Product Description

Targus PAUM01U Ultra Mini Optical Mouse is just the thing for the mobile warrior that needs to save space when using an external mouse. At only 1.5 oz and 3 inches long, it's great for any small work space or on a small airplane tray. Travel pouch included The Ultra Mini Optical Mouse conveniently comes standard with a USB connection (USB revision 1.1) that will allow true plug and play connection with the notebook USB port. And it's 100% compatible with Windows 98/Me/2000/XP and Macintosh operating system right out of the box.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2940 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Targus
• Model: PAUM01U
• Dimensions: .90" h x 3.00" w x 1.40" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• Ideal for Travel or Home Office: Small, Compact Design Is Perfect When Space Is Limited - - On an Airplane Tray, Desk or Home Office
• Optical Sensor Technology: The Latest Optical Sensor Technology Ensures Perfect Response to Mouse Movements
• Retractable Cord: Avoid Extra Cable Cluttering Your Workspace By Adjusting The Retractable Cord to The Desired Length
• The utlitmate device designed for browsing the Internet, windows and long documents
• Instant plug-and-play

Customer Reviews

Perfect for me.
This thing has easily replaced my funky, troublesome wireless mouse. The cord is so light, it almost doesn't have one. I'm a elephant of a person (6'5". 290) and this tiny little mouse fits my huge mitts perfectly. It's so light, it has no inertia, like a wireless mouse with heavy batteries. Just flick it where you want it to go. So far, so good.

Basic Mouse With a Couple of Flaws
This is the 4th notebook mouse I've had to buy within the last 2 years, and this one is the 4th different brand. So I have a bit of experience with this type of mouse. And because they break so easily, I only buy the cheapest ones I can find -- some of the prices they're charging for these mice are outrageous!

I don't even remember the brand names of the first two; let's face it, a mouse is a commodity item, and as long as it works as expected, who cares what brand it is?

The problem with all of the smaller notebook mice like this Targus is that the cables are flimsy and will eventually break where they enter the mouse. There's not much you can do about it; just make sure you try to always pull on the cable and not by the mouse and USB insert.

This Targus is made just like the others (indeed, I suspect they're probably all made in a single factory in China), so I expect it to break just like the others, thus I bought two when I found them at a huge discount.

The other problem with this Targus compared to my other no-name brands is that the mouse buttons take a little more pressure to click. Not something you might notice unless you had one of the smooth-working types I've used before.

The biggest issue for me when this mouse was new was that the scroll wheel jumped more than one screen length on "widescreen" 16:9 displays, like the HP dv2000 I'm using right now to type. The whole idea of a scroll wheel is to slowly scroll down, line by line but this one jumped 1.5 pages. Big problem.

The solution (for me anyway) was to go to the Targus website and download the 'Scroll Wheel Software' for this mouse and install it. It allows you to select how many lines you'd like the wheel to scroll. What's strange is that the software indicated that the mouse was indeed set to scroll 3 lines with each wheel click (it wasn't), but once I reset it using the software, it started to scroll correctly.

I could not get the generic Windows or Vista mouse driver software in the Control Panel to do this; only the Targus software worked. So keep that in mind if you have this problem.

Otherwise, it's just a cheap mouse. Yep, it's small and a bit harder to manage than a full-sized mouse, but it's a notebook mouse and that comes with the territory. Not sure I'd buy one of these again, I'll keep searching for that "perfect" (and cheap!) notebook mouse...

Great things come in small packages!
I got this mouse for free when I purchased a targus bag for my laptop maybe 4 or 5 years ago. I have no idea what the people that don't like this mouse are talking about. I LOVE this thing! In fact, I'm using it right now while I submit this review! It's like the sports car of the mouse industry. Small, sleek, does everything you want and FAST! And it definitely turns heads when you're sporting it around the local starbucks. I recommend this to everyone looking for a laptop mouse or for something small and different. I've used mine for years and it's still working just like the first time I plugged it into my PowerBook Pro.