Kensington Wireless Laser Presenter-Green

This little gadget is great. Works perfectly with my Macbook Pro (with Mac OS 10.6.6) and Keynote '09 (version 5.0.5). The green laser is crisp, bright, and tight. Your button options are 4-fold: previous and next slides, laser, and black screen -- simple and to-the-point. An on/off toggle switch prevents spurious button-pressing while in storage. Advancing and reversing slides is instant -- I don't see any latency. The USB transmitter stows neatly in a built-in docking cave on the main unit. Setup is totally benign -- just plug in the USB transmitter, and you are ready to go. I was a little suspicious of a more bulky controller, being used to the more conventional stick-like laser pointers -- but I now realize that the contoured controller fits nicely in the hand more naturally than the sticks of yore. All in all, this gadget is a great purchase, highly recommended for those who need to give talks often.

This was advertised as being compatible with Mac OS and Powerpoint, so I ordered it. It plugged in easily and worked perfectly on the first try, and the laser is incredibly visible against all types of projection and video screens. It is easy to use and has a blackout button to help you draw attention during a presentation. The USB key stores inside the pointer, just remember to switch it off to save the battery life. I just wonder why Apple didn't make this a standard part of the ultra-portable MacBook Air system. Oh well. Buy this and you won't worry about it!

This is a great product that has helped me in all my presentations. The laser pointer is bright and visible and works very well with my mac (I've tried it both in OS 10.6 and 10.9). I would give it 5 stars but for one minor issue: older Kensington models would turn on automatically when you removed the usb part from its socket in the remote and then turn of when you re-insert it. This one has a separate on-off switch. It is very easy to forget to turn it off before storing it and thus drain the battery. You didn't have to worry about this with the older models. I understand that this configuration is slightly more practical when you only want to use the laser pointer, but for me this is a very rare occasion.

I have owned another Kensington (33374), and loved the fact that the controls are simple, and have rarely caused any setup issues (unlike logitech clickers, in my experience). I purchased this model because two clickers rated 50 & 65 ft were a bit short in range to control the laptop, and I looked for whatever that had the longest rating - and I figured 150 ft would give me enough margin of error. And so far, it has worked beautifully, w/o any setup issues, and much further away that I originally anticipated.The controls are super simple - forward, backward, blank and laser. It may be inconvenient to some, b/c 'forward' is not registered as a 'click' (for example, you won't be able to start a movie on a click in powerpoint - need to set up to start automatically), but I'd rather work around that, than deal w/ some finicky short-ranged clickers.I wished that the remote is spring-loaded like the 33374, but this one is a great buy. It simply works.

I replaced a similar product with the Kensington, which literally addressed all of the separate issues we were experiencing with other presentation mouse / pointer products our presenters used. The green laser is extremely visible, and the storage compartment for the USB dongle is perfectly designed. We've used the device on a half dozen of our laptops so far, and it sets up and operates perfectly every time. Perhaps most importantly, the design is clean and clutter free- just the basic controls a presenter needs. Very intuitive and easy to use. We highly recommend this product, especially for the reasonable price.