At læse om Microsoft Sculpt Touch Mouse og dens specifikationer gjorde mig virkelig nysgerrig. I det mindste i teorien så det ud til at tilbyde alt, hvad jeg ønskede af en god mus. Sculpt Touch Mouse^{(Sculpt Touch Mouse)} har en glat metallisk strimmel i midten, og den strimmel kan bruges til op og ned og side til side rulning, plus den er konfigureret som ikke én men tre nyttige knapper - side op, side ned og hvad du vil det midterste klik for at være. Dette lignede den ultimative rullemus, og jeg var ivrig efter at tage et kig på den. Lad os se, hvad jeg har lært efter at have brugt det i et par dage.

Unboxing og komme i gang

Jeg var overrasket over ikke at finde nogen unboxing-videoer, der ikke blev udgivet af virksomheder, der forsøgte at sælge denne mus. Dem, jeg fandt fra gennemsnitlige brugere, var ret middelmådige og inkluderede ikke unboxing. Så denne gang kommer jeg til at levere mine egne unboxing-billeder (jeg er ikke meget af en videoskaber endnu). Jeg har kun et mobilkamera at arbejde med, så billederne kommer ikke til at vinde nogen kunstneriske priser. 🙂 Men først, her er Microsofts^(Microsoft) officielle side med funktioner og priser: Sculpt Touch Mouse detaljer^{(Sculpt Touch Mouse details)} . Emballagen er meget attraktiv og gennemtænkt. Selve musen har den velkendte "Dove Bar" -form, designet til at passe komfortabelt i begge hænder.

Her er indholdet af æsken: musen, en kort brugervejledning, nogle garanti- og sikkerhedspjecer og selvfølgelig batterierne.

Her er bunden af ​​musen, der viser BlueTrack- og BlueTooth -indikatorlyset, Bluetooth - forbindelsesknappen og afbryderen.

I modsætning til nogle andre producenter sparer Microsoft ikke ved at inkludere no-name-batterier fra Outer WhoKnowsWhere-istan . Disse er Duracells . Her har jeg åbnet musen og installeret dem.

Og nu var jeg klar til at prøve det.

Går rundt på Windows 7

Da jeg allerede havde installeret Kinivo BTD-400 Bluetooth 4.0 USB-adapteren^{(Kinivo BTD-400 Bluetooth 4.0 USB adapter)} , var alt, hvad jeg skulle gøre, at tænde for musen og trykke på Bluetooth - forbindelsesknappen i midten. Lysene på musen begyndte at blinke rødt og grønt, så jeg gik til Kontrolpanel^{(Control Panel)} og valgte Tilføj en enhed^{(Add a device)} .

Derfra gik processen problemfrit. Musen blev opdaget, driverne blev automatisk installeret, og meget hurtigt var musen klar til brug.

Det skulle stadig justeres lidt for at få alle funktionerne indstillet til min smag, så afsted gik jeg til Mus- og tastaturcentret^{(Mouse and Keyboard Center)} . Jeg er meget glad for at kunne rapportere, at det var meget mere nyttigt denne gang, end det var med Wedge Touch Mouse (gudskelov). Jeg var hurtigt i stand til at indstille midterpressen på touch-strimlen til at være et dobbeltklik. Standardaccelerationen var fin, og jeg behøvede ikke at ændre den.

Jeg har brugt en Wacom Bamboo tablet og stylus på Windows 7 pc'en i lang tid. Dette blev anbefalet for at hjælpe med håndledssmerter, og det har virket meget godt for mig. Men tablet-driveren er lidt finurlig, og på nogle websteder (som dem i Gawker -gruppen) kunne jeg ikke få sidebjælken til at rulle ordentligt med min stylus, medmindre jeg klikkede og holdt knappen nede og trak nedad, som om jeg valgte hele sidebjælken. Med Sculpt Touch Mouse rullede alle disse sider, som de skulle. Og for almindelige websider og dokumenter behøver du ikke at have markøren på sidens rullepanel for at få rulningen til at fungere – hvor som helst på siden er fint.

