Rodent for poppy: experience with Logitech v450 / v470

As you know, the creation of computer mice is not strong fruit company (white soap dish apple mouse so still gathering dust on the shelf), and therefore the choice of the manipulator makes sense to look at alternative solutions. What I actually did some time ago, choosing a pair of wireless for desktop and laptop Macs.

After some thought, the choice fell on logitech V450, Which were acquired in the amount of as much as two pieces. By the same MacBook was dokuplena like Bluetooth model for a number 470. Now, after a considerable time using manipulators with multiple Windows and Mac typewriters of them can be judged less biased.

So:

• Manipulators quite nice and really comfortable. Excellent in the hand, and the 450 model is covered at the edges pleasant to the touch plastic. Furthermore, USB receiver can be easily removed at the bottom of the device, making it easier to transport. In this mouse is turned off, including Power off button you are unlikely to be useful soon.
• Included with the V450 is a high quality cover to transport, while the more expensive V470 is equipped with a dreadful kind of rag bag. Why the economy, I personally do not understand.
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• Despite my misgivings, the battery is not in a hurry to discharge: during the daily hours of use of the device, it worked for about half a year without changing the batteries. By the way, these same batteries constitute a considerable part of the weight of the manipulator, to work on one "fingers" they refuse.
• I do not know what about the vaunted laser, but no particular precision, I did not notice. Maybe just because I'm used to use good arms.
• Do not, repeat, do not put regular Logitech Control Center. Firstly, the system works perfectly with rodents and without it, cycling all the buttons and scroll wheel. Secondly, it is not enough that looks horribly, so even after its installation ceases to operate in the standard acts of the third button. In short, you want to adventures on the fifth point - mount, do not want to - hide the installation discs away.
• Both the manipulator in order to save power when not in use for a certain time go to sleep, as a kind of loss of control in the "awakening" is particularly noticeable in Sinezubov brother (have to get used). In addition, if you enable Bluetooth devices to bring the computer out of sleep, he would wake up when the connection is lost with the mouse, that annoys me personally.
• If we compare the appearance and ease of use, the interface dropping, then I am for V450. V470 looks nice, but I personally seem very comfortable rubberized sides and more elegant appearance of his younger brother.
• Despite my expectations, charge the battery in the V470 System Preferences does not show. It is not that a shame, but so that the observation ...

Overall, the shopping is quite happy, especially the model 450, to which I personally have only two complaints (or rather, nitpicking): weight (batteries that can be done ...) and the presence of the adapter to be removed from the MacBook on completion work.