Spend just five minutes with the Switchable Mouse, and it’s apparent that Logisys didn’t set out to do anything too fancy with this input device except give users an attractive, affordable option that will work as easily with a notebook as with a desktop PC. My guess is, however, you’ll be more inclined to permanently match the mouse with your notebook. Overall, the rodent’s diminutive size lends itself far better as an option during those times when the prospect of using a touchpad for long periods just isn’t that appealing. Picture a baseball that’s been cut in half and you have a good idea about the Switchable Mouse’s size and shape. Its light weight makes it a great fit for a notebook bag, but the mouse got lost in my largish hand when I used it for long stretches with a desktop PC. The mouse is a looker, though. My test unit was decked out in silver and white trimmings complete with reflective chrome covering the backside. Models are also available in black/silver, green/white, and red/black. Elsewhere, you’ll find padded, ridged grooves cutting into either side for the thumb and pinky to rest. The mouse’s bottom, meanwhile, sports an appreciated on/off switch to save battery power (one AA required), as well as a slot inside the battery compartment to store
The GeForce GTX 460 from Asus came in too late to make it into last month’s roundup, but we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get a closer look once we saw the angular heatsink shroud painted blue with white pinstripes, evoking the iconic Shelby Cobra. Under the hood, Asus overclocked the GF104’s core clock to 775MHz, which is a full 100MHz higher than the stock clock of the 1GB GTX 460. The memory clock also got a boost from 1,800MHz to 2,000MHz. The shroud covers a substantial aluminum finned heatsink with three heatpipes, and as we hinted above, it’s one of the more attractive we’ve seen. However, because of its open design, some of the heat this card generates ends up circulating throughout the case. But because the GTX 460 is the twice removed second nephew to the silicon-boiling big daddy that is the GF100 Fermi, heat is not an issue you need to worry too much about. The backplane of this dual-slot card features a pair of DVI ports and a mini HDMI port. Bundled extras include a 4- to 6-pin PCI-E power connector, a DVI-to-VGA adapter, a DVIto- HDMI adapter, and a CD wallet. the tiny, nickel-sized nano RF transceiver that makes wireless use possible. A couple features worth noting include a button on top to switch between 800dpi and 1,600dpi. I preferred the 1,600dpi option in all my usage. Elsewhere, although the scroll wheel lacks horizontal scrolling, you can move between a Hyper-Fast mode for scrolling long documents and Web pages and a Click-to-Click mode when you need more precision. If you desire more beyond this, you’ll need to look elsewhere, as what you’re getting here is a basic mouse that’s ready to use immediately upon plugging in the transceiver
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