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Joined: Mar 2001
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Hard-core CEG'er
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Hard-core CEG'er
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Originally posted by Christian:
Do you have any facts for your sarcasm Corbett??
I do.
How many failures do you see ?
I sell both MS hardware & Logitech ... logitech returns are approximately 6% and MS hardware is 0% ... that's from a 24 month period, looking at 180 units sold (approx 60/40 logitech/MS).
I have yet to see a Microsoft keyboard/mouse unit have problems, and especially with frequencies.
I can't speak officially, but four of my friends with five-button Microsoft Intellimice had to get rid of them within two years due to the left mouse button becoming either click-happy or not clicking when told. Two of them were on their second Microsoft mouse and developed the same problems. I'm even noticing it with my brand new Microsoft three-button (I believe Intellimouse but unsure) at work. I've been running Logitech wireless mice and keyboards at home for six years now without problems -- my parents are still using my old set daily. My said friends have most switched over to Logitechs; some have used theirs for two years now without incident.
Personal opinion. However, I can understand frequency issues. My old Logitech cordless mouse/keyboard combo, my new Logitech cordless mouse/keyboard combo, and my friend's Logitech MX700 all responded to their corresponding computers, but if you used them at the exact same time the one with the strongest signal (usually my friend's mouse, which was annoying as he was my roommate at the time) was the only one that would transmit and receive its signal. I had to put my receivers just a few inches from the keyboards and mice to still be able to use them when he was at his computer.
As for range, maybe I've just got too many wireless and magnetic fields in one area, but I've been only able to just squeak by the maximum rated signal of 6 feet with both sets.
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