IOGEAR Optical Mini Mouse

299 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
usability (54)
price (48)
size (45)
design (25)

Negative
durability (15)
reliability (10)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 299 reviews of IOGEAR Optical Mini Mouse. The average rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the design and size. The price and usability also get good reviews, but some have doubts about the reliability and durability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the IOGEAR Optical Mini Mouse is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 79/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for IOGEAR Optical Mini Mouse

alaTest has collected and analyzed 281 user reviews of IOGEAR Optical Mini Mouse from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the design and price. The size and usability also get good opinions. Many are negative about the reliability and durability.

usability, size, price, design

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67% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

No more click, clack from the notebook mouse keys.

I purchased this mouse for my wife to use with her notebook. It installed nicely and was immediately recognized and operational. The bonus point of this mouse is the buttons are quite a bit quieter than the notebooks installed mouse keys. There is...

Jul, 2015

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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Great Product

I needed an upgrade that was more sensitive and sturdier. So far this mouse is ACES.

Dec, 2010

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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Great bang for your buck!

I've been using this mouse on a netbook for almost 2 months now, works great. No problems what so ever.

Dec, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Destroying IOGEAR Brand

IOGEAR is desroying its brand with this one product. I had a lot of respect for the brand, and then I bought two of these mice. Both have the same problems of losing connection and it has nothing to do with the cable winding device. It is the cheap...

Rarely it actually functions as a mouse

Usually it does not work at all. Problems include, poor out of spec USB extension cable which comes packaged with device which leads to the device losing connection constantly. Cheap materials leading to a poor overall feel. won't even show up as a...

Sep, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

You get what you pay for

This mouse feels like it has permanent, non-changeable mouse acceleration/lag. It feels extremely clunky and slow. I'm not even talking about gaming or editing; I mean for general desktop/laptop use.

It's small, it has a retractable cord, it's aesthetically pleasing

The problem for me isn't the precision, it's the lag. I know it's only 800 dpi, but it feels so much lower than that. I feel like I'm trying to point and select items on my computer using a rubber stick. Tested on two separate machines

May, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

worthless

Sticking with name brands only now. Not worth the time to find out your mouse doesn't work on a trip.

small and portable

I bought four of these for my laptop. I am on my last one already in 8 months. The left click button works great at first then works sometimes

Aug, 2009

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Garbage

I just wanted a cheap travel mouse, but apparently this little guy was more cheap than travel.

Worked well for the short time it functioned properly. I did notice that clicking both mouse buttons at the same time would sometimes result in fighting for which one would actually click, instead of just simply both of the buttons

One day while using this mouse the primary mouse button kind of sunk in. As in the plastic for the button went limp and I had to push down hard to get it to click the button ; I took it apart and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't hold itself above...

Jun, 2009

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good value

I was planning on getting the LG GH22NS30 to match my last dvd purchase, but it seems that that item was upgraded to the GH22NS50 which is just a GH22NS30 model w/firmware spam included! Anyway, I didn't want that one. so I went with the next one down...

durable, cheap, and so far works pretty well. I use it on my old acer laptop and i dont notice any additional battery drain

no fwd / backword button for web browsing, but then again, its so small i'd rather it stay cheap than double in cost for 2 buttons

Jun, 2009

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Not happy

I would have been very happy with this mouse, except that after a few weeks of use, the little spool that winds up the cord stopped working -- the mechanism that holds it open always wants to wind up the cord on its own. This is very frustrating as I...

Small size, comfortable

Cord spool won't let the cord stay extended

Jun, 2009

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