Does anybody else have a constant problem with a wireless mouse?

Mine is absolutely power-hungry. It's pretty much one AAA -sized battery per a week. I don't understand, why, since my remote controls get 2/3 batteries to last almost a year and I do use them about the same, if not even more...

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Gusman · 61-69, M

Make sure you turn it off when not being used. I found when I got mine it went flat in a week. I always turn it off now until I use it. This battery has lasted at least 3 months so far?

ZonkeyBalls · 46-50, M

@Gusman Having a power switch would help, but apparently Trust doesn't trust in electricity.

Gusman · 61-69, M

@ZonkeyBalls Then all you can do is take the battery out when not being used.
I bought a $10 mouse from K Mart. No problems. I Just turn it off every time I finish using it.

ZonkeyBalls · 46-50, M

@Gusman I think I got this one from my sister. Thanks, sis, a great gift.

Gusman · 61-69, M

@ZonkeyBalls I just now put in the product code for my K Mart Mouse.
$9.

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ZonkeyBalls · 46-50, M

@Gusman "Great success!" Let me do the same with this piece of platypus crap, so people can avoid it like the plague...

By the way, that "DPI" switch does absolutely nothing. First, I thought it would be the power switch, but to this date, I have found no actual purpose for its existence. It doesn't slide, it goes down and does nothing to the hardware. Perhaps it's a practical joke of sorts?

Gusman · 61-69, M

@ZonkeyBalls DPI
DPI stands for "Dots Per Inch". ... If a mouse has a DPI button, it typically means you can change the speed of the mouse's on-screen movements on the fly by simply pressing the button. Most mice that have dedicated DPI buttons have preset DPI configurations.

ZonkeyBalls · 46-50, M

@Gusman Yes, I know what DPI stands for - I have two diplomas in computer sciences. I just didn't bother to look, if there was anything written on the silly button, so I obviously thought it would be a power button. Still, the speed... No change, it remains the same. Thus, no purpose what-so-ever.