Her er de mange grundlæggende indstillinger tilgængelige for touch-strimlen, som burde være nok til stort set alle. Som du kan se, har musen en vibrationsfunktion (taktil feedback) indbygget, slået til som standard, som jeg eksperimenterede med og derefter slukkede. Jeg har virkelig ikke brug for taktil feedback for at fortælle mig, hvad jeg laver, og jeg følte, at vibrationerne kun ville lade batterierne ned hurtigere.

Jeg var overrasket over, at de lodrette og vandrette rullehastigheder var indstillet så langsomme, men jeg opdagede hurtigt, at disse standardhastigheder er korrekte. Flyt dem hurtigere, og rulningen bliver svær at kontrollere. Jeg var meget tilfreds med den måde, musen fungerede på under Windows 7 . Det tilbød mange måder at tilpasse det til min smag, og det krævede kun et let tryk for at rulle og klikke. Det ville være nemt at bruge i lange perioder uden at blive træt. Et stort plus i forhold til nogle af de mus, jeg har brugt tidligere. Sculpt Touch Mouse passede meget behageligt til min hånd, men på grund af mine vedvarende håndledsproblemer brugte jeg min gel-håndledsstøtte. Dette er et Marte-specifikt problem. 🙂

Går rundt på Windows 8

Installationen under Windows 8 var lige så glat og begivenhedsløs, som den var under Windows 7 . Jeg tændte for musen, trykkede på forbindelsesknappen i bunden og gik derefter til Control Panel -> Add a device .

Windows ledte efter en enhed at tilføje og fandt Sculpt Touch Mouse næsten med det samme.

Jeg valgte det og fortalte Windows 8 at gå videre. Musen begyndte faktisk at virke før installationen af ​​driverne var færdig. Derfra brugte jeg Mus- og tastaturcentret^{(Mouse and Keyboard Center)} til at konfigurere musen efter min smag, ligesom jeg havde under Windows 7 . Endnu en gang var standard rulning og acceleration perfekt.

Jeg fandt straks ud af, at det var en absolut fornøjelse at rulle hen over startskærmen . ^(Start)Bare den letteste bevægelse af en finger flyttes fra den ene side af skærmen til den anden så jævnt som muligt. Knapperne og rullestrimlen fungerede perfekt i hver Windows 8 -app, jeg prøvede. På netbook'en, med dens mindre skærm, havde jeg brugt Page Up og Page Downnøgler en masse. At kunne gøre det uden at tage hånden fra musen var fantastisk. Musen fungerede på alle overflader, jeg prøvede, og for min egen personlige komfort valgte jeg at bruge den på en musemåtte med en gel-håndledsstøtte. Den lå meget behageligt i min hånd og tog kun et minimum af anstrengelser for at flytte, klikke og rulle. Jeg synes ikke det bliver meget bedre end dette til hverdagsbrug. Her er et billede af Sculpt Touch Mouse og min Toshiba NB-505 netbook.

Hvis dette ser lidt underligt ud, skyldes det perspektivet og det faktum, at alt sidder på et trekantet bærbart bord fra Ikea .

Holder rundt på Mac OS X Mountain Lion

At prøve musen på min Mac Mini var en stor skuffelse. Den installerede lige så let, som Wedge Touch Mouse havde, men Microsoft leverer ikke Mac - drivere til Sculpt Touch Mouse , så kun de mest basale funktioner (venstre og højre klik) var tilgængelige, og rullehjulet virkede slet ikke. Jeg lavede ingen yderligere test. Jeg var virkelig skuffet, fordi jeg havde håbet at bruge Sculpt Touch Mouse's funktioner på Mac'en.

Konklusioner

Sculpt Touch Mouse passede behageligt til min hånd, og det faktum, at en let berøring var mere end nok til at klikke og scrolle, var et stort plus. Bortset fra at indstille midterknappen som et dobbeltklik, fungerede standardindstillingerne fint for mig. Det er en mus, som de fleste vil kunne bruge i lang tid uden håndtræthed. Det formodes at fungere på enhver overflade, så jeg prøvede det på en stationær computer, et bærbart bord, min Wacom - tablet, en dvdetui og en ru cigarkasse i træ og havde overhovedet ingen problemer. Jeg vil bruge den med en musemåtte og en gel-håndledsstøtte, fordi det er det, der er mest behageligt for mig, men det er ikke nødvendigt for en jævn drift. Det var nemt at konfigurere, og der var mange muligheder tilgængelige for alle knapperne og rullestrimlen. Der var kun én ting, som jeg ikke kunne teste: Jeg har ikke noget software, der kræver at man trykker på de to knapper på én gang. Da jeg prøvede at gøre det, virkede det, som om jeg højreklikkede.

