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badpunlast Saturday at 8:22 PM5 repliesview on HN

I’m no longer sure about their quality though. Out of four Logitech mice I bought recently (four different models), two died within a year. At least their warranty repair/replace process was decent.


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bayindirhlast Saturday at 10:07 PM

I had several Marathon mice which broke their 3-year battery life promises, by lasting way longer. I had to retire them since their plastics degraded in some cases after 6-7 years (I had several at one point due to having multiple PCs being used every day for long stretches).

Currently I use their MX Keys Minis, MX Anywhere mice and trackballs. All are rock solid. Bolt receiver works great with Linux via Solaar allowing full suite of features.

Oh, Firmware Update Daemon supports Logitech hardware, too. If Logitech sends in new firmware, it pops up instantly to upgrade.

mcvlast Saturday at 9:59 PM

In my family we use the Glorious Model O. My son wanted one ages ago (I got him a mini), and it was so nice, I got one for myself. Now my oldest has a big one, and my youngest uses the mini.

We've had them for years. The mini has lost the button that lets you select speed, but other than that they're still great. For better than the various Logitechs I had before.

The only real downside is the bright flashing led patterns. I've gotten used to them.

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careylast Saturday at 8:39 PM

Their buttons fail way too easily, but can usually be fixed with some WD-40, CRC 5-56, or any similar thin oil.

user00005last Saturday at 11:46 PM

The switches on my $80 MX Anywhere 3 failed in under 2 years.

prmoustachelast Saturday at 8:58 PM

What do you do to your mouses to make them fail so quickly? Are you throwing them randomly accross the room?

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