Logitech Mice. What happened to cradle?

[ZippyDan]

I remember how much I loved my mx700 and mx1000 because I could, as I was standing to leave my desk, in one smooth motion, drop the mouse into the cradle on my desk, assured that when I next used it, it would be full charged.

Now I have "upgraded" to the supposedly top-of-the-line Performance MX. I saw that it was rechargeable (most wireless logitech mice these days require you replace with normal alkaline batteries), and so mistakenly assumed that it would come with a cradle as did the previous top-of-the-line Logitechs I had used.

Instead, now everytime I leave my desk I have to fiddle with finding and inserting the tiny little usb connector.

Additionally, I remember the mx700 used rechargeable batteries, but later mice used Li-ion battery packs. Why the step backward both in batteries and lack of cradle? 🙁

 

[0roo0roo]

cradles were so so, i remember the mx700 was esp dodgy about contacts, my rev works a lot better.
though i'm surprised they ditched it entirely.

its probably to make it more laptop friendly. but they probably should have built in both features.

 

[Ika]

There's pros and cons to both batteries and li-ion packs - batteries are easier to replace when the ones in your mouse are dead (and cheap), but li-ion packs are more convenient when you can just drop it in the cradle (and expensive).

If they made a recharging cradle that recharged batteries, though... oh baby.

 

[ZippyDan]

There's pros and cons to both batteries and li-ion packs - batteries are easier to replace when the ones in your mouse are dead (and cheap), but li-ion packs are more convenient when you can just drop it in the cradle (and expensive).

If they made a recharging cradle that recharged batteries, though... oh baby.

The MX700 recharged batteries in a cradle back in the year 2000.

The Performance MX charges batteries via USB cable now.

I prefer the Li-ion packs because they are easier to swap out, and they seem to hold a charge a LOT longer.

 

[0roo0roo]

yea i don't miss the mx700 though.
it sucked the batteries pretty hard, it would only last a few days on a full nimh charge.
now an mx1100 lasts for months, same with my v550 ..both AA's

my mx700 still works actually, but eventually it only pretended it was charging so i had to can it😛 so much for the idea that something that uses AA's would be more reliable.

but yea li-ion is pretty good, the main thing is that they charge very quickly. though i'm not sure how much performance difference there is between my mx rev and mx1100, they feel about the same lagwise so i'm not sure how the mx1100/v550 has such insane battery life.

i still use the g9 for gaming😛

 

[bruceb]

I have an MX1000 and the cradle does take up a tiny amount of desk space. Also, while the mouse is not bad, it is just a bit larger than I really need for my hand size. Otherwise it is not a bad mouse.

 

[CZroe]

With batteries lasting months on the latest gen optical mice, I guess there was less need. Also, gamers don't want to drrop their mouse in a cradle and come back later when their mouse dies mid-session, hence, the quick-change battery packs with the stand-alone charger (like the G7). A customer once returned an MX900 to me with exploded batteries because he dropped in in the cradle with Aalkalines. XD

 

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[0roo0roo]

I rarely go back to non spin mode. its just so mcuh better.
rachet mode is for games only now. the variability of control/speed on a spin wheel is so much finer and faster to control than pushing on scroll buttons.
your issue is you think you have to constantly switch, you dont😛 just leave it in spin.
the revolution had an autoshift function that let you go into spin based on speed, but really i eventually turned it off and left it in spin.

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Sometimes I dont even understand the use of Lithium packs on some devices. I have the Logitech DiNovo Edge which has a battery pack installed, but I use this thing as my main keyboard and still very rarely charge it. In fact,the thing finally died on me a week ago. I had to find the cradle for it as the last time I charged it was ~April of last year. So almost an entire year out of one charge. I'd rather they shave $50 off the price and let me just put a AAA battery in it.