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Chat => Entertainment & Technology => Topic started by: Pete on October 30, 2006, 20:04:52 PM

Title: Of Mice and Men..
Post by: Pete on October 30, 2006, 20:04:52 PM
Soz..

Whats the practical range for a decent wireless mouse? Battery life?

Recommend me a nice one thats not too expensive?


Obligitary rant:

Im sick of this ms thing doing random stuff and Im sick of my telly and soundcard remotes eating a battery everytime I change channel. So I figure if I can get a nice mouse with a range of metres or so I can kill 3 birds with one stone.

Title: Re:Of Mice and Men..
Post by: Ceathreamhnan on October 30, 2006, 20:12:20 PM
I use my MS Wireless Explorer 2.0 a couple of metres (and an armchair) between it and the receptor blob. The batteries last for months- I dont know how long exactly!
My older Bluetooth explorer (bigger arched shape) is more comfy but I use rechargers in that as you only get a few weeks out of them.

This one combines the shape of the first and the newer battery life with the bluetooth of the second, both the others have been obsoleted:

(http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/CatImg/ProdImg/1/22/84d9839f-f07a-43cc-89e4-cb571cd205c9_large.jpg)

Explorer for Bluetooth (http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=84d9839f-f07a-43cc-89e4-cb571cd205c9&crumb=catpage&catid=c250fb0a-1613-4550-983d-ba203f357698)
Title: Re:Of Mice and Men..
Post by: funkychicken9000 on October 30, 2006, 20:57:44 PM
MX1000 FTW.  I hate that microsoft one, it aint even as good as my old mx700.
Title: Re:Of Mice and Men..
Post by: Pete on October 30, 2006, 21:04:09 PM
Oops, should said Im a lefty, and I aint getting another microsoft one again.

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/107223

Does the model number relate to resolution? Im not too bothered about games really.
Title: Re:Of Mice and Men..
Post by: ERU on October 30, 2006, 22:31:36 PM
Deffo an mx1000!

I like mine with ketchup George.
Title: Re:Of Mice and Men..
Post by: Mongoose on November 03, 2006, 10:57:30 AM
My MX700 works to about 4 or 5 meters dispite its claimed range of only 2. It is 4 years old and the battery has never gone flat on me yet, even when left in a box off charge for a week.

I dread the day it breaks, because theres not a mouse on the market Id happily replace it with.