On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:54:26 -0500, Nate Nagel wrote:

On 12/31/2011 07:24 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:19:32 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Vic Smith wrote:

On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:08:33 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
? wrote:

?
?Stormin Mormon wrote:
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?? Sorry you got a bad Crapsman. I've had plenty of bad tools from HF,
?? including some Pittsburgh flare wrenches that didn't turn flare fittings.
?? Too loose, they slipped. Your reversible, you maybe could have filed the
?? burr down? I also had a full pack of AA batteries (alkalines) from HF leak
?? in the box. My HF electric plug in impact wrench, the switch is flaky, it
?? loosens but doesn't tighten.
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? I bought a plastic pack of those about two years ago, and have nine
?left. I use them in wireless mice that are on 16 hours a day.
?

What mice? I've been using Logitech wireless since they first came
out. Not anything fancy, just typical 3-button. Laser now.
Light is always on.
Always wish they had an on/off switch to save the batteries.
Using rechargeable, but it's a hassle changing batteries out pretty
often, maybe every 10 days or so.


I use a Logitech M215, and it has a power switch. I have another, a
Logitech V220 that also has a switch. It was made for a laptop. When
you store the reciver on the bottom it automatically turns off. You can
also turn it off by hand. I've been using the same HF Alkaline AA cells
in both mice. Neither is a LASER mouse.

I had a couple of those. The receiver kept falling off the bottom when in the
case, and the batteries were always dead. I like the newer ones (M205/M505)
much better. They have a "nano receiver" (never have to take it out of the
USB port) and a switch to turn them off. There is a carrying slot for the
receiver, if you don't want to keep it in the system. OfficeMax just had the
M205 on sale for $15 and the M505 for $20.

yeah, those seem to work well. Only thing I don't like about them is
they're just too blame small for my hands. I think the V220 must be the
one that I used to use, I still have one, can't find a model number on
it anywhere though. It's too blame small too. The Performance Mouse MX
fits my hand nicely although my pinky still drags on the desk, and I
don't like the scroll wheel as well as the older ones - the two mode
wheel is nice, but the side-side push of it feels like garbage, even
though this is supposed to be a high end mouse?

The small mice are for mobile use (I *hate* the pads - tracks sticks aren't
too bad). At home (and work) I have full-sized MX (600? and 1000) mice. I
don't use the additional buttons, though, just the two plus the scroll wheel.
I've had the larger mice for at least five years.