Comments on: Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 Review

By: Eli

Eli — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:42:14 +0000

Hello John, thank you for your reply. The reason for why I was asking was that I have at the moment Microsoft’s wireless keyboard & mouse (though it’s pretty old), it recognizes only two keys pressed, so I wanted to make sure before buying this that it would be better for gaming.

Thanks, and keep up the good work!

By: John Schettino

John Schettino — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:58:56 +0000

Hi Eli: I checked and, at least under linux, it seems as though the keyboard repeats the last key pressed no matter how many you hold down at once (aside from the modifier keys like shift/alt/ctr, which do stack as expected.)

By: Eli

Eli — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:26:50 +0000

Thanks for your review John, I’ve been looking for wireless mouse & keyboard and this seems to meet my requirements, though I have one question: Did you / could you try if the keyboard recognizes more than two keys pressed at once? This is pretty importat especially while playing games and you can’t hold three keys pressed at once.

By: John Schettino

John Schettino — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:56:27 +0000

Hi Bob… I wondered about that too. It seems most manufacturers have moved to “factory paired” devices for the 2.4ghz type wireless kbd/mice. Microsoft is one of those. There is no way to re-partner the device to a different dongle.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:04:32 +0000

I couldn’t find the combo package so bought them separately and so now have 2 tranceivers. Alas, both USB tranceivers need be plugged in How did they avoid that situation with the combo? I don’t find an option in either keyboard or mouse control panel functions to make one tranceiver work for both.

By: Targus for Mac Wireless Mouse Review — The Gadgeteer

Targus for Mac Wireless Mouse Review — The Gadgeteer — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:47:15 +0000

[...] For example, on my Ubuntu linux box, or under Windows XP, the mouse performed identically to the Microsoft wireless mouse I reviewed a few months [...]

By: John Schettino

John Schettino — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:28:34 +0000

wow… interesting. I just pulled one out, and indeed it still works.

That said, its a huge mouse anyway, and it doesn’t feel much different with one or two batteries.

By: GooS

GooS — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:06:28 +0000

One question to the author. Can Wireless Mouse 5000 work with one AA battery or only with two AA battery? (I hate heavy mice). Thanks for answer.

By: James Branch

James Branch — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:45:46 +0000

Great review John!

I must say, I like the style of the keyboard, especially with the integrated wrist rest. Currently, I use the Optical Wireless mouse V2.0, but my keyboard is just standard (Only as I use a laptop so generally don’t use the keyboard that often anyway) so I’m thinking of getting one of these.

By: Shkermaker

Shkermaker — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:17:58 +0000

I have the wired version of the keyboard and loved it. I say “loved” as M$ have not released a new driver for Mac OS X 10.5.7 which makes half the buttons on the top/side non-programmable and unresponsive. Gone back to my simple Aluminium wireless mac keyboard and bought stock in Duracell