In this case, I don’t think it’s too bad. The mouse in question is powered by a AA, the shell is held together with five phillips screws (one of them is hidden under a sticker), and the switch in question is a common through-hole microswitch that’s fairly easy to solder by hand. It’s not like a smart phone that’s made of microscopic surface mount components you can’t actually get on the open market held together with microscopic 7.6666 lobe non-euclidean screws in a chassis that’s welded shut like your average smart phone.
The mouse in question has also been discontinued, another reason why I fix mine rather than buy new.
Yeah, all the Logitechs and Razors I’ve ever had are glued (or some other non-obvious method of entry). Gaming mice tend to be the worst about this.
I have gone with Logitech over Razor as I have found them to last significantly longer. My last Logitech lasted ~5 years compared ~2.5 I was getting out of my razor mice.
It’s incredibly common for Logitech and Razor to put a rechargeable battery in all their wireless mice instead of a user serviceable battery as well. This is in part because the general population seems to prefer this strategy (and it’s better than non-rechargable AA or AAA batteries … but that doesn’t mean it’s good).
I’ve never owned any Razer gear, I’ve seen some of their stuff in person and I wasn’t impressed. Always felt very toy grade to me. Never did like the Gigatron’s Nutsack With A Neon Tribal Tramp Stamp GAMURRR aesthetic either, but that’s not unique to Razer.
Yeah, I’ve been happy that’s been toned down more recently in general with gaming gear … everything doesn’t look like some ridiculous “if hasbro designed a computer peripheral/component/case/etc.”
A lot of gaming stuff was just ugly and lacking any good design elements for a loonnngggg time.
Yeah, like I have a nominally gaming-related Cooler Master keyboard, and…it’s black plastic and there’s some very understated jimping on the front edge. It doesn’t have mechamandibles or plate armor or whatever.
In this case, I don’t think it’s too bad. The mouse in question is powered by a AA, the shell is held together with five phillips screws (one of them is hidden under a sticker), and the switch in question is a common through-hole microswitch that’s fairly easy to solder by hand. It’s not like a smart phone that’s made of microscopic surface mount components you can’t actually get on the open market held together with microscopic 7.6666 lobe non-euclidean screws in a chassis that’s welded shut like your average smart phone.
The mouse in question has also been discontinued, another reason why I fix mine rather than buy new.
Yeah, all the Logitechs and Razors I’ve ever had are glued (or some other non-obvious method of entry). Gaming mice tend to be the worst about this.
I have gone with Logitech over Razor as I have found them to last significantly longer. My last Logitech lasted ~5 years compared ~2.5 I was getting out of my razor mice.
It’s incredibly common for Logitech and Razor to put a rechargeable battery in all their wireless mice instead of a user serviceable battery as well. This is in part because the general population seems to prefer this strategy (and it’s better than non-rechargable AA or AAA batteries … but that doesn’t mean it’s good).
I’ve never owned any Razer gear, I’ve seen some of their stuff in person and I wasn’t impressed. Always felt very toy grade to me. Never did like the Gigatron’s Nutsack With A Neon Tribal Tramp Stamp GAMURRR aesthetic either, but that’s not unique to Razer.
Yeah, I’ve been happy that’s been toned down more recently in general with gaming gear … everything doesn’t look like some ridiculous “if hasbro designed a computer peripheral/component/case/etc.”
A lot of gaming stuff was just ugly and lacking any good design elements for a loonnngggg time.
Yeah, like I have a nominally gaming-related Cooler Master keyboard, and…it’s black plastic and there’s some very understated jimping on the front edge. It doesn’t have mechamandibles or plate armor or whatever.