If you thought you got a good deal out of that cheap peripheral, think again… You might have paid for something more expensive than it’s actually worth.
And we learned it the hard way… By experience kicking our rears.
We bought a USB LCD mouse at CDR King. It was not a bad idea at the time… Buying a cheap mouse, probably sacrificing the luxurious design with some cheap plastic feel. It was even that one with a retractable cord.
I noted to myself that we should be very careful with the thin wires… It might break or something.
After paying, the cashier told us that we got a week’s worth of warranty. Well, that’s not bad. We could test out the equipment for a week, and it should work fine, right?
And it did, too.
We barely noticed the week passed by. It was working well.
Everything changed after a week, though… The LCD weakened on the eighth day, and for a while the mouse pointer did not move. I transferred it to a different PC, in the hope of finding the problem with the USB or something… Still nothing. Well, the buttons and wheel are working fine, it’s just the directions.
I poked it a bit and like a miracle it shone back to life. It worked again! Yay.
I hoped that it was just a fluke. That everything will be fine and well.
I guess I was wrong. It was our mouse breathing its final breath on its deathbed.
The next day, the lights completely died. I’m guessing on loose wiring or something, but I can’t figure out how to open it… Hey, it’s past warranty, might as well poke around with it… But yeah, I don’t want to permanently break it at least, with its other functions working well.
So I guess quality in electronics can really be measured with the price. True, there are some that could have worked well, and for a long time, too… But it’s a gamble. You could end up with one crappy piece of junk, or one excellent one. Where’s the quality in that, eh?
So I’ll be buying a new mouse, and this time, I’ll go with more reputable brands. I may be paying more, but at least that includes peace of mind that our mouse would probably last a while, under normal operating conditions of course.
I don’t think a mouse can survive a drop from a few floors off a building. A cat might, but a mouse… Heh.
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