computer mouse

Moonlite37 · Sep 8, 2019

I went to buy a new mouse today and the store has about 10 different cordles types and one corded. I bought the corded, but the cord is only about 30 inches long, I am using it but plan to try to get a better cordred type. Is there a downside to a cordless?

jeffcat · Sep 8, 2019

The cordless ones now work quite well. You might want to put a sheet of paper under it so the optics have a reference when you move it around. The cord type I use on my laptop.

Gene Davis (Ga.) · Sep 8, 2019

Leave it on and the battery goes dead.

John in Mich · Sep 8, 2019

I have a HP Pavilion laptop "scratch and tap". I hate scratch and tap so I bought a cordless mouse. The name on it is Logitech. I'm suing a card table as a desk. I rarely turn off the mouse. A single AA battery powers it. The battery will go for months without replacing it. Just sayin.

Kc1937B · Sep 8, 2019

Cordless is the way to go and if you have a desk top and a lap top you can move it over and use it on both I leave it on all the time never had problem with battery. They go into a sleep mode when not used so when uts used the first time it takes a second to wake up. I'll never go back to corded mouse. Logitech a good brand

Leroy · Sep 8, 2019

I only have a tower type and have to have the corded tupe, Not equiped for a cordless. And it likes to stick at times, click on something like a line on here and it will just lite up the line but not open the message. Not only on here but other places. It is type with the red light to work.

Steve@Advance · Sep 8, 2019

I use a cordless at work.

No problems at all.

I never turn the mouse off, and the battery lasts at least a year, maybe more.

It works over any surface, paper, desk, whatever is under it, clean or dirty, it doesn't care.

Kc1937B · Sep 8, 2019

Should still be able to use cordeless on a tower you just plug the chip into a USB drive on the back of the computer done it for years I only use towers easier to fix than laptops

SweetFeet · Sep 8, 2019

I bought a corded mouse a few months ago too... but it looks like the office supply stores are mostly switching over to cordless - so I guess next time I need one, it'll likely be cordless.

Goose · Sep 8, 2019

I second everyone else's preference for cordless. Once you use a cordless, you'll never go back to corded. I never shut mine off, and the batteries last for six months to a year.

When your mouse pointer doesn't move, it's time to change the battery.

Tony in SD · Sep 8, 2019

I haven?t used a mouse in 20 years on my Mac computer. But once in awhile I?m on someone else?s computer and they feel awkward to me now.

Deutz Lover · Sep 8, 2019

I really like the Logitech unifying mouse and when necessary the keyboard. They work up to 30 feet away so if you are using a desktop and large screen this is great. It also lets you use up to 6 compatible interface devices.

I usually have a least 2 mice synched in case one goes tango uniform. In addition you can take the little usb dongle and move it to another computer/laptop and it keeps the mice and keyboard synched with it. They have non unified mouse keyboard combos, but if the dongle goes bad I think you are stuck. I have extra unifying dongles from separately purchased mice and malfunctioned interface units and they can be easily used again with other keyboards and mice.

Deutz Lover · Sep 8, 2019

I should have also said that if you use a widowed dongle with no synched devices you have to use a corded mouse or the xy pad to link the logitech devices.

Steve A W · Sep 8, 2019

We've used them for years here at home.
Only problem that we have had is the kids have lost some.

rusty6 · Sep 8, 2019

Got the cordless mouse for both laptop and old desktop and they are great. Also bought the cordless keyboard for the laptop when some of the letters quit on the laptop. Only downside is you have to use one of your usb ports for the mouse adaptor so if you need more than 3 ports you might have a problem. Mine is turned on 24/7 and a single AA battery lasts so long I can't remember when I replaced it. I have the mousepad on the laptop where you swipe and tap but I just find it not as handy as a separate cordless mouse. So much more precise and easy.

MarkB_MI · Sep 9, 2019

I have a corded mouse (Microsoft) on my workstation and a cordless (HP) on my laptop. Both are optical. The corded mouse is much smoother and easier to use than the cordless, but that may be due to the brand rather than the interface. I never turn off the workstation, so the battery would quickly go dead if I used a cordless mouse for