I've about decided to get a corded mouse for my netbook running WinXP SP3,
but I can't tell from the descriptions whether the cords are retractable.
For example, I've looked at the Logitech Optical Notebook Mouse Plus at
Amazon (part no. 931073-0403, ASIN B0001LTT5K), and nowhere does it mention
whether the cord is retractable. I went to the Logitech website and looked
at some other mice and still saw nothing about retractable cords.

Should I assume that if a corded mouse is intended for use with a notebook,
the cord will be retractable? If not, what's a good way to find out? (I live
in a small town, and there's not much available locally.)

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Jo-Anne wrote:
> I've about decided to get a corded mouse for my netbook running
> WinXP SP3, but I can't tell from the descriptions whether the cords
> are retractable. For example, I've looked at the Logitech Optical
> Notebook Mouse Plus at Amazon (part no. 931073-0403, ASIN
> B0001LTT5K), and nowhere does it mention whether the cord is
> retractable. I went to the Logitech website and looked at some
> other mice and still saw nothing about retractable cords.
> Should I assume that if a corded mouse is intended for use with a
> notebook, the cord will be retractable? If not, what's a good way
> to find out? (I live in a small town, and there's not much
> available locally.)
> Thank you!

They will say it - that is not a common (or even a good IMHO) feature.

Most of the mice I have found with such cables were dead in a short period
of time (using regular corded mice and cordless of various varieties as a
scale.)

I thought you were getting a bluetooth mouse?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Jo-Anne wrote:
>> I've about decided to get a corded mouse for my netbook running
>> WinXP SP3, but I can't tell from the descriptions whether the cords
>> are retractable. For example, I've looked at the Logitech Optical
>> Notebook Mouse Plus at Amazon (part no. 931073-0403, ASIN
>> B0001LTT5K), and nowhere does it mention whether the cord is
>> retractable. I went to the Logitech website and looked at some
>> other mice and still saw nothing about retractable cords.
>> Should I assume that if a corded mouse is intended for use with a
>> notebook, the cord will be retractable? If not, what's a good way
>> to find out? (I live in a small town, and there's not much
>> available locally.)
>> Thank you!
>
> They will say it - that is not a common (or even a good IMHO) feature.
>
> Most of the mice I have found with such cables were dead in a short period
> of time (using regular corded mice and cordless of various varieties as a
> scale.)
>
> I thought you were getting a bluetooth mouse?
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
I was (and may yet, after what you just said), but a programmer friend
claimed that all the cordless mice he'd used (not sure if Bluetooth was
included) skipped and jumped on-screen and were a pain to use. I take that
hasn't been your experience? If I go with Bluetooth, are there any brands
and models that seem particularly good?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
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> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>> I've about decided to get a corded mouse for my netbook running
>>> WinXP SP3, but I can't tell from the descriptions whether the cords
>>> are retractable. For example, I've looked at the Logitech Optical
>>> Notebook Mouse Plus at Amazon (part no. 931073-0403, ASIN
>>> B0001LTT5K), and nowhere does it mention whether the cord is
>>> retractable. I went to the Logitech website and looked at some
>>> other mice and still saw nothing about retractable cords.
>>> Should I assume that if a corded mouse is intended for use with a
>>> notebook, the cord will be retractable? If not, what's a good way
>>> to find out? (I live in a small town, and there's not much
>>> available locally.)
>>> Thank you!
>>
>> They will say it - that is not a common (or even a good IMHO) feature.
>>
>> Most of the mice I have found with such cables were dead in a short
>> period of time (using regular corded mice and cordless of various
>> varieties as a scale.)
>>
>> I thought you were getting a bluetooth mouse?
>>
>> --
>> Shenan Stanley
>> MS-MVP
>> --
>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
> I was (and may yet, after what you just said), but a programmer friend
> claimed that all the cordless mice he'd used (not sure if Bluetooth was
> included) skipped and jumped on-screen and were a pain to use. I take that
> hasn't been your experience? If I go with Bluetooth, are there any brands
> and models that seem particularly good?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Jo-Anne
>
Along with what Shenan just said (and what I said earlier), retractable cord
devices do not have a history of holding up well. I have used many different
makes and models of cordless mice at home, work, and my friends' houses and
have never had any more of a problem with them skipping and jumping than
with corded mice. The only exception was if I ignored the low battery
warning and kept using it until the battery was dead/nearly dead.
--
SC Tom

