Only one con for me.. No indicator for CapsLock, Num lOck etc.

Win, →, →, S Will sleep it.

The MS software makes it very easy to change settings on both mouse and keyboard – important to get the sensitivity on the mouse correct. I don’t use function keys a lot so I keep F-lock off and use them as shortcuts.

I like both the keyboard and mouse so much I recently purchased a second combo to replace the horrible wired set in the office. Now many of my colleagues want the same thing – petty cash will take a big hit this month!

Thank you for all of these postings. They helped answer my question as to whether or not I could replace the transceiver. I guess I’m off to the store to go spend more money to replace perfectly good hardware.

Edit: it is NOT… smooth scroll wheel action… I never even noticed that.

i got one yesterday and its incredibly good
mouse can operate on one battery
snapping the receiver into place turns the mouse off, there is no button

bluetrack…first time to use it, not as advertised at all my logi g500 works on more surfaces than it does, but it does its job well

i really liked it, i use microsoft products for normal work, but my gaming rig is loaded with logitech

My previous keyboard was the discontinued wired Microsoft Digital Pro Media which I’ve had for about 2 years. I’ve used mainly Microsoft input devices with the exception of one cheap Logitech keyboard and a Logitech MX-518 gaming mouse that I still use today.

I’ve always shunned wireless keyboards and mice due to their lag, which is undesirable if you’re a hardcore gamer. I play FPS games occasionally and keyboard lag is a total no-no for me.

The MS Wireless Desktop 3000 v2.0 isn’t my first wireless combo. I tried one Microsoft wireless keyboard/mouse some years ago and it was horrible, so I donated it to my dad. Since then I went though one wired keyboard to another.

It’s 2011 and I was confident that RF technology in wireless keyboard had improved significantly. I’m already using two Microsoft Wireless Mouse 4000 for both of my laptops and they didn’t lag in response.

Upon the recommendation of the saleslady, I got the Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 v2. I didn’t want to spend more on anything fancy (if I did it would be that cool backlit Logitech K800) so the WD3Kv2 was an easy choice.

I paid MYR159 (USD51) for it as computer items aren’t that cheap in Malaysia, where I’m from. I didn’t bring my reading glasses with me and I didn’t notice that the Fn keys were printed in blue, which made it hard to identify which key was which.

With my former Microsoft keyboards, the Fn keys were traditionally grouped and positive identification of the individual Fn keys was a cinch. Not so with the Wireless Desktop 3000! I don’t know which idiot at Microsoft decided that blue font was an easy readable color (it’s not). It wouldn’t be so bad if they printed the Fn labels in thick, white font for contrast.

I had to buy a set of keyboard template chiclets and label the Fn keys, because I use them extensively for the old games that I play.

Aside from the small and almost-impossible-to-read Fn key labels, I like the travel and tactile feedback of this keyboard. It’s not as mushy as the old Microsoft Digital Pro Media keyboard which I just retired. I’m a touch typist, coming from my background as a mainframe applications programmer and a writer, therefore the keyboard feel is just as important to me.

Battery life is not a concern as I’m sure the Wireless Desktop 3000 v2 set uses as little power as possible compared to Microsoft’s earliest designs. I prefer to use long life, disposable alkaline AA’s instead of rechargeable NiMH AA batteries due to the latter’s self discharge properties.

The Wireless Mouse 5000 has substantial weight due to the AA batteries and is obviously heavier than my Logitech MX-518 gaming mouse. I use the WM 5000 together with the MX-518 (I found out that both can be used simultaneously, yes!) and grab my trusty MX-518 only for playing games.

I also discovered that the Bluetrack Wireless Mouse 5000 can operate on a single AA battery! This appears to be a 1.5 volt device and the second battery, which is probably wired in parallel serves to double the battery life.

Installing the Microsoft Intellipoint 8.1 software online proved to be disastrous. It refused to install and gave an error message upon every attempt. I resorted to the supplied Intellipoint 7.1 CD and it worked! Windows 7 automatically upgraded to ver 8.0 online and everything is now smooth sailing.

The zoom keys don’t function as intended with Firefox browsers and I do miss that keyboard sleep/hibernate button on my old Microsoft Digital Media Pro keyboard. Assigning one of the programmable keys to run a command shortcut “shutdown -h” to hibernate solved the problem.

All-in-all, if I were reviewing the Wireless Desktop 3000 v2 I’d give it 3 1/2 stars out of 5. It’s a good combo for your money. Now, if only Microsoft thought about the labeling the Function keys properly!

I tried it in Windows 7 and it works perfectly.

Help please .

I’d contact Microsoft to see what they can do. You cannot replace any single item of the set, the keyboard and mouse are permanently paired to the usb dongle they ship with.

Beyond contacting microsoft for help, I’m stumped.

Anyways, had a quick question if you dont mind. Since the USB dongle is a bit fragile is there anything negative about simply taking out the batteries from the mouse everyday once you power down the PC, to force the mouse to shut off and not consume the battery power and its life? So that I could just leave the dongle in the PC at all times.