mouse cord retractability

[Jo-Anne]

I've about decided to get a corded mouse for my netbook running WinXP SP3,
but I can't tell from the descriptions whether the cords are retractable.
For example, I've looked at the Logitech Optical Notebook Mouse Plus at
Amazon (part no. 931073-0403, ASIN B0001LTT5K), and nowhere does it mention
whether the cord is retractable. I went to the Logitech website and looked
at some other mice and still saw nothing about retractable cords.

Should I assume that if a corded mouse is intended for use with a notebook,
the cord will be retractable? If not, what's a good way to find out? (I live
in a small town, and there's not much available locally.)

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I've about decided to get a corded mouse for my netbook running
WinXP SP3, but I can't tell from the descriptions whether the cords
are retractable. For example, I've looked at the Logitech Optical
Notebook Mouse Plus at Amazon (part no. 931073-0403, ASIN
B0001LTT5K), and nowhere does it mention whether the cord is
retractable. I went to the Logitech website and looked at some
other mice and still saw nothing about retractable cords.
Should I assume that if a corded mouse is intended for use with a
notebook, the cord will be retractable? If not, what's a good way
to find out? (I live in a small town, and there's not much
available locally.)
Thank you!

They will say it - that is not a common (or even a good IMHO) feature.

Most of the mice I have found with such cables were dead in a short period
of time (using regular corded mice and cordless of various varieties as a
scale.)

I thought you were getting a bluetooth mouse?

 

[Jo-Anne]

They will say it - that is not a common (or even a good IMHO) feature.

Most of the mice I have found with such cables were dead in a short period
of time (using regular corded mice and cordless of various varieties as a
scale.)

I thought you were getting a bluetooth mouse?

I was (and may yet, after what you just said), but a programmer friend
claimed that all the cordless mice he'd used (not sure if Bluetooth was
included) skipped and jumped on-screen and were a pain to use. I take that
hasn't been your experience? If I go with Bluetooth, are there any brands
and models that seem particularly good?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

 

[SC Tom]

I was (and may yet, after what you just said), but a programmer friend
claimed that all the cordless mice he'd used (not sure if Bluetooth was
included) skipped and jumped on-screen and were a pain to use. I take that
hasn't been your experience? If I go with Bluetooth, are there any brands
and models that seem particularly good?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Along with what Shenan just said (and what I said earlier), retractable cord
devices do not have a history of holding up well. I have used many different
makes and models of cordless mice at home, work, and my friends' houses and
have never had any more of a problem with them skipping and jumping than
with corded mice. The only exception was if I ignored the low battery
warning and kept using it until the battery was dead/nearly dead.

 

[Leythos]

I've about decided to get a corded mouse for my netbook running WinXP SP3,
but I can't tell from the descriptions whether the cords are retractable.
For example, I've looked at the Logitech Optical Notebook Mouse Plus at
Amazon (part no. 931073-0403, ASIN B0001LTT5K), and nowhere does it mention
whether the cord is retractable. I went to the Logitech website and looked
at some other mice and still saw nothing about retractable cords.

Should I assume that if a corded mouse is intended for use with a notebook,
the cord will be retractable? If not, what's a good way to find out? (I live
in a small town, and there's not much available locally.)

In the real world it's standard to assume that if something, like a
major feature, is not mentioned then it's not included/present.

Why not get a wireless USB mouse?

 

[Jo-Anne]

In the real world it's standard to assume that if something, like a
major feature, is not mentioned then it's not included/present.

Why not get a wireless USB mouse?

--
You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little
voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that.
Trust yourself.
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Thank you, Leythos! I'd trust my own judgment except that this is an area I
know nothing about. My old mouse is a Contour Mouse, and it's wonderful--but
it's huge, and I want something small and reliable to take when I travel. I
must admit, though, that I'm getting such mixed reviews that I may have to
pick one blindfolded.

Jo-Anne

 

[smlunatick]

In the real world it's standard to assume that if something, like a
major feature, is not mentioned then it's not included/present.

Why not get a wireless USB mouse?

--
You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little
voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that.  
Trust yourself.
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If you were to read this thread completely, this mouse was original
"destined" for a Netboot PC that has only two USB ports. However,
this Netbook happens to have built-in Bluetooth radio.