netbook mouse etc.

I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to go with
it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type of mouse? I
suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless the way to go, or
are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with the
netbook?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Jo-Anne wrote:
I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to
go with it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type
of mouse? I suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless
the way to go, or are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with
the netbook?

Netbook got Bluetooth?
Get a Bluetooth mouse.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Jo-Anne wrote:
I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to
go with it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type
of mouse? I suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless
the way to go, or are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with
the netbook?

Netbook got Bluetooth?
Get a Bluetooth mouse.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

"Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com wrote in message
...
I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to go
with it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type of mouse?
I suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless the way to go,
or are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with the
netbook?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

If the netbook has Bluetooth, take Shenan's suggestion and go with that.

If you don't have Bluetooth, I would go with one of the wireless mice. Pick
one with the small dongle so you don't have as much of a chance snagging it
on something and possibly damaging the netbook's USB port.
Mine is similar to this, but with the larger dongle, and I like it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826104216
There are plenty of others; pick your price :-)

I would stay away from the retractable cord ones. I had one that lasted
three weeks, and the warranty replacement lasted about six weeks. I've had a
couple of gamepads with retractable cords, and they were less than stellar
also.

SC Tom

"Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com wrote in message
...
I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to go
with it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type of mouse?
I suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless the way to go,
or are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with the
netbook?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

If the netbook has Bluetooth, take Shenan's suggestion and go with that.

If you don't have Bluetooth, I would go with one of the wireless mice. Pick
one with the small dongle so you don't have as much of a chance snagging it
on something and possibly damaging the netbook's USB port.
Mine is similar to this, but with the larger dongle, and I like it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826104216
There are plenty of others; pick your price :-)

I would stay away from the retractable cord ones. I had one that lasted
three weeks, and the warranty replacement lasted about six weeks. I've had a
couple of gamepads with retractable cords, and they were less than stellar
also.

SC Tom

Jo-Anne wrote:
I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to go with
it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type of mouse? I
suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless the way to go, or
are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with the
netbook?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne


Logitech makes a very nice wireless mouse for portables

Jo-Anne wrote:
I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to go with
it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type of mouse? I
suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless the way to go, or
are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with the
netbook?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne


Logitech makes a very nice wireless mouse for portables

"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...
Jo-Anne wrote:
I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to
go with it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type
of mouse? I suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless
the way to go, or are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with
the netbook?

Netbook got Bluetooth?
Get a Bluetooth mouse.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Thank you, Shenan! I guess the netbook does have Bluetooth (see description
below), but what is the advantage to a Bluetooth mouse? (I'm not sure I
really understand what Bluetooth is...).

The computer is described as follows: "features a 160 GB hard disk drive, 1
GB of RAM (upgradeable to 2 GB), 54g Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), Bluetooth
connectivity (version 2.1 + EDR), Fast Ethernet, and a Secure Digital memory
card slot."

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne

"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...
Jo-Anne wrote:
I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to
go with it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type
of mouse? I suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless
the way to go, or are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with
the netbook?

Netbook got Bluetooth?
Get a Bluetooth mouse.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Thank you, Shenan! I guess the netbook does have Bluetooth (see description
below), but what is the advantage to a Bluetooth mouse? (I'm not sure I
really understand what Bluetooth is...).

The computer is described as follows: "features a 160 GB hard disk drive, 1
GB of RAM (upgradeable to 2 GB), 54g Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), Bluetooth
connectivity (version 2.1 + EDR), Fast Ethernet, and a Secure Digital memory
card slot."

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne

"SC Tom" wrote in message
...

"Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com wrote in message
...
I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to go
with it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type of
mouse? I suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless the way
to go, or are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with the
netbook?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

If the netbook has Bluetooth, take Shenan's suggestion and go with that.

If you don't have Bluetooth, I would go with one of the wireless mice.
Pick one with the small dongle so you don't have as much of a chance
snagging it on something and possibly damaging the netbook's USB port.
Mine is similar to this, but with the larger dongle, and I like it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826104216
There are plenty of others; pick your price :-)

I would stay away from the retractable cord ones. I had one that lasted
three weeks, and the warranty replacement lasted about six weeks. I've had
a couple of gamepads with retractable cords, and they were less than
stellar also.

SC Tom

Thank you, SC Tom! I've got lots to learn, I'm afraid. After your mention of
a dongle, I've been trying to figure out what exactly it is (most of what I
found with Google referred to a copy protection device). I gather it's
something that plugs into a USB port and enables you to use a cordless
mouse--right? And Bluetooth means you can use a mouse without a dongle? If
so, does that mean all wireless mice are cordless, but not all cordless mice
are wireless? And what is the advantage to a wireless mouse over just a
cordless one?

