I’ve been using the Logitech MX Revolution for a little while now.

The Good

• Rechargeable battery and cradle.
• Free spinning scroll wheel. It’s just fun. 🙂
• Accurate mouse tracking.
• Immediately available when I turn it on – no needing to move it around to get it “recognized”.
• Battery level display.
• Not bad looking.

The Bad

• Can’t find a way to replace the rechargeable battery – doesn’t seem to use AAs. This means I can’t shove in standard batteries if it dies completely. This hasn’t been an issue yet.
• No ‘scroll wheel click’ button, as pressing the scroll wheel toggles between free-spin and click-spin mode for the scroll wheel.
• Side thumb buttons are too high to easily press.
• All the thumb stuff makes it harder for me to grasp the mouse from the sides as I’m accustomed to.

The lack of a button action when clicking the scroll wheel should have been a deal-breaker. I’ve used this functionality for about 8 years now and it’s completely ingrained in my mousing behavior. However, I like the friction-less scrolling mode of the scroll-wheel and the charging cradle, so I’m actually trying to get used to using a thumb-button to double-click.

Check out the Gadgeteer review too.