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...
snip... > > 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
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