Logitech comes through again with the Zone Touch mouse to save my windows 8 experience. In three words - quick, simple, perfect. If you've not used Windows 8, it has a "tiled" interface that scrolls horizontally on the display (similar to the Xbox 360 interface).

It looks like new. It connected to my unifying USB in no time and works immediately. It take a while to get use to the swiping strip but it's OK and convenient once you are used to it.

The new Windows 8 was annoying the snot out of me before I figured out some keyboard shortcuts. This mouse makes all the difference when scrolling with tiles, using charms and switching to the desktop easily. All the components of the new interface actually make sense now.

I really like this mouse. It is a good size for my hand and I love the way I can configure it as a traditional three button mouse which is very useful when using the mouse with 3D CAD software such as Rhino 3D. An added bonus would be if it were Bluetooth. Overall, I am very happy with this mouse.

Imagine using Windows 8 on a laptop or desktop without a touch screen. It isn't fun, the fanfare of Windows 8 quickly wares off and you are left with feeling gipped. Luckily mouse manufacturers like Logitech began looking for solutions to this problem and came up with some pretty good ideas.

Installation; Windows 8 Shortcut; Quiet Scrolling

Design

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...

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

This is the first real 3 button mouse that I've found in a long time. As a VFX professional, I use middle click just as much as most people use left and right click. There are so many people that use middle click everyday and are stuck using ancient mice from the 90's or contorting their fingers to...

I recently upgraded to Windows 8 and wanted to try some of the "touch" features that were available without spending a fortune. This Mouse fit the bill. Easy to use and set-up and moderately priced. It makes using the touch features very easy, but also allows me to use it as a regular mouse.

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.