Wireless Mouse

[Bugsy]

Does anyone on here actually have a wireless mouse that doesn't eat batteries or just die? I'm now on my third one and it eats batteries like it's on a weight-building program. I've tried Microsoft, Labtec and Logi-tech and have yet to find one without these problems.

The Logi-tec infra-red one I use with my laptop is superb and only has one AAA battery in it, but I can't use it on my PC because of the location of the USB ports. This has a small USB plug-in receiver that fits into the back of the mouse when not in use, and turns the power off.

[cooperlola]

I've had a couple and they were a serious pain in the rear end!  Have gone back to a standard optical mouse now.  My wireless keyboard is great, though, if  a little pointless! (It came with the computer.)

[Dick Smith]

I've got a Microsoft Intellimouse and it has been great - in fact it's the second I've had as the first just wore out. I put new batteries in before Christmas and I honestly can't remember the time before that.

[powerdesal]

BB,

Can you not use it with a USB extension lead to effectively make the PC USB port at a convenient place? I am assuming ( possibly wrongly) that your PC USB ports are on the back and are hence not best placed.

[Bugsy]

That's a good point PD, I'll give it a try..............................

[Will]

I use a very small Logitech mouse that takes two AAA batteries. I have tried to use rechargeable ones and theit life is pretty pathetic, but a pair of proper batteries seems to be OK for several weeks of regular use.

 

[Hoddy]

I have a Logitech which takes two AA batteries, I use rechargeables and they seem to last ages.

Hoddy

[Quillan]

[quote user="Hoddy"]I have a Logitech which takes two AA batteries, I use rechargeables and they seem to last ages. Hoddy[/quote]

Ditto, I have two on different computers and they last ages. I have 4 spare batteries that stay in the charger all the time and I just swap them over as needed about every 8 weeks or so. I never turn my computers off either so the mice are on all day and all night as well. I use NiMh 2400ma rechargables much better than NiCad which will run down on their own even when not installed in anything (they have a high internal resistance).

[Graham & Brenda]

I bought an Amgen wireless mouse for €6 at a troc. It is brilliant and even works on a surface my optical mouse had trouble with. It does eat batteries though so now I'm using 900mah AAA rechargeables which last about a week.

 

 

[Cassis]

Dell wireless mouse, 2 AA NiMh 1600mah batteries last a month or two easily before recharging.  Just swapped the same in the keyboard after 9 months.

[Dick Smith]

I'm amazed! I get many months of use out of a set of Duracells in my Intellimouse.

[Cassis]

I find that rechargeables last longer than ordinary batteries in high drain devices like cameras and torches (and obviously work out cheaper) but in low drain devices like remote controls, clocks, mousicles and keyboards ordinary batteries are better.  I've no idea why this is.  However, I still use rechargeables in the mouse as they still work out cheaper.

[powerdesal]

UCom wireless mouse, ordinary AAA (x2) lasts 6 weeks-ish, but with heavy use.

Wife prefers to use wired optical mouse for some reason.

[Albert the InfoGipsy]

I always use a wired mouse. Makes it easier to find on a desk like mine :-)

[Gyn_Paul]

I have a Logitech rollerball mouse which is great if the desk space is limited (better for the wrist, too), just put new batteries in it; can't remember the last time I did it - probably Spring - and it's used at least an hour a day. It's one of the few places where I use good quality batteries.

Sometimes the message 'low batteries' is fixed by picking the receiver up of the floor, untangling it from the mare's nest of cables and putting it back on the desk in line-of-sight !

p

[Bugsy]

I've solved the problem with my mouse. It just needed a rest. I'd put new batteries in but it still would not work. Fitted new rechargeables, still not working. Left it on the side of my desk for three days whilst I used an old wired version and then this morning it's working perfectly. Wierd or what.

[Gyn_Paul]

Have you moved the receiver in the intervening 3 days perhaps ?

p

[Bugsy]

No, it's stuck to the desk with double-sided tape, it's a miracle, I tell you..................[:D]

[Dick Smith]

They do get tired, don't they? Playing solitaire does them in, too.