• Alpha71@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    sadly I’m not gonna buy Logitech mice anymore until they finally fix the damn double click problem that happens after a year of ownership.

    On a side note, anyone have any sub 50 dollar mouse recommendations?

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      7 months ago

      if you have a bit of patience, you can fix a chattering microswitch pretty easily:

      Invidious // Youtube

      its for a logitech mouse, but the procedure is the same for all those microswitches, i got 3 more years out of my roccat mouse (which was in very heavy use and died of another reason)

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        7 months ago

        Exactly. It’s an easy fix. I haven’t had a mouse break in the last 10 years. The coatings start falling off before the clicks are a problem any more.

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          7 months ago

          That’s why I retired my MX Ergo. It’s coated in some kind of rubber that broke down. I don’t know, mine might just have cancer and all the others in the world are fine, but the thing is disgusting to touch and I’m not paying $100 for a new one.

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        7 months ago

        Does this also work for the side buttons?
        One of mine started double clicking on my G502 🥲

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        7 months ago

        Yes, my Logitech mouse, which is great it every other regard, had the left button give out after about of year of very heavy use (StarCraft, not that my APM is that high). With the addition of some superglue and a piece of plastic I’ve been using it for 4 more years, still going strong.

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        7 months ago

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      7 months ago

      Yeah, Hyperx pulsefire. Got mine for $20 and it’s been great. I did have a g602 but wanted a lighter and wired mouse, and decided to go cheap instead of more expensive like I normally would.

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      7 months ago

      Ah the old double click issue. So it’s mainly the logis that do that ? I thought i was just imagining it. But like others have said I do not have any of those issues with the other brands of mice. Now if I can just find the right silent mouse…

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      7 months ago

      I use Logitech M570 trackballs, and sometimes the left mouse button starts to misbehave…so I take it apart, desolder the switch, solder in a new one and it’s fixed. Problem seems to be the microswitches wear out. Why replace a $35 mouse when i could replace a $0.40 switch?

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        I suppose you’re asking rhetorically, but I’m gonna blunder though this rant anyway. I applaud your frugality and self reliance though.

        Avoiding the hassle of disassembling delicate plastics parts, reassembling a potentially complicated and finicky device, and soldering (and resoldering) a small switch on a small PCB or wire correctly and safely is worth at least $34 to 99% of the market. Hell, I’m confident I could do it (badly) and have (admittedly the cheapest version of) the necessary tools, but finding the correct replacement switch still isn’t worth the hassle (to me) if mine were to break.

        Love my M570, btw. I abuse it on a daily basis with excessive clicks, but so far the worst I’ve had to do was clean some lint out of it. If it were a $70 device instead of a $35 device, I might feel differently. But at that, price point I’d probably expect better and replace it with a different brand.

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          7 months ago

          I’ve got 4 or 5 M570s, and most of them have had a switch replacement. I’m several kinds of mechanic and several kinds of electronics hobbyist, so I have the tools and skills, soldering a microswitch is child’s play to me.

          I fix a lot of stuff, rescued my father’s old coffee pit from tue dumpster. Why chuck a perfectly good machine over a clogged bubble pump? Fixed a random orbital sander by pulling it apart and giving it a good scrub. Hurts my head thinking of all the peefectly goos things people throw away over easy fixes.

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            I agree, I just factor the cost of my time into the balance of the cost of a fix vs. a replacement. Cleaning doesn’t really count in my opinion, that’s something any device will require. For a $35 thing that lasts a decade and is made of plastic that will have eroded or fatigued significantly over that time anyway, the cost/benefit doesn’t really work it favor of repair, unless like you I enjoy the repair. For most people, the economics of the repair make even less sense.

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              7 months ago

              Well here’s the thing: I can do that repair in the time it would take me to drive to the store, buy a new one, and drive back. People forget that costs time and labor too. And what’s the value of keeping these three mice out of the landfill for a few more years?