AmazonBasics Wireless Computer Mouse with Nano Receiver - Red

This mouse has worked great through 6 months of daily use so far. I got one for me and my wife and we are both very happy with them. It makes such a difference to not have to use the track pad on the laptop. It is nice that you can turn the mouse "off" to conserve battery or if you are travelling with it so it doesnt run the battery down or annoyingly shine its red laser in your bag. The USB connector also stows conveniently inside the battery compartment, but I mostly just leave it plugged into my laptop since it is so low profile (it sticks out just over 1/4" or so). Great mouse, great value! Update: As of month 7 of use, my wifes mouse began acting erratically. Sometimes the clicks worked, sometimes not. Then the computer wouldnt register mouse movements. It would work for about a minute after turning it off, and replugging the USB connector into the computer, then it would stop working again. I tried cleaning it and replacing the batteries, but this did not help. I also tested it on a different computer. It seems that the durability of this mouse is not great. I have adjusted my rating to 3 stars since 7 months is not an acceptable life span for a mouse. Update 2: Amazon provides a 1 year warranty on this product, which they promptly fulfilled after I sent the above information to them. I have received the replacement mouse and am, needless to say, very pleased with Amazons customer service.

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Bought this to replace an old Microsoft USB mouse that was falling apart. Like the blue color, and the shape and size is similar to my old mouse, but after a few minutes use I have the feeling that the mouse wants to slide forward from my hand - this might become annoying. Major drawback: The dongle storage is inside the battery compartment. My old mouse had it in the bottom of the mouse, which was very convenient since I removed and stored it every night after work. Minor drawback 1: The dongle sticks out about a full centimeter, larger than my old mouse. Minor drawback 2: Battery insertion is confusing Major plus: Came with two batteries! Nice packaging too, all recyclable.

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I bought this mouse in October and, for a little while, it worked quite well. In the last week or so, though, it seems to cut out. I thought that maybe it was just a connection issue, so I changed the USB ports. That didnt fix the problem, so I thought maybe it was just because of the software (maybe an update, or something) on my work computer, so I tried it on my personal computer and experienced the same issue. I decided that surely, the batteries I had recently put into the mouse were on the verge of death - maybe they were defective or something, and so I changed the batteries. Again, there was no improvement in the connectivity issue. I also tried the "connect" button on the mouse and attempted turning it off and back on, restarting the computer, and telling my computer to "forget" the mouse so that it could reinstall the driver... none of which have resolved the issue. When it works, it works well. Unfortunately, though, the one I received does not seem to be sturdy or reliable. From the other reviews, it seems that the mouse is pretty reliable and works well... so I am assuming that I just received one with some sort of manufacturing defect. Still, given the amount of work I do on the computer, I think I would probably be better off with a Logitech or some other more recognized product.

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I regret buying this product. Normally Amazon basics are well constructed, sadly this mouse is not !. Many previous reviews have noted the failures of this mouse, I stupidly thought "how could Amazon get it wrong with such a simple item", and thus ignored the bad reviews. As the reviews have noted the battery door pops off continuously. This is simply poor design, the battery door is super thin plastic and the tongue of the latch is about 1mm wide giving it little chance of staying closed under any normal use. The battery location is also poorly designed causing the batteries to pop put if you simply pick up the mouse and place it down. It could be the batteries banging on the battery door that cause the door to pop out, I have used this 3 times ( and had the door come off and batteries dislodge twice already). The upside ( and thus its a 2 star ) is the rest of the mouse is fine, it feels good in the hand, the electronics works well, resolution is superb, it doesnt lose bluetooth connectivity with my macbook pro ( unlike Apples magic mouse ). In all it feels great, looks good, it just needs a working battery door, and a change to the battery holder, then it would be a 5 star product. Do not buy this product. And dear Amazon, I am happy to discuss this with product control, mouse serial number is 6F18605082B, you know how to contact me.

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Bought 2 - both stopped working. I do not recommend this mouse. I bought one and one month later it stopped working. For the price, it wasnt worth returning so I just bought another one thinking I got a fluke bad one because I do like the light weight and feel. But the second one stopped working after a few months. I tried changing the battery (with 3 dif sets of batteries in case my batteries were bad). I tried it on my desktop and my laptop. It just stopped working.

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Ive had some bad luck with off brand mice (Anker, etc...). Thus far I have been presently surprised with this one. Good size / feel. It is small than a typical corded mouse but frankly Ive never liked dragging those monsters across the table. My hands are above average size and this mouse is still fine to use. It has an accessible ON/OFF button. I have some with out and some where you had to access the switch inside the battery cover (pretty dumb, no?). Anyway this is right on the bottom and makes it easy to click it off when dropping it into your computer bag. If you want to store the dongle you have to open the battery cover but for me this is no big deal as I do not do it often. The only strange thing about the mouse is that the batteries angle into the unit and there are no clear +/- markings. You can figure out which way the batteries go in by looking at the shape of the terminals but it isnt instantly clear when you first look at it. Connect instantly on my HP laptop. **Edit - The AmazonBasics batteries that come with the mouse are flaming turds. **Edit #2 - Right click button no longer functioning after a few weeks worth of use. Tried on multiple computers.

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I really have nothing against a basic utility mouse. The problem is that I bought 2 of these and both of them have the same problem, about a 2 week battery life. If you turn it off when youre not using it, itll last much longer, but who does that? Ive tried, but its tough to remember every time... and nearly impossible when there are others in the house using one of these. While this may seem cheap, its not if youre replacing the batteries at least once a month, for a computer used a couple times a week.

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This mouse eats batteries like crazy. Im lucky to get 2 weeks out of them and I turn it off whenever Im away from the computer. I expected a whole lot better and am very disappointed. Next time Ill spend a little more and get a decent mouse. The ones I use on my other 2 computers combined have used less batteries in a year than this one has in 3 mos or so.

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bought this mouse on 6/29/16 and loved it. then about 2 months later the battery cover wouldnt stay on the mouse. no problem, i used it without the cover fine. now the mouse keeps turning off involuntarily during use ... very annoying. now I have to buy another, non-microsoft product since Im not adept at using the touchpad on my laptop. Update to my initial review: sent defective mouse back to Amazon BUT apparently they are claiming that they did not receive it and I cant prove that I sent it so guess what, they billed me for the replacement. Its only $11.69 BUT its doubly annoying that Ive had to buy a second one. Update 5/22/17: My second replacement mouse just died. Replaced batteries but mouse just keeps turning off. Charged for two of these and none of them lasted a year. Going back to Best Buy and Logitech.

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The mouse is too small. Worse yet, after inserting into USB and pulling out, the metal part of the receiver stayed in the laptop. I am disappointed.

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