{"id":386966,"date":"2010-03-03T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T21:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5484989"},"modified":"2010-03-03T16:40:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T21:40:00","slug":"rainbow-wireless-laser-convertible-fit-u-mouse-review-neat-idea-lousy-mouse-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/386966","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Wireless Laser Convertible Fit-U Mouse Review: Neat Idea, Lousy Mouse [Review]"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>This Fit-U mouse<\/a> from Spanish peripheral designer Rainbow has a neat idea. Its top is a detachable plate, allowing you to switch back from a desktop-sized mouse and a travel-sized mouse easily. Too bad the mouse is so bad.<\/p>\n

The Price:<\/h1>\n

TBD<\/p>\n

The Verdict:<\/h1>\n

Bad mouse, but great idea. The concept of being able to take a regular-sized mouse (the Large plate, in their terms), swapping on another cover and turning it into a travel-sized mouse is a neat idea. Some days you want a large, ergonomic mouse like Logitech’s<\/a>, but some days you want a smaller one to shove into your bag.<\/p>\n

<\/a>The downside is how bad this mouse is at mousing. I placed it on two different mousepads and a desk, and it was never able to track half as well as the Logitech Performance MX mouse. Chunks and stutters were common, and most of the time I was fighting it like an old man new to computing in order for it to do what I wanted. The button presses were hard and clacky instead of being smooth and easy. Overall, bad times.<\/p>\n

<\/a>On the other hand, the top plate is easy to pop off and easy to swap, which is a plus. Its only plus. You have to ask yourself what kind of bag you have that can fit a travel-sized mouse but not a slightly bigger mouse, and what kind of mousing surface really demands a compact device, and that extra 2 inches just won’t do. My feeling is that it’s really rare.<\/p>\n

<\/a>So it if weren’t for the fact that this mouse doesn’t function very well as a mouse, it’d be a great mouse. But in the meantime, you should go with a Microsoft or a Logitech or a Razor; one of the people that have perfected mice sensors. [Fit-U<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Interesting idea for a customizable mouse
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\nLarge size plate not that comfortable for a desktop mouse
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\nTravel size plate is about the same as other travel mice
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\nBad at mousing<\/p>\n



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This Fit-U mouse from Spanish peripheral designer Rainbow has a neat idea. Its top is a detachable plate, allowing you to switch back from a desktop-sized mouse and a travel-sized mouse easily. Too bad the mouse is so bad. The Price: TBD The Verdict: Bad mouse, but great idea. The concept of being able to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1660,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-386966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1660"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386966\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}