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> I have been using one for a few months after getting tired of throwing away M570s once a year because the switches wear out. This seems crazy to me, yet it s

> I have been using one for a few months after getting tired of throwing away M570s once a year because the switches wear out. This seems crazy to me, yet it seems to be ubiquitous. Everybody I talk to about it says their computer mice wear out and have to be replaced after a few years. Meanwhile I've been using the same USB/optical Microsoft Intellimouse for twenty years and it shows no sign of quitting. I've used it hard too, I've dropped it on hardwood and tile floors more times than I can count and the rim of the plastic shell is ringed with microfractures of the plastic, yet it still holds together and never malfunctions. I think more modern mice must be engineered to fail after a few years. That's the only way I can explain people going through two or three mice a decade when mine lasts several times as long despite the abuse I put it through.

IYasha 4y ago
Yes, they do, they are. It sucks. Logitech is the worst. I've bought some of their (not cheapest) mice and they all started double-clicking in 6-12 months!!! And when I tried to resolder switches on my G100 the tracks started to peel off the PCB - and I'm an experienced engineer. I ended up switching switches with a cheap A4Tech lying in a closet. And these still work. Shame on Logitech. In the era of M-SBF96 they were making reliable products.
dfinninger 4y ago
Hm, yeah. It’s on a different timescale, but I’ve had the same Apple Magic Mouse for just about 6 years and it’s still going strong. At home my (wired) Logitech G502 has been going for longer (but I don’t have a convenient purchase date handy like “starting a job”). Annual mouse purchases do seem a bit crazy. Here’s to hopefully finishing up the decade!