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>
>
> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:OKU16r3eKHA.1020@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OzWjwg3eKHA.4112@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>>> I've about decided to get a corded mouse for my netbook running
>>>> WinXP SP3, but I can't tell from the descriptions whether the cords
>>>> are retractable. For example, I've looked at the Logitech Optical
>>>> Notebook Mouse Plus at Amazon (part no. 931073-0403, ASIN
>>>> B0001LTT5K), and nowhere does it mention whether the cord is
>>>> retractable. I went to the Logitech website and looked at some
>>>> other mice and still saw nothing about retractable cords.
>>>> Should I assume that if a corded mouse is intended for use with a
>>>> notebook, the cord will be retractable? If not, what's a good way
>>>> to find out? (I live in a small town, and there's not much
>>>> available locally.)
>>>> Thank you!
>>>
>>> They will say it - that is not a common (or even a good IMHO) feature.
>>>
>>> Most of the mice I have found with such cables were dead in a short
>>> period of time (using regular corded mice and cordless of various
>>> varieties as a scale.)
>>>
>>> I thought you were getting a bluetooth mouse?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Shenan Stanley
>>> MS-MVP
>>> --
>>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>>
>> I was (and may yet, after what you just said), but a programmer friend
>> claimed that all the cordless mice he'd used (not sure if Bluetooth was
>> included) skipped and jumped on-screen and were a pain to use. I take
>> that hasn't been your experience? If I go with Bluetooth, are there any
>> brands and models that seem particularly good?
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>>
> Along with what Shenan just said (and what I said earlier), retractable
> cord devices do not have a history of holding up well. I have used many
> different makes and models of cordless mice at home, work, and my friends'
> houses and have never had any more of a problem with them skipping and
> jumping than with corded mice. The only exception was if I ignored the low
> battery warning and kept using it until the battery was dead/nearly dead.
> --
> SC Tom
Thank you, SC Tom! I'll check out Bluetooth mice again. Any recommendations?

Jo-Anne

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> "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
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>>
>>
>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:OKU16r3eKHA.1020@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OzWjwg3eKHA.4112@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Jo-Anne wrote:
>>>>> I've about decided to get a corded mouse for my netbook running
>>>>> WinXP SP3, but I can't tell from the descriptions whether the cords
>>>>> are retractable. For example, I've looked at the Logitech Optical
>>>>> Notebook Mouse Plus at Amazon (part no. 931073-0403, ASIN
>>>>> B0001LTT5K), and nowhere does it mention whether the cord is
>>>>> retractable. I went to the Logitech website and looked at some
>>>>> other mice and still saw nothing about retractable cords.
>>>>> Should I assume that if a corded mouse is intended for use with a
>>>>> notebook, the cord will be retractable? If not, what's a good way
>>>>> to find out? (I live in a small town, and there's not much
>>>>> available locally.)
>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>
>>>> They will say it - that is not a common (or even a good IMHO) feature.
>>>>
>>>> Most of the mice I have found with such cables were dead in a short
>>>> period of time (using regular corded mice and cordless of various
>>>> varieties as a scale.)
>>>>
>>>> I thought you were getting a bluetooth mouse?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Shenan Stanley
>>>> MS-MVP
>>>> --
>>>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>>>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>>>
>>> I was (and may yet, after what you just said), but a programmer friend
>>> claimed that all the cordless mice he'd used (not sure if Bluetooth was
>>> included) skipped and jumped on-screen and were a pain to use. I take
>>> that hasn't been your experience? If I go with Bluetooth, are there any
>>> brands and models that seem particularly good?
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>>
>>> Jo-Anne
>>>
>> Along with what Shenan just said (and what I said earlier), retractable
>> cord devices do not have a history of holding up well. I have used many
>> different makes and models of cordless mice at home, work, and my
>> friends' houses and have never had any more of a problem with them
>> skipping and jumping than with corded mice. The only exception was if I
>> ignored the low battery warning and kept using it until the battery was
>> dead/nearly dead.
>> --
>> SC Tom
> Thank you, SC Tom! I'll check out Bluetooth mice again. Any
> recommendations?
>
> Jo-Anne
>
No, I'm sorry, I haven't owned any Bluetooth ones.
--
SC Tom