After recently picking up a Macbook, I got antsy to have a real mouse.  Trackpads are fine and all (gotta love the two-finger drag), but they just don’t work out when you’re doing even the smallest touch up in Photoshop.  To find a mouse I went.

I have to be upfront that I’m an avid hater of Mac mice, with their nasty, grainy little scroll pimple (I could call it worse) and awkward, faux double-button.  I’ll never, ever accept that one click button is better than two, considering that the “right click” action is vital in at least 40% of my clicks.  Yeah, I can’t spell so good.

Anyway, I was on the road last week and couldn’t go the usual route of newegg.com. At Best Buy, I was amazed to see an utter lack of Bluetooth wireless mice. Of course, there were mice galore that had wireless, but they all used some proprietary RF or IF hack to get their functionality. What gives? Hasn’t Bluetooth technology been available for years? Apparently, it’s too much to risk, for mice makers, to support new tech at the expense of customers with older laptops.

Well well… I found a notebook mouse that I actually enjoy using — especially on the road. It’s a — ghasp — Microsoft Mouse. The Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 to be exact. It’s wondeful — small, portable, feels nice in the hand, has three buttons, a nice scroll wheel and syncs effortlessly with my Mac. Most importantly, it seems the only Bluetooth mouse under $80 with a laser — it makes it possible to use this on just about ANY surface. It’s fantastic. $50.