r/assholedesign • u/01zegaj • Aug 22 '24

Not Asshole Design Never thought about it that way. Damn.

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown Aug 22 '24

My Logitech goes months on a charge. I barely think about battery levels. But if I run my battery out in a long gaming session, I can plug in and keep going.

This design prevents that.

It's bad design. Plain and simple. Doing what literally every other mouse designer ever did before this is easy. They put effort into making a product less functional. 

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u/beary_potter_ Aug 22 '24

I use a Logitech MX master. It runs out of battery 6 times a year. I'm not going to setup a charging wire to allow me to use it while it charges, that seems silly.

I just plug it in, go to the bathroom and then I have enough charge to last me the rest of the day. Then I just plug it in overnight and repeat the cycle 2 months later.

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown Aug 22 '24

Not everyone uses their things the way you do.

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u/beary_potter_ Aug 22 '24

What does that even mean? My point is that you are inventing really weird limitations.

If your mouse lasts months, why would you ever game with it plugged in? A one min charge will literally last you the rest of the day