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Couple of dumb-sounding questions after reading the link: * Left or right side relative to what? Is it my right when looking at the laptop screen? * Does thi

Couple of dumb-sounding questions after reading the link: * Left or right side relative to what? Is it my right when looking at the laptop screen? * Does this have any implications for reliability of Bluetooth transmitters? I use a mouse and keyboard that both plug into a USB-C hub, and sometimes have issues with mouse tracking, or keystrokes not being registered. My WFH setup has these things plugged in on the opposite side they normally would be, and I think I'm seeing this issue a little more frequently than I was in the office.

mercer 7y ago
* I think the right when you look at the screen. * I hope so! I use bluetooth mouse and keyboard, and have had similar issue on my MBP 2019 (the latest one). The issues only seem to crop up when I'm at my desk, with the power plugged in on the left side, and the USB-C hub (for external drives and monitor) on the right side. I now have a tiny bit of hope that swapping power and hub might fix these issues.
- pmiller2 7y ago
  Switching the charging port to the other side has dramatically helped with the other issues I mentioned. That was a bit of a surprise.
bouke 7y ago
If you're using a Logitech Receiver (small USB type A RF dongle [0]) plugged into a USB-C hub, interference might be causing your problems[1]. I used to have a setup like that, but after switching to Apple's USB-C adapters (USB-C to USB type A and/or USB-C to HDMI+USB type A) solved problems. Those adapters feature a short cable between the plug / ports, I wonder that's because of the interference? [0]: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/unifying-receiver-usb https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/unifying-receiver-usb [1]: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/io/universal-serial-bus/usb3-frequency-interference-paper.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/io/uni...

mercer 7y ago

* I think the right when you look at the screen. * I hope so! I use bluetooth mouse and keyboard, and have had similar issue on my MBP 2019 (the latest one). The issues only seem to crop up when I'm at my desk, with the power plugged in on the left side, and the USB-C hub (for external drives and monitor) on the right side. I now have a tiny bit of hope that swapping power and hub might fix these issues.

pmiller2 7y ago
Switching the charging port to the other side has dramatically helped with the other issues I mentioned. That was a bit of a surprise.

bouke 7y ago

If you're using a Logitech Receiver (small USB type A RF dongle [0]) plugged into a USB-C hub, interference might be causing your problems[1]. I used to have a setup like that, but after switching to Apple's USB-C adapters (USB-C to USB type A and/or USB-C to HDMI+USB type A) solved problems. Those adapters feature a short cable between the plug / ports, I wonder that's because of the interference? [0]: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/unifying-receiver-usb https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/unifying-receiver-usb [1]: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/io/universal-serial-bus/usb3-frequency-interference-paper.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/io/uni...