They've had lots with replaceable batteries. I really miss my G604. You could swap the 2 AA's in about 10 seconds without even picking the mouse up. And they lasted forever. Alas the switches are shit and too much of a pain to replace.

This is why I only buy wired mouse. Why should I deal with that crap just to get rid of a wire that never bothered me.

Nah, non-propreitary or the mouse can remain unsold.

Savage, but then a mouse would be uncharacteristically heavy with a standard barrel battery, right??. A button may work but nobody makes rechargeable buttons yet.

I switched from my fancy pants Turtle Beach Elite 800X headset, the best of the best before Astro A40 and Arctis Nova Pro released, to a SteelSeries Siberia 800. Going from a dodgy, dying-battery premium headset to a midrange that comes with two batteries and more can be purchased was a (quite literal) game changer. So I can attest to Steelseries being great. Side bonus the batteries were coincidentally interchangeable with a few brands of Nokia but can't remember which ones.

My point is, SteelSeries are a great brand and they make mice with interchangeable, AAA, batteries. Like the Rival 3. Now that I've found this mouse I'm actually kind of sad that I don't need a replacement. It's amazing.

I've been using rechargeable AAs in my G602 for almost 2 decades. There's absolutely no need for proprietary bullshit to be involved when it comes to powering a mouse. Even the shitty little inland one I carry around in my work bag takes a AA.

at least we can 3dprint that sort of thing. until they design them specifically to make that difficult, anyways

nah, they will be off the shelf cells in a sonic-welded case.

Yeah, that's what I said. 99.5% of mouse customers are not going through that trouble.

Let them screw around. they are just teaching consumers how to replace brands entirely.

That's what ran HP and Cannon out of business isn't it?

My logitech mouse can. It needs a bit of plastic around the usb port though, presumably because the port itself isn't strong enough.

Game controllers can generally be used that way too, so you pose a good question.

The only logical answer might be because they want to create waste, and consumers have not demanded that they offer corded/cordless mice.

I use corded, have previously used rechargeable AA mice though, it's not an issue and you don't have to worry about the built in battery ever being the problem with the mouse.

Batteries do not last forever.

These dodgy companies have it far too easy with apathetic consumerists. No wonder the world is on fire.

but you will have to think about it again when the battery dies and won't recharge

Exactly! Using proprietary battery shapes and sealing them inside the devices benefits only the manufacturer - everybody else loses. I also can’t believe the bullshit excuses they use to justify this: “open designs can’t be waterproof” (yes, they can), “sealed cases are thinner and lighter” (by a fraction of measurement nobody can even appreciate in daily use), etc.

Fuck the US for not harmonizing this law for the benefit of their consumers

Logitech g604

I've seen plenty of mid to high end mice that come with rechargeable AA batteries and a USB charging port.