I travel frequently and use my laptop in somewhat remote locations (no desks). But I hate mousepads. My laptop already has bluetooth so that makes the most sense. I already have USB dongles that fill up all my slots so I don't want another for my mouse.

I have had a Thermaltake X-wing mouse for about 18 months now, and the buttons are starting to fail/stick. I am pretty hard on my stuff so this is no suprise. I need a replacement and figure FTers will have some opinions!

What I love about this mouse:
- very small size
- good ergonomics
- never have had any problems with bluetooth sync/discover since I bought it!
- fairly robust (put up with my abuse for over a year
- takes regular AAA batteries
- several color options

What I don't like about this mouse
- poor battery life (less than a month's worth of non-continuous use)
- can't power via USB if batteries are dead
- can't charge batteries via USB or other way (besides a standalone battery charger for AAA)


So basically, if I could find this same mouse that still used standard AAA batteries, but could be powered/charged by USB, with a bit better battery life, that would be ideal. Any suggestions? I am pretty limited because I don't want a 'full size' bluetooth mouse.

Thanks!

Seen this?

http://www.newtonperipherals.com/

Holy crap.... that is awesome! That is just about perfect!

One question, I can't find that it has a scroll wheel or middle button... surely it must, but if it doesn't that might be a deal breaker. Anybody know?

The answer is NO, it doesn't have a scroll wheel or a 3rd button. I use these functions all the time for my work, it's pretty much essential. Maybe I'll have to wait for that to be implemented in the next model, because everything else is so great with that mouse....

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/102-...etooth%20mouse

Did you see this mouse? It has a scroll wheel.

At your link I found a list of mice, not a particular model.

I have seen this one and it most closely matches what I'm looking for:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/cus...ndex=0#gallery

I may get it, but honestly, I think it's ugly!!

I think I agree, it is a little ugly but does "fashion before comfort" really apply here?