Instruct: Classify an Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Very little bang for the $.

I purchased this mouse about a year ago when my laptop touch pad began giving me problems. Once I was finally able to get the mouse and receiver to sync I was pleased. One thing that was immediately apparent was that I was going through batteries like crazy. I would even pop the battery out when it was not in use, but that did not help at all. Also the battery compartment would not always close correctly. Maybe this was just with my specific mouse, but what I would have to do was hold the batteries down myself and then close the compartment (vs sliding on). After about 2 months I began to have trouble syncing the receiver and mouse. I would have to unplug the receiver, plug it back in, and try to resync again. During this time period I began to have trouble with the mouse actually moving correctly, so I purchased another brand. Needless to say this was not one of my better investments.