Hi Steven, the battery issue with the Magic Mouse is a well documented one - ie excessive consumption of batteries. I have retired my Magic Mouse for the moment, hoping there will be a patch to sort out why the horrendous consumption - at best one week between battery replacement. I am unsure why the indicator in System Preferences should say 61% when in fact flat. Perhaps the Magic Mouse has a high voltage threshold and when the state reaches 61%, they have dropped off the curve far enough to dip below the required threshold.
I am interested to know what battery life you get between recharges. Would it measure in days, weeks, months? Since retiring the MM, I got myself a Logitech Nano VX mouse and it is still on the FIRST set of batteries from then! It is a great wireless mouse despite not having the features of the MM - but it was getting a bit tiring replacing batteries less than every week. The MM despite its great features, if they don't work reliably and consistently, it's a dud. Regards Peter.. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven Knowles Sent: Sunday, 18 April 2010 4:16 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61% Anyone know why the mouse battery level in System Preferences > Mouse would stay on 61% constantly fr my Magic Mouse, even when the batteries go flat? I'm using Energizer rechargeables in case that makes a difference (OSX 10.6.3). Same deal when using the Mouse with a Macbook Pro and an iMac, so it seems to be a battery or mouse issue rather than a computer issue. Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> ***************************** NOTICE - This message from Hatch is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential or proprietary. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. By communicating with us via e-mail, you accept such risks. When addressed to our clients, any information, drawings, opinions or advice (collectively, "information") contained in this e-mail is subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing agreements. Where no such agreement exists, the recipient shall neither rely upon nor disclose to others, such information without our written consent. Unless otherwise agreed, we do not assume any liability with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the information set out in this e-mail. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and destroy and delete the message from your computer. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
