Can LED mouse shut down depending on the surface reflective texture ?

TVeblen said:

Can LED mouse shut down depending on the surface reflective texture ?

Yes!

I experienced this in a hotel one night. I was using the laptop mouse on the room desk and I of course thought it broke in transit. Started fiddling with it and was almost ready to take it apart when I randomly tried it on top of a newspaper. Works perfectly. Back on the shiny desk: 'broken' again.

Cheaper optical mice have a laser that can read up to 600 dpi (dots per inch). Mainstream mice up to 800 dpi. High performance mice have dpi at 1000 and 1200. The higher the dpi the more accurate the mouse can track on a surface, picking up even minor changes in texture. The cheaper mice cannot track well on shiny surfaces because they can't read the movement accurately.

So either buy an expensive high dpi mouse, or buy a mouse pad, or work on top of a sheet of printer paper!

Somehow the mouse gets confused and just turns off?

Maybe it's just time to replace the mouse

Well its working perfect all day here.
I have been wondering if the cord is broke on the inside. So I pulled on it hard and the light stayed on.
I will just keep on with it as is.
Maybe I should refinish the desk with some zep floor polish from HDepot.

I found that it works great on interior woodwork on our boat, easy to paint on, easy cleanup, dries fast. Takes 2-3 coats to give the wood a durable shine finished look and it is waterproof. All that for $19 per gallon which way cheaper than Minwax.