[HM] Pro Mouse

[Michael Winter]

On Sunday, December 8, 2002, at 10:15  AM, Sue Rodriguez wrote:

> My Pro Mouse appears to be terminal.  In the back of my mind a lurking
> suspicion that I have read about many problems with these devices.

The problems I've read about the Pro Mouse relate to the way the wire 
enters into the mouse. There's no (apparent) strain relief which seems 
to contribute to the mouse getting "flakey" due to a bad connection 
internally.

I read a case of one person who essentially wiggled the wire around 
from the outside until things were working (the light came on) then 
glued it in place with a glob of hot-melt glue on the exterior. 
Unfortunately, it looks like the mouse can't be disassembled for 
repair, so a new one may be in order.

>   Before I
> replace a Pro Mouse with a Pro Mouse, I'd be grateful for comments and 
> any
> recommendations you might have.

My recommendations depend on who's using the mouse and what they're 
doing. We have both the Pro Mouse and a two-button optical Logitech 
mouse connected to our Mac at home. The Pro mouse seems to be preferred 
by just about everyone, including me, most of the time. If you have 
small children or someone who has problems with fine motor coordination 
(elderly, arthritis....) I would definitely go for the Pro mouse, its 
simply easier to handle.

Having said that, the two button mouse does get used quite a bit, but 
its generally only for games. If you're only going to have one mouse 
and everyone can physically handle a two-button mouse, it is more 
versatile.

-Mike