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Overview of the Genius DX-Eco:

The Genius DX-ECO sports a right-handed setup with a nice rubberized thumb rest. You can see all the programmed buttons as well, with the scroll wheel, DPI button, Flying Scroll for website and document browsing. The other two buttons are located near the thumb, which will navigate you forward and back in folders and website navigation. The mini receiver is on display along side, so you can check out how “mini”  it actually is. Just be careful and do not lose it. It is that small!

Another look from the DX-ECO shows off its ergonomic design.

If you decide to take the DX-ECO with you on the go, you will be relieved to know that the DX-ECO has a built-in storage solution. With a small button on the back, it will release the black Genius cover to give you access to this storage area. This should help you keep track of the mini receiver so that you don’t  lose it while out and about.

On the front,  you can see the mini-USB connection for you to charge the DX-ECO. The on/off switch is located right next to the Advanced BlueEye Sensor that should let you surf on almost any surface.

Usage:

For  testing with a basic wireless mouse like the DX-ECO, we will look at using it on different surfaces while using its battery life for the main part of our testing. We tested the DX-ECO on a normal mousepad surface, glass surface, wood desk, and carpet. After all the testing,  we found that the BlueEye Sensor did a great job of surfing on all the surfaces with no interruption at all. It was responsive on all the surfaces,  and we could not see any decline in precision while surfing, which was surprising to us.

The DPI changing button does help, but when you are not gaming with a mouse, DPI adjustments are few and far between, especially when you can manually set the speed in settings on your computer. this is a good feature to have, and possibly useful when changing surfaces and you do not feel like messing with the speed settings. The 3-minute-charge appeared to do a good job.  We typed this whole review and the mouse survived. We found that a 3-minute-charge would give us about 3-5 hours of basic usage time before we had to charge again.

Conclusion:

With an MSRP of $39.99, the DX-ECO seems to be at the threshold for this device. However, for what it does, we would not be willing to pay anymore for it. Genius did a good job of not overstepping their bounds with the pricing. We think that the battery free capability of this mouse is the best feature, saving you from having to buy tons of batteries. This makes the price tag look even better when you factor in that aspect.

Being able to use on almost any surface out there is another good feature. This will let the DX-ECO be more flexible in its use, and therefore, giving it more value  when you know you can take it with you and not have problems with tracking and usage. If you can find the DX-ECO for $39 or less, it will be a decent purchase for your on-the-go activities.

The DX-ECO receives the Techreaction.net Gold Silicon Award!

For more information on the DX-ECO and other products from Genius, please visit their site.

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