I had a talk with one of the guys from Batteries + about rechargeable in cordless mice and they didn't recommend rechargeables as being the best option because they self drain quite quickly and so only retain sufficient charge for around 1 to 2 months normal use. He suggested that with the cost of 4 Lion batteries (2 in the mouse and 2 charged replacements) being about $20+ (for brand name ones) you could get a blister pack of 20 alkaline batteries and each pair should last about 3 months so you should get around 2 to 3 years out of a pack.

Depends on the mouse but ...

The MS Intellimouse Explorer here at work seems to just keep going and going (AA batteries). The logitech MX1000 at home seems to last a few weeks (rechargable) ... less so if I spend a weekend playing WoW *heh heh*.

Cheers,
T.


On 26/08/2005, at 1:56 PM, Robert Howells wrote:

 Hello Everyone,

 They make life easy but .....  what battery life is being experienced
 for a cordless mouse ?

 Anybody  ?

 Thanks

 Bob


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