Microsoft Wireless Presenter 3000 Gray

Bought this to use on a Toshiba laptop, fired it up, pluged in the usb, brought up the powerpoint and was able to change the slides by a push of a button - buttons are easy to navigate. If never used a remote I do remember having to go to Slide Show at tool bar then Set Up Show- set it to manual I think.

Works fine, no issues at all. Just need to keep line of sight with the USB dongle.

I am a preacher who uses powerpoint with lessons projected onto a large screen. This presenter is perfect. I hold it in my hand, never have to point it at the screen, simply click the button and move on to the next point without a pause in my presentation.

response time a little slow but hey for a budget priced device this one is pretty good.

I was generally inclined to take the other reviewer's negative comments with a grain of salt. It is often the case, with all respect, that the problems are due to user error, not problems with the device. Not so, in the case of the microsoft presenter. The feature list is great, and the use of AAA's (rather than button batteries) made it look great on paper. RF, LCD, timer (with vibrating alarm!), mouse. Too bad it couldn't deliver. It did not work out of the box. My other presenters are easy to use: plug them in and they work (e.g., the Targus presenter, which, alas, lacks mouse.) This device must be "associated" with the USB receiver by simultaneously pressing tiny buttons on both the transmitter and receiver. I had to repeat this process several times too! But the real show stopper was the range. 4 feet. I'm not kidding. 48 inches. Any further than this and it would start dropping keypresses. 8 feet and nothing would happen at all. Maybe it's interference with 802.11, or cordless phones. Whatever. That's a show stopper for me. The LCD was also disappointing. It only shows minutes, not seconds. The receiver does not fit inside the remote, unlike other models. The included case is okay, but the pocket for the receiver seemed to be too small. The laser is adequately bright. The build quality was also lousy. The buttons jiggle loosely and do not have a good tactile sensation. There's also a sliding switch on the left that switches between "mouse" mode and "presentation" mode. This means that you can't be in mouse mode and use the laser pointer at the same time, without flipping a switch. I sometimes need mouse control to coax a movie to play, or to interact with an on-screen demo-- and I need the laser pointer too!

Well I have to admit the presenter was pretty cool at first when playing around with it. However, the range is not described as advertised. I remembered doing my presentation and I had to click on the presenter a couple of times. I do like the timer feature however, I thought it was cool. It is easy to use and i learned how to use it within 10 minutes once I got a great signal. For the price it is not so bad.

I received the product in excellent conditions. In the first two days that I used, it works well. After one week the USB connection did not work more. I had to buy another model.

This product has some nice features and works well for presenting. I have used it a lot over the years!

I chose the above rating because the unit does not work and will need to be replaced. I ahve already started the return process and am waiting for authorization for my return.