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The problem I have with wireless mice is they always die when I'm in the middle of something important or an fps game. Switched back to wired because of that.

riceart 3y ago
For what it’s worth mice like the Mxmaster have a usb-c charging port in the sensible location and can be used while being charged. They also give you pretty fair warning before they die.
- WirelessGigabit 3y ago
  Sensible. I love that we need to mention this after the Magic Mouse debacle.
- TylerE 3y ago
  Battery adds significant weight. The mxMaster weights almost 50% more (141g vs 97g) than the wired mouse I use (Zowie EC1, NOT a small mouse, it's like the glorious old MS Intellimouse)... and the 97g is counting the cable. Also, from my experience USB-C likes to giggle itself loose under really energetic movement.
  - arvinsim 3y ago
    I just use a wireless mouse that accepts AA batteries. Just buy 2 sets of rechargeable batteries then I won't have to worry about battery life ever again.
    - TylerE 3y ago
      Yeah, on the work laptop I've got...some sort of logitech thing. 2 AA batteries last over a year.
  - davidmurdoch 3y ago
    The USB-c cable connector in the mx-matter 3 is annoyingly tight. I could probably swing it around my head by the cable and it wouldn't come out. It is heavy though.
  - jdietrich 3y ago
    The wireless version of the EC1 is a whole two grams heavier, excluding the cable. https://zowie.benq.com/en-us/mouse/ec1.html https://zowie.benq.com/en-us/mouse/ec1.html https://zowie.benq.com/en-us/mouse/ec1-cw.html https://zowie.benq.com/en-us/mouse/ec1-cw.html The Logitech G Pro X Superlight is 63g and some of the newer wireless mice are coming in at under 50g. It's now very unusual to see a professional FPS player using a wired mouse. The performance is indistinguishable and for most people, charging is less of a nuisance than cable management. https://prosettings.net/lists/cs-go/ https://prosettings.net/lists/cs-go/
KennyBlanken 3y ago
My wireless mouse has a dock that glows a color depending on the battery state of the mouse. When it's getting orange, I know to drop it on the dock for a bit.
kitsunesoba 3y ago
The apparent battery life might be distorted a bit by my work and gaming machines being separate, but the mouse in my gaming setup (Logitech G604 Lightspeed) gets months of life out of a single Eneloop Pro rechargeable AA when using its USB RF dongle. It was a bit of a surprise with my last wireless mouse having been the mid-2000s Logitech MX1000 which had an integrated battery and needed to be docked a lot more frequently… it's fuzzy but I think I might've gotten a week out of it on average.
no_time 3y ago
lol I had wired mice die on me mid game as well. While buying items in csgo one of my clicks was 3x more loud than the ones before. The white bit that you push on was no longer sticking out of the switch.
joncrocks 3y ago
You can get some now that have wireless charging (with a compatible mousemat). e.g. Logitech PowerPlay
- techniko 3y ago
  I had some extra cash after buying a new PC and decided to splurge on the PowerPlay, thinking it would just be an expensive trinket. I was wrong. It charges the mouse while you're using it, keeping it at an appropriate level (80%?) so that it doesn't ruin the battery by being at 100%. You literally do not have to remember to plug it in or swap out a battery. It's a gamechanger. To make it really nice, I paired it with one of those XXL mousepads. Cut some corflute or other material that's the same thickness as the PowerPlay, and you can have your own nice large mousepad while having the wireless mouse charger hidden beneath it.

riceart 3y ago

For what it’s worth mice like the Mxmaster have a usb-c charging port in the sensible location and can be used while being charged. They also give you pretty fair warning before they die.

WirelessGigabit 3y ago
Sensible. I love that we need to mention this after the Magic Mouse debacle.
TylerE 3y ago
Battery adds significant weight. The mxMaster weights almost 50% more (141g vs 97g) than the wired mouse I use (Zowie EC1, NOT a small mouse, it's like the glorious old MS Intellimouse)... and the 97g is counting the cable. Also, from my experience USB-C likes to giggle itself loose under really energetic movement.
- arvinsim 3y ago
  I just use a wireless mouse that accepts AA batteries. Just buy 2 sets of rechargeable batteries then I won't have to worry about battery life ever again.
  - TylerE 3y ago
    Yeah, on the work laptop I've got...some sort of logitech thing. 2 AA batteries last over a year.
- davidmurdoch 3y ago
  The USB-c cable connector in the mx-matter 3 is annoyingly tight. I could probably swing it around my head by the cable and it wouldn't come out. It is heavy though.
- jdietrich 3y ago
  The wireless version of the EC1 is a whole two grams heavier, excluding the cable. https://zowie.benq.com/en-us/mouse/ec1.html https://zowie.benq.com/en-us/mouse/ec1.html https://zowie.benq.com/en-us/mouse/ec1-cw.html https://zowie.benq.com/en-us/mouse/ec1-cw.html The Logitech G Pro X Superlight is 63g and some of the newer wireless mice are coming in at under 50g. It's now very unusual to see a professional FPS player using a wired mouse. The performance is indistinguishable and for most people, charging is less of a nuisance than cable management. https://prosettings.net/lists/cs-go/ https://prosettings.net/lists/cs-go/

KennyBlanken 3y ago

My wireless mouse has a dock that glows a color depending on the battery state of the mouse. When it's getting orange, I know to drop it on the dock for a bit.

kitsunesoba 3y ago

The apparent battery life might be distorted a bit by my work and gaming machines being separate, but the mouse in my gaming setup (Logitech G604 Lightspeed) gets months of life out of a single Eneloop Pro rechargeable AA when using its USB RF dongle. It was a bit of a surprise with my last wireless mouse having been the mid-2000s Logitech MX1000 which had an integrated battery and needed to be docked a lot more frequently… it's fuzzy but I think I might've gotten a week out of it on average.

no_time 3y ago

lol I had wired mice die on me mid game as well. While buying items in csgo one of my clicks was 3x more loud than the ones before. The white bit that you push on was no longer sticking out of the switch.

joncrocks 3y ago

You can get some now that have wireless charging (with a compatible mousemat). e.g. Logitech PowerPlay

techniko 3y ago
I had some extra cash after buying a new PC and decided to splurge on the PowerPlay, thinking it would just be an expensive trinket. I was wrong. It charges the mouse while you're using it, keeping it at an appropriate level (80%?) so that it doesn't ruin the battery by being at 100%. You literally do not have to remember to plug it in or swap out a battery. It's a gamechanger. To make it really nice, I paired it with one of those XXL mousepads. Cut some corflute or other material that's the same thickness as the PowerPlay, and you can have your own nice large mousepad while having the wireless mouse charger hidden beneath it.