If a dead mouse is a good mouse

My last mouse gave up the ghost so I went shopping for a new one.I found the Micro Innovations Wireless Optical Mouse which was reasonably priced.I loved the fact that it had it's own recharging station.I also liked that you could program the buttons to access different Windows programs with just a click. However, I use my mouse for extended periods of time and after a few hours it would start to die.I tried changing the batteries that came with it for a name brand rechargeable battery, but that didn't seem to help.In the end, I opted for a different wireless mouse and gave this one to my teenage daughter.It works just fine for her needs as long as she puts it back in the recharging base when she's done with it.