Reviewer: SheepStar
Company: Logitech
Model: MX Air Mouse
Price: $130 CAD
Pros:
-Free floating.
-Sexy looking.
-Charging dock.
-Flexible transmitter placement.
-Excellent land mouse.
Cons:
-Air usage is less accurate then land.
-Gloss finish was a dumb idea (finger prints, though they include a cleaning cloth).
-Need to have balloure status in order to pay 130 dollars just for a mouse.
-No side buttons (moot point).
I recently set up my my computer in my Home Theater room, and I've been enjoying it thoroughly. 47inch computer monitor, running in 1080p, is the ****. However, a mouse cursor moving sluggishly, in a delayed fashion, across said monitor, is hella weak. My Keyboard and mouse are as old as my computer (roughly 5 years, Logitech MX Duo)) and they haven't skipped a beat until now. The mouse delay was so bad I couldn't play TF2.
After giving up with repositioning the wireless sensor, I decided to look around on the internet for Keyboard/mouse combo's that were wireless. I don't need all the bells and whistles, but I have a few requirements.
1.) Mouse needs to have a charging dock.
2.) Wireless.
3.) Keyboard must have no battery killing screens or lights.
You'd think there is a market for these, but apparently the times have changed. I didn't find anything that met my requirements, until I stumbled upon the most intriguing mouse I'd ever seen. Enter the Logitech MX-Air.
This mouse was meant for a HTPC. It has a slick design, a small charging dock that isn't involved with the wireless signal (which means flexible placement), and a concept only seen in 1 other device, the Nintendo Wii; a smash hit console with a floating pointer.
Instead of being land limited, the MX Air literally takes off. You hold it up in the air, and move it around, and watch your cursor repeat, in perfect time. The transmitter is the size of a tiny flash drive, and doesn't require placement directly in front of you (and the TV). Now, it's not perfect, but when you're up and moving around, playing music, or checking back on something, it is very nice not to have to sit down, and pull up a table just so you can move your mouse without feeling like an infant. Also, in my HT, I have a second row. I also have friends. When they're in that second row, and want to show me, and any other guests in the room something, I can just toss the mouse to them, and they can go at it. Brilliant!
There is a few draw backs to this mouse though. First off, it's expensive. You need to be pretty special to pay $130 dollars for a mouse (hence why I have one). Second, it's gloss black. Ever seen a clean Piano Black subwoofer? Me neither, and that is something you rarely touch(unless you're Mike C), let alone play airplane with. Logitech includes a whiping cloth with the mouse, but it's not enough if you happen to also eat meals in your HT room. I recommend keeping a cloth, bucket, soap, wash mitt, and chamois handy if you plan on eating and using this device. Thirdly, the in air motion isn't that accurate. It's good, far better then standing, facing the wrong way, and using your left hand, but not as good as sitting, with the right hand (insert any sexual innuendo you like here). Lastly, because the sides of the mouse are key holding points while in the air, logitech had to move the normal side buttons up to the top. It isn't that much of an inconvenience, but it does take getting used to.
Even with these faults though, I would never go back to a normal mouse, as long as my HTPC continues to function.
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