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Review on Red Verbatim 2.4G Wireless Mini Travel Optical Mouse with Nano Receiver for Mac and PC by Ryan Reed

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Battery life is ridiculously short.

Note: If the wheel rolls weirdly, push it sideways like a mouse with side wheel buttons. If this doesn't improve the situation, try another method. Great review. I used to admire Logitech wireless mice, but lately the buttons are starting to get annoying very quickly, even on $35 mice. In fact, I've had two Logitech mice with switches that started failing before the first batteries died. I mean it's a tribute to their engineering that they make the batteries last so long. It's just really frustrating, especially with a mouse you like, when it flakes off. So I just wanted a small mouse for my laptop, hopefully one with switches that last longer than batteries. Well I found it. The battery lasts maybe two weeks, and worse, the battery doesn't drain - when the battery dies your pointer just stops DISSOLVING. It still emits blindingly bright light from the ground, but wiggling it around on a mouse pad or spinning a wheel won't do anything until you put in another battery. SUDDEN DEATH just makes it impractical.

Pros
  • Absolutely amazing!
Cons
  • Almost OK