How long does the mouse scroll wheel lasts you?
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The one I'm using right now is a $31 wireless General Electric mouse. How much do you usually spend on mice?
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five years and yes it's the Scrool Wheel who break first!
Axe or gears are plastic so breakable!
It's normal, it's the physic parts the more solicited
Clicks are only springs and metal blade so unbreakable! -
I've had a few mice die on me, but like the others I've never had a problem with the mouse wheel.
I'm really fussy about mice- I hate the battery hassle and weight of wireless mice and I've found many mice are too big, uncomfortable (ironically usually the "ergonomic" ones) and have horrible sensitivity- impossible to tune correctly, the steps in the drivers are too big so it's either over-sensitive or sluggish. Annoyingly most shops will not give refunds once the packaging is opened unless you can show it is defective, so I've got 3 mice at the back of a drawer somewhere which I bought, tried, and just hated too much to use (one was a cordless mouse which wouldn't work with rechargeable batteries!
)My all-time-favourite is the Logitech NX50 Notebook 3-button Mouse, it's small, very light, comfortable, has IMO perfect sensitivity, never needs batteries and is about the cheapest mouse Logitech make. I've even tried much more expensive Logitech and MS mice (my office bought them), but their sensitivity was awful no matter how much I adjusted it. Tip for NX50 users- despite the main selling point of this model being that you can wrap the cord around the mouse- don't. After a couple of years my NX50 stopped working and I traced it down to a damaged cord- I think it had eventually failed where it comes out of the mouse body as it was being wound in the same direction each time so the copper wire filaments eventually fractured inside the insulation. The cord isn't long anyway (you can just buy a USB extension for desktop use), so it doesn't get tangled- I just throw it in my laptop bag and go. I'm on my second NX50 now and it's been going strong for 3 years, minimum 8 hours a day, 5-6 days a week. One of these days I'm going to buy a couple of backups of this model as I'm paranoid that they'll eventually replace it and I don't want another drawer full of bought, tried and rejected mice.
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BTW, AFAIK all modern mouse scroll wheels have only 2 moving parts- the wheel itself and the middle mouse button switch beneath it which are almost indestructable in normal use (ok, I know the springs move as well). The scroll action is measured by a laser which penetrates a circular grill which is an integral part of the wheel, so if your middle mouse button is working fine and it's only the scroll function which is acting funny it sounds like there's dirt in the grille. Try opening the mouse up and give the grille a good clean with a dry toothbrush.
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Ive got one of these: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-029-RA&groupid=702&catid=23&subcat=1257 which i use in combination with my tablet.
Comparitvley well built, feels very solid and lots of options for assigning buttons and changing the sensitivity.
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Hi folks.
On my PC at work, I have the same mouse since at least 5 or 6 years. It is a Microsoft wired optical mouse. I have never experienced any problem yet and I use it quite extensively during the day.
On my iMac, bough at the end of 2007, I use a wireless mighty mouse. The only maintenance required, beside a change of batteries every 6 months or so, was to blow some compressed air (using my compressor) around the small track ball since I was able to scroll down only or zoom in only with SU. I had to do this every 12 months or so. As for its weight, I find it to be quite correct.
Just ideas.
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Like Jean, I too have a 3-4 year old Microsoft wired optical mouse, still runs smooth as the day I got it, and I work 12 plus hours a day with it (granted there is a lot of wear on it, the thumb side has lost all color and now probably paper thin). Miguel, me thinks you are heavy handed maybe.
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I am working with a 5 year old 'El Cheapo' mouse of Logitech.
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This reminds me of the old Commercial... . How many licks does it take to reach the Tootsie Roll Center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?
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I am also a consumer of Logitech mouses. They do not seem to last too long - a year or two usually. For me the left button is the thing that seems to break first - the thingies start to emit double-clicks instead of normal single ones. Quite annoying. This has happened to three of those notebook mouses Jackson mentions, the traditional slightly larger model seems to last longer. I am for wired mouses too, as a rule I try never to buy anything that works with a non-rechargeable battery.
Anssi
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Hi Guys,
A good mouse is so important. I've tried loads and am always on the lookout for new mice. I have been using the Microsoft Mobile memory Mouse 8000 for well over year and am very happily with it.
It comes with a 1GB Flash 2.4GHz and can be used plugged in via a magnetic light and flexible lead or it can be used wireless. The scroll wheel has the the right touch for me and has side movement. The overall feel on the mouse is perfect and it cools cool in it shiny black plastic and stainless brushed steel.
The listed MS retail price is $99 but I see it now available on various sites (http://www.buy.com) for less than $25 plus shipping, a bargain
Mike
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