Targus AMB03US Bluetooth Laser Mouse-BLUETOOTH BLACK/BLUE LASER ACCSSCROLL MOUSE PC RECHARGEA

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undetectable at 5?

Ever notice that this mouse is designed to work while it's recharging - suggesting that recharging is something that might need to take place often?

In these reviews, you see complaints of aggressive sleep mode and failure of the laser units. That's because people are used to ultra-weak mice that last forever on a single charge. This mouse is the exact opposite - industrial strength range and laser sensitivity, much shorter battery life. It's battery usage, people, not hardware failure.

Upon it's first initial 8-hour charge, my mouse lasted for about 2 weeks of normal "off and on" travel use before it started stuttering and dropping connections. I plugged the recharge cable into the mouse and it took right off again, no problems. Upon recharge, it was good for another 2 weeks. Heavy usage and leaving it on continually (like I do)knock it down to about 1 week between charges. Use it for gaming, and it will probably last only a few days between recharges. But - you'll be able to play from across a huge room on a glass table.

I also think people are grossly over-reacting to having to move the mouse around a little bit or click it once to wake it back up, either of which wakes it back up in a very small fraction of a second. Gimme a break. I'm always amazed at how little it takes to get people to whine like little children. The drama is pathetic.

Fact is, this mouse is a heckuva lot better than the misguided reviews slamming it in here. It's a great mouse, works as advertised, extremely comfortable, excellent performance, not too small/big, perfect for road warriors who are sick of USB plugs for "cordless" mice (what's the point?).

If not for being a power hog that requires an overly agressive sleep function, this otherwise fantastic, special-purpose, industrial-strength mouse would have been 5 stars.

Targus AMB03US Bluetooth Laser Mouse-BLUETOOTH BLACK/BLUE LASER ACCSSCROLL MOUSE PC RECHARGEA

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The real problem though came after I left my laptop on for a few hours. I was installing some software on my new laptop, and so I left everything on. When I came back, the mouse was completely inoperable. I tried everything. Turning the mouse on and off, re-pairing it to the computer, made sure the batteries were re-charged, using the usb cable, etc. No dice. The mouse is just dead.

I will attempt to return this and buy a different product. I wish I had read the reviews here before buying it. Buyer beware!