Battery Life: Only concern I have is battery life I bought a Logitech mouse for my laptop a while back and after 6 months the battery is still going strong so I was wondering if with good alkaline batters what I might be able to expect from the...
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Hello there, you can try some alkaline, however I do believe there are rechargeable Lithium Ion batteries that will fit. They would be fairly expensive, but they would last a long time. They would really pay for themselves, and would have a better charge life. Be careful which brands, there are tons of rip-off brands. Go with duracell, or another company that is well known.
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It will last for quite a long time if you maintain the battery as instructed. I bought two for my teenagers last Christmas and they use them daily. We've had no problems at all.
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The keyboard I think isn't the problem as I've had the same batteries in it since I got it and they are fine still. Now the mouse doesn't shut itself off and I've gone through 4-5 batteries in it to the one in the keyboard. If you are having a problem I suggest taking the battery out every time. Yes inconvenient but saves on the battery cost for sure. I'm lazy therefore 4-5 batteries in the mouse. There are no shut down methods that I know for either. but for the price... Try Emailing the company itself they might have a solution.
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The keyboard uses a single AA-Battery, while the mouse uses two AAA-batteries. So far, the mouse has lasted about two to three months (I did not turn off the mouse, I left it in stand-by, which is good). As for the keyboard, I recently had to replace the battery, but I believe it was more on the battery's side that the keyboard didn't last long. I recommend that you use Duracell or Energizer batteries for your keyboard and mouse to play on the safe side.Also, the customer support for VIOTEK is very good. My keyboard broke and they replaced it without me having to pay for a new one, so should a problem arise, they can replace it if you have the proper information. The keyboard uses a single AA-Battery, while the mouse uses two AAA-batteries. So far, the mouse has lasted about two to three months (I did not turn off the mouse, I left it in stand-by, which is good). As for the keyboard, I recently had to replace the battery, but I believe it was more on the battery's side that the keyboard didn't last long. I recommend that you use Duracell or Energizer batteries for your keyboard and mouse to play on the safe side.Also, the customer support for VIOTEK is very good. My keyboard broke and they replaced it without me having to pay for a new... » Read More The keyboard uses a single AA-Battery, while the mouse uses two AAA-batteries. So far, the mouse has lasted about two to three months (I did not turn off the mouse, I left it in stand-by, which is good). As for the keyboard, I recently had to replace the battery, but I believe it was more on the battery's side that the keyboard didn't last long. I recommend that you use Duracell or Energizer batteries for your keyboard and mouse to play on the safe side.Also, the customer support for VIOTEK is very good. My keyboard broke and they replaced it without me having to pay for a new one, so should a problem arise, they can replace it if you have the proper information. « Show Less
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The older version is great, loved it!! Battery life was phenomenal.. lasted months! I upgraded to the new version only because my old one broke. That said, the newer version is also great, extra buttons are very useful esp. if you use it for 3D modelling, but the battery life is not as good as the older version. Stock up on AA batteries, especially if you never turn the mouse off. Using the mouse daily, you may get a few weeks of battery life. Switching the mouse off at night will extend the life a bit tho.
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I have been using that mouse for a while and I'm actually using now. Had the same issues when I first got it too because I didn't understand it that much. 1. Check battery power levels, your batteries might be about to die. 2. No cheap batteries: I use rechargeable Sanyo Eneloop AAA's with a Lacrosse battery charger so I never have to buy batteries. I know the light is supposed to tell you to change but it sometimes doesn't for me but that's ok for me. 3. Always turn off the off switch under the mouse before shutting down your desktop or if you use a laptop like me, always turn off the switch before closing the laptop. 4. If those don't work, go to your PC settings to disconnect the mouse's sync to your machine completely then re-sync it again. 5. LAST RESORT: If those don't work, you need your money back. lol
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I have been using regularly so have not seen any degradation. Battery has a really nice built in monitor. Just push button and it shows from 1 to 4 amount of charge. I have found this to be accurate on use and remaining charge. Other lithium-ion tools I have show very little degradation over time.
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Your question should be battery discharge time and not battery life. Battery life is different thing. The discharge time down to recommnedable level min. is 10%. It is harmfull for the battery if drain to zero. Depends on your power settings, opened apps, external hardwares connected, etc. etc. So it all depends on your PC's setup. If you set at power savers, it is little bit longer than high performance settings. Ave. for a good healthy 6cells battery discharge without external hardwares connected only mouse may discharge time around 1.5~2hrs. if you have 9 or 12 cells battery then it takes more longer.
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Overall the battery life is good. For a heavy user like me it lasts for 2.5 to 3.5hrs. its good. the only drawback is it has a inbuilt battery. which means its not user replaceable.
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The battery life is very good. I was surprised that I can sit at my kitchen table for 3 hours and the battery goes down to about 65%. Now that is very good for this laptop. I think you will enjoy the power that this puts out. Have a great time with it.
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It depends on your performance settings and what you're doing on the laptop. I use mine with high performance and generally use light programs (MS Office) and web browsing and it generally lasts about 2-4 hours depending. The life of the battery can extend quite beyond that I believe by turning off features and downgrading performance, but I have not really explored those features fully.
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I bought this mouse used and it didn't have the batteries, but the mouse seems to work as most wireless devices, so you should get many hours of usage.
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Prior to my purchase I read a lot of negative comments about the battery life. Personally, up to this point, I have not been disappointed. I did purchase 2 spare batteries, but so far, I haven't had to use them. I don't shoot for hours at a time, but still, off and on, it's not bad.
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I got mine in the mail 2 days ago from Amazon. Battery is defn larger and add some weight, however I prefer both. The larger size cups in my hand well, and the weight gives a sturdy feeling to the device. Obviously both just opinions. However I got roughly 32 hours out of the battery with moderate to heavy usage. Left Skype, IM, GPS, and Live Wallpapers on the entire time. I also used the navigation a few times. It was defiantly worth the buy.
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All I can tell you is that I picked my G700 up at Best Buy in January, and it has one single Sanyo Eneloop AA battery. I too have read reviews where they said they had 2 batteries, so all I can think is that they must have released two versions of this mouse. Two batteries I would imagine would indeed give longer life, but at the tradeoff of a much heavier weight. My single-battery model is plenty heavy as it is. I don't know if I'd want a second battery at this point.
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I bought this mouse Christmas 2014. I use it 100% of the time I'm on my laptop (awful trackpad) - probably 3-6 hours/day during the week, 6-12 hours a weekend day. Heavy, heavy usage. I just changed my first battery. Either that was a great Energizer battery or this mouse is incredible. Only downside is the battery compartment is so flush it was hard getting the battery out!
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AA's. My mouse is several months old, used daily, and the batteries have yet to need replacing. Battery life is simply not an issue!