kony <spam@spam.com> wrote
> "aaronep@pacbell.net" <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.

> The need for wireless keyboard depends most on whether you move the
> keyboard off the desk in front of a monitor. I do so I find that useful.

> Even great wireless mice lag slightly.

Nope, any mouse lags slightly.

> Some people never notice it, the problem used to be worse than
> it is today so now mostly gamers would have a reason to be
> particular and yet plenty of people game ok with wireless mice.

Because the best wireless mice dont lag any more than a wired mouse does.

> Like with the keyboard, if your mouse stays in one spot there's
> not so much need for wireless. Some people like the asthetics
> of not having a cord, though the extra weight of the battery(s)
> in a cordless mouse pretty much offsets the difference in ease
> of use having to move a cord around with the mouse.

Nope. The cord has a variable effect, the extra weight doesnt.

And the lightest mice arent as nice to use anyway.

> It certainly does look tidier to not have the wires, I'd consider
> a cordless mouse more useful than a cordless keyboard.

> Negatives are bad performance with junk brands or not having
> the receiver in a good spot. Even then some have a range of
> 6' or less. Get bluetooth type if maximum range is
> important but that tends to cost significantly more.

> Get some good low self discharge batteries like Sanyo
> Eneloops. It's handy to have a spare pair of them charged
> then whatever device you have that needs a swap - whether it
> be a game controller, phone, mouse, remote control or
> whatever - has a pair ready to install then you don't have
> to wait on the drained set to recharge.

Or get a mouse that will run all day with the low battery led flashing.

> Generally I find Logitech sets the best, then Microsoft.
> Trying to save a couple dollars by going with a lower
> quality brand is usually a bad idea. A low end Logitech set
> may be better than a high end generic though I would go with
> a middle tiered product.

I go for high end myself, because the keyboard and
mouse are more used than anything except the monitor.

> Keyboard won't matter so much if you like the key placement,
> style, etc. Mouse improvement comes from spending enough
> to get one with a laser engine, same as with corded mice. Some
> non-lasers may claim fairly high DPI like around 1000 but they
> don't track as well as their laser counterparts on many mousing surfaces.

And anyone with a clue wants more than just minimal buttons on the mouse too.