This is the 4th notebook mouse I've had to buy within the last 2 years, and this one is the 4th different brand. So I have a bit of experience with this type of mouse. And because they break so easily, I only buy the cheapest ones I can find -- some of the prices they're charging for these mice are outrageous!

I don't even remember the brand names of the first two; let's face it, a mouse is a commodity item, and as long as it works as expected, who cares what brand it is?

The problem with all of the smaller notebook mice like this Targus is that the cables are flimsy and will eventually break where they enter the mouse. There's not much you can do about it; just make sure you try to always pull on the cable and not by the mouse and USB insert.

This Targus is made just like the others (indeed, I suspect they're probably all made in a single factory in China), so I expect it to break just like the others, thus I bought two when I found them at a huge discount.

The other problem with this Targus compared to my other no-name brands is that the mouse buttons take a little more pressure to click. Not something you might notice unless you had one of the smooth-working types I've used before.

The biggest issue for me when this mouse was new was that the scroll wheel jumped more than one screen length on "widescreen" 16:9 displays, like the HP dv2000 I'm using right now to type. The whole idea of a scroll wheel is to slowly scroll down, line by line but this one jumped 1.5 pages. Big problem.

The solution (for me anyway) was to go to the Targus website and download the 'Scroll Wheel Software' for this mouse and install it. It allows you to select how many lines you'd like the wheel to scroll. What's strange is that the software indicated that the mouse was indeed set to scroll 3 lines with each wheel click (it wasn't), but once I reset it using the software, it started to scroll correctly.

I could not get the generic Windows or Vista mouse driver software in the Control Panel to do this; only the Targus software worked. So keep that in mind if you have this problem.

Otherwise, it's just a cheap mouse. Yep, it's small and a bit harder to manage than a full-sized mouse, but it's a notebook mouse and that comes with the territory. Not sure I'd buy one of these again, I'll keep searching for that "perfect" (and cheap!) notebook mouse...

I got this mouse for free when I purchased a targus bag for my laptop maybe 4 or 5 years ago. I have no idea what the people that don't like this mouse are talking about. I LOVE this thing! In fact, I'm using it right now while I submit this review! It's like the sports car of the mouse industry. Small, sleek, does everything you want and FAST! And it definitely turns heads when you're sporting it around the local starbucks. I recommend this to everyone looking for a laptop mouse or for something small and different. I've used mine for years and it's still working just like the first time I plugged it into my PowerBook Pro.

I wanted to like this mouse, and have used a similar one from Kensington with great success for years, but for some reason it just doesn't work very well and is a great disappointment. Now I have to go out and buy another brand of the same thing just to get work done! It's way way too jumpy, on any number of surfaces I tried. It keeps releasing the item I've selected too soon so the amount of clicking and dragging I have to do just to get one thing done has been increased tenfold. It jumps the cursor all over the screen when my hand is just sitting still not moving. Very frustrating to use. Can't wait to get rid of it.

I bought this mouse because i wanted something small to use with my laptop. I have to admit the size is great its about 3 inches long, good for me, might be bad for someone with big hands. It comes with a little case. The mouse worked great for about 2 days and then just stopped working! I dont know what happened, it just never worked again! I ended up just goign to Walmart and buying one from microsoft for $15. Ive had it now for a few months and its doing great. DONT BUY THIS MOUSE UNLESS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PAPERWEIGHT!!!!

I have several of these one for each of my laptops. The size is perfect for carrying around. I never got used to using the touchpad. This item is so small I can use the wristrest on most laptops. Like most lasers it doesn't need a mousepad. I find it also works well just by using a section of the sofa while sitting on it.

Pro: very small, comes with drawstring storage bag, retractable cord
Con: small size may take getting used to for some