Re: Mouse picky about surface


"Yong Huang" <yong321@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop and a small USB optical mouse made
by GE. Since some time ago, the mouse stopped moving smoothly. I tried
many surfaces. Two can make it work well: on the small surfaces where
my wrists rest while I type on the laptop (below keyboard, to the left
and right of the touch pad), and on a piece of paper on my desk. It
doesn't move well on these surfaces:

1. Not moving at all: wood desk (surface very smooth and shiny), a
plastic mouse pad where the mouse of another computer uses perfectly,
the LCD screen of this laptop;

2. Moving sluggishly: a hard- or soft-cover of a book, gritty surface
of a school notebook's cover, the back of the LCD screen i.e. laptop
cover (yes I tried it!);

3. Sluggish and jumpy: smooth and shiny surface of a school notebook
cover where micky mice are printed.

What can I conclude about a good surface for this mouse?

Yong Huang


I use 3 Dell Cable Mice (the very best I have ever found and used) on mat
grey comp desk top, cleaned regularly with a spray wax
polish............works a treat.



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