• dan@upvote.au
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    11 hours ago

    I’ve had the same cheap Logitech M705 mouse at work for over 10 years. It takes two AA batteries that last for around two years with daily use. Cost $30 when I first got it.

    They do still sell it but have cheaped out a bit over the years - the scrollwheel is now plastic instead of metal and the sensors aren’t as good - but it still has that great battery life.

    I don’t understand how these newer, fancier mice can’t achieve the same thing. I really hate that everything is moving towards built-in batteries. AAs are easy to instantly replace and I have a bunch of Eneloop rechargeable ones.

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      9 hours ago

      They could, but what sells is faster polling rates, lower latency and maybe some arghgeebee