I have an MX700 mouse that won't hold a charge more than a couple days, and Logitech tells me that its within spec and they won't replace it. Tried replacing the batteries and using another charger, same results. When I bought this thing six months ago, the first one was dead out of the box, and the second had a cursor that jumped all around the screen. I'm wondering how common a problem this is, I've run into a few others who have experienced much the same.
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Not impressed with Logitech
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I suggest the Logitech MX518, wired and I freaking love it, best mouse I've had so far. I'm quite particular about my mice too, I've been through a wired and a wireless MS Intellimouse explorer, the wireless sucked for much the same reasons you're not happy with the MX700. But this MX518, is quite awsome with the adjustable sensetivity, and the more slick feet, and I use fUNC 1030, so I have a clip for the cord.
I'm tired of dealing with wires, which is why I went with a wireless mouse. And yes, I do use it a lot, but two days between charges seems a bit much. The keyboard is still on its first set of batteries, btw, after six months. I decided to fire off a letter to Logitech and see if they will do something for me before I slam them repeatedly on the net (which I will do!) 
My MX700 would last for a week or more, I do use my computer a lot but for browsing mostly. I bet if you play a lot of games that will drain the battery.
Where did you put the charger, it shouldn't be too hard to start the habit of placing the mouse on the charger when you done.
My only problem with the MX700 is the weight, it makes it hard for percision in graphic design, like trying to drive a bus over a 2 door car.
Also, I have to set the mouse speed to one notch before the lowest and medium acceleraction, don't know why it's so sensitive, anything higher it's too jumpy and not accurate. Plus the MX700 didn't like my Max Payne mouse pad, it would cause it to jump all over while my old logitech never had a problem.
I also just bought the MX518 and am having problems with that. I like to have acceleration on so I can set the mouse speed to be lower for accuracy, but be able to jump to the other side of the screen quickly. But for some reason with acceleration on with this mouse the accuracy goes crazy, or the cursor locks into a straight line, like on a rail. This was noticable when going up and down with a slight angle to the right. I'd see my mouse in my hand going down and to the right yet the cursor was locked into a straight line down, a slight angle to the left worked fine. So drawing a small circle would end up with a flat bottom counter clockwise, and a flat top with a sharp corner clockwise. It makes me have to turn off acceleration and now I have to have speed up high enough to get acround a 1680 wide screen, but now is too fast percision.
I may now have to uninstall setpoint for the 518, but I like being able to change the sensitivity on the fly in games.
Where did you put the charger, it shouldn't be too hard to start the habit of placing the mouse on the charger when you done.
My only problem with the MX700 is the weight, it makes it hard for percision in graphic design, like trying to drive a bus over a 2 door car.
Also, I have to set the mouse speed to one notch before the lowest and medium acceleraction, don't know why it's so sensitive, anything higher it's too jumpy and not accurate. Plus the MX700 didn't like my Max Payne mouse pad, it would cause it to jump all over while my old logitech never had a problem.
I also just bought the MX518 and am having problems with that. I like to have acceleration on so I can set the mouse speed to be lower for accuracy, but be able to jump to the other side of the screen quickly. But for some reason with acceleration on with this mouse the accuracy goes crazy, or the cursor locks into a straight line, like on a rail. This was noticable when going up and down with a slight angle to the right. I'd see my mouse in my hand going down and to the right yet the cursor was locked into a straight line down, a slight angle to the left worked fine. So drawing a small circle would end up with a flat bottom counter clockwise, and a flat top with a sharp corner clockwise. It makes me have to turn off acceleration and now I have to have speed up high enough to get acround a 1680 wide screen, but now is too fast percision.
I may now have to uninstall setpoint for the 518, but I like being able to change the sensitivity on the fly in games.
Tim, you mouse sounds like my MX700 #2. It would jump all over the place, if you fiddled with the adjustments, it worked somewhat okay. I took it back, and #3 had no such problem, just won't hold a charge.
And like I said in another forum, they don't seem to make these Logitech mouse very well. It looks like they spend a great deal on coming up with a great design, they send that design off to some third world factory where they manufacture them as cheaply as possible. With Microsoft, its the other way around. They have crappy designs, but make them bullet proof. I've also never heard of anyone having a problem getting an RMA from MS, though I hear of tech support problems with Logitech fairly often.
And like I said in another forum, they don't seem to make these Logitech mouse very well. It looks like they spend a great deal on coming up with a great design, they send that design off to some third world factory where they manufacture them as cheaply as possible. With Microsoft, its the other way around. They have crappy designs, but make them bullet proof. I've also never heard of anyone having a problem getting an RMA from MS, though I hear of tech support problems with Logitech fairly often.
Or it's their software that's crud. I was checking up on that $250 Dinovo combo ($250 in stores that is) and it sounds like people have problems with logitechs software, so much that they find it works better uninstalling it and letting Windows just detect and go from there
My old optical logitech at work, one of the original simple blue ones, works great, the mouse movement and speed is perfect, even with two of it's feet fallen off.
My old optical logitech at work, one of the original simple blue ones, works great, the mouse movement and speed is perfect, even with two of it's feet fallen off.