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RadTech’s BT600 Bluetooth Mouse

by Iron Wil on February 12th, 2008

I have a Logitech MX3100 which has been replaced by the MX3200, and I really enjoy the mouse, it is fantastic!!! It is a large and comfortable mouse to use. I also have a Microsoft Trackball, yeah it is 5 years old, but it is large and comfortable to use. I am a man and I have standard man-sized hands. So I prefer to use a larger mouse than the typical user. This last November, I found a really nice looking Bluetooth mouse. The design in very nice and pretty straight forward. It has 5 buttons and an on/off switch. It comes in black and I really wanted it, in fact, it made it on the TechnoLUST list.

I was not sure if I really wanted to order the mouse or not; but every time I went online RadTech kept popping up and so I ordered the BT600. I was notified in the order process that the mouse was back-ordered. I decided, it must be pretty popular.

About 2 weeks ago I finally got my BT600, disappoint set in as soon as I opened the shipping box. The write 4 Different Miceup on the website said full-sized mouse. It didn’t look full-sized to me in fact it looked more like the wife’s notebook mouse I had been using [and am still stuck with]. As you can see in my picture that the BT600 is larger than a micro-mouse and smaller than my MX1000. I was saddened by this fact.

I used it for a day or two and it just didn’t settle with me, especially because OS X didn’t recognize it and allow for the 5 button functionality that I need [okay not really but it saves a bunch of hand movements].

I just couldn’t live with this mouse being undersized and without its full functionality. What can I say, am I a mouse snob? I don’t know, but I would love to see, Microsoft, Logitech, Belkin, Kensington, or RadTech make a full-sized Bluetooth mouse that doesn’t need a desktop recharger [and some of those desktop mice have been small]. What I would love more than that is a full-sized trackball that is Bluetooth, but I will probably pass out from holding my breath before I see that.

Is there a problem with people’s hands shrinking that I am not aware of? Or do these companies just thinking everybody wants a tiny ‘notebook’ mouse??!

I am still searching for a good mouse to go with my MacBook Black.

iron wil

Additional pictures:

Rear View of BT600 and MX1000 Left Side View of BT600 and MX1000

Front View of BT600 and MX1000 Rigth Side View of BT600 and MX1000

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  • it looks nice.
  • Rob
    Looking at that same mouse. Currently have a logitech MX Revolution that is out for replacement (after 2 years). You'd love it, ergonomically. My beef is that its not bluetooth. Logitech HAS a bluetooth version in a package with a keyboard on their website, but won't sell the bluetooth mouse individually. Causing anger.

    Did the extra buttons not work after installing the customization software?
  • they worked okay, but the biggest problem was that the device was to small.
  • Peter
    I know I don't hold the mouse with my whole hand. I hold the sides with my thumb, ring, and pinky fingers to move it around, and click with my index and middle fingers. This allows minimal wrist movement, which I like.
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