Sure, this was the case with the old Arc Mouse, but its “body” was a little chubbier and usually your fingers could find purchase.
There’s very little to grab onto, and where there would normally be a middle to wrap your fingers around, there is naught but air. That’s pretty much what you’ve got to work with with the Arc Touch. Now take all your fingers off except for the two on the top buttons.
The incredibly petite structure of the mouse does not, honestly, lend itself to serious mousing. Let’s remind ourselves of something here: expectations of mobile mice should be less than those for normal mice - especially for an extra-mobile designer mouse like this one. Why don’t you wash your hands more often, you slob? God! I get the feeling the rest of it will get pretty grubby, though.
The front is normal glossy plastic and seems tightly put together, enough so that you won’t worry too much about crumbs getting in there. The rear part of the mouse seems to be a sort of satin-finish rubber, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to crack any time soon. People will ask you what it is and how it works if you display it prominently, so if you like that kind of attention, this is a good addition to your stable of eye-grabbing devices.Īlthough it’s petite-looking, it feels quite sturdy. It’s also a unique and interesting looking mouse, so kudos to Microsoft for that. Compare to other portable mice, which won’t fit into flat pockets but are significantly shorter. This will easily fit in any pocket that can accommodate its length, which when flattened is about five inches. The only thing that comes to mind is the previous Arc Mouse, but even then it took up far more volume than this one. Even the best “travel” mice out there are merely small, not flat, and if space is a premium for you, this mouse outdoes all comers in economical design. They knew what they were getting into here, so there aren’t design flaws exactly, but rather design consequences.įirst of all, the mouse really is very compact. Well, the Arc Touch Mouse is a series of serious strengths and weaknesses, all proceeding from key design decisions. Of course, there was almost no way for us to put the pieces together, so to speak, since a weird flat mouse like this is pretty much unprecedented. Far too small for those with larger than average handsĮveryone on the internet was whipped into a frenzy by Microsoft’s surprisingly effective viral marketing for this thing.Tiny contact areas make mouse movements less than smooth.Bluetrack sensor tracks on nearly every surface.Unique bending design goes flat for easy transport.Short version: An interesting little gadget, but practicality seems to have given way to design a bit more than is necessary.
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