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Yes? I love my wireless keyboard and mouse, although they run off of AA batteries so I don't need to recharge them.
by CDSlice 7y ago
Yes? I love my wireless keyboard and mouse, although they run off of AA batteries so I don't need to recharge them.
- benburleson 7y agoIn this case, is the freedom of wireless worth the hassle+cost of batteries?
- CDSlice 7y agoTo me, yes. Having two less cables running around is nice and less hassle. To me that is easily worth spending a few dollars twice a year for batteries.
- snailmailman 7y agoMy mouse needs new batteries maybe twice a year. The keyboard I’m using lasts considerably longer (maybe once every two years? I don’t keep track, but I’ve done it maybe once or twice, if ever) The convenience of being able to use it anywhere is minor but I don’t mind the hassle.
- ac29 7y agoThey work just fine with rechargeables, 4xAAA good quality NiMH cells with a charger costs only $35, and advertise 2000+ recharge cycles. The batteries in my mouse are probably a decade old and still last months between charges.
- kirstenbirgit 7y agoWho hurt you, Ben?
- dang 7y agoPlease don't post unsubstantive comments to HN. And please, no personal swipes. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- michaelt 7y agoPersonally 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.