Dom

Microsoft Sculpt Touch Mouse er en fremragende all - around mus, der bør passe til næsten alles behov. Opsætningen er nem, og det faktum, at standardindstillingerne fungerede så godt for mig, var et klart plus (jeg skal normalt lave en masse justeringer). Hvis du bekymrer dig om sådanne ting, er dens grå perlede plastik meget attraktiv og bør være nem at rengøre, hvis det er nødvendigt. Du kan slukke for musen for at spare på batteriet, når du ikke bruger den, og når du tænder den igen, forbindes den automatisk igen. Microsoft siger, at batterierne kan holde op til ni måneder. Jeg elskede at have page-up og page-down indbygget direkte i touch-strimlen (jeg bruger de taster meget). Det faktum, at det fungerede så godt med begge mine Windows-baserede computere, gjorde mig endnu mere ked af, at der varMac . Jeg håber, at Microsoft vil afhjælpe dette i fremtiden. Listeprisen er meget rimelig for en mus, der er fuld af funktioner. Jeg tror ikke, du kan gå galt med at købe Microsoft Sculpt Touch Mouse .

The Microsoft Sculpt Touch Mouse Review - A Great Scrolling Experience

Reading aboυt the Microsoft Sculpt Touch Mouse and its specifications made me really curious. At least in theory, it seemed to offer everything I wanted from a good mouse. The Sculpt Touch Mouse has a smooth metallic strip in its center and that strip can be used for up and down and side to side scrolling, plus it comes configured as not one but three useful buttons—page up, page down, and whatever you want the middle click to be. This looked like the ultimate scrolling mouse and I was eager to take a look at it. Let's see what I have learned after using it for a couple of days.

Unboxing and getting started

I was surprised not to find any unboxing videos that were not put out by companies trying to sell this mouse. The ones I found from average users were pretty mediocre and didn't include the unboxing. So this time I get to supply my own unboxing photos (I am not much of a video creator yet). I've only got a cell phone camera to work with, so the pictures are not going to win any artistic awards. 🙂 But first, here is Microsoft's official page with features and pricing: Sculpt Touch Mouse details. The packaging is very attractive and well thought out. The mouse itself is the familiar "Dove Bar" shape, designed to fit comfortably in either hand.

Here are the contents of the box: the mouse, a brief user guide, some warranty and safety pamphlets and the batteries, of course.

Here is the bottom of the mouse, showing the BlueTrack and BlueTooth indicator light, the Bluetooth connect button, and the power switch.

Unlike some other manufacturers, Microsoft does not skimp by including no-name batteries from Outer WhoKnowsWhere-istan. These are Duracells. Here I have opened up the mouse and installed them.

And now I was ready to try it out.

Mousing around on Windows 7

Since I had already installed the Kinivo BTD-400 Bluetooth 4.0 USB adapter, all I had to do was turn on the mouse and press the Bluetooth connect button in the center. The lights on the mouse started flashing red and green, so I went to Control Panel and chose Add a device.

From there the process went smoothly. The mouse was discovered, the drivers were automatically installed, and very quickly the mouse was ready to use.

It still needed to be tweaked a little to get all the features set to my liking, so off I went to the Mouse and Keyboard Center. I am very happy to report that it was a lot more useful this time around than it was with the Wedge Touch Mouse (thank goodness) I was quickly able to set the center press on the touch strip to be a doubleclick. The default acceleration was fine and I did not have to change it.

I have been using a Wacom Bamboo tablet and stylus on the Windows 7 PC for a long time. This was recommended to help with wrist pain and it has worked very well for me. However, the tablet driver is a little quirky, and on some sites (like those in the Gawker group) I could not get the sidebar to scroll properly with my stylus unless I clicked and held down the button and pulled downward as if I were selecting the whole sidebar. With the Sculpt Touch Mouse, all those sites scrolled as they were supposed to. And for regular web pages and documents, you don't have to have the pointer on the page's scroll bar to make the scrolling work—anywhere on the page is fine.

