agree, my old 1st generation Logitec optical mouse finish the battery within 2-4 weeks, the new MS one last for months.Del_CtrlnoAlt said:i think logitech or others are the same, not only microsoft...
and its quite power saving as well (those newer version more power saving...) the new ones can use up to 1/2 a year without changing batteries. older ones about 1-2 months... not much complains here..
yanyewkay said:i think the problem comes when you pack the wireless mouse along in the bag with your laptop. i did that and the batteries went dead in a day.. I'm left with a dead mouse outside with my laptop and I had to use the tine touchpad... that just means I have to manually remove the batteries everytime I pack the mouse in my bag.
danster said:My MS wireless optical mouse is driving me nuts...the working range is getting shorter and shorter and finally became so unresponsive that i had to revert to a normal USB mouse...change battery also no use...anyone else have the same experience?
sammy888 said:Btw, I took the @%#$ MS mouse to the kitchen, brought the hammer out...and suffice to say, I sprinkle its remain down my rubbish chute where it belongs.
Pinkishy said:i WAS using an MS wireless optical mouse.. until it made me lose in Warcraft.. :angry: it went back to the box after that and it's still there.. :bsmilie:
Anyway, you're right about the light.. it doesn't go off.. i tried to find some kind of switch but there isn't. I just simply took out the batteries, because the slightest shake would activate it. There isn't anything you can do about it.. that's the frustrating thing.
Also, i feel that wireless optical mouse/s have a slightly delayed reaction.. specially noticeable if you game... doesn't respond as well as corded optical.. mouses. mice?
Went back to the ol' wired mouse.
I bought the freakin' ms optical mouse for $75 buckeroos when it came out.. :sweat:
ST1100 said:FWIW, i think laser mice are the way to go. i got a Logitech MX610 and never looked back. No shining LEDs, and lasts much longer on one AA battery than the Microsoft Wireless Intellimouse on two.