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22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 Needs Work. Aug 08, 2008
By Carl Rothman
"croth"
I had a Dell wireless keyboard/mouse system which I loved and used for years. As a matter of fact, I have 5 more of them in my office, all working well after a large amount of usage. My home one finally went south and I had to replace it. I bought an (expensive) Logitech system which worked very well and seemed to be a fine replacement, until I realized that it was eating batteries like they were M&Ms. So I looked for something more battery-friendly and settled upon the Microsoft system.
By the way, let me mention that I had size and shape requirements too so not all possible systems were available to me. For example, I don't like those "wave" shaped keyboards.
Anyway, the MS system arrived and I opened it excitedly, thinking about how much money I was going to save in a year in just batteries alone. The first thing I noticed was that the build quality was far inferior. Now I'm not a fussy person about stuff like this, so for me to notice that right off the bat really means something. The way the battery compartment of the mouse worked, for example, was disconcerting to say the least.
Anyway, I set it up (no problems) and began to use it. I quickly noticed that not all of the letters I typed on the keyboard actually made an appearance on my screen. I decided I just needed to type more firmly and tried to accept that doing so was a minor adaptation to make if the thing works. But, alas, that did not help the situation. Letters were missed regularly, and sometimes in embarrassing places. I found myself re-reading everything I typed for editing purposes, and even when I focused on correcting the missed letters, I couldn't get them to type out. I even tried installing an updated driver to no avail. Now maybe I just got a bad keyboard, but that is the one this review is based on, and you'll have to decide for yourself. The mouse, by the way, worked satisfactorily.
I went back to the battery-chomping Logitech, discovered that the mouse actually has an on/off switch on the bottom, use that switch when I leave the computer unattended, and so far, the battery issue is less apparent. And no missed letters. My review conclusion? Sometimes you get what you pay for.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Junk Junk Junk Aug 12, 2008
By Cadd Services
"Cadd MAN"
Do not Buy!!!! I've found if the cpu is on overnight or about more then 8 hours it starts skipping letters, a space may be 3 or 4. A reboot fixes the problem for about 8 hours but the problem is I leave my cpu on 24-7. Mines going in the Dumpster.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Save Yourself the Frustration - Do Not Buy Apr 13, 2009
By M. Watkins
I have always had good experiences with previous Microsoft Mice and Keyboards; that's why I went with them for this combo. But, this set is a complete dud for the same reasons mentioned by the other reviewers:
* The keyboard will suddenly stop registering all the keys you press. This doesn't happen all the time, just when it's most annoying (in the middle of a game or paper due the next day.)
* The mouse eats batteries like nobody's business. You get less than a month of use out of a pair of AA's, and that's with the annoying auto-shut-off feature.
I bought this set so I could pick up the mouse and keyboard to keep them out of the reach of my 2-year old daughter. I wish now that I'd kept the wired ones I had before (I clipped the wires to make them into toys.) I would recommend doing more researching and spending a little extra to get a quality product. This set gets an Epic Fail.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Useless keyboard/mouse Sep 26, 2008
By Glen K. Lam
"Go Horns!"
This wireless product is useless crap. Even if you're strapped for cash but still want a wireless keyboard/mouse combo, STEER CLEAR of this piece of junk.
The mouse movement was choppy and imprecise, even with new batteries. You'll find yourself clicking on some icon next to the one you actually want. The sleep feature on the mouse is very annoying. I don't like have to click the button to wake it up. Also, it doesn't catch the first second of movement, so you have to waste time shaking the mouse awake. Even for light web-browsing, this gets very annoying. For precise work such as photoshop or engineering tasks, this mouse is worse than a laptop touchpad. For gaming, expect to be headshot'd consistently.
The wireless keyboard does not even deserve the 1 star minimum of this review. Sometimes, the keys pressed don't register. When typing a quick email or instant message, expect to see a bunch of letters missing. I have to use this keyboard to write programs, so I will definitely be returning this product for one that works. For gaming, it's not the lag that kills, it's the standing still while getting headshot'd that kills because this keyboard won't know what to do when you press W,A,S, or D.
I am returning this product and getting a costlier one. Microsoft must have cut some corners to make this product cheap, and it definitely shows.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Very, very bad keyboard Mar 04, 2010
By annieG
Unfortunately I only read these reviews after I bought this keyboard and mouse. The mouse is fine, but there are no words to describe how bad the keyboard is. It misses letters and spaces, puts CAP LOCK on when not pressed etc. to the point where even slow typing does not result in it being correct. Typing takes at least three times as long as it should - twice as long to type, and more time to go through and correct mistakes. Truly awful.
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