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.