These generations of wireless mouses are fine. The advantage, as small as it is, is less drag from the wire and not having to juggle with wires when working with a laptop. Given the batteries these days I’m fine with wireless.

Now I do not have the same view on wireless keyboards as these are pretty much stationary by default.

[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 hour ago

If you complain about the wire dragging, you should also shave your arms because the hairs on them drag even more than a cable would.

[–] bisby@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago (7 children)

The batteries are my main issue.

12 hour battery? I charge every night.

4 day battery life? I forget to charge until it dies, and then it dies in the middle of using it.

The mouse I have is only wireless for the "less drag while gaming" aspect but the cable is actually super nice, so I dont even mind the cable... I just leave it plugged in now.

[–] eatham@aussie.zone 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

The batts last around a year

[–] OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

Just to join the poll, my logitech mouse will do about 2 months per charge. When the battery is low, it wil indicate with a red LED, but it will keep going for several days (thoigh I've never had the issue with not finding a charger within that time, so I don't know how long it could run after the LED lights up).

[–] protist@retrofed.com 1 points 9 hours ago

I've been using a wireless mouse at work now for over 12 years and can count on one hand the number of times I've had to change the batteries

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 12 hours ago

Mine lasts several weeks. Also, it has a little light that turns red when it's low (as in, needs charging within a few days). It can also be used while charging without much issue. When I see the red light, I just plug it in while I'm not using it or doing something like watching media. It's really convenient. I have a mouse bungee, from when I had wired, and the cable just sits there waiting until it's needed.

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 1 points 10 hours ago

The mouse I have is only wireless for the "less drag while gaming" aspect but the cable is actually super nice, so I dont even mind the cable... I just leave it plugged in now.

This is what I do. The mouse is plugged in most of the time but if I'm playing a game or working in like Photoshop, it comes off for the freedom of movement.

[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

My laptop's wireless mouse has used the same AAA battery for months, and it gets used regularly. It's not daily, but it's at least a few times a week for an hour, and usually a lot more.

My wired mouse on my PC gets used about the same amount, but the cable occasionally catches under the corner of the keyboard. It's not helped by the fact that I move the keyboard around depending on what I'm doing. That's also the reason I'm considering a wireless keyboard as well though.

[–] huppakee@piefed.social 3 points 11 hours ago

I had a wireless keyboard where the internal battery was total crap, had to keep it plugged in because it would drain within an hour. Got one with replace batteries, plenty of those available. Might be safer bet for you as well.

[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

My logitech wireless mice will run on a single AA for like ... 2 years of daily use, I wanna say? At least 18 months.

[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Great, and my wired mice will run on no battery for eternity, no matter how much it gets used.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 minute ago

It's running on your laptop battery

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 4 points 17 hours ago

On the keyboard side it's nice if your setup has you moving the keyboard to store it when not using the computer, eating when watching media, etc.