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LOGITECH CONTROL CENTER PERFORMANCE MX SCROLL WHEEL GREY FOR MAC OS
LOGITECH CONTROL CENTER PERFORMANCE MX SCROLL WHEEL GREY INSTALL
LOGITECH CONTROL CENTER PERFORMANCE MX SCROLL WHEEL GREY DRIVER

Aside from that, there are no other buttons on the top of the mouse. I use the middle button to do auto-scroll, although it can be set to activate Expose or any number of other functions. In addition to scrolling vertically, the wheel also tilts left and right to scroll horizontally. And of course, if you don’t like it, you can simply press the wheel in once again to toggle it off. That frictionless scrolling is a really neat feature, especially if you work with big spreadsheets and need to scroll through many pages of data. This is needed because clicking the scroll wheel varies between frictionless scrolling and the typical notched scrolling found on most mice. That middle button works in place of the typical clickable scroll wheel. Aside from the standard left and right buttons, the mouse features a multifunction scroll wheel and a middle button just below it. The mouse itself is a good looking design, with varying shades of gray and black, complimented by a chrome Logitech logo and ring on the wheel. Fortunately, Steermouse picked right back up again and the tracking was much improved. Fortunately, removal was painless and only required running an Uninstall script which was conveniently placed in the Utilities folder. Even turning it up to the highest speed, yielded very slow tracking – not nearly fast enough to get around a 1440×900 screen. Although you can adjust the button assignments, scroll wheel behavior and tracking speed, I found the latter to be lacking.

LOGITECH CONTROL CENTER PERFORMANCE MX SCROLL WHEEL GREY DRIVER

Although I normally use Steermouse, a third-party mouse driver, I did give Logitech’s own driver a test drive.Īs I’ve come to expect from Logitech software on Windows, it is just as clunky on the Mac.

LOGITECH CONTROL CENTER PERFORMANCE MX SCROLL WHEEL GREY INSTALL

Set up was simple – install the batteries, press the “Connect” button on the bottom of the mouse (this makes it discoverable via Bluetooth) and set up a new device in Bluetooth Preferences.

LOGITECH CONTROL CENTER PERFORMANCE MX SCROLL WHEEL GREY FOR MAC OS

Included in the package was the mouse itself, a fresh set of Duracell batteries, quick setup guide and a disc with Logitech’s Control Center v2.7 for Mac OS X. I ordered the m555b directly from Logitech for $59 + $6.15 shipping. I had also purchased a Kensington Slimblade Presenter and while sleek and tiny, it just wasn’t as comfortable as my trusty old V270 and didn’t track nearly as well. Up until the m555b, Logitech’s only offering in this space was the V470, which I found to be cheesy in its construction and uncomfortable in my hands.

Even though Logitech has long offered RF notebook mice, I really wanted to keep my USB ports open since I only have 2 on my 15″ MacBook Pro. Although I liked the V270, it started to show its age when the power switch stopped working reliably (many times it was turned on even though the switch was in the off position). The V270 was a perfect fit for my big hands, despite the fact that it was roughly 3/4 the size of a standard mouse. Up until I purchased the m555b, I was using a Logitech V270, which was an excellent, if basic Bluetooth mouse. The m555b boasts a a fairly robust set of features, including a laser-driven optical sensor for 1000dpi resolution, efficient power management with an on/off switch, and Logitech’s wonderful multifunction, frictionless scroll wheel (referred to on the product packaging as “Hyper-fast scrolling”). Enter the Logitech m555b, Logitech’s newest entry into the emerging Bluetooth mouse market. Unfortunately, the Bluetooth mouse market tends to be small, with most mice being tiny and short of features. If you’re a notebook user, you’re probably aware that all modern Mac notebooks support Bluetooth – and that’s a good thing since Apple has never been known to supply a plethora of ports to connect peripherals. So although Apple’s wireless Mighty Mouse does an admirable job, at one point or another most Mac users have probably thought of straying to another vendor for a better electronic rodent. We all have different sized hands, like different kinds of features and put our mice through varying amounts of torture. Let’s be honest, it’s hard to make a mouse that will appeal to everybody.

Logitech control center performance mx scroll wheel grey