Verbatim Easy Riser Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse with Nano Receiver

I don’t know about you but I don’t really care for touchpads at all, I’m accustomed to using a mouse for everything and really just have never liked using the touchpads on laptops and netbooks. If you’re like me then you’ll be wanting to get a mouse for you netbook as well and you’ve got a few choices, wireless, Bluetooth or even wired. I’ve got each style myself, but the wired one has be retired in favor of wireless, it’s just much nicer to not be stuck tied down and I don’t have to worry about breaking the wire either.

Today for review I’ve got a little mouse called the Easy Riser from Verbatim. It’s a wireless radio style mouse that comes with a tiny dongle reviver that can be stored inside of the mouse when not in use. What makes this mouse really special though is that it can change size or height, hence the name Easy Riser. It has a small switch on the bottom that allows the mouse to pop up and get larger, and go down to get smaller for storage. You can use the mouse either way of course, but it’s nice to be able to have an almost full sized mouse to use with your netbook.

Info:

Easy Riser Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse with Nano Receiver

If you need a wireless mouse that rises to every occasion, try the Verbatim Easy Riser Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse. Ultra-slim, it fits easily into your backpack or tote. Simply adjust the height to fit your hand using a switch on the underside of the mouse. With a nano receiver that’s small enough to plug into your laptop and leave, this Easy Riser mouse provides 2.4 GHz wireless performance – that means no delays in cursor movements and fewer cords to pack. The Verbatim Easy Riser mouse also offers an energy-efficient sleep mode that saves batteries and software that allows you to assign a function to the scroll wheel to make your work easier. Take the Verbatim Easy Riser Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse for a spin and see how well it fits your bag and your hand.

Package includes: Mouse, Nano receiver, Software CD, 2 x AAA Batteries, Quick Start Guide

Price: $30-$35 (Depending where you look)

What’s in the Box?:

The Verbatim Easy Riser laser Mouse comes in a nice presentation style box, it opens up in the front to reveal the mouse and the receiver. You can also see both through the windows on the front of the package, and of course the back has the specs and features listed as one would expect.

Inside you’ll find the mouse itself along with batteries, software CD, user manual and the wireless receiver. The receiver is very small as you can see in the comparison shot below:

The mouse itself is silver and black in color and has the standard two buttons, along with the scroll wheel.

On the bottom you’ll find the battery compartment, sensor, on/off switch and the connection button. Near the back end is another button or switch that is just to unlock the mouse so it can get larger.

Installation, Performance and Comparison:

I used the Verbatim Easy riser with both my Acer Aspire One D250 netbook and my desktop computer and both Vista and Xp recognized and installed the drivers with no problems. The mouse connected automatically and in about a minute I was up and running with the new mouse.

The Easy Riser is so named because it can rise up if you like a larger profile mouse, just push the switch to unlock it and it will pop up to get higher off of your desk.

In the following pictures you can see the mouse in both positions and in the back view picture you can see where you can also store the USB receiver when not in use.

Now using the mouse is like any other mouse of course, point and click, but I found that it didn’t work well on all surfaces I tested.

It worked of course, but some surfaces seemed to make the mouse a bit jittery. It works fine on like a wooden table, but depending on the mouse pad I used I got different results.

Most of the time though people won’t be using a mouse pad, this mouse is meant to take with you and use on whatever surface your laptop or netbook in on, so on a table it works fine.

Conclusion:

The Verbatim Easy Rider Mouse isn’t a bad choice if you’re looking for something to use other than the touchpad on your laptop or netbook. It comes with it’s own wireless receiver that stows away inside of the mouse when not in use.

The main feature of course is that the mouse can rise up and get larger, thus giving you basically a full sized mouse to work with instead of a small one.

Tracking is decent, but it depends on the surface you’re working on, but most people won’t be using a mousepad so it’s not that big of a concern.

Pros:

+Easy to use

+Height is adjustable

+Storage compartment for USB receiver

+Fast moving and decent tracking, depending on the surface

Cons:

-Can be jittery as times, but it depends on the surface

I would like to thank Verbatim for the chance to review the Easy Riser Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse and for their support of iGadget Life.