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Q: My Apple mouse is very hungry!

  So hungry in fact that it eats a pair of AA batteries just about every week!  The older dongle/usb logitech mouse I had lasted about a year on 1 AA battery. This new bluetooth mouse eats batteries left and right, I estimate about $144 a year! $5.99 for a 4 pack of fresh Duracell batteries. That's one pack every 2 weeks!  Is anyone else having this issue?  I don't know how much longer I can afford to feed my mouse as it's a very pesky hungry little bugger.  FYI my little hungry mouse came with a new iMac 27" That I bought in late January. I think it may be much less expensive to just run back to Walmart and pick up a new USB based mouse. $17  Thoughts?

 

Jim

iMac, iPad WiFi

Posted on Jul 9, 2015 4:29 AM

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  • by D.Cohen,

    D.Cohen D.Cohen Jul 9, 2015 4:39 AM in response to Lordac
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    Desktops
    Jul 9, 2015 4:39 AM in response to Lordac

    If you use your mouse extensively, this may be the reason for such a short battery life. If you don't use it very often, I'd recommend to visit your local Genius Bar.

    If to speak about me, I'm using a USB mouse and feeling quite comfortable

  • by cdhw,

    cdhw cdhw Jul 10, 2015 3:51 PM in response to Lordac
    Level 4 (2,653 points)
    Servers Enterprise
    Jul 10, 2015 3:51 PM in response to Lordac

    You're right, the wireless mouse uses a lot of power. Buy a pack of 4 AA Eneloop rechargeables and a charger. Pay for themselves in a couple of month.

     

    C.