Logitech's Unified Mouse, Keyboard Receiver

[jkflipflop98]

[citation][nom]annymmo[/nom]Wireless sucks!! You need to replace batteries, it's more expensive. You get interference with WiFi and possibly other. Unreliable and slower than wired. Why do they even sell those stuff for desktop computers? Oh yes, it's more expensive. Wireless should die for desktop computers![/citation]

Media Center PC in the living room?

 

[IzzyCraft]

If I didn't need performance a cable free solution would be my frist choice. Also media center, along with that what idiot goes out and buys non rechargeable batteries for mouse and keyboard that will be used everyday?

Modern NiMH only loose on avg 3% capacity in a full change for every 100 charges making it around 1000 charges till it's performance is noticeably lame esp if you buy high capacity batteries ones that are 2500+ mAh along with a smart charger that wont over charge your batteries. So even if you hard to charge your batteries one a day every day it would be 3 years until you would opt for a new one. So for ~$50 (includes batteries/smart charger price ~40)you wont have to buy new batteries for another 3 years for your mouse and keyboard and if you do you wont have to spend another 50 but just about ~$10

You should really only use the old type of battery for things like clocks or remotes as they don't loose charge for a long long time, but don't hold much power.

 

[Guest]

I have logitech Wave keyboard-mice Combo.

I broke the mini usb receiver yesterday!

Does anyone know where I would get a new one?

 

[Guest]

I don't like wireless keyboards personally, but as others have said, they can be useful if you want to use the computer from across the room for whatever reason. But for the most-part they are useless for a normal PC and are totally redundant when it comes to laptops. I do use a Logitech wireless mouse for my PC, but it does seem to lag a bit when gaming, and as the battery runs down the reaction time and sensitivity gradually get worse until I am forced to recharge/replace. Rechargable batteries seem to last nowhere near as long as disposable ones before the mouse starts losing sensitivity...which IS a huge annoyance. But it is convenient for watching movies and such as the mouse doubles as a remote control, the scroller controlling volume and left click a pause/play button. So wireless mice are good for media centers and laptops, but for gaming you have to buy a specialised gaming wireless and they have more drawbacks than benefits over the cheaper wired gaming mice.
Both systems have their uses and neither is going anywhere any time soon.
The majority of gamers will always prefer wired.

 

[IT_Architect]

>The days of wired keyboard and mice are mostly over, even for desktops<

You'll have a tough time making a case for that one. I'll agree that everybody tries them on a desktop at some point, and hence the market for them. Afterward, they realize they've traded a wire mess for a battery mess, so the keyboard and mouse go into storage for 6 years, and then move to recycle. To add devices to the dongle requires installing proprietary software, and since when are desktops short of USB ports? They have them in front, back, and half the time on the monitor.

>Of course, the draw of the nano receiver are strongest for the laptop market<

Only if the laptop doesn't have Bluetooth. When it comes to mobile devices, who is going to try to sell a cell phone, or tablet without Bluetooth? You add it to your laptop because it's the most convenient way to sync apps, transfer files, and use a wireless headset. If you plug in USB, it's because you want to charge the battery or move a lot of data. If Unify had come out 10 years ago, before Bluetooth had its act together, smart phones weren't smart, and tablets didn't exist, it may have been today's Bluetooth. Bluetooth still has a place only because it requires far less power the Wi-Fi. If Logitech wants to get attention and boast about a first in the market, make it that all of their wireless devices use the standard Bluetooth protocol. They can't go wrong with that one. (BTW, I'm not a Bluetooth fan. This is simply reality.)

A nano dongle left in your laptop sounds better than it works. I have a nano dongle on my Microsoft 4000 laptop mouse. It's a WONDERFUL mouse. The diminutive size of nano dongle sounds good until you actually try leaving it plugged into your laptop. It snags going in and out of the laptop bag, and you're always in fear of bumping that side because any impact will be on the dongle, and the risk is to your motherboard. I'm an IT consultant which means my laptop is going places all the time. Realistically, my options are: live with the stress associated with leaving the dongle plugged in, remove the dongle every time I go somewhere, or ditch the dongle. The only equipment that uses the dongle is the computer, and Bluetooth can be more easily integrated into them than anything else. Phones and tablets are everywhere, laptops are getting thinner and smaller, and every OS ships with a Bluetooth stack. If I were going to forecast anything's imminent demise it would be the dongle. Unify is a cool idea, but it's like an improvement for horseshoes.