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Hey everyone. So a couple weeks ago I was pondering how nice it would be to purchase a wireless mouse to use with my new Mac mini (which is sitting here on my desk and shares my monitor with my gaming rig) as well as my laptop, because it got to the point where I was sick of dealing with extra cables that I could probably get rid of. So we just happen to be at a local Meijer's superstore (for those of you who don't know, here in Michigan, it's like a Wal-Mart). We were getting some photos developed, and I was walking down the electronics aisle, and suddenly I noticed -- mice! Hmm, here's a nice Logitech that is on sale for $20 (normally $30), so I said, what the heck ... perfect impulse buy, I needed one, so I bought it.
Took it home, plugged it in ... hmm ... mouse pointer won't move. But ... huh? The buttons work when I click them? In three different machines, it was doing the same thing. You could make the buttons work, but the mouse pointer would not move no matter what.
I'm thinking, ah geez, do I just return this and go to an actual computer store and get something better, or do I exchange it for an identical replacement?
I said, well, maybe I just got a lemon. Went back, exchanged it, brought the new one home. Works like a charm!
So yeah, I guess I just got a dud, and that could have happened no matter where I bought it. And there seems to be some sort of stigma dictating that one shouldn't buy computer hardware at that type of store ... I mean, all serious computer users buy their gear at Newegg, Amazon, Micro Center, etc., right?
But anyway, I really like this mouse. It's a Logitech M310. The way I see it, it would be the same mouse even if I bought it somewhere else.
Anyone else have a similar story?
Took it home, plugged it in ... hmm ... mouse pointer won't move. But ... huh? The buttons work when I click them? In three different machines, it was doing the same thing. You could make the buttons work, but the mouse pointer would not move no matter what.
I'm thinking, ah geez, do I just return this and go to an actual computer store and get something better, or do I exchange it for an identical replacement?
I said, well, maybe I just got a lemon. Went back, exchanged it, brought the new one home. Works like a charm!
So yeah, I guess I just got a dud, and that could have happened no matter where I bought it. And there seems to be some sort of stigma dictating that one shouldn't buy computer hardware at that type of store ... I mean, all serious computer users buy their gear at Newegg, Amazon, Micro Center, etc., right?
But anyway, I really like this mouse. It's a Logitech M310. The way I see it, it would be the same mouse even if I bought it somewhere else.
Anyone else have a similar story?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Custom built/assembled myself
- CPU
- AMD FX-8350 Black Edition
- Motherboard
- ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0
- Memory
- 16 GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3 1866
- Graphics Card(s)
- Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Windforce
- Sound Card
- On-board audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" LCD
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1440
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black 2.0 TB SATA-3
- PSU
- Corsair HX850W
- Case
- Cooler Master HAF XM
- Cooling
- Stock
- Keyboard
- Logitech MK520 wireless
- Mouse
- Logitech MK520 wireless
- Internet Speed
- 22 Mbps
- Browser
- IE/Chrome/Firefox
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender, Malwarebytes