Re: Wireless keyboards and Mice and Batteries

From: boombombap (joekopasek_at_comcast.net)
Date: 12/31/04 

Date: 31 Dec 2004 15:31:48 -0800

totally use alkaline batteries. anything else is a waste of money. i
am not a fan of anything else myself really. be smart. go alkaline.
have a happy new year

jolly george

apsman wrote:
> Hello this is my first time and i am wondering if anyone else has had
> this problem with batteries? I have a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard and
> mouse! Well after about a month i had to change the batteries that
came
> with the set! So i went to the local Store and looked at the
batteries
> and decided on those "Heavy Duty" Batteries! Well in a week i was
> prompted to change the batteries again. I was like i just changed the
> betteries. i shruged my shoulders went to the store last night and
was
> about to grab another set of Heavy duty batteries. Then i began to
> think what if it was that these batteries were really that bad and
> couldnt hold that much charge. So does anyone else think that
Alkaline
> batteries are much better than those cheap Heavy Duty batteries?
> Because if i have to replace them ever week i end up paying double
than
> i would with Alkaline Batteries.

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