As many of my close friends are aware, I am a gadget nerd. I can pick out phone names out of a crowd as well as I can Nike sneakers. I follow many websites such as Techno Buffalo and Engadget and occasionally 9to5mac. I love technology and love having the newest thing. When the Microsoft Arc Touch mouse came out it tickled my interest with its beauty and brilliant engineering. The part that makes the back snap has over 100 pieces. Lets get onto the good stuff now.
I ordered this from Best Buy and tracked the package religiously. Every 5 minutes I checked, that's how excited I was to receive this. The box eventually came in and like a child at Christmas I opened it. The box is detailed in the video of course, but I was very impressed with the quality of the packaging. Everything from the way the front lid has a magnet and how there was a window to see the mouse and the way the batteries and receiver were tucked in the box seeped with quality. How about what you are reading this for now?
The mouse flexes in the back to create an arc(h). Covering the mechanics to make this possible is a nice matte faux suede like material that feels nice in the palm. The arc moves smoothly and then clicks when put into travel or use position. The clickers at the front of the mouse really do need the term "front" to describe them. The buttons are near impossible to click farther towards the middle of the mouse. This problem doesn't take long to get used to but should be noted for people with smaller hands.
The reason why the name of this mouse includes the word "touch" is because of the scroll wheel. There was not enough space to include a hardware scroll wheel so it features an iPod Classic like click wheel. The strip is just wide enough for your finger to glide over it. It also features small finger tricks. Double tapping the horizontal strip opens the link your mouse is hovering over in a new tab. This comes in handy if you don't want to navigate away from pages yet. Scrolling faster on the touch pad will intelligently move you down or up a page faster. Additionally, double tapping the very front of the touch area takes you a page's length up and double tapping the far back takes you a page's length down. These tricks when known make your browsing experience much more enjoying.
The mouse feels really good in hand because the arc creates a gap underneath that your fingers easily find and gives you more control. The thumb rests nicely on the side of the battery area. Overall, the mouse is designed very well and is made to last.
You can buy the Arc Touch Mouse from the Microsoft online store for $60. Thank you for reading.
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