are there ANY downsides to using wireless mouses and keyboards? i mean, mine came with a charge and 3 sets of batterys, and i only have to change them every 3 or so weeks, there really is no downside... or is there? =?
wireless keyboards N mice
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, May 18 2008 08:36 AM
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 09:00 AM
For the mice, yes. Some of them aren't very good. 
I have one, and only half the time does it know I'm moving it.
I have one, and only half the time does it know I'm moving it.
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 11:17 AM
cost a fortune in batteries
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 01:19 PM
Wireless Keyboards and mice are good when you don't forget to change batteries (and when you have enough batteries around you).Not funny when it's Sunday, you are chatting and then the keyboard wouldn't work. :)Happend to me a few years ago :/
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 02:31 PM
the range isn't tht far, for the wireless and its isn't all that good anyway
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 03:25 PM
I don't think that the range is a minus point, because non wireless mice and keyboard don't have a far range, too 
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 04:51 PM
Most definitely batteries, but yeah, you could always have rechargable batteries and do a battery rotation once in a while. But it really sucks when your playing a game... only to find out that there are NO MORE BATTERIES left...
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 08:27 PM
Just use recharcable batteries.I think its good to use wireless keyboards and mouses
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 08:49 PM
I got a set for my B-Day and I'm loving it, I never lose connection and it's always responsive, I swap rechargeables every now and then.
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 09:04 PM
The first time you run out of battery in the middle of an online game you will no for sure. Mice especially.
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 10:10 PM
I've tried out a wireless mouse, it can lag pretty badly, and it occasionally disconnected, it was a bugger getting to re-connect too. Optical corded mice are pretty good though.
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Posted 18 May 2008 - 11:13 PM
they take a bit to recognize a movement, and sometimes never moves the screen mouse.
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 04:20 AM
You need to recharge the batteries after using for a few hours unlike the wired mouse or keyboard
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 08:21 PM
you can actually manage to lose them, but thats probably just me...
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 08:51 PM
I don't know about the mice everyone's talking about, but I've had a Logitech VX Nano for a good while now and I've yet to receive any problems with it. If anything it was too sensitive for me at first, but nothing changing settings won't fix. Plus it powers down when it's not in use so it saves you battery and even has the option of turning it off with a button at the bottom of it in case you're traveling. Battery life is roughly 6 months or even more depending on the usage, and the software comes with a battery life indicator so it tells you how much life you have left until you replace the batteries. I seriously don't know the downside, but I guess it depends on what mouse you're talking about.
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 09:47 PM
Yes, i think the mouse could be lost because it is not connected to the computer.
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Posted 14 June 2008 - 04:58 AM
I suppose if you're paranoid, you could fear the "radiation" (waves) from the mouse/keyboard to the main unit....The same idea with Bluetooth headsets
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Posted 14 June 2008 - 09:14 AM
Hmm...If you lose the batteries or chargers then that would be bad...I know, I have both wireless keyboard and mouse...And the mouse is annoying when playing games like shooting games because the mouse can be sensitive sometimes...
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Posted 18 June 2008 - 05:29 PM
Don't really like wireless mouse. It doesn't respond every now and then when I used it last time
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Posted 03 September 2008 - 06:51 AM
i'm a really messy person, so i know that if my stuff is wireless, it's going to drown in a sea of papers. o:
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Posted 03 September 2008 - 10:30 AM
My previous wireless mouse uses batteries, so it sux when the batteries run out and you have to buy new ones...
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Posted 04 September 2008 - 01:56 PM
if you're being really anal, really hardcore gamers prefer to use mice with cords because signals get transferred faster.
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Posted 04 September 2008 - 10:11 PM
Technically true yet still irrelevant if you are using a good wireless mouse. We are talking about a time difference so small that without a bench full of equipment to analyze it humans can't even perceive the difference. I bet you could take a good wireless mouse and attach a fake cord while hiding the receiver and the gaming snobs wouldn't be able to tell one bit of difference.Once upon a time wireless mice keyboards and gamepads did have perceivable signal lag but those times are long gone for all but the cheapest bargain bin hardware.if you're being really anal, really hardcore gamers prefer to use mice with cords because signals get transferred faster.
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Posted 05 September 2008 - 05:36 PM
only thing i hate about cheaper wireless mouses is that they start to disfunction once battery reaches half of the total charge. With the latest technology in mouses and keyboards, wireless is just as good / better than with cord.
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Posted 06 September 2008 - 05:52 AM
Oh yeah, I have a Logitech MX first gen.Love it. Expensive with definitely worth the money.
