Logitech MX Revolution

CNET editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 3.5 stars Very good
  Detailed editors' rating
  Installation and interface : 8.0
  Features : 8.0
  Service and support : 7.0
  Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Rich Brown
• Edited by:
  Matthew Elliott
• Reviewed on: 08/24/2006
• Released on: 08/24/2006

Logitech continually impresses us with its high-end mice. The MX Revolution is yet another example of Logitech's dogged pursuit of mousing excellence. Like the G7 and the MX1000 before it, the MX Revolution is a top-of-the-line, cordless laser mouse, with only a few minor issues. For $99, you have to be serious about your input devices, but if you spring for it, you'll be treated to a mostly outstanding experience.

The chief innovation of the MX Revolution is its scroll button. It functions in both the typical incremental click style, but also as a free-spinning wheel. This means you can whip the wheel frontward and back and navigate hundreds of pages in a document with a single spin. It's a little touchy when you zero it in on a particular page; sometimes moving your finger from it will make it jump another line or two, which can be irritating. But mostly, the free-spinning capability makes it much easier to scroll through long documents and Web pages.

In addition to the main scrollwheel, it also features a thumb-side wheel (the mouse is designed for righties). This side wheel acts like a rocker switch. It has a limited range of motion, but it's not designed for scrolling. It's meant to act as an application switcher. Roll it, and it brings up a small window listing all of your currently applications. You tap the wheel to move between them and press it to make a selection, at which point that app becomes your active window. It provides a remarkably easy way to switch between tasks, as long as your desktop setup is straightforward. On a system with two monitors and with multiple Firefox tabs open, we found keeping track of which screen was going to open up where a little difficult at first. Eventually, we got used to it.

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  "love this mouse"

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• alaTest.com

  Editors' rating: 90

  Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 2963 reviews of Logitech MX Revolution from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 81/100 and users 80/100. Comparing these reviews to 96256 other Mice & Pointing Devices reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 90/100 = Excellent.

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• computershopper.com

  Editors' rating: 70

  Summary: Wireless mouse adds functionality with secondary scroll wheel

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• digitalversus.com

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• gadgetnutz.com

  Summary: The perfect grip

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• pocket-lint.com

  Editors' rating: 80

  Summary: Some good features, but don't expect it to be the revolution that its promising.

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