Lenovo Dual Mode WL Bluetooth Touch Mouse N700, Black (888015450)

UPDATE:Just a fair warning to be EXTREMELY CAREFUL with the battery cover. The clip that snaps the cover into position broke and now my battery cover can just slide right off with no resistance. I'm looking for solutions to fix it that don't involve wrapping it in electrical tape. Not sure if I want to take off stars because its still a great mouse in all other areas. Maybe I'm just whipped.Great product. When I got it I thought you bend it to change the mode like my friends Microsoft mouse but you actually twist the base. I hope I didn't damage or weaken the joint trying to bend it :( But the mouse works great! I love how its both Bluetooth and wireless.PortabilityThe USB receiver stows away nicely in the battery compartment so I can use it if I need to on my friends computer. Twisting the mouse makes it great to stow away in your backpack without a bulky, tall mouse sticking out. I can even comfortably fit it in my pocket if I ever need to. This is the main reason I bought this mouse over other Bluetooth mouses.Presenter:The laser pointer is kind of useless because it blinks really fast and is hard to keep track of with your eyes but I didn't buy the mouse as a presenter tool.Ergonomics:As far as ergonomics go its not the best. I had to get used to holding this mouse differently in my hand. If I could change anything I would wish it was a bit bigger since I have rather large hands and long fingers. I have to bend my fingers a lot to have them rest on the mouse buttons. The space in the middle of the mouse is kind of leaving something to be desired since my ring finger tries to find something to rest on but it just moves under the mouse, feeling kind of strange.Functions:I LOVE the middle mouse button. Its touch sensitive to swipes and recognizes left and right swipes. Swiping from the right reveals the Windows 8 sidebar with the start button and swiping from the left switches to the last app you had open. Clicking the bottom of the button is the same as pressing the start key on your keyboard, also very useful.As far as surfaces go, I've used it on tile, granite, wood desks, and my leg (sitting on the toilet).I've read it doesn't do so well on blue surfaces but I've tried on blue construction paper and had no problems. Even if this was true, I cant think of a naturally blue surface that you would be using a mouse on.One other thing I wish this mouse did was have vibration feedback like the Microsoft mouse does. When you scroll it would "click" as fast as you scroll. You could also build momentum and the vibration would keep going then slow down. It was a very nice feel to the MS mouse and I was really hoping this mouse had that but I can deal with it no problem.I bought it the same time I purchased my Lenovo Y50 Touch but if I got it from Lenovo as an accessory it was a $70 mouse so this is a great deal. I still haven't received my Y50 but after testing on my current laptop it works great. I love having matching brands so I'm glad Lenovo had a product to go along with my laptop that meet my needs and expectations.

Excellent product! My only reservation before ordering was whether the scroll pad would perform as an equivalent substitution for the wheel, in terms of both accuracy & smooth tracking.AutoCAD is my primary software, and as any one who uses it knows, the wheel / 3rd button function is a fundamental function of zoom (wheel) & pan (third button). For this reason, almost everyone I know in the AEC industry will not accept a Microsoft mouse - due to driver issues, there is a small time lag between the actual mechanical key press & CAD's registering a "pan" command. This is very disrupting to CAD operators.Having used this for CAD for a little over 3 hours, I can report that, while the the scroll pad doesn't quite match up to an actual wheel, it's workable. Given that it's primary use is as a laptop mouse, the decrease in functionality about equals the hindrance of using CAD on the 14" screen of my X1 Carbon.The jaw-dropping, conversation starting, swivel converts it into a presentation device complete with laser pointer. This, by the way, makes it thinner, requiring less space, than any other mouse. And the final icing on the cake is the dual connection mode capability - Bluetooth 4.0 and typical RF wireless, complete with internally stored USB RF dongle.One note - this is the first review after about a week of possession. Might add / qualify upon further use.What this space............UPDATE:- design & use in regular tasks is excellent- scroll pad is far from ideal for CAD, but I knew this coming in.....but it's certainly not a dealbreaker- THE ONE FLAW: it does not have a power switch. Auto-power off is obviously a necessary feature for any cordless accessory, but it turns on again as soon as one of the buttons is depressed. Given that the primary design intent is for use as a portable accompaniment to a laptop, this is a glaringly egregious problem, impacting, battery life significantly. FOR THIS, I'VE REMOVED A STAR.It's such a letdown on a product where everything else is ground breaking, this break in functionally is very saddening.