Here are the many basic settings available for the touch strip, which should be enough for just about anyone. As you can see, the mouse has a vibration (tactile feedback) feature built into it, turned on by default, which I experimented with and then turned off. I really don't need tactile feedback to tell me what I'm doing, and I felt that the vibration would only run the batteries down faster.

I was surprised that the vertical and horizontal scroll speeds were set so slow, but I quickly discovered that those default speeds are correct. Move them any faster and the scrolling becomes hard to control. I was very pleased with the way the mouse worked under Windows 7. It offered a lot of ways to customize it to my liking and it required only a light touch to scroll and to click. It would be easy to use for long periods of time without fatigue. A big plus when compared to some of the mice I have used in the past. The Sculpt Touch Mouse fit my hand very comfortably, but because of my ongoing wrist problems I used my gel wrist rest. This is a Marte-specific problem. 🙂

Mousing around on Windows 8

Installation under Windows 8 was just as smooth and uneventful as it was under Windows 7. I turned on the mouse, pressed the connect button on the bottom, and then went to Control Panel -> Add a device.

Windows looked for a device to add and found the Sculpt Touch Mouse almost immediately.

I selected it, and told Windows 8 to go ahead. The mouse actually started working before the installation of the drivers was finished. From there, I used the Mouse and Keyboard Center to configure the mouse to my liking, just as I had under Windows 7. Once again, the default scrolling and acceleration were perfect.

I found immediately that scrolling across the Start screen was an absolute treat. Just the very lightest movement of a finger moved from one side of the screen to the other as smoothly as could be. The buttons and the scroll strip worked perfectly in every Windows 8 app I tried. On the netbook, with its smaller screen, I had been using the Page Up and Page Down keys a lot. Being able to do that without taking my hand off the mouse was great. The mouse worked on every surface I tried, and for my own personal comfort I chose to use it on a mouse pad with a gel wrist rest. It was very comfortable in my hand and took only the bare minimum of effort to move, click and scroll. I don't think it gets much better than this for everyday use. Here is a picture of the Sculpt Touch Mouse and my Toshiba NB-505 netbook.

If this looks a little weird it's due to the perspective and the fact that everything is sitting on a triangular laptop table from Ikea.

Mousing around on Mac OS X Mountain Lion

Trying out the mouse on my Mac Mini was a major disappointment. It installed just as easily as the Wedge Touch Mouse had, but Microsoft does not supply Mac drivers for the Sculpt Touch Mouse, so only the most basic functions (left and right click) were available and the scroll wheel did not work at all. I did no further testing. I was really disappointed because I had hoped to use the Sculpt Touch Mouse's features on the Mac.

Conclusions

The Sculpt Touch Mouse fit my hand comfortably, and the fact that a light touch was more than enough for clicking and scrolling was a real plus. Other than setting the center button as a double-click, the default settings worked fine for me. It's a mouse that most people will be able to use for a long time without hand fatigue. It's supposed to work on any surface, so I tried it out on a desktop, a laptop table, my Wacom tablet, a DVD case and a rough wooden cigar box and had no problem at all. I will use it with a mouse pad and a gel wrist rest because that is what's most comfortable for me, but it's not necessary for smooth operation. It was easy to configure and there were a lot of options available for all the buttons and the scroll strip. There was only one thing that I couldn't test out: I don't have any software that requires pressing the two buttons at once. When I tried doing that, it acted as though I were right-clicking.

Verdict

The Microsoft Sculpt Touch Mouse is an excellent all-around mouse that should fit nearly everyone's needs. Setup is easy, and the fact that the default settings worked so well for me was a definite plus (I usually have to do a lot of tweaking). If you care about such things, its gray pearlized plastic is very attractive and should be easy to clean if that's necessary. You can turn the mouse off to conserve the battery when you're not using it, and when you turn it back on it reconnects automatically. Microsoft says the batteries can last up to nine months. I loved having page-up and page-down built right into the touch strip (I use those keys a lot). The fact that it worked so well with both my Windows based computers made me all the more sorry there wasn't a driver available for the Mac. I hope Microsoft will remedy this in the future. The list price is very reasonable for a mouse this full of features. I don't think you can go wrong buying the Microsoft Sculpt Touch Mouse.

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