On Tuesday 13 March 2007, pelibali wrote: > Hi, > > I have a Fujitsu Siemens "Mini RF.Mouse" wireless mouse connected to > my laptop via its own USB dongle. First I used "normal" 1,5V AAA-type > batteries and max. 2 weeks they were empty. Now I'm using rechargeable > 1,2V AAAs (850mAh) and they last no longer than 10 days with 1-2 hrs > of daily work. The system is SUSE 9.1... > > My question concerns the following: my brother uses the very same > type of mouse and his lasts on the Win* platform for 2-3 _months_ > with daily 1-2 hrs of use. We tried to exchange mice, but they > behaviour the same, so likely no hardware is defected. How this huge > time difference is possible? We checked also the batteries, but maybe > the mouse background is also an important point. e.g. I use a pretty > white and almost flat plate now, where sometimes I see my pointer > shaking, without even touching the mouse. (This behaviour didn't > happen on the laptop of my brother, when using _my_ mouse & > background.) > In the case of my brother's laptop the USB ports are at the side > where he uses the mouse (right side), but my Acer has ports only on > the another, left side. Could that 15cm->40cm (~3x) make such decre- > ase in the battery life(s)? > > Did anyone test the same mouse/battery combo on various SUSE rele- > ases? Was there some improvement visible? I would be interested > mainly in a comparison of 9.x and 10.x. The same question as arose > earlier, is anyone aware of a huge difference between Win* vs. SUSE? > > Thanks for any comments/ideas to improve the lifetime of my batteries > and would also appreciate any weblink on this topic to have a general > idea, which kind of background would be the best, etc. > > Thank you, > Pelibali
does this mouse require the rf dongle to be clipped under the mouse when not in use as it does on the Logitech i have that is almost a year old and still on the same pair of AA cles i installed when it was given to me last year i use it every day on my laptop running suse 10.2 and most evenings .. Pete . -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
