我们想从外观非常漂亮的设备开始我们对面向Windows的小工具的系列评论： (Windows)Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse。尽管该产品已于 2010 年底推出，但它仍然是您在市场上可以找到的最好看的鼠标之一。我已经使用了一年多，在这篇评论中，我将分享我的完整体验，包括购买后很久的性能和外观细节。
拆箱Microsoft Arc 触控鼠标(Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse)
微软(Microsoft)提供的包装非常优雅。拆箱鼠标是一种快速而愉快的体验，让您好奇地了解有关该设备的更多信息。为了更好地了解拆箱体验，我在YouTube 上(YouTube)找到了一个不错的视频。随意(Feel)观看！
本视频中唯一未涉及的是USB 适配器(USB adapter)能够将自身粘在鼠标背面，该适配器具有磁性，可在您运输鼠标时使其保持连接状态。磁铁足够坚固，不会让适配器轻易地从鼠标上掉下来。然而，它的磁性会随着时间而消退。经过一年多的使用，它并没有开始时那么强大。它仍然有效，但您必须更加小心处理鼠标的方式，以免丢失适配器。
硬件规格
硬件规格方面，真的没什么好说的。它需要两节AAA电池才能持续合理的时间。鼠标使用微软(Microsoft)所谓的BlueTrack 技术(BlueTrack Technology)，它可以在几乎任何表面上运行。Microsoft Arc 触控鼠标(Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse)设计用于 Windows，但它也可以在Mac上运行。它的驱动程序可以在其 Microsoft 下载页面(its Microsoft downloads page)或通过 Windows 更新中找到。
驱动程序很好，并提供您期望的自定义选项。
如果您想了解更多有关其硬件规格的信息，请查看官方产品页面(official product page)。
机动性强
到目前为止，我已经在台式机和笔记本电脑上使用过很多鼠标，我必须说Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse提供了我所体验过的最佳移动性。如果您将笔记本电脑从一个会议带到另一个会议，您可以轻松地将鼠标放在口袋中、笔记本电脑上或笔记本电脑包中。您不再觉得鼠标是一种负担。对于其他鼠标，我总觉得它们与我的笔记本电脑并不真正属于一起。它们比笔记本电脑厚或厚，我很难将它们搬来搬去，尤其是当我不得不在办公室楼层之间快速移动并跑到不同的会议室时。Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse是唯一一款让我感觉它属于我的笔记本电脑的鼠标，并且让我可以轻松携带它。
移动性的一个重要因素是电池的使用寿命。我可以说他们提供了相当不错的里程。一组电池可以工作大约 2 个月（正负一两个星期），具体取决于使用量。我几乎在一周中的每个工作日都使用鼠标进行每天 8 小时的办公室工作(office work)。另一个很酷的因素是鼠标会轻轻地通知您其电池状态(battery status)。当您启动它时，滚动区域(scroll area)下方有一个小LED，它会亮起。如果它的颜色为绿色，则表示您的电池状态良好。如果它是红色的，这意味着您应该考虑尽快更换电池。鼠标会提前通知您。如果您注意到LED 转动(LED turning)红色，这并不意味着电池会在接下来的一个小时左右耗尽。很可能你可以在办公室再挤出一天的工作时间。唯一的缺点是此通知非常谨慎，如果您不注意，您将不会注意到LED(LED turning)变红的足够早。最好通过操作系统(operating system)上的驱动程序发送附加通知。
这款鼠标会给其他人留下深刻印象
我们都知道，很多人喜欢购买酷炫的小玩意，也是为了在同龄人面前炫耀。例如，如果我们不这样做，像Apple这样的公司就不会如此成功。我必须说，Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse绝对是一个渴望的对象。每次我去开会，人们都会注意到它。他们想使用它并玩一会儿。每个人都对其设计、携带方便，尤其是滚动模拟(scrolling simulation)印象深刻，其中包括滚动般的噪音和使用时的轻柔触感。
但它真的像看起来那么好用吗？
简短的回答是Yes!. 鼠标很好用。它可以在许多表面上使用。我把它用在鼠标垫、办公桌、玻璃桌、厨房桌子(kitchen table)、书籍或皮沙发上。每次都运行良好。即使在不硬且不直的表面上，鼠标也可以工作。它没有提供相同级别的精度，但它可以工作。
此外，Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse使用起来很舒服，即使是较长的计算会话。我的手很大，我担心它对我来说不会那么好，但事实并非如此。即使工作了几个小时，我的手腕也不会因为使用它而感到疲倦。
看看鼠标看起来有多薄和脆弱，我认为它会很快恶化。幸运(Luckily)的是，事实并非如此。经过一年多的使用，Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse看起来还是不错的。它不会像开始时一样显示出明显的老化迹象和功能。
有人问我是不是很容易不小心关掉鼠标。幸运的是，事实并非如此。为了使其平整并关闭它，您必须非常用力地按压它。在正常使用情况下，您不可能不小心把它弄平并关闭它。
限制
这款鼠标没有太多限制。我成功地将它用于几乎所有事情：办公室工作(office work)、游戏、写书和文章、浏览网页等。我总是对它的性能和精度(performance and precision)感到满意。我注意到的唯一限制是，如果您打算将其用于非常激烈的游戏（射击游戏或具有疯狂动作的多人在线游戏），则鼠标在某些表面上不够精确。如果您想玩快节奏的游戏，最好在其他鼠标(mice work)也能正常工作的表面上使用它，例如桌子，或者更好的是带鼠标垫(mouse pad)的桌子。
显然，您的电池是一个限制，但它们只需要每隔几个月更换一次。
Microsoft Arc 触控鼠标(Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse)的灵感(Inspiration)来源
在购买这款鼠标之前，我观看了Microsoft的这段视频，鼠标的主要设计师在视频中谈到了他和他的团队创造它的方式。如果发现故事和演示(story and presentation)非常有趣和鼓舞人心。
判决
我相信你现在已经猜到我喜欢这只老鼠了。这是一款提供出色设计、移动性和性能(mobility and performance)的小工具。这表明微软(Microsoft)不仅可以制造出色的软件，还可以制造出色的硬件。如果您的笔记本电脑或上网本(laptop or netbook)需要一款好的鼠标，请不要犹豫，购买Microsoft Arc 触控鼠标(Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse)。你不会后悔这次购买！
Reviewing the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse
We would like to start our series of reviews of Windows oriented gadgets wіth a very good looking device: the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse. Even though this product has been launched at the end of 2010, it is still one of the best looking mice you can find on the market. I have used it for more than a year and, in this, review I will share my complete experience, including details about its performance and looks, long after it was purchased.
