Product Description

Microsoft Optical Desktop Elite for Bluetooth - Keyboard and Mouse -

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12685 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: N/A
• Brand: Microsoft
• Model: M54-00013
• Released on: 2004-09-09
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: 3.00" h x 9.00" w x 18.00" l, 5.30 pounds

Features

• Bluetooth wireless connectivity with other Bluetooth devices
• Wirelessly synchronize your calendar, contacts, and more
• Side-to-side scrolling on mouse and keyboard
• Optical mouse with longer battery life
• For Windows PCs only

Customer Reviews

Solid - not incredible, but solid
The product itself is great - once you get to used to it. Keyboard feels like it can take a beating, the faux-leather handrest is very comfortable, and the mouse has a nice feel to it (unless you've got small hands). No problems with Vista x64.

One caveat: don't bother w/ MS's Intellipoint software/drivers for the mouse. It'll making using the mouse a chore. If you use Winamp, it will NOT scroll down if Intellipoint is installed. That's just the biggest bug; there are many more nuisances, including erratic and inaccurate scrolling. Not the hardware, it's the software. Intellitype for the keyboard is fine, even useful.

Overall, as long as you don't care about customizing what the mouse buttons do (yes, the side ones work fine as forward/back functions w/o the software), then this is a good k/m set. If you do care, then get Logitech; while their software is bloated as well, it at least works.

Question about the price
I do not own this yet, but would like to buy it.
However, why are you charging $340.00 for an item that Microsoft lists for $130.00?

Something is JUST NOT RIGHT here!!! I've been looking for a decent keyboard for over a year. Logitech should burn in hell. Microsoft seems to be good...but not for $340!!??

Works well if the mouse does not loose power
I bought this set because my notebook already had a Bluetooth receiver built in and I did not want to have to deal with an additional receiver. It works well with the exception that I wanted to save battery power by removing the batteries from the mouse when traveling, but when I put the batteries back in I had to go back through the sync process. It was kind of a pain, so I decided to keep the batteries in at all times.