It only works well because you have a super cheap wireless mouse from Ali. I have a fairly expensive wireless mouse from Logitech and I have to use it in Bluetooth mode to get less stutter because the USB port on my display, literally 10-20 cm from the mouse, is angled the wrong way and apparently the Logitech unifying receiver is DIRECTIONAL but not by design.

I use one on my main computer. It still works while charging, and even on Linux I get a notification when the battery goes under 10%. I plug it and use as a wired mouse for the day, and maybe leave it charging overnight and unplug it in the morning. Had it for 8 years now, never an issue.

Like they said, nobody.

I will concede only in the fact that it made me look like a miracle worker to my parents when I "fixed" their mouse that had stopped working with my magic.

On the other hand, the Christmas I gave them an LED mouse was peak level for all of us.

Get a naked mole rat if you like bald mice. 😌

No, trackballs are a separate thing. And their design is usually better at keeping debris out of the ball meaning less maintenance even though it's exposed literally all of the time.

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.

I think the main selling point was less the mobility and more that the cord didn't get caught on things. Still not a huge concern, imo.

I actually do this. I have a small power bank I keep the mouse hooked up to, and when it falls low enough it taps into it. Every few weeks or even a month I recharge the bank up. But wires being a problem will depend on your setup and desk real estate. This doesn't bother me, but having a wired keyboard would lose some space, so I'm glad for my wireless there. And that's even less of a hassle, as it's still running off the original batteries it came with years (and years!) ago. Makes sense, there is very little power usage there being a boring old Logitech non-backlit keyboard.

I used to live with a cat that chewed on cables. Other devices could have protective sleeves on the cables, but for the mouse that wasn't readonable. So that's the only reason I know for having a wireless mouse.

For me, the computer towers are across the room so I use cheap wireless battery mice and a nice wireless keyboard. I use rechargeable AA for the mice, and they last a pretty decent amount of time. I had a lot of rechargeable AA and AAA already. The keyboard has built in rechargeable battery and can swap inputs with a button press so I just have the one for the towers. If I turned off the backlight it would hardly ever need charging, but since I like the light, it needs a charge every few days of actual use.

For my laptop, which isn’t across the room, I still use a wireless mouse because I just have them. I can also have one mouse tethered to two dongles and use the same device for two PCs that I don’t have on at the same time, so I do that between the laptop and the gaming pc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdoi3ZYC3Jk

I only use wireless keyboard with my home theater or TV setup. Otherwise wired all the way.

Damn, I was thinking Hamtaro.

When I was young people thought the keyboard was the computer. And they were right.

Reminds me of that story where a company secretary thought the towers are just junk and asked the whole lot thrown out the entire office

A ton of power users who never worked in service desk don't understand how incompetent the average user is. It is quite something.

I'm laughing my ass off reading this threat because I can imagine every single one happening.

We are talking about their ports right? All mice I have used had male ports or bluetooth dongles.