Fafhrd on 16/1/2011 at 03:00
I've had a Logitech MX Revolution for a couple of years, and it's been a damn fine mouse, but just recently it seems to have decided that remaining connected to the receiver is optional, and it's driving me fucking nuts (I'll move the mouse and cursors will just stop randomly, clicks won't click, etc. But it seems to buffer all the commands so when it DOES reconnect, suddenly everything that I've done will happen all it once. Which when you've been clicking furiously and waving the mouse all about for the past minute, tends to fuck everything up).
Not wanting to spend 80 dollars on a mouse that is just going to crap out on me again in two years, I was hoping you people might have some recommendations. From what I've been able to tell, Logitech seems to be the only company that makes wireless mice with rechargeable batteries (even Microsoft's upcoming wireless touch mouse uses an AA battery), which is fucking bullshit. Not having a rechargeable battery is kind of a dealbreaker for me when it comes to wireless mice.
DJ Riff on 16/1/2011 at 14:37
Quote Posted by Fafhrd
From what I've been able to tell, Logitech seems to be the
only company that makes wireless mice with rechargeable batteries (even Microsoft's upcoming wireless touch mouse uses an AA battery), which is fucking bullshit. Not having a rechargeable battery is kind of a dealbreaker for me when it comes to wireless mice.
Why not to use rechargeable AA / AAA batteries?
Fafhrd on 17/1/2011 at 00:53
Because they require buying a separate charger, can more easily be lost, tend to lose their capacity to retain a charge much more quickly (due, in large part, to either being left in the charger too long, or removed from the charger too early), and they drain constantly when they're in whatever device they're meant to be powering.
Nameless Voice on 17/1/2011 at 01:58
Get a decent fast charger (you can get one on eBay for maybe €10, I use a Fujicell one) which automatically turns itself off when the batteries are charged. Keep a few spares so that you have a pair to use while the other pair is charging.
Make sure that whatever mouse you get uses AA batteries, not AAA. AAA batteries tend to last hardly any time at all, while rechargeable NiMH AA batteries should last a week or two between charges without issue. NiMH batteries also don't really lose charge capacity that much. The only issue with them is that they tend to only lose their power when they're about to go completely flat, meaning that you only get the mouse's power warning just before they completely stop working.
Also, rechargeable batteries are really cheap and easily replaceable (around €1.25 per battery), whereas a specialised, self-contained rechargeable battery pack can't be easily replaced at all, and will require you to throw the entire mouse away once it wears out.
Brian The Dog on 17/1/2011 at 14:57
I know it depends on which mouse it is, but my cheapo A4-tech uses 2xAAA batteries and lasts about 2 weeks. The keyboard of the two sets lasts about 2 months and uses 2xAA. I just have three sets of rechargeable batteries for each, I know it's a high initial cost, but it saves money (and is more environmentally friendly) in the long run.
Koki on 17/1/2011 at 15:18
Hi, just wanted to point out that you don't need a wireless mouse actually
Fafhrd on 17/1/2011 at 18:24
Actually, I do, dipshit. I have a 40 inch screen and don't want to have to sit one foot away from it.
Nameless Voice on 17/1/2011 at 18:58
And I need one because I break cables! :D
