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The IBM branded 3 Button USB Optical Mouse is fantastic for CAD use (AutoCAD, ProE, CATIA, etc.). It's a legitimate three button mouse without a wheel. It's optical so there is no ball or rollers to clean. It tracks great on virtually any surface. It's perfectly suited for laptop use also since it's directly wired with USB plug-no PS/2 to USB adapter required. I own three of these mice now and I love them. I use this model of mouse on all of my computers. The part number on the bottom of the mouse is 40K9205. It's made by Logitech but has the IBM logo on the top of the mouse.

If you want a Unix-style mouse with 3 buttons on top instead of 2 buttons and a scroll wheel, this one is an excellent choice. It is more comfortable, smooth, and accurate than several mice I've tried in the $40 to $100 range.

Tracks well... no more dirty track balls. Button response is reliable. Works great with Linux!

This mouse is awesome. As a person that uses digital art programs, I have wanted to utilize programs like blender and wings 3D. It just seemed as if the software didn't work that well... as if something was missing. To be frank... what was missing was a normal, equal sized middle mouse button. Wings 3D doesn't even seem like the same program with this mouse! I modeled something simple in minutes after trying Wings 3D and this mouse together. Before, it'd take half an hour to figure out this and that... and the scroll wheel was a curse in that program. Now, wings 3D is a pleasure. After changing the preferences in blender, I tried the same, and while certainly more useable, it's not as unbelievably native as wings 3D seemed to me with this mouse.

I have yet to utilize this mouse much in the operating system of os x, and haven't looked for drivers yet. All I know is that my Microsoft Gaming Mouse lost it's place in my laptop bag to this mouse.

I love this mouse. It's the same one I have at work and it's worked flawlessly for 3 years. No problem with the laser, no problems with the buttons and it seems to work on any surface. It's simple in design and very effective.