Maybe two or three months ago, the mouse that I use with my Mac Mini stopped working when I unplugged it and plugged it into the Mac again. It's a Corsair Dark Core RGB SE gaming mouse. I've had it since the pandemic (not long, as far as mice go).
No matter what I did, the mouse wouldn't work. I've a spare micro-USB to USB-A cable (that's what it uses), so I thought I'd try to see if swapping out the cable would fix the issue. It did not. I then tried other mice and they worked - these were just Dell wired mice. When I tried the Corsair mouse again, it worked.
Today, the Corsair stopped working again...same deal - I unplugged it and tried to plug it into a different USB-A outlet. I tried all the same things and it eventually started working again. Then I purposely unplugged it again. It stopped working and will not activate again.
Right now, I'm using a wired EVGA X17 mouse as a temporary solution until I can get another Corsair.
Either my Corsair's battery (it's a wireless mouse that has wired capability) is dead or there's something internally wrong with it. I'm leaning toward it being the battery - maybe it needs a charge to work, even when wired? Batteries are finite items.
Maybe I won't get another Corsair wireless mouse, because if I do, this will happen again. I also have a Corsair wireless mouse at my cubicle at work...it's the same age and it hasn't died.
I'm unsure what to do. I don't want to use the Dell wired mice - those feel disposable.
UPDATE (8/22/2025): I forgot that I've some cheaper but just-as-nice-as-Corsair mice. One that I love is the Venus Pro RGB MMO wireless mouse. They're cheap ($30) and have lots of buttons. I just now ordered another one to replace the Corsair Dark Core.
