M310 wireless mouse. Is the sleep mode the same as turning it off (battery life wise)? Should I turn it off @ night or is the sleep mode ok?
476857
Sleep mode? My M310 mouse has only an on/off switch. I think sleep mode has to do with your computer and doesn't effect the mouse battery. I turn my mouse off at night.
476858
I don't turn my mouse off ever; I don't even recall if it has an on/off. I would read the manual if you are worried about this.
476859
The sleep mode is very similar to being off. Not the same, but very much like it
476860
I also don't know anything about a sleep mode on mine, I usually (if I remember) turn mine off when I leave work and over the weekend.
45976
Really good. Mine last anywhere from a month to longer, and I never turn the mouse off. Just depends on how much you use it. Usually if I use it several hours every day, about a month.
1013069
You can dim the screen, turn off blue tooth and the wifi (when you're not using it) and shorten the time it waits unused until it turns itself off. Most of these are in the Power Management section. There are F key buttons to toggle some of them. I believe there is also a setting that will allow the computer to drain the battery down closer to zero charge. As it is I believe it turns off with about 25% remaining as a margin of safety. I did everything I could think of and don't get anything like 14 hours of life. It is beyond mere marketing hype to claim 14 hours. Really it is a lie. Perhaps I now get 10 hours.
987300
1. Do you use the on/off switch when you will not be using the mouse for a longer period of time (i.e.: overnight, weekend or when travelling?) 2. Insure that you use an alkaline battery such as Duracell which have longer life. I have used my Bluetooth mouse for approximately 6 months before it started showing any need to be replaced following the procedures above.
488032
I had the same question (terrible instructions with the mouse). The top front slides off (look for the thumb grip marks) and the compartments for two AAA batteries are revealed. I haven't gotten very good battery life out of this mouse, and you have to move it to wake it (though the sleep doesn't seem to help the batteries live longer).
854714
There is a small button on the bottom of the mouse. If you hold the mouse like you would to be able to click, and you turn it to face you it will be the button on the left. It has a power icon and a Bluetooth icon. Press it once and it should power off. You can tell it is off because the blue led on the optic turns off.
1971513
I believe this mouse goes into sleep mode after a while, and it also hads an on/off switch which allows you to save battery life. When I go to use the mouse first thing in the day, it does not respond, however, all I have to do is left click and the mouse "wakes up". You could possibly have a bad USB port. If tapping the mouse doesn't wake it up, I would try using a different USB port. If that makes no difference, you could have a defective product. I hope this helps a bit.
66968
Same with me on my PC. When I use this mouse, I lose my wifi. I unplug the mouse - wifi connects. Plug in the mouse - wifi disconnects ...
1926091
The mouse takes a pair of AAs, which I prefer because I'm already fairly invested in rechargeable AAs and it mean zero down-time. I haven't had the mouse long enough to judge battery life, but I can tell you what I know: I have had the mouse for about a month and have used it sparingly during that time. I picked it up used on eBay and it came with alkaline AAs inside, which seem to be going strong.
1096896
There's actually nothing to turn off. Your mouse will merely take over for the Touchpad. I have a cordless mouse that works absolutely perfectly with this laptop. Enjoy! It's a great machine!!!!
1394997
I had the same problem. It seems to work for me if I turn the power off in-between each use--meaning when I'm done working I turn it off and then turn it back on when I'm ready to use again. I've found that I need to do this if I have not used the keyboard for longer than an hour. Additionally, I always need to do this if I move my laptop to another room and then bring it back to my desk. This is an unfortunate problem because I really like the keyboard, except for this problem. BTW, I purchased the Bluetooth Sculpt Mouse at the same time, and I've never been able to get it to connect properly for longer than a few minutes.
1892613
It's a rechargeable battery. This is not like most mice I've had that comes with a nub you plug into the laptop and takes regular batteries that last about a year. This comes with a battery like your cell phone would take. You plug the mouse into a charging cradle and then can play wireless, but the cradle has to stay plugged in. The battery charge will only last a day (several hours), and then you'll either have to charge the mouse in the cradle or switch to the wired version. The battery is replaceable.
1965867
It's probably going into "sleep mode". Does it come on when you move your mouse around?
1949540
My mouse has a light in the middle of the mouse between the scroll wheel and the base that is nearest to your palm. That light goes on briefly when the mouse is turned on (green indicates a good battery), and then goes off. If you wait long enough (10-15 secs) to turn the mouse over after turning it ON, you may miss seeing the light.
443528
It can´t be turned off. Only the mouse which turns both things off. But the keyboard does ware out the batteries so I never put the lid on the batterie´s compartment and try to take them out every time. If I forget it doesn´t really matter as they do last for some time and most important I use rechargeable batteries here.
1736420
I've been using this mouse for quite some time now (about 6 months or so) with the lights on and its still running on the batteries it came with. Now i use my computer for pretty much everything from gaming to watching movies/videos and browsing the web pretty much all day, and I'm always forgetting to turn it off.
1483214
i use the wired mouse. i have been very happy with it. i use mine for primary clicking. when i need to use the secondary, i just go into system perferences and change. when done, i go in and put back to the original setting. very easy.