The Logitech T400 Zone Touch Mouse is another entry in Logitech's range of peripherals that are aimed at making the switch to Windows 8 more palatable for those of us who don't have touch-enabled laptops or desktop PCs.

Gesture support; Touch works well; Decent price

Buttons aren't comfortable to press; Standard looks

The Logitech Zone Touch Mouse T400 is one of many new devices designed to compliment Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. Priced at £39.99 and available in a choice of black, red (pictured) and blue, it's an affordable accessory that should enhance productivity on a Windows 8 PC.

Logitech's Zone Touch T400 may look weird for the lack of some features you expect in a modern mouse – a scroll wheel, thumb buttons – and it might be easy to dismiss since it doesn't boast a premium-level price point.

Nice looking mouse, beautifully built and finished but its a dud. ergonomically poor - too small in hand, find fingers running off the front of the mouse; stiff left and right buttons, soft centre button give hand cramps.

The pad allows for both vertical and horizontal scrolling, and is suitably accurate. However, it offers no tactile feedback. It would really have benefited from a 'clicky' mechanism as used by Microsoft on the Arc Touch, where a small speaker beneath the scroll pad generates a quiet but detectable...

Overall, this is the best ‘normal' (not designed for gaming) mouse I've used in a long time. With the addition of tactile feedback to the scroll pad, it would be a five-star platinum...

Everything is going touch - so I thought I would try a touch mouse. It is easy to set up and I like the start screen feature on the center button. I got along with it at a table or desk. However, when setting in a chair in front of the TV, I had some problems. These are user problems.

easy to set up; nice size

easy to give wrong command with finger

The T400's low-key, two-toned color scheme borders on business-like. Its black matte-finish plastic chassis is surrounded by a grey textured soft grip that provides a comfortable grip while adding a nice design flair.

Low profile; Non-rechargeable; No Bluetooth connectivity

The Logitech Zone Touch Mouse T400 is the latest entry in what promises to be a burgeoning (and lucrative) market: peripherals designed to make Windows 8 more user friendly. While the T400 is a good all-around mouse with a handsomely minimalist appearance, its low profile and somewhat basic gesture...

Logitech has done a fine job bringing mice to the market that at least partially compensate for the lack of a touch screen on a Windows 8 system. Unless you have just purchased a brand new all-in-one system or notebook with built-in touchscreen, chances are slim tot none that you own a touchscreen...