I prefer mine with a cord. It looks like there are still plenty of wireless mice available that use AA batteries. Eneloop batteries work great for those.
Logitech to ship mice with replaceable batteries in Europe only, following Nintendo
Submitted 2 weeks ago by nemeski@mander.xyz to technology@lemmy.zip
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cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
callmemagnus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
No, following the law not Nintendo
Railcar8095@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Following Nintendo as in “removable only in EU, fuck the rest of the world”.
quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
Fuck the US forbnit harmonizing this law
paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Mice don’t need sealed in batteries. What the hell…
eremophila@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I wouldn’t buy a cordless mouse that couldn’t use rechargeable AA’s or AAA’s. Consumers really need to take control, these companies deliberately create ewaste.
Bakkoda@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I bought Keychron keyboard because it found be used wired or wirelessly. Why can’t mice do the same? I don’t see many options at all for that.
eremophila@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Game controllers can generally be used that way too, so you pose a good question.
The only logical answer might be because they want to create waste, and consumers have not demanded that they offer corded/cordless mice.
philipp_@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
My logitech mouse can. It needs a bit of plastic around the usb port though, presumably because the port itself isn’t strong enough.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
I’m on my 2nd set of switches on my current mouse from ~2010 because I can’t find a new one with that and a button layout that is as good. It’s insane to me that no one has made a viable replacement since then.
666dollarfootlong@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Eh, I just have the mouse cable/charger on my desk connected to the 2.4ghz receiver, super quick to just plug it in while in a game, no need to go find unused batteries.
Though i must admit, mice using AA-batteries can last like a year, right? Which is pretty cool though.
eremophila@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I use corded, have previously used rechargeable AA mice though, it’s not an issue and you don’t have to worry about the built in battery ever being the problem with the mouse.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Why? I really want one I dont have to think about again. USB c charging.
Hell I wish they would make a mouse that recharges from movement and clicking.
Logitech have a solar keyboard that is allllll I want.
eremophila@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Batteries do not last forever.
These dodgy companies have it far too easy with apathetic consumerists. No wonder the world is on fire.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
but you will have to think about it again when the battery dies and won’t recharge
golinux@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
I absolutely refuse to buy any small gadgets using rechargeable batteries. I buy either wired, or using standard AA/AAA batteries.
I am seeing the similar trend in pocket and tabletop radios, which is an absolute nonsense.Glowstick@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
And you can get rechargeable AA and AAA batteries
golinux@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
Exactly! Using proprietary battery shapes and sealing them inside the devices benefits only the manufacturer - everybody else loses. I also can’t believe the bullshit excuses they use to justify this: “open designs can’t be waterproof” (yes, they can), “sealed cases are thinner and lighter” (by a fraction of measurement nobody can even appreciate in daily use), etc.
mrmisses@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I hate not living in Europe
x00z@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Take note everybody, these are the companies that care more about profits than their consumers.
Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
My mice have always had the grip fall off long before I experienced any battery issues.
errer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Is this even a large number of mice in the USA? Every wireless mouse I’ve bought has a normal battery…
Railcar8095@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Only the very low end in my experience use AA or AAA. Which one do you have?
LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
I’ve seen plenty of mid to high end mice that come with rechargeable AA batteries and a USB charging port.
zer0hour@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Logitech g604
FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 2 weeks ago
Good, it’s a start.
Now if only they manage to prove they’ll stop their spyware/bloatware bs I might consider buying something from them. But I’m not in a hurry.
seathru@quokk.au 2 weeks ago
Calling it now. These “replaceable batteries” are going to be propitiatory and marked up like printer cartridges.
AChiTenshi@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
So this is not the first time Logitech will have had a mouse with a replaceable battery. The Logitech G7 had a swappable rechargeable battery and it was great.
But yes it was a proprietary battery, but you only needed 2. One in the mouse and one in the recharge station. Swapping them out was basically the push of one button. I would love it if they went back to that sort of design.
seathru@quokk.au 2 weeks ago
They’ve had lots with replaceable batteries. I really miss my G604. You could swap the 2 AA’s in about 10 seconds without even picking the mouse up.
takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
This is why I only buy wired mouse. Why should I deal with that crap just to get rid of a wire that never bothered me.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
I’ve been using rechargeable AAs in my G602 for almost 2 decades. There’s absolutely no need for proprietary bullshit to be involved when it comes to powering a mouse. Even the shitty little inland one I carry around in my work bag takes a AA.
eremophila@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Nah, non-propreitary or the mouse can remain unsold.
lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Savage, but then a mouse would be uncharacteristically heavy with a standard barrel battery, right??. A button may work but nobody makes rechargeable buttons yet.
I switched from my fancy pants Turtle Beach Elite 800X headset, the top brand before Astro A40 and Arctis Nova Pro released, to a SteelSeries Siberia 800. Going from a dodgy, dying-battery premium headset to a midrange that comes with two batteries and more can be purchased was a (quite literal) game changer. So I can attest to Steelseries being great. Side bonus the batteries were coincidentally interchangeable with a few brands of Nokia but can’t remember which ones.
My point is, SteelSeries are a great brand and they make mice with interchangeable, AAA, batteries. Like the Rival 3
79WistfulVista@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I wouldn’t be surprised if they take something like a standard CR2 sized lithium rechargeable and stuff it into a proprietary plastic shell. Solely to screw over the customers who need replacements, but won’t be bothered to design their own battery to optimize capacity for the available space.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
at least we can 3dprint that sort of thing. until they design them specifically to make that difficult, anyways
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
nah, they will be off the shelf cells in a sonic-welded case.
And whatever will I, and my Dremel, and met soldering iron, and my 3d printers, do? oh no!?
Let them screw around. they are just teaching consumers how to replace brands entirely.
seathru@quokk.au 2 weeks ago
Yeah, that’s what I said. 99.5% of mouse customers are not going through that trouble.
That’s what ran HP and Cannon out of business isn’t it?