mouse or trackball known to man. I was attracted to an optical mouse product because it had no moving parts to get clogged up with dirt and...

Pros: NO MORE MOUSE BALL CLEANING!!!
Cons: A little on the pricey side

While Microsoft totes their Intellimouse line as being highly accurate, the real gem of this mouse is simply this: no more mouse ball cleaning. Forget all those times you've stopped what you were doing because your mouse pointer suddenly stopped...

Pros: Easy to use
Cons: None

Some people will flat out refuse to buy this mouse because it's made by Microsoft, and they'll certainly be cheating themselves out of a convenient, innovative product.

I have both the IntelliMouse Explorer and Optical, and while I like them...

Pros: Light weight, Fast, No cleaning, Multifunction buttons, Excellent 'feel'
Cons: Higher cost than ball mouse

Over the years I've been using PC's, I have used a number of mice. They have ranged from different brands (Logitech, Microsoft, Kennsington, etc..) to types (wireless, multifunction, trackball, etc..). They all had one thing in common - I wasn't crazy...

Pros: The best mouse you'll ever buy
Cons: wish it were wireless

This mouse is da bomb! I bought this mouse online and had some reservations about it being ambidexterous. In my experience, things that are made ambidexterous are usually not as comfortable as things designed for a specific hand. But not this mouse! It's...

Pros: Accuracy, Price
Cons: Buggy (?) install, night-light like properties

A couple of months ago, my well loved, well broken in, never to be parted with mouse bit the dust... Right in the middle of a game! How rude!

Well off to the store I went! I must have spent 20-30 minutes gawking at the wall wondering what on...

Pros: No Jamming. Helps Frag more enemies in FPS games.
Cons: Expensive for a mouse

Microsoft Intellimouse Optical

Over the past ten years, computers have become steadily more powerful and easy to use. Despite numerous advances in processors, video cards, and operating systems, the basic pointing device, the mouse, remained...

Pros: Inspired Fwd and Back buttons. Stylish Glow, Excellent roller movement. Top class peripheral all round
Cons: If you tried you could break it but.. no its just great!

Recently the company I worked for moved office, and in the bedlam that ensued a number of things of mine went walkabout. Some of them I regretted losing, some of them like the mouse I was never so glad to see the back of! One of those bog standard Compaq...

Pros: Ease and comfort of use
Cons: Tethered to a cord

You can find all the technical information on this mouse in the other reviews so I will spare the redundancy and focus on the benefits of the MS Optical Intellimouse.

To start with, if you have a mousepad that you selected because of the cute...

Pros: Extremely accurite, Sleek and stylish, mousewheel and two extra side buttons
Cons: Does not work on a plastic, solid-color mousepad

Microsoft's IntelliMouse Optical is by far the best mouse that I have ever used...And I'll tell you why.
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Incredibly accurate and comfortable to use. You really don't notice how simply different using an optical mouse like this...

Pros: Overall Style, Real-time Optical Processing, The Buttons, No Mouse Failure, The Warranty
Cons: Possibly the Software, but not for sure.

One of my pet peeves with computers in the past was periodically having to take my mouse apart and clean the internal sensor rollers. As a Computer Science major, my life is built around my computer. I think this relationship should be a give/give...

Pros: No ball to clean
Cons: Light stays on all the time...very annoying

I finally broke down about 2 weeks ago and bought myself a new mouse, after months of fighting with my old one.

When I went to Staples to find one it came down to 2 different ones that I liked, and the only reason I chose the Microsoft mouse...

Pros: Outstanding performance and reliability, no compatibility issues
Cons: higher cost than comparable models

Microsoft's Intellimouse Optical definitely ranks high from its cost and reliability. The very nature of its design promotes longevity and precision. At a glance, this product offers five programmable buttons, a scrolling wheel, and an optical sensing...

Pros: Many buttons, no more mouse getting stuck
Cons: Maybe not the most comfortable grasp but nowhere near irritating

Although I hate Microsoft and Bill Gates, I'm pretty sure Bill Gates hadn't any contributions to the creation of this mouse. If you have problems with your current mouse such as the mouse ball getting stuck, this is your definate solution. It uses...

Pros: Smooth movement, no need to clean, works on many surfaces
Cons: Nothing to make it "move" easily except light weight

Which came first, the chicken or the mouse?
Agilent Technologies busted out with this lovely device, the optical mouse, in late 1999. Thanks, I say.

As usual, Microsoft jumped on it like they'd invented it themselves. But who...