Magic mouse disconnecting while I'm using it.

My magic mouse which I purchased less that a month age at a cost of $75.00 CD is constantly disconnecting while I'm using it. This disconnect will last for about 10-15 seconds but it will happen over and over again. Also, if I'm away from the computer for a short amount of time, I have to re-start it because the mouse is disconnected…everything just dies. This never happened with my old mouse..I only had to tap it and everything would start up again. I would get a refund on it but I lost the receipt - so I'm stuck.
Is there a solution to this nuisance problem???

Hi..I finally got a message saying that the batteries were low - so I replaced them. I bought the mouse less than a month ago and they were the original batteries but still, that's a bit soon for the batteries to run out. Is it preferable to actually turn the mouse OFF by turning off the green light on the back of the mouse, or does that happen automatically when you are not using the computer even though it's still on?
My computer is on most of the day even though I may not be actually using it. I don't want to have to replace batteries once a month. Also, the ones I have now are the rechargeable batteries…guess that ok.
Thanks for your reply!

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