My mouse is consuming 2+ batteries a week, and it's starting to piss me off.

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  • Repetitive Monkey
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2004
    • 3505
    #1

    My mouse is consuming 2+ batteries a week, and it's starting to piss me off.

    The genius who designed this mouse thought it would be a good idea to let the mouse light (it's optical) blink like a fucking rave party when it is idle, and leave out an off-switch.

    It's a Creative Desktop Wireless 6000 mouse.

    Avoid this demon-infested crap like the devil.

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    • DTK
      Confirmed User
      • Feb 2002
      • 4546
      #2
      Probably manufactured by Duracell ;)
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        • crockett
          in a van by the river
          • May 2003
          • 76818
          #3
          feed it less?
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            • doober
              Confirmed User
              • Jul 2003
              • 6984
              #4
              I have the same fucking problem, they should let the thing snooze the time its not in use. Dumbasses

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                • Reak
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Mar 2003
                  • 17920
                  #5
                  i needed to change mine every 8 hours, i work about 18 hours daily so that worked like shit

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                    • xenigo
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jan 2001
                      • 8067
                      #6
                      the MS mouse that I use rocks...

                      eats a pair of AA batteries about once every month and a half. I just use rechargeables and don't worry about it.

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                        • Repetitive Monkey
                          Confirmed User
                          • Feb 2004
                          • 3505
                          #7
                          Originally posted by crockett
                          feed it less?
                          The reason it consumes so much power is that the mouse lights up half the fucking room even when it is idle.

                          And I have tried many different battery brands.

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                            • NoCarrier
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                              • Mar 2002
                              • 16356
                              #8
                              Answer to your problem :

                              Logitech MX700 Rechargeable cordless optical mouse

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                                • ShellyCrash
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jun 2004
                                  • 6708
                                  #9
                                  At home I've got a wireless keyboard and mouse from logitech. The keyboard rocks but the mouse doesn't work at all.

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                                    • iwantchixx
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Oct 2002
                                      • 12860
                                      #10
                                      get a set of NI-MH rechargables. 1000mA ones should last a week easy on each charge as my 1200mA ones lasted 9 days a charge. I had a Logitech rave party mouse once too and that was my only solution. Better batteries.

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                                        • herbal logic
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Feb 2004
                                          • 1172
                                          #11
                                          someone needs to invent a mouse that recharges from moving it. Theres a word for this but it escapes me. Watches have it.

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                                            • iwantchixx
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Oct 2002
                                              • 12860
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by Repetitive Monkey
                                              The reason it consumes so much power is that the mouse lights up half the fucking room even when it is idle.

                                              And I have tried many different battery brands.
                                              Have you followed the manual and let it idle on a blank sheet of WHITE paper? Battery life doubles man

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                                                • JSA Matt
                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                  • Aug 2003
                                                  • 5464
                                                  #13
                                                  Get a real mouse...
                                                  http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/pr...CONTENTID=8070

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                                                    • Vitasoy
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                                                      • Oct 2003
                                                      • 58202
                                                      #14
                                                      Go back to old school


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                                                        • brizzad
                                                          holla
                                                          • Jul 2003
                                                          • 11769
                                                          #15
                                                          just buy a battery charger and 4 rechargable batteries.. by the time the 2 have gone out, you have 2 ready to go

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                                                            • Repetitive Monkey
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Feb 2004
                                                              • 3505
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by iwantchixx
                                                              Have you followed the manual and let it idle on a blank sheet of WHITE paper? Battery life doubles man
                                                              Manuals are not manly. ;)

                                                              Thanks for the tip.

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                                                                • Repetitive Monkey
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Feb 2004
                                                                  • 3505
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by brizzad
                                                                  just buy a battery charger and 4 rechargable batteries.. by the time the 2 have gone out, you have 2 ready to go
                                                                  Yes, this seems to be my solution.

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                                                                    • psyko514
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                                                                      • Oct 2002
                                                                      • 22366
                                                                      #18
                                                                      I've had my MS wireless mouse since the end of December and I've only changed the battery three times.

                                                                      I purchased a wireless keyboard in late January/early February and haven't changed the batteries yet.

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                                                                        • CDSmith
                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                          • May 2001
                                                                          • 51460
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by xenigo
                                                                          the MS mouse that I use rocks...

                                                                          eats a pair of AA batteries about once every month and a half. I just use rechargeables and don't worry about it.
                                                                          Bingo, exaclty my setup too. I use the metal halides, so far they're lasting about 4-6 weeks per charge.


                                                                          Charger and 2 sets of AAA batteries was about $60 total. Sweet deal, since an 8 pack of duracells here is like $12-to-$14 bucks a pop.
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                                                                            • ZanyCash Larry
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Jun 2004
                                                                              • 1057
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Either you got bad bunch of batteries or a fucked up mouse.
                                                                              I guess you already knew that.

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                                                                                • Jace
                                                                                  FBOP Class Of 2013
                                                                                  • Jan 2004
                                                                                  • 35562
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  um...rechargeable batteries

                                                                                  i didn't even think people bought normal batteries anymore....considering the amount of shit we use batteries for this seems like a common sense option

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                                                                                    • Repetitive Monkey
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Feb 2004
                                                                                      • 3505
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by JaceXXX
                                                                                      um...rechargeable batteries

                                                                                      i didn't even think people bought normal batteries anymore....considering the amount of shit we use batteries for this seems like a common sense option
                                                                                      It is a common sense option, yes. But you don't think much about it when batteries actually last. I am getting a recharger though. I hate wires and additional crap, but I guess I have to.

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                                                                                        • Repetitive Monkey
                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                          • Feb 2004
                                                                                          • 3505
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by ZanyCash Larry
                                                                                          Either you got bad bunch of batteries or a fucked up mouse.
                                                                                          I guess you already knew that.
                                                                                          You forgot the "product designers are mental midgets with no foresight" option.

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