Broken Mouse Scrollers

Hmm I've had like five mice in my lifetime and none of them have ever had a functional scroll wheel for very long. My current one is just crazy, if your fingers even go near the thing the page splatters around spastically. The scroll click works, but will judder the page all over the place. This is starting to cost a lot of money so I was wondering if there's any way to simply fix it?

Here is the mouse, it's a gigabyte navigator 620.



Thanks in advance for any help.

put your middle finger on a diet lol k

yes, yes there is a way to fix it...

1. go into your mouse settings (if you use windows it is in the control panel)
2. set the scroll speed

OR

buy 200 different mice, there has to be one with a default setting you like :P

or just buy a new mouse

Never had this problem, all my mouse wheels have been perfectly fine. I did have on Logitech MX400 which had a very difficult 3rd mouse buttom to push down, because it could also tip right or tip left for side scrolling. However, it never broke and the wheel was perfectly fine.

About fixing it, I don't know if there is any way to fix it physically, because it is generally a function of the mouse. I suppose you could open up the mouse, and see if you can mess with the interior, but I don't think you can do much to fix it. Reducing the mouse wheel speed will help with the judder, but it will also make it harder to scroll through pages if you are used to having a high scroll speed.

So I guess the solution might be... buy a dependable mouse which has been verified to last and has good reviews. I like Logitech, because every product I have used from them has lasted thus far, and there is some good deals on a G500 in the US, where you could buy it for $40.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104318&Tpk=g500
I don't really know many non-gaming desktop mice, so sorry if I can't provide a cheaper option. Also if you live outside the US (that looks likely), then this deal isn't for you either.

Sorry if I couldn't be of more help.

As for you Rothen I appreciate the thought and I probably will end up buying a new one judging by the looks of this mouse, but at the sake of saving money I would like to know if there are any methods for cleaning these to give it the slightest shred of redemption.

Imo get a Logitech G5 if you get a new mouse.

I do agree with the brand suggestions above. I have owned (a at present also do) more than five mice, and of them all, I would say that Logitech makes the most reliable and comfortable mice.

I have never owned a gigabyte mouse, I did not even know they made them, so stick with the major companies if you buy a new one. If you for some reason decide not to buy Logitech, I suggest Microsoft, since they make decent mice too, though Logitech is still my favorite.

Btw, it is normally not that hard to disassemble a mouse, if you cannot find the screws, then try to remove the "feet" that the mouse slide on, often the screws are hidden under there. That should make it easy to clean if you attempt to do that before buying a new one.

Good luck

They don't. It's just a rebranded Genius.


My personal brand recommendation would be Razer. The Razer Copperhead is my favourite mouse in existence.

However, I still find it puzzling that all your mice so far have been having the same problem. What are you DOING to that poor scrollwheel?

I don't have much experience with mouses but I bought an mouse working with induction from A4Tech (they advertise them as "Battery Free") some years ago for arround 20 € (~40$). And hell, the mouse is pretty good, Much better than any mouse I'd used yet. It has neither battery nor wire so it is very easy to move. Also the mouse still looks and work like new. The only disadvantage of these kind of mouses is that you can only use one thing using induction at the same time because they interfere each other. (Means you have to pull out the mouse if you want to use an graphics tablet e.g)