That's a long time to develop a repetitive stress injury in your click-finger.
If you're among the majority of computer users who don't do everything possible to preserve battery life in your accessories, Logitech's M525 wireless mouse might be for you. The ergonomic design and supposedly extremely accurate scroll wheel are decent (if standard) features, but the mouse's real selling point is the purported 3-year battery life that, if true, promises to make the frustrating search for your long-forgotten cache of AA's a rarity. The battery life was tested on a simulated profile of a typical user. That study looked at factors ranging from type of work performed, the surface on which users used their mouse, frequency of use and battery type. Logitech have not made the specifics of their study explaining precisely how they reached the 3-year figure public, but interested readers can review the short article posted on their website explaining their conclusion in vague terms.
If you're interested, it's best to be a Windows user. The mouse supports XP, Vista and Windows 7. Mac users need OSX 10.5 and higher, and Linux users need kernel 2.6 and up. Just make sure you remember to turn the danged thing off before putting it into your messenger bag.
If it can last through a weekend of solid gaming, then they have something. but if their "test" was 20mins a day of email and facebook - then forget it.
Call me a skeptic, but I rarely believe the marketing.
But...if it's true, I wouldn't complain.
Logitech MX518 for 4 years and still going strong..
I`m still using my 9 year old MX310 and besides the color fade on it, it is working as perfect as the first day. Very impressive mouse, i would be looking for a similar precision mouse in the wireless series for my laptop but i don`t know which one might be up to the task.
Second that! Because I've had mine around that long too.
If this is really true, it would be great for my HTPC when I play games on it.
But I found the recent mice from Logitech had lower quality. I had one used for many years until the mouse button was broken which was fine as it served me so many years. So I bought another one, about a year of use, the sensitive of the mouse reduced significantly and became erratic. I was hardly able to control the cursor. I have to move a much greater physical distance to move the cursor a bit on the screen, initially I can "fix" it by banging it on the table but eventually the problem became permanent. Since, I bought another one. Occasionally it has similar problem, I can fix it by banging the mouse on the table, so far it is still OK after almost 1yr.
you are clicking it the wrong way...my Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 is still going strong, i've had it since june 2007
I doubt how it can achieve 3 years. Probably using 1 hour a day?