On Tuesday 13 March 2007, peter nikolic wrote:
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...
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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 ..
The point of the clipping that Peter mentions is that this often turns off the mouse for travel. Other mice have switches. Since the OP has a laptop, I wonder if he dumps the mouse in the bag with the computer only to have its buttons depressed constantly while in the bag, wasting battery? I have a wireless targus mouse sitting here that had that problem. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen