2 reasons why wired keyboards are annoying: 1. Aesthetics; the wire looks ugly on an otherwise clean desk 2. The wire takes up space that could be used for

2 reasons why wired keyboards are annoying: 1. Aesthetics; the wire looks ugly on an otherwise clean desk 2. The wire takes up space that could be used for a notebook, coffee cup, mobile phone or whatever I've had wireless keyboards at home and wired at work for years - wireless is much better IMO. On the batteries, they seem to last a very long time - I guess I change them once a year, or possibly 18 months, and that's with me using it all day, and then someone else often using it for a bit in the evening too.