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By: Stu Grubbs - Published January 16, 2006 at 5:55 AM EST - Writer Archive


Saitek Laser Mouse

Saitek offered to enter this mouse to us under the premise that I am to inform you this is not a gaming mouse. This mouse is simply a mouse endowed with a laser rather than an led. For what is supposed to be a ‘generic’ mouse, it was a bit surprising.

Aesthetics: 1 / 5
This mouse is just plain ugly. It is the oddest looking mouse I have ever encountered. Due to its odd shape and peculiar style, I found it very unattractive and scored it a 1 out of 5 in this department.

Ergonomics / Grip: 3.5 / 5

The entirety of this mouse is covered in some sort of soft coating. I won’t call it a rubber coating because it does not grip at all, but is strangely soft to the touch. The shape of the mouse, while weird, was actually decently comfortable. The lip on the right side provided a nice resting place for those extra fingers.

Buttons: 4 / 5
The buttons on this mouse were nicely places and depressed well. I found them to be very responsive and defined clicks gave the feedback to let you know they had been pressed. The buttons were a pleasure to use.

Weight: 3 / 5
The Saitek Laser actually was well weighted. At first glance, you might think it was heavy due to its abnormal size, but it was actually a bit lighter than the average mouse and was pretty easy to move weight wise.

Glide Factor: 2.5 / 5
Same as the other Saitek mouse, it carries but 4 small Teflon feet that would give little help to keeping this mouse gliding anything more than average. When it was tested, it was just as I thought: average.

Features: 2.5 / 5
The only feature this mouse has is horizontal scrolling making it average.

Price: $49.95

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