Comfortable mouse & keyboard

Hello all,
I've looking to replace my apple keyboard & wired mighty mouse because they just don't feel comfy after about 6-7 hours of work (also my mighty mouse scroll ball doesn't work properly from time to time). I've been looking at some laser mice but none of them support Mac OS X properly (particularly the Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 and the Logitech MX Revolution (which doesn't work under 10.4.8 AFAIK http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/board/message?board.id=general_mice&message. id=2064). I only require two programmable buttons - one for expose and one to clear all the windows so I can see the desktop. So does anyone know of any good laser mice which are supported under OS X and are designed for heavy usage? Also what about a keyboard which has softer keys that the Apple kbd? What are you guys using? Thanks.

I've always preferred Macally's keyboards and mice; I can't type on the Apple, it is too curved for me and their mouse is stylish, but hurts my hand. I use Macally's Netkey keyboard (they also have the same thing in wireless "RFKey") and love it and they have several different rodent models, one of them Bluetooth. You can check it out at www.macally.com.

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Did any one you go to the control pannel and click on mouse icon and opened it? Mouse Properties click on hardware your mouse that you just installed or connected shoud be listed. Right now you are using HID-compliant mouse. Witch is HP's mouse figuration. See if that works for you. I am not sure but the HP Keyboard may be restricting new mouse setting as well. I do know from my own experience when the keyboard faild do to corrupt software already in keyboard the mouse went as well. That is why HP sends both mouse , keyboard and blue tooth as a repaired set. I also knew some body here on this forum replace his new store brand mouse and Keyboard as a set. Your mouse should have came with it's own blue tooth device. Try using it along with the one installed for HP's Keyboard see if your mouse works then. frrw

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I still find the service from Microsoft and even Apple to be an exercise polite but useless finger pointing. Neither organization wanted to help me. As with most tech support groups, the object is to get rid of the problem if possible by blaming someone else. Imagine what might have happened if the Apple tech would have actually conferenced me on a call to Microsoft! Tech support is non-existent for Bootcamp.
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first post here.
i am going to buy a bluetooth mouse plus keyboard combo.
i am quite interested in logitech mx5000 (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2158,CONTENTID=107 76&ad=hpb_mx5000)
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Hi, I'm also interested in that mouse keyboard combo
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Quote from: vcooper1 on 27-January-10, 13:26:40
Hey Fredrik,
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Hi,
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