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[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

In my experience, mice don’t really break since optical tracking replaced rollerballs.

Sadly they do, sometimes they stop being able to click, or do double clicks or other weirdness. I have gone through a few mice over the years. Oddly, the newer a mouse the more likely this seems to be the case. Don't throw away old but working peripherals.

[–] earthquake@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I have been trying to navigate the current mouse market, I am hoping that these new fancy "good for 20 million clicks" switches that have migrated from mechanical keyboards over to mice mean that my next mouse will last for 20 years or so. Now to just find a way to differentiate between the 500,000 mice that are all at the €45 price point with the same form factor and specs.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 6 points 3 months ago

yeah my 3~4y old logitech g502 has a button that's progressively been coming loose for some months now, and I don't think there's much I can do about it. switch seems fine, but ugh

very not keen to have to hunt for a replacement

[–] sailor_sega_saturn@awful.systems 6 points 3 months ago

Ugh the universe isn't fair all my favorite mice at home have broken while my work mouse is still going strong after most of a decade (well except for the glide pad which has indeed worn away into nothingness, now it glides on the grody exterior!)