Making the Logitech MX1000 more portable

[jrbryner]

I got an MX1000 last week and really liked it, but it wasn't portable enough, mainly because the base is so akward. I opened the base and found that the charger is seperate from the reciever part. I also happened to have an older Logitech reciever laying around from a trackball, so I opened that up. Fortunately enough, the MX1000 reciever PCB fits perfectly inside the more compact older reciever. Mounting holes and the reset button all line up just right. The PCB from the older reciever does not fit in the MX1000 base though.

So, I have been using the MX1000 internals in the old reciever, and using the original MX1000 base as a desktop charger at home. Works great, I just leave it on there overnight every few days.

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But, someone mentioned that the USB key recievers from mice like the notebook mice, the MediaPlay or Click! mice might work also. I went out and picked up a MediaPlay mouse and am using the reciever from that with the MX1000 right now. Works great, just had to press the reset buttons on both devices.

So once I figured this worked, I called Logitech to see if I could get just the USB reciever from the MediaPlay mouse. If anyone wants to go this way:

Part #: 831241
Price: $10 + $7 shipping
Phone #: 1-800-231-7717

The notebook mice and Click! mouse are around $30, the MediaPlay around $50, so $17 for the reciever I guess is still cheaper. The Click! and MediaPlay look like the same reciever, not sure about the notebook mice.

So there's 2 options for making the MX1000 a portable mouse.

 

[Nate Finch]

Nice work! I've been wanting an MX1000, and that's a great hack for when I want to use it with a laptop. Very sweet.

-Nate

 

[GreenMonkey]

Mega-3yr-Bump

Thanks for this post. I stumbled across it. My MX1000 receiver stopped working properly yesterday. I've been sadly googling around for a replacement on the cheap.

I didn't even think of using a receiver from another mouse. I swiped the receiver from my wife's VX laptop mouse, recynced it, and it works great. Thanks for the tip.

Now I just need to replace her mouse somehow...