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne

"SC Tom" wrote in message
...

"Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com wrote in message
...
I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to go
with it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type of
mouse? I suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless the way
to go, or are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with the
netbook?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

If the netbook has Bluetooth, take Shenan's suggestion and go with that.

If you don't have Bluetooth, I would go with one of the wireless mice.
Pick one with the small dongle so you don't have as much of a chance
snagging it on something and possibly damaging the netbook's USB port.
Mine is similar to this, but with the larger dongle, and I like it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826104216
There are plenty of others; pick your price :-)

I would stay away from the retractable cord ones. I had one that lasted
three weeks, and the warranty replacement lasted about six weeks. I've had
a couple of gamepads with retractable cords, and they were less than
stellar also.

SC Tom

Thank you, SC Tom! I've got lots to learn, I'm afraid. After your mention of
a dongle, I've been trying to figure out what exactly it is (most of what I
found with Google referred to a copy protection device). I gather it's
something that plugs into a USB port and enables you to use a cordless
mouse--right? And Bluetooth means you can use a mouse without a dongle? If
so, does that mean all wireless mice are cordless, but not all cordless mice
are wireless? And what is the advantage to a wireless mouse over just a
cordless one?

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne

"Rick" wrote in message
...
Jo-Anne wrote:
I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to go
with it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type of
mouse? I suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless the way
to go, or are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with the
netbook?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne
Logitech makes a very nice wireless mouse for portables

Thank you, Rick! I just asked others about whether there's a difference
between a wireless mouse and a cordless mouse. I guess I considered the two
terms interchangeable. Now I'm thinking that maybe you can't use a wireless
mouse unless you have Bluetooth. Is that correct?

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne

"Rick" wrote in message
...
Jo-Anne wrote:
I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to go
with it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type of
mouse? I suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless the way
to go, or are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with the
netbook?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne
Logitech makes a very nice wireless mouse for portables

Thank you, Rick! I just asked others about whether there's a difference
between a wireless mouse and a cordless mouse. I guess I considered the two
terms interchangeable. Now I'm thinking that maybe you can't use a wireless
mouse unless you have Bluetooth. Is that correct?

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne

"Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com wrote in message

"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...
Jo-Anne wrote:
I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to
go with it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type
of mouse? I suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless
the way to go, or are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with
the netbook?

Netbook got Bluetooth?
Get a Bluetooth mouse.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Thank you, Shenan! I guess the netbook does have Bluetooth (see
description below), but what is the advantage to a Bluetooth mouse? (I'm
not sure I really understand what Bluetooth is...).

The computer is described as follows: "features a 160 GB hard disk drive,
1 GB of RAM (upgradeable to 2 GB), 54g Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g),
Bluetooth connectivity (version 2.1 + EDR), Fast Ethernet, and a Secure
Digital memory card slot."

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne

AFAIK there is no transciever needed for Bluetooth wireless, unlike other
wireless which use a USB transciever.
Personally, I prefer a wired USB mouse, saves money not spent on batteries.

--

Brian A. Sesko
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://members.shaw.ca/dts-l/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

"Jo-Anne" Jo-AnneATnowhere.com wrote in message

"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...
Jo-Anne wrote:
I'm about to order a netbook with WinXP (as well as a case and a DVD
burner). I know I'm going to want at least a mouse (travel size) to
go with it. Can anyone recommend a particular mouse--or even a type
of mouse? I suspect they're all optical these days, but is wireless
the way to go, or are those on a retractable cord OK?

Is there anything else that would be good to have for travel with
the netbook?

Netbook got Bluetooth?
Get a Bluetooth mouse.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Thank you, Shenan! I guess the netbook does have Bluetooth (see
description below), but what is the advantage to a Bluetooth mouse? (I'm
not sure I really understand what Bluetooth is...).

The computer is described as follows: "features a 160 GB hard disk drive,
1 GB of RAM (upgradeable to 2 GB), 54g Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g),
Bluetooth connectivity (version 2.1 + EDR), Fast Ethernet, and a Secure
Digital memory card slot."

Thank you again!

Jo-Anne

AFAIK there is no transciever needed for Bluetooth wireless, unlike other
wireless which use a USB transciever.
Personally, I prefer a wired USB mouse, saves money not spent on batteries.

--

Brian A. Sesko
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://members.shaw.ca/dts-l/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375