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    Will my mouse crush battery life?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by falhurk, Apr 3, 2006.

  1. falhurk

    falhurk Notebook Guru

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    Alright, now, I can't stand using those little thumb pads, and I tend to play a lot of games. This means, mousetime.

    I have a logitech G5 laser mouse. 2000 DPI. Probably uses as much power as a nuclear reactor (or at least my imagination tells me it would).

    Anyone have any idea as to how much this type of mouse would hurt battery life?
     
    falhurk, Apr 3, 2006
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  2. NSF

    NSF Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the same question too, but my mouse is the Razor Copperhead also a 2,000 dpi mouse..
     
    NSF, Apr 3, 2006
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  3. falhurk

    falhurk Notebook Guru

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    Ah NSF, a gaming mouse too. How is the Razor? I love my G5, wouldnt trade it for the world.
     
    falhurk, Apr 3, 2006
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    I personally love it, i do so much better in my games like Counter Strike Source, love the 2,000 dpi. When i go to school i hate the mouses because of the such a low sensitivity, i even pointer speed all the way up, and turn pointer persition off, and still isn't sensitive enough...

    and did i mention it matches my pc case perfectly?
     
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  5. Tim

    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hum. Good question. I never play games without my laptop being plugged into an outlet. Personally I don't think it could hurt the battery that much. An external hard drive on the other hand... :p.
    Tim
     
    Tim, Apr 3, 2006
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  6. falhurk

    falhurk Notebook Guru

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    My only concern is because it's a high-performance mouse.

    You play Counter-Strike Source NFS?

    We have a server, V3 Western Canada, if you're interested. Laggy right now, but upgrades soon.
     
    falhurk, Apr 3, 2006
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  7. TBird

    TBird Notebook Consultant

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    No Not really
    Just tried it out with my Hi-Po Gaming Mouse and it drained me an additional 5 min compared to using the touch-pad so I don't think It will (Unless you have one of those HUGE alienwares that get 1/2 hr off the battery anyway)...
    -TBird
     
    TBird, Apr 3, 2006
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  8. falhurk

    falhurk Notebook Guru

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    Ah, 5 minutes isn't a concern lol. Thanks for the help.
     
    falhurk, Apr 4, 2006
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I have the G5 as well, and, I don't see much if a change, if anything, as TBird mentioned, a few minutes.
     
    coriolis, Apr 4, 2006
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    Ice-Tea MXM Guru NBR Reviewer

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    Given that my wireless mouse runs off two AA batteries for months, it seems rather unlikely the Razoe will have a much bigger impact ;)
     
    Ice-Tea, Apr 4, 2006
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