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ProMouse screwy
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Sorry, man. I dumped that goofy mouse the day I bought my G4 Quicksilver. Bought a Logitech two button instead, and that's my recommendation to ya. The Apple "Pro" mouse is a crappy piece of equipment for any real power user.
I'm sure that's not what you wanna hear, but...
I'm sure that's not what you wanna hear, but...
Yeah, it's a little wussy in terms of features, but I really like the way it fits in my hand. I also paid a lot for it so I don't want to trash it just yet.
When I do real work though, I plug in the Wacom tablet. I can't image do illustration with a mouse (though tried with the puck-mouse back in the day.)
When I do real work though, I plug in the Wacom tablet. I can't image do illustration with a mouse (though tried with the puck-mouse back in the day.)
Re: ProMouse screwy
. Well, in the case of my dad, it is a short occuring in the line to the mouse. Your best bet is to get a new one under your warranty and all. If you are lucky you wont have to pay at all, but you might be mac-less for awhile. Fortunately for my dad, he still had an old "puck" from his previous g4. Hope this is of use
The same thing happened to my dad, and he thought it was a system crash and blamed meOriginally posted by 5300cs
My ProMouse is acting up
The pointer movement is all jerky and the light at the bottom shuts off randomly (so it doesn't move at all.)
Anyone know how to fix this? Anyway to open it up without breaking it?
. Well, in the case of my dad, it is a short occuring in the line to the mouse. Your best bet is to get a new one under your warranty and all. If you are lucky you wont have to pay at all, but you might be mac-less for awhile. Fortunately for my dad, he still had an old "puck" from his previous g4. Hope this is of use I had the same thing happen to my promouse that came with my iMac. I thought there was something wrong with my computer. Turns out there was a short in the mouse. I bought a wireless mouse with a scrollwheel to replace it. I liked the one-button apple mouse, but it was too expensive to replace with another one.
It could be under warranty. You should check. You might also try stopping by an apple store or radio shack to see if they can try to fix it.Originally posted by 5300cs
That sucks
But it would make sense, the red light at the bottom keeps shutting off.
And I've got only noteboooks so I won't be out of action
they won't be able to fix it...i've had two pro-mouses go bad on me. i'm still under apple 1-year warranty so they just sent me new ones. and a new keyboard since it happened twice and each mouse shorted out.
apple replaces them for free under warranty. ive gotten 3 mice. all shipped same day and arrived next day. i give them out to friends and family.
also if your mouse is old, you should know apple has changed the cord so it doesnt break.
also if your mouse is old, you should know apple has changed the cord so it doesnt break.
Here's my 2¢
That's strange. I have 2 Pro Mice. The one that came with my flat-panel iMac, and the one I talked myself into buying for my Blue & White G3 the day I picked up the iMac.
Both have been getting heavy use for about 8 months now, and no problems so far.
Yeah, get a new one under warranty.
That's strange. I have 2 Pro Mice. The one that came with my flat-panel iMac, and the one I talked myself into buying for my Blue & White G3 the day I picked up the iMac.
Both have been getting heavy use for about 8 months now, and no problems so far.
Yeah, get a new one under warranty.