Sunday, January 15th, 2006 | Author:

Is it too much to ask for a wireless keyboard and mouse that works properly? I mean really, it’s not like they are $20. I paid $50 for this Microsoft desktop set this afternoon and the mouse is already acting up. The mouse pointer moves to the top of the screen on its own and I just got a notice claiming the battery level in the mouse isn’t good. Huh? I just installed batteries, and unless this unit has been sitting on the shelves for years, the batteries in the box should be fine. When I check the battery status in the software, it says the battery level is good too. I don’t get it.

I just can’t win, I tell you. In addition to the battery thing, the scroll wheel doesn’t perform smoothly like the Logitech did, and the keyboard is a little freaky the way the delete key is as large as two keys combined and the Insert key is in line with the F keys instead of the Backspace key. Is it really too much to ask for a normal operating mouse and keyboard? It’s either deal with this or go back to using the squeaky mouse. It really shouldn’t be this difficult to find a decent keyboard AND mouse.

If anyone has a recommendation, I’m all ears. I just want a plain black wireless keyboard and mouse. I don’t need fancy short-keys (they are nice, but not necessary). I don’t need my keys rearranged to what the manufacturer THINKS I will like. I just want the standard shit. How come when I bought corded models I never had these design problems? It’s retarded.

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2 Responses

  1. 1
    Heather 

    We had a cordless mouse but I had to get rid of it because it was driving me crazy. The battery would die every couple of weeks and need to be changed and the pointer would just get a life of it’s own sometimes. I finally went and bought a regular mouse..I’d rather had a cord but have a mouse that works properly than a self posessed mouse.

  2. 2
    Nicole 

    The Logitech mouse wasn’t going all crazy like the Microshit one was, so I’m not sure what the deal was. I think I fixed the squeaking on the Logitech mouse, so I’m taking the Microshit one back. Check out my fix at Flickr. Heehee.