Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 Review

What the reviewers like:
The Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 has a tilt wheel and a magnifier. Reviewers praise long battery life. Portability is great. Accuracy is improved over older Microsoft mice.

What the reviewers don't like:
The Microsoft 4000 is not as responsive as Microsoft's laser mice. One reviewer thinks the mouse is too small. Most reviewers have one or two other complaints about ergonomics. Those include the shape (it has a hump in the middle), button responsiveness, lack of forward and back buttons and placement of buttons.

Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 review highlights

The Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 is now in the middle of Microsoft's small, portable mouse lineup. The higher-end mice use lasers instead of an LED. Several reviewers complain that the mouse is too small. In direct comparisons, almost all reviewers prefer Logitech mice such as the Logitech VX Revolution (*est. $45) to Microsoft mice.

We found a fair number of objective reviews for the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000, the best of which come from Techtree.com and Hardware Pacers. A well done but amateur review at DevHardware.com compares the 4000 with the Logitech V200. Other reviewers make less relevant comparisons.

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*In order of credibility (see our Ratings Criteria).

1. DevHardware.com
MS Optical Mouse 4000 Review
"Dngrsone"
May 23, 2007

This is a comprehensive amateur review from an owner's standpoint. The Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 is directly compared with a Logitech V200 (*est. $35). While the reviewer's approach is unscientific, his description of his experience is informative.

2. Techtree.com
Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 Review
Milind Bandekar
Nov. 21, 2005

This short review is not one of Techtree.com's better efforts. The Microsoft Wireless 4000 is only vaguely compared with past Microsoft mice, the review is not illustrated and testing is not detailed.

3. Hardware-Pacers.com
Reviews - Microsoft Optical Mouse 3000 & 4000
Nedim Slijepcevic
Jan. 22, 2006

This review offers very little evaluation. The 4000 is compared with the Microsoft Optical Mouse 3000 (*est. $25) in a ratings chart. Both mice are rated in five subcategories and given an overall rating.

4. ForeverGeek.com
Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 Review
Griffith
Feb. 2, 2006

This is a fairly short amateur review from an owner's standpoint. The review concludes with a rating, but it's not relative to anything. The mouse is compared with the Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse (*est. $25).

5. Active Network
Product: Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 Review
Phil Schulte

This short review compares the Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 with its predecessor. The mouse is rated in four subcategories and given an overall rating. The Microsoft 4000's intended market is well described.

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Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 Review