I am interested in converting from wired to wireless keyboard & mouse.
If anyone reading this has experience with wireless, I would like to
know if you are happy with them. Are there any negatives? Can you
recommend one brand over another?
<aaronep@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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>I am interested in converting from wired to wireless keyboard & mouse.
>
> If anyone reading this has experience with wireless, I would like to
> know if you are happy with them. Are there any negatives? Can you
> recommend one brand over another?
>
> Any info on this appreciated. Aaron
aaronep@pacbell.net wrote:
> I am interested in converting from wired to wireless keyboard & mouse.
>
> If anyone reading this has experience with wireless, I would like to
> know if you are happy with them. Are there any negatives? Can you
> recommend one brand over another?
>
> Any info on this appreciated. Aaron
I've always used wired keyboard and mice, as I see no benefit to going
wireless. The one consideration might be for the mouse, but proper
management of its cord can eliminate any annoyance it offers. I don't
really get more than a meter from my monitor, so where's the need?
I've purchased a number of wireless keyboard and mice for my nephews.
They cause me nothing but problems, but I'm not really in a position to
see the benefit. Keeping them supplied in batteries is a problem.
Keeping them sync'd can also be troublesome, as they sometimes just get
moody. (I don't buy expensive units as living next to a clumsy,
soda-swilling teenager is its own version of sudden death.)
It's getting harder and harder, though, to find a good selection of
wired keyboards and mice, so I might have to eventually suffer that
"innovation."
On May 1, 3:07*am, "aaro...@pacbell.net" <aaro...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> I am interested in converting from wired to wireless keyboard & mouse.
>
> If anyone reading this has experience with wireless, I would *like to
> know if you are happy with them. * Are there any negatives? * Can you
> recommend one brand over another?
>
> Any info on this appreciated. * *Aaron
I am happy with my wireless mouse, the only thing that I have to be
careful of, is to keep it away from splay of wires from other wired
devices that is connected to your laptop by port replicator etc.
In my case ,I have external HDD drive, external DVD RAM, printer and
scanner (whichever are connected) and I have to keep the wires away
from the mouse path or vicinity.
The stray wires near it tend to make the mouse performs
erratically.
Other than that its a good choice.
I have never regretted its procurement nor reverted back to the
wired version.
Try to get the mouse with a power saver option where it shuts itself
off if not used for a while, this will help prolong the life of the
battery.
Go For it!
BTW Regarding wireless keyboard I can't say much as I am straight
laptop user .
> I am interested in converting from wired to wireless keyboard & mouse.
> If anyone reading this has experience with wireless,
> I would like to know if you are happy with them.
Yep, I would never go back to wired again.
> Are there any negatives?
Yep, the cheapest cordless mice dont do that well battery life wise.
The best cordless mice allow you to drop them into the charger to recharge the mouse, and will
run all day with the battery warning light flashing, so you can charge it at the end of the day.
Not such a problem with keyboards because there is no lazer to power.
I compute from a deep armchair with my feet up, and one downside with
wireless mice is that its easier to drop them and since the armchair is on a
hard concrete floor, thats not that great for the mouse. Havent lost one yet tho.
> Can you recommend one brand over another?
I prefer Logitechs myself, but they arent cheap for the top of the range keyboards and mice.
> I am interested in converting from wired to wireless keyboard & mouse.
>
> If anyone reading this has experience with wireless, I would like to
> know if you are happy with them. Are there any negatives? Can you
> recommend one brand over another?
>
> Any info on this appreciated. Aaron
I have both wired and wireless, and I prefer wired as the wireless doesn't
give any benefit but newer battery now and then.
We have 4 systems here, and one has wireless mouse/keyboard, they work
fine but no extra benefit.
>> If anyone reading this has experience with wireless, I would like to
>> know if you are happy with them. Are there any negatives? Can you
>> recommend one brand over another?
>>
>> Any info on this appreciated. Aaron
>
> I have both wired and wireless, and I prefer wired as the wireless doesn't
> give any benefit but newer battery now and then.
>
> We have 4 systems here, and one has wireless mouse/keyboard, they work
> fine but no extra benefit.
I've used both and I do prefer a wireless mouse and keyboard. It frees
up the space behind the keyboard for other stuff without worrying about
the wires getting in the way. I HATE all the wires dangling out of my
PC, so the fewer, the better.
<aaronep@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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>I am interested in converting from wired to wireless keyboard & mouse.
>
> If anyone reading this has experience with wireless, I would like to
> know if you are happy with them. Are there any negatives? Can you
> recommend one brand over another?
>
> Any info on this appreciated. Aaron
Batteries are not cheap
Wireless mice tend to wig out for a fraction of a second every so often ..
so your second click on your double click might not get through .. or your
click to select might not get through .. causing erroneous extra clicking
sometimes .. which can result in the multiple launching of the same document
or application ....
>> If anyone reading this has experience with wireless, I would like to
>> know if you are happy with them. Are there any negatives? Can you
>> recommend one brand over another?
> Batteries are not cheap
>
> Wireless mice tend to wig out for a fraction of a second every so often .. so
> your second click on your double click might not get through .. or your click
> to select might not get through .. causing erroneous extra clicking sometimes
> .. which can result in the multiple launching of the same document or
> application ....
>
> how annoying is that!
>
> waste of money
LOL! You obviously are buying really cheap crap, so there ain't much
money wasted.
I've NEVER had any kind of "wig out" on any of my wireless setups and
I've been using them since Logitech had their first "wireless desktop".
As for batteries, invest in some rechargables and you're all set.
On Thu, 1 May 2008 12:44:16 +0100, "code_wrong"
<tac@tac.co.uk> wrote:
>
><aaronep@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>news:4aefb1e5-9e64-41d1-b397-0111a4f46eaa@w4g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>>I am interested in converting from wired to wireless keyboard & mouse.
>>
>> If anyone reading this has experience with wireless, I would like to
>> know if you are happy with them. Are there any negatives? Can you
>> recommend one brand over another?
>>
>> Any info on this appreciated. Aaron
>
>Batteries are not cheap
>
>Wireless mice tend to wig out for a fraction of a second every so often ..
>so your second click on your double click might not get through .. or your
>click to select might not get through .. causing erroneous extra clicking
>sometimes .. which can result in the multiple launching of the same document
>or application ....
>
>how annoying is that!
>
>waste of money
>
Some wireless products are worse than others, and location
of the receiver can matter.
Get some Sanyo Eneloop batteries, about $5 for a pair.
They'll last you 5 years at the period of recharging you
would need for a mouse or keyboard, which is fairly cheap.
cordless keyboards & Mice? 
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