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#248468 27-Mar-2019 16:46

My dearly beloved is struggling with her new HP laptop's trackpad and has asked, nay, demanded something be done.

My question for GZ is: is there some kind of multi-surface capable mouse out there that :

-will cope with use on bed/couch style surfaces as well as desks etc.

-wireless yet runs pretty much forever on a near-perpetual internal power source so that she won't continously be let down by dead batteries

-is small enough to fit in her already full bag yet big enough to fit the hand of a (admittedly smallish) adult

Thanks.

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#2205808 27-Mar-2019 18:16

Almost any modern wireless mouse will meet your criteria. You'll need to turn it off before carrying in a bag otherwise the constant movement will keep it on and run the battery down

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#2205819 27-Mar-2019 18:28

Logitech M570. I got one for my wife, she really likes it. It's a trackball type thing, won't go in a purse, but great for sofa, random tables, etc.

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#2205846 27-Mar-2019 19:23

It would avoid the problem of different surfaces but it's quite left field - she's never used one before. Neither have I and I'm going to be the likely end user if she can't abide the thing :-)

Still, it doesn't cost a fortune.

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#2205877 27-Mar-2019 20:23

most wireless mice will work on many different surfaces, maybe not glass but desks and bed/furniture.

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#2205880 27-Mar-2019 20:31

My logitech g900 seems to cope well with many surfaces, and charges and runs off USB so if its flat just plug it in and away you go. Best mouse I have ever had.

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#2205892 27-Mar-2019 21:02

Jase2985:
most wireless mice will work on many different surfaces, maybe not glass but desks and bed/furniture.

Any kind of polished / shiny furniture has problems. Unless richms has some new tech?

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#2205893 27-Mar-2019 21:09

Microsoft 4000

Have taken one of these all over the world from hotel duvets to nasty bar tops and in between, no issues yet

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#2205911 27-Mar-2019 21:43

My Logitech MX Master 2S works pretty much everywhere. Rechargeable via USB works with Bluetooth or Logitech nano dongle. Very comfortable.

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#2205928 27-Mar-2019 22:01

richms:

My logitech g900 seems to cope well with many surfaces, and charges and runs off USB so if its flat just plug it in and away you go. Best mouse I have ever had.

Looks like a good mouse but if it's like this one, it's err, above the price bracket I was expecting to be in.

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#2206108 28-Mar-2019 09:39

elpenguino:

richms:

My logitech g900 seems to cope well with many surfaces, and charges and runs off USB so if its flat just plug it in and away you go. Best mouse I have ever had.

Looks like a good mouse but if it's like this one, it's err, above the price bracket I was expecting to be in.

Yeah thats the improved version of it.

I have no problems spending on input hardware. Im working with it all day every day and junk stuff is just fatiguing to use.

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#2206113 28-Mar-2019 09:46

richms:

elpenguino:

richms:

My logitech g900 seems to cope well with many surfaces, and charges and runs off USB so if its flat just plug it in and away you go. Best mouse I have ever had.

Looks like a good mouse but if it's like this one, it's err, above the price bracket I was expecting to be in.

Yeah thats the improved version of it.

I have no problems spending on input hardware. Im working with it all day every day and junk stuff is just fatiguing to use.

I understand and agree. This mouse would be for someone who often needs a 2nd phone to call and find her other phone.

I could see this thing being left behind somewhere.

A wired mouse has its' benefits.....

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#2206151 28-Mar-2019 11:07

How about a bog standard Microsoft wireless mouse (1850) from PB Tech? They're cheap ($17), and if your wants a colored (black, blue, red, pink, purple) mouse, she can choose a color?

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/search?sf=Microsoft+1850

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#2206171 28-Mar-2019 12:03

WyleECoyoteNZ:

How about a bog standard Microsoft wireless mouse (1850) from PB Tech? They're cheap ($17), and if your wants a colored (black, blue, red, pink, purple) mouse, she can choose a color?

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/search?sf=Microsoft+1850

I think that's a good starting point and a brighter colour is more likely to be spotted.

I'll see how it copes and if it's no good, go up the market from there.

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#2206226 28-Mar-2019 13:26

timmmay:

Logitech M570. I got one for my wife, she really likes it. It's a trackball type thing, won't go in a purse, but great for sofa, random tables, etc.

At home , Ive been using trackballs for years . Initially takes a bit to used to : thumbing, but I'd never go back to a mouse on the home PC .
I can use it on the sofa , on cushions etc.

Otherwise, if you have a hard surface that an optical mouse struggles with, a sheet of A4 paper is all thats needed to get around that issue .

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#2206349 28-Mar-2019 15:10

“Laser” based improves surface performance considerably

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