Genius Traveler 355 Laser Mouse

Genius Traveler 355 Laser Mouse

Frazier Barretto, May 17, 2007 1830 hrs IST

Looking to say goodbye to one of the last few surviving mechanical parts in the mouse? This is the product for you.

OptoWheel, Laser Engine, 1600/800 dpi, Grip.

OptoWheel takes time getting used to, Expensive.

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Interface

The Genius Traveler 355 Laser Mouse, as the name suggests, is a laser mouse. It has a 1600 and 800 dpi resolution laser engine. The mouse connects to the PC via USB. Being a wired laptop mouse, it is mainly for those who can't fit a wireless mouse in their budget for a laptop. The mouse has three buttons: left, right, and middlewith a special OptoWheel to replace the scroll wheel. We will talk about that in the next segment.


The middle button is a circular with blue LED backlighting. Pressing all the three buttons at one time and keeping them pressed for 3 seconds switches the resolution from 1600 dpi to 800 dpi. Doing so again reverts the change to 1600 dpi. The sides of the mouse have been kept plain and simple, they don't have any buttons on the sides.

Ergonomics

The Traveler 355 Laser Mouse is a neatly designed mouse. It has a slim and gradual body that can be easily used by any hand, in the sense that it isn't particularly oriented for left or right handed individuals. The size of the mouse is small, such that your palm can cover the entire mouse.


The mouse has a good build. The face of the mouse has a nice matt finish while the sides have a smooth rubberized plastic texture. This way it is effortless to get a grip on the mouse while moving it over a surface, or even while lifting it up for a bit of CS. Mind you, gaming is not a concern here but this mouse can be used for it even though it won't offer you the best of comfort in relation to its size. The grips on the feet of the mouse are well placed and are quite large providing a decent grip.


They can take lots of friction before wearing out. For the time that we used it, there was hardly any sign of wear-n-tear except for the dirt that it collected. Just a swipe with a tissue and it was all clean, looking as good as new.

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price pls

by santosh, solapur, on Dec 04, 2007 02:36 PM, Report abuse   Reply

i dont get it. why doesnt mine scroll sideways if i slide my finger horizontally on the optowheel??

by Anonymous, qc, on Nov 24, 2007 11:30 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I bought this mouse a week ago and it's great. I've got used to the opto-wheel in a few minutes. It rocks!

by Claudiu, Pitesti, on Aug 29, 2007 05:18 PM, Report abuse   Reply

nice..... But suppose if miss it down means, may chance to crack no?

by Ajay, Coimbatore, on Jun 18, 2007 07:49 AM, Report abuse   Reply

WOW, WHAT A GENIUS MOUSE IT IS,

by ASIF, JAIPUR, on Jun 09, 2007 12:02 PM, Report abuse   Reply

we will be getting cheaper chinease alternatives soon..

by Shailendra, Panvel, on May 18, 2007 08:54 AM, Report abuse   Reply

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