Unboxing the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse
The packaging provided by Microsoft is very elegant. Unboxing the mouse is a quick and pleasant experience, that makes you curious to learn more about the device. To get a better view of the unboxing experience, I have found a good video on YouTube. Feel free to watch it!
The only thing not covered in this video is that the USB adapter is able to stick itself to the back of the mouse, which has magnetic properties that keep it attached while you transport the mouse. The magnet is strong enough not to permit the adapter to easily fall off the mouse. However its magnetic properties fade with time. After more than a year of use, it isn't as strong as in the beginning. It still works but you have to be a bit more careful with how you handle the mouse, so that you don't lose the adapter.
Hardware Specifications
In terms of hardware specifications, there's really not much to say. It needs two AAA batteries that last a reasonable amount of time. The mouse uses what Microsoft calls BlueTrack Technology, that allows it to run on just about any surface. Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse is designed to work with Windows but it can function also on a Mac. The drivers for it can be found on its Microsoft downloads page or via Windows Update.
The drivers are good and offer the customisation options you would expect.
If you want to know more about its hardware specifications, check out the official product page.
Great Mobility
I have used many mice so far, both on desktops and laptops and I must say that the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse offers the best mobility I have ever experienced. If you take your laptop from meeting to meeting, you can easily transport the mouse in your pocket, on the laptop or in the laptop bag. You no longer have the feeling that the mouse is a burden to carry. With other mice, I always felt they did not really belong together with my laptop. They were thicker or as thick as a laptop and I was having a hard time transporting them around, especially when I had to move quickly between office floors and run to different meeting rooms. The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse is the only mouse that gave me the feeling that it belongs with my laptop and made it easy for me to carry it around.
An important factor in mobility is how long the batteries last. I can say that they provide quite good mileage. A set of batteries worked for about 2 months (plus or minus a week or two), depending on the amount of usage. I used the mouse almost every working day of the week for 8 hours of office work each day. Another cool factor is that the mouse gently notifies you of its battery status. When you start it up, there is a small LED below the scroll area, which lights up. If its color is green, it means that your battery is in good shape. If it is red, it means you should consider changing the batteries very soon. The mouse notifies you about this in advance. If you notice the LED turning red, it doesn't mean the batteries will die the next hour or so. Most probably you can squeeze another day of work in the office. The only downside is that this notification is very discreet and, if you don't pay attention, you won't notice the LED turning red early enough. It would have been good to have an additional notification sent via the drivers on your operating system.
This mouse will impress others
We all know many people love to buy cool gadgets also to show off in front of their peers. Companies like Apple, for example, wouldn't have been so successful if we wouldn't do this. I must say, the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse is definitely an object of desire. Each time I went to a meeting, people noticed it. They wanted to use it and play with it for a while. Everybody was impressed by its design, ease of carrying and especially about the scrolling simulation, which includes both a scroll like noise and a gentle touch sensation when used.
But does it work as good as it looks?
The short answer is Yes!. The mouse works great. It can be used on many surfaces. I used it on mouse pads, office desks, glass tables, my kitchen table, books or leather couches. It worked well every time. Even on surfaces which are not hard and straight, the mouse works. It doesn't provide the same level of precision but it works.
Also, the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse is comfortable to use, even for longer computing sessions. I have pretty big hands and I feared it wouldn't work so great for me but that wasn't the case. My wrist is not tired because of using it, even after a few hours of work.
Looking at how thin and fragile the mouse looks, I thought it would deteriorate pretty fast. Luckily that is not the case. After more than a year of use, the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse still looks good. It doesn't show visible signs of aging and functions just as well as in the beginning.
Some people asked me if it is easy to turn the mouse off by accident. Fortunately, it isn't. In order to make it flat and turn it off, you have to press on it pretty hard. In normal usage scenarios there is no chance for you to accidentally make it flat and turn it off.
Limitations
This mouse doesn't have many limitations. I used it successfully for just about everything: office work, gaming, writing books and articles, browsing the web, etc. I was always pleased with its performance and precision. The only limitation I noticed is that, if you plan to use it for very intense gaming (shooters or multiplayer online games with frantic action), the mouse is not precise enough on some surfaces. If you want to play fast paced games, it is best to use it on surfaces on which other mice work well too, like a table or, better yet, a desk with a mouse pad.
Obviously, your batteries are a limitation but they will need changing only once every few months.
The Inspiration for the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse
Before purchasing this mouse, I viewed this video from Microsoft, where the main designer of the mouse talks about the way him and his team created it. If found the story and presentation very interesting and inspiring.
Verdict
I'm sure you guessed by now that I love this mouse. It is a gadget the offers great design, mobility and performance. It shows that Microsoft can make not only great software but also great hardware. If you need a good mouse for your laptop or netbook, don't hesitate to buy the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse. You won't regret this purchase!
