Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 4.0a

[Premgenius]

After having used the original Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer I was used to 5 buttons, I first when for a Bluetooth mouse but it ate battery every 30 days as my computer is always on and I'm not too keen on changing batteries every 30 days I went for a Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 4.0a. I saw an OEM version for a cheap price and picked one up.

WHAT YOU GET

In the retail box you would get

+ Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 4.0a

+ Documentation

+ Drivers CD

+ USB 2 PS2 Adapter

THE MOUSE

The mouse

The side buttons

INSTALLATION

Depending on the method you use to connect the mouse to your computer, USB or PS2

The mouse is detected and configured sometimes a restart is required. For the ability to customize the buttons, speed of scrolling you are required to install Microsoft Intellipoint software

CONCLUSION

It's much smaller compared to the original Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer and it now supports Tilt technology which may not be useful to all. The mouse does excellent when playing games, browsing the Internet and various other tasks.

[SidVicious]

Nice Mouse. :)

[autodefe]

I need to pick me up one of those eventually... the wheel on my 3.0 is starting to stick :(

[Asian Mafia]

Nice mouse + good Choice got 1 of them Quiet good :D :D

i am in love with that mouse :wub:

[FuricTrax]

I got one of these too as the left button on my old Optical Mouse Blue stopped working (got a new one under warrenty)

The mouse is really good. Very accurate in games, and also nice to use.

The only gripe I have is when using the scroll wheel when changing weapons in a game. As there are no clicks for each movement I often end up selecting the wrong weapon! :rolleyes:

Aprt from that....Top notch.

[Marduk]

I love Microsoft and how they'll replace stuff for free it really is great, I bought one intellimouse explorer back a few years ago and I've gotten 2 new ones since, for free! Their warnenty is great, I dunno if you can still do it but it's worth a try.

[kaffra]

^they still have a great warranty service, i bought this mouse 3 months ago but had some usb problems recently. just give them a call, and they are very helpfull, got my new one 4 days later.

my only complaint on this mouse is the middle button needs too much force to click

[filter04]

yeah ive got one of these. very nice mouse. only complaint is that sometimes the tiltwheel stops working in xp sp2 rc1, but hopefully this will be fixed in the actual release.

[dougkinzinger]

Oh, you got the wired one. Excellent. I have two of the Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0 (which is the 4.0a's, only wireless). I also still have three 3.0's, one 1.0, one Wireless 1.0, and one Bluetooth (which I still love).

However, that being said, it's really hard to beat the 4.0a. It's without a doubt the best wired mouse there is.

[oldaccount1]

how much does it cost?

[Xero]

if u have an older models of that mouse i think u can call say it broke and get the new ones ;) havnt tried it but i remember it used 2 work a few years ago

[dougkinzinger]

:yes: Yup, totally!! Got two of the 3.0's that way, then fixed the 1.0's. Love it!! :D

[dougkinzinger]

Also, DJ Prem, whatever you do, you must download this file and run it:

http://www.dougkinzinger.com/ClearTweak.exe

Enable ClearType, and set the contrast to 1000. You'll love it. It's ClearTweak. There are many-a-thread about it back a few months ago. Everyone should have ClearType turned on (since Microsoft is making Longhorn require it, but that's for another thread).

My props to: http://www.ioisland.com/cleartweak/

[freeza]

i used to have one of the original intellimice

the one with the stupid hardware flaw where the cord would short out every few months and i gave up on microsoft mice :\

[dougkinzinger]

Yup, that's the one. If you had the problem, you could call Microsoft and they'd send you a brand new 3.0. Like I said above, I did it twice, then fixed the originals. It was awesome.

[freeza]

think they'd send a 4.0a version if i still had the intellimouse 3.0?

[Hidea]

My friend gave me the mouse as a bday present..

I LOVE IT.. I ditched MX700.

[dougkinzinger]

think they'd send a 4.0a version if i still had the intellimouse 3.0?

Very possibly. Give it a try.

[mipra]

great review....and thanks for the close ups

[Liquid]

Great review. Its a nice mouse.

[youm0nt Veteran]

how much does it cost?

i bought mine for $40 at compusa. :) it took some time to get used to it after switching over from an intellimouse explorer 3.0.i also had some problems when scrolling in webpages,it was very slow.after changing the scroll speed everything was fine. :D

[Premgenius]

i bought mine for $40 at compusa. :) it took some time to get used to it after switching over from an intellimouse explorer 3.0.i also had some problems when scrolling in webpages,it was very slow.after changing the scroll speed everything was fine. :D

I bought the OEM version from eBay for ?8 including shipping:DD so i thought it was good deal compared to the retail @ ?25:no:o:

[Hidea]

it's a GOOD mouse, okay... get that? :D :D

I love it!

[ThunderRiver]

I just got that mouse like yesterday. It is an awesome mouse :) I still use my Intellimouse Optical though for my laptop though.

I got the OEM version for $15, including shipping and handling on eBay :)

[AaronMT]

I have a question, how can you tell which version mouse you have?

I have an Microsoft Intellimouse Optical