Staples retail stores (B&M) currently have the Logitech Cordless Mini Optical Mouse for $15.00 + tax. This is a really good deal I think. I got one for myself but not all stores stock this item.
That's almost exactly what I thought when I first read the thread. I used a wireless Microsoft mouse for a year or so but got sick of replacing the batteries every three or four weeks.
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pinc_noiz Deactivated User
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Posted - Mar 8 2007 : 2:16PM
I like my mouse big and heavy! That way they 'handle' better IMO. And no AA batteries for me.
I'm using Logitech MX ($90) on my office-PC's, and a Logitech V450 ($45) for my laptop: yeez, those are prices written as double-digits (when they would double-or-more the price, then it maybe would start to matter)!
For what they do, and the amount of time I use them, I want them to be good. I mean: you really do have to trust them to work perfectly, constantly! And they can't be of influence on how you work: they must act as would they not even be there (that's why I use eg. a cordless mouse). Seen this way, cost isn't a factor at all.
p_n
edit to soften-up my initial harsh post ...
Edited by - pinc_noiz on 3/8/2007 3:17:47 PM
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Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03
Posted - Mar 8 2007 : 3:32PM
I see what you mean. For me, as long as I have teflon mouse feet handy I can be happy with almost anything. If I had a wireless I would have broken it by now from having it fall off my desk.
I am using logitech mx310which I got for under $10.00 in Chinatown. The serial number is even removed. I love shopping for stuff at those stores.
Some do. Steph has some whiz-bang gyroscopic cordless mouse that is rechargeable. It's a neat little device. Perfect for controlling a notebook from a distance for presentations and such. It's got a range of 25 feet or so.
Energizer would also like to remind you to check your smoke detector this weekend when you adjust your clock for daylight saving time. And replace the batteries, if necessary.
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Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03
Posted - Mar 9 2007 : 2:19PM
Thanks for the reminder. Seriously.
I've been living in my apartment since the middle of December and because of your post I noticed that there is no smoke detector.
I've had my go round with wireless mice and I say never again until the technology is perfected and you never have to replace a battery. Tall order but it'll happen someday.
And who needs it, anyway? I can't remember the last time I needed to be farther away from my computer than the cord on my mouse would allow.
Edited by - randomprecision on 3/9/2007 4:08:29 PM
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pinc_noiz Deactivated User
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Posted - Mar 9 2007 : 4:23PM
my Logitech MX is rechargeable: I've never had to replace a battery
the Logitech V450 batteries are rechargeable and easily re-newable: very reassuring when working outdoors, in ever changing environments
as said, for me a cordless mouse is one that easily adapts to the movements of my hand/arm, making it an easy to use, almost disappearing one (outclassing a leashed () mouse)
but each their own, within the knowledge available