Re: I got rid of my wireless mouse and bought one with a cable

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From: Lemon Jelly (hhh_at_aaa.com)
Date: 05/19/04 

Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 21:06:36 +0100

I've just replaced my right-handed only Logitech Cordless Mouseman
Optical with an MS symmetrical Wireless Optical Mouse as I'm
left-handed. It's supposed to last upto 6 months before replacing the 2
AA batteries - if I get 3 months out of it, I'll be very pleased. I get
about a week with NiCads with the Logitech & about a month with
alkalines.

AA sized NiCad batteries of standard capacity (lets say ~850mA/hr) will
have about 3rd the capacity of alkaline. NiMH rechargeable batteries are
coming down in price & going up in capacity - AA 2.2A/hr is the highest
I've heard of. I no longer buy NiCads due to their toxicity, NiMH are
far more eco-friendly & suffer far less from memory effects when
trickle-charging. Neither NiCads nor NiMH store charges for that long -
they have a high self-discharge rate compared to non-rechargeables & are
poor in low drain applications. Put one in a wall clock & see just how
long it doesn't last. I've stopped replacing aging NiCads in remotes for
the same reason

I'm disappointed that the current IntelliPoint s/w (v5.0) doesn't allow
control over left/right scrolling speed - it's so slow, it far quicker
just to grab the scrollbar, making this function fairly useless IMO!
This can be application dependant; Word seems usable. What is included
is acceleration on vertical scrolling which *is* highly useful!

Your point regarding frivolous use of batteries is spot on. I trust you
have Power Management also enabled (which seems to be fairly flawless
for me under WinXP, unlike W98 which took months to get ACPI Standby
mode working most of the time.

When I need to replace my MS Office keyboard, it will be with a wireless
model - I hate trailing cables & am a big fan of Bluetooth devices. For
those of you that either don't approve or see the point of cordless
devices - don't buy them - no one is forcing you :)

Kenny - typed:
> However thanks for the info... my rechargeable batteries worked for
> only a week before they needed recharging.
>
> "Peter" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5BDF2CDC-F717-4755-A090-65570D0D588C@microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> You should not use rechargeable battery for MS wireless mouse,
>> instead you should use alkaline battery. I use alkaline battery for
>> my MS wireless mouse and the batteries (2) only
> need to be changed every 6 months.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
>> ----- Kenny wrote: -----
>>
>> I was using a wireless microsoft optical mouse, and I used it
>> with rechargeable batteries.
>> I got bored of changing the batteries all the time so got
>> another one with a cable (optical too).
>> I think that its better now.
>> Anyway there is no real reason to use a wireless one since I am
>> using it on my desk all the time.
>>
>> opinions?
>>
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