Logitech’s flagship mouse was the first we tested. Boasting a laser sensor, the MX1000 gives 20 times the tracking power of a regular optical mouse according to Logitech; not surprisingly it’s the most expensive of the pack but undoubtedly is the one that differentiates the most as well.
Although regular optical mice have improved over the past few years, the laser equipped MX1000 excelled when testing it on a variety of surfaces. We randomly grabbed items such as sheets of paper, folders, glass, and even a t-shirt, and the mouse was still able to function. The mouse comes with a battery meter on the side that displays how much battery life is left, a handy feature that we would expect to see more often in newer mice. As with optical mice, if you don’t make use of it for several seconds, the battery indicator turns off and the mouse goes into power saving mode.
The shape of the mouse may seem a bit odd at first, but it is easy to get used to. On the left side of the mouse, there is an indentation that makes a perfect location to place the thumb.
Although Microsoft was the first to jump into the side-to-side scrolling bandwagon, it didn’t take long for Logitech to catch up; this is another of the features in the MX1000. Once the mouse is configured properly using Logitech's SetPoint software, the side-to-side scrolling is a wonderful feature especially when web browsing or in other applications such as Photoshop, or even in games once you get used to, you could make good use of it for scrolling through inventory, among a number of different other uses. Although the mouse does work without installing any drivers, Logitech includes their own SetPoint software which allows user customization of the 8 buttons available.
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