HP - 200 Wireless Optical Mouse - Silk Gold

The HP - 200 Wireless Optical Mouse, (made in China), was received on the day that was predicted when I ordered it at the Best Buy store that had sold out of their in-store stock. It arrived in well protected packaging and in good condition. After taking it out of its heavy plastic wrapping, I finally figured out where the battery compartment was and how to open it, as detailed operating instructions were lacking. It seems that every mouse has a unique location for batteries and equally unique methods for removing the battery compartment cover. Fortunately after inserting the battery into the mouse; and the receiver into the USB port of my HP laptop computer; my computer immediately recognized the mouse and began working as expected. I didn't need to down load any drivers or sync it to my computer, likely because both the mouse and my computer are made by HP. The HP - 200 Wireless Optical Mouse works as expected, and has not shown any deficits or inadequacies. It is comfortable to hold and to manipulate. It responds immediately and accurately. I am not a gamer so I don't need exceptionally fast response, however the HP - 200 Wireless Optical Mouse seems to respond as fast as I need it to. My only criticism, which won't change anything, is the heavy plastic packaging that is so hard to cut and so unnecessarily difficult to remove. This is why i gave only 4 stars in this review, which is not fair to the actual mouse, which should get 5 stars. Every time I cut open that type of packaging, I end up getting painful cuts and scrapes on the skin of my fingers, from the sharp edges along the plastic as it is removed. I wish there was a less wasteful and painful packaging option for computer accessories. However, the HP - 200 Wireless Optical Mouse is a good product so far, and i would recommend it to anyone wanting a standard stripped-down, everyday working computer mouse, for a decent price.

A mouse is just a mouse, right? And with the technology nowadays, anybody can make a good wireless mouse, right? Boy, I was so wrong! With that thought, I bought a no brand name mouse to use at work, the first couple days, the mouse was laggy and I thought it could be the batteries included in the package are not good, I changed the batteries but it's still bad so I thought it could be there were some electronics equipment around me that affect that wireless transmission of the mouse. It was not even 2 weeks and I couldn't stand anymore because it affected my productivity, so I thought "Heck, let's get the brand name!" I used to have HP PC, keyboard, mouse,.... so I got a HP wireless mouse, oh boy, it's like night & day difference and it was also at a good price (not that I'm a cheapskate because this is only a few bucks more than the other one) I would never buy a no name mouse again, I will only buy either Logitech or HP and so far HP doesn't disappoint me at all!

Recently sought to replace my old Bluetooth wireless mouse, and one of the staff at Best Buy recommended this HP-200 as "a reliable and inexpensive solution. At a mere fraction of the price other brands (and some no names) were charging for similarly equipped mouse devices, I decided it was worth the experiment. In fact, this wireless mouse is very simple to set up and use...with ONE caveat: it is difficult to ascertain exactly how the batteries are correctly positioned, which meant some trial and error before finding the right +/- combinations. Once past that blip, the device works perfectly well, and does not even require a mouse pad. Very handy! I give this device a solid four stars (coming from me, that's high marks!)

I normally would not have bought an HP mouse, but it was a deal of the day for less than $10 so I took a chance. I'd been looking for a reliable mouse for my laptop for a while and this one fits the bill quite nicely. The dongle is bright blue and a little bit bigger than I was hoping for, but it's not so big that I have to remove it when I take my laptop places. I do like that there's a place to keep the dongle inside the mouse if you do take it out of he USB port. I had an older mouse that you had to keep track of both the mouse and the dongle and eventually I lost the dongle. This little HP mouse works great when I'm sitting on the sofa, at the coffee shop, or in meetings. We'll see how long it lasts, but so far I'm pretty happy with it.

This mouse is simple and easy to use. Just plug in the usb adapter on your computer/laptop and it was already working. The mouse has a simple on/off switch on the bottom and red laser. The build of the mouse is simple with just plastic. The mouse wheel is a bit soft and moves rather quickly. I prefer mouse wheel to have a bit of resistance. Not sure if it will last long. The mouse in general is small and portable but DOES NOT have a slot for the usb adapter. So be careful with the usb adapter if you are switching between devices. Also it is light weight. some people might not the light feel of it. It is fine for me and my needs. So far it is new and it works. No other functions or buttons.

This is a great value mouse and I bought two for my daughters new Chromebooks. The build is sturdy but light and feels flimsy, but there's a very cool magnetic enclosure that will stand up to many battery changes without being clip-based and wearing over time. The dongle sticks out a little more than I'd hoped for a modern product. Reminds me of early wireless mouse dongles (its maybe 3/8 inch out from the side of the notebook) - It doesn't help that the dongle/receiver is BRIGHT BLUE for no apparent reason. It works well with basic scrolling, but I find myself wishing for horizonal scrolling or at least some kind of control button - My 7 and 9 year-olds dont care as much as I do so they'll use them well and enjoy. I think they'll survive the assignment too!

I am a proud owner of many HP gadgets and have been happy with HP so far, up until this mouse came along. I bought it couple months ago, and never used it up until my month long trip. What a mistake... The scroll wheel gave out within, I would say, first 5-10 minutes. The wheel would get stuck at random times and not release itself when pressed like 50% of the time. Looks like HP is no longer adhering to QC and QA philosophies... :( This product is encouraging me to re-evaluate my consumer purchase preferences...

I thought that with all the advanced high tech nowadays, all wireless mouse are the same. But boy, was I wrong! I didn't care about wired or wireless mouse, so I bought a cheap wireless mouse on impulse but the click button acted up only after 2 weeks of use. I bought another cheap wireless mouse to replace that one and right out of the box, it was lagging more and more everyday that I couldn't stand it any more after a week so I returned to the store to buy a HP mouse since it was on sale about the same price like the cheap brands. And oh boy, the click, rolling, moving,.... are as smooth as butter that I return to the store to buy 2 more at sale price. Lesson learned: never buy a cheap mouse again!