Logitech V320 Cordless Optical Mouse

I know Comex starts today, but I somehow ended up at Sim Lim Square last weekend and did some pre-Comex shopping. I bought a bunch of things, including this Logitech V320 cordless optical mouse to use with my notebook at home. Nowadays, everything needs to go wireless. How nice if wireless power can come soon.

So I got this Logitech V320 mouse, I thought I’d share a few things about it. It’s cordless, but not bluetooth, so it has to pair with its own wireless receiver dongle. The dongle is a hassle. Bluetooth is nice, but not always the right thing. I was actually tempted to go for the bluetooth version, but bluetooth is a bit messy when you want to swap the mouse around between 2 or more notebooks that all happen to be on at the same time. Which notebook should the mouse talk to? I ran into this problem when I paired my Jabra JX10 with my MacBook. I thought it was cool, until it got confused when my Nokia N95 8GB (which had also been paired with it) was in range. So the dongle does have its usefulness.

The mouse has a bay to insert the dongle, so it’s not like it will be too easily misplaced anyway when not in use. When you insert the dongle into the bay, the mouse switches off. There’s also a separate on/off switch beneath the mouse.

This is a two button mouse with a scroll wheel. The scroll wheel can also be pushed left and right to do left/right scrolling. Not quite the same 360-degree scrolling that the Apple MIghty Mouse can do.

Generally the mouse has a nice feel. The sides have a rubbery touch. It’s slightly smallish (i.e. not full sized) in order to be more portable. I’d prefer a full sized mouse for extended use though. Afterall, the slightly diminished size doesn’t really make much difference in storage/carrying space.

For extended use, somehow I find that the tip of my ring finger started to get sore against the rubbery side. The tracking/accuracy of the mouse is not fantastic, but passable for general use. (Those $20 wireless mice are much worse, but of course, this one is like $60+ so it ought to be better.)

Overall, I don’t think it is fantastic enough that I’d go for it again if I wanted another wireless mouse. The Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse would be more highly recommended.