Planned Obsolesence

>>61464911
Buy a mouse with a replaceable chord. I suggest the G700. Chords go bad due to flex/etc. When those fix cables die, you're s.o.l. Nothing is actually wrong w/ the mouse, just the cable. The G700's cable can be replaced with a standard micro usb cable. Chord goes bad after 3 years of use, junk it and replace with another $5 cable.

best wishes desu

>>61464911
You sure the cable isn't just fucked? I replaced it on my G400, the mouse itself is still in flawless working condition now, like 6 years later or something.

you did not treat it perfectly if you are playing games.

>>61464911
I've used my G400s for like 5 years or so and it's working fine.

>>61464911
I have been using the exact same mouse too for 4 years now and it works fine too, your case doesn't seem widespread from what I can find online. Still sucks for you though, I can see why you'd be pissed.

I'm on the G400s, will probably try to replace the microswitch when the double clicking kicks in.

Did that on the G302 but then the scroll wheel died, I was pretty pissed.

I think Asus is the only one that makes a solderless microswitch mouse that they advertise as user replaceable.

I'm using a 7 year old logitech performance mouse mx. Planned obsolescence isn't what you think it is. The materials and parts you use are rated for a certain length of life. Like a button might be rated for x amount of presses. Parts that last longer cost more, which are passed on to the consumer. People seem to generally prefer cheaper stuff, so cheaper components get used. It's not designed to break so you have to buy a new one, it's designed to last less long than a device made of higher quality part because less people want to buy something that's much more expensive.

>>61466495
This makes sense. Thank you