Re: How Can an Optical Mouse Become Intermittent Like a Ball Mouse?

On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:25:56 -0500, jim evans
<jimsTAKEOUTnews2@houston.rr.com> wrote:

>
>I have one of the original Microsoft optical IntelliMice. Recently it
>has begun behaving like a ball mouse. The erratic movement, stalling,
>etc.
>
>It will finally start working right again and the problem will go away
>for a few days. Seems like the times between erratic episodes are
>becoming shorter.
>
>-- jim


IIRC, one of their mice was very prone to having the cable
fray/break right at the point where it meets the mouse body.
A large % of customers ended up requesting RMA with the
result that you just faxed in a picture of the bottom of
your mouse and then sent the replacement (which was very
nice of them, to not require paying shipping to return a
mouse barely worth more than the cost to ship it).

They seemed to have another weakness as well, notibly
shorter lived L/R click buttons than other mice (Logitech,
for example).

A basic optical mouse is only $10 or so, is it worth fooling
with it or might you benefit from today's modern mice with
better tracking? If you just want a USB ambidextrous shaped
mouse, consider the Logitec G3 or LX3, but really going to a
store to try out a few is the best bet.