Been using a wireless mouse, Logitech m325, for years, including gaming and it's connected through a USB transfer switch and still works great! I agree on keyboards, I use wired.
I no longer use wireless keyboards, mice, or headsets. I don't want to have to remember to charge them, and I don't like the random/occasional micro drops that come with wireless. So now everything is wired, my desk is messier, and I like it that way. :)
Which is insane.. do people really use the wireless capability of their keyboard or mouse? Especially when you can't use your freaking mouse when it's charging? Serious insanity.
Edit to add: of course I know people use those keyboards... I meant are people actually moving with them in ways that makes the wireless capability useful? Do most users not stay in a pretty close proximity the whole time?
I never really understood the benefits of a wireless keyboard. Do people usually carry their keyboard from their desk with them when they take their laptop somewhere else?
I guess I could maybe -- maybe -- see the convenience if you have some sort of small-form-factor keyboard that you stash in your bag. But still, the wire doesn't seem like much of a burden, and personally I'd find the annoyance of needing to ensure the batteries are charged/fresh to be... more annoying.
I can kinda see how a wireless mouse would be nice; the wire can get in the way of mousing around sometimes. But I'd still rather a wired one than wireless.
I still use a wired mouse and a wired keyboard for my laptop (since I prefer the size and of a standard keyboard to the little rubber chiclets HP calls a keyboard.) It has literally all the advantages of a wireless setup, without ever having to worry about batteries.
This trend in laptop design towards providing fewer ports for what seems to be little more than aesthetics seems a bit backwards.
Yes and it's not like they're going anywhere. Especially on the keyboard the cable is a non-issue IMO. I highly prefer wired keyboards. The only reason to have a wireless keyboard is liking the look of a total wire-free desk (which I don't care about).
And with the mouse it's just a minor annoyance (empty batteries are a bigger one so I have that wired too).
Personally I used to use a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse and stopped doing so.
The reason was my mouse cursor intermittently freezing - and there being no easy way to tell the difference between lag due to high workload, the signal being blocked by obstacles (like the computer's own case), intermittent radio interference, other USB devices spamming noise onto the 5v USB supply, and flat batteries.
It's possible Apple has solved all these problems - none of them seem intractable.
This still sounds pointlessly inconvenient compared to a wired mouse, not to mention reliability and latency issues that come part and parcel with wireless peripherals.
I tried a wireless keyboard once and every 10 minutes it would hang and repeat the last key I pressed for 10 seconds. How much better is the situation today?
Realistically, my keyboards are not wireless because my rig is not built for BT-enabled devices. However even if I had the option, the only peripheral I can imagine using wirelessly is my gamepad, and that would be rather rare currently.
I prefer PS/2 keyboards and mice, I am unwilling to sacrifice audio input and output quality on my main PC, and unlike a wired port Bluetooth is inconvenient even on Apple devices with AirPods. Not to mention my anxiety of losing track of peripherals is worsened by things that are as small as wireless mice and my AirPods.
However, for maintaining range of motion, and in fields where I am willing to compromise on quality, things like wireless headphones/earbuds make sense. Like my father, who enjoys his wireless headphones as he works outside.
How often do you put a wireless mouse or keyboard somewhere you wouldn't also put a wired mouse or keyboard? It seems to me the ergonomics are likely to be the same for most cases.
Fair enough if you think wireless is advantageous in this case but I personally don't. Or if it is, it doesn't outweigh the disadvantage of having a mouse that can run out of juice.
For a keyboard, wireless buys me nothing but introduces a number of new potential issues.
For a mouse, wireless buys you some convenience and freedom of movement. However (and this is slightly niche so it really doesn’t apply in general) I use a trackball, so the wireless advantages are 100% negated.
I've never had a problem in my entire life with wired keyboards, mice, or headphones. I've had probably aggregate thousands of separate instances of problems with wireless devices across the last 20 years.
Wireless is awesome for when you're on the go, but if you're going to be sitting at a desk for hours anyway, wired is life.
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