Versatility is very important while giving a presentation. A person can be very versatile, adapting to situations as they come up. That's why it's important that your hardware can keep up with you. The IOGEAR GME422RW6 attempts to provide the versatility and agility required by professional presentations by combining the functionality of a mouse with the power of a wireless presenter. Combining two different pieces of hardware is by no means an easy task.
With a 30-foot wireless range, this IOGEAR device enables you to move around freely. Just make sure that you stay within the 30-foot radius, otherwise the presenter could become unresponsive. For many, 30 feet is plenty of room to move around in. However, if you present in a large conference room or in an auditorium, you may want a longer wireless range.
This wireless presenter features a built-in laser pointer that can help you grab your audience's attention and focus it where you want it to be. A laser pointer is essential to wireless presenters, and this presenter has incorporated it nicely into its design. The laser pointer in this wireless presenter is nothing spectacular. It has a job to do and does it.
It seems that IOGEAR wanted to create a multi-purpose, do-everything mouse and wireless presenter combination, but many of the design ideas just didn't come out right. The presenter itself is not particularly comfortable in your hand. The trackball could have been a nice addition to this wireless presenter, but there is no way to adjust how fast it tracks. In other words, the cursor is agonizingly slow in its progress across the screen and there is no way to fix it.
The GME422RW6 uses rechargeable AA batteries. While this is commendable in an effort to help reduce battery waste, it can be rather cumbersome. If the batteries die during a presentation, then you are forced to place the presenter on its charge dock. Or you can purchase a separate set of rechargeable batteries, but that is not recommended, as rechargeable batteries can be quite expensive. The charge dock is connected to the computer with a cable, so if you have to place the presenter on the charge dock during a presentation, it completely eliminates the wireless part of the equation.
IOGEAR is kind enough to offer a three-year limited warranty for the GME422RW6. As far as wireless presenters go, this is one of the longest time spans you can find for a warranty. If anything goes wrong with the wireless presenter, you can contact IOGEAR through email or by telephone. There is also a user manual you can search for information. Online you can find FAQs for any further questions.
The IOGEAR GME422RW6 is a great idea that did not quite translate into reality. Its performance as a wireless presenter is marginal. As a mouse, it's barely usable because of the painfully slow tracking speed. There is a lot of potential for a well-rounded multi-purpose wireless presenter in the IOGEAR GME422RW6, but it just didn't quite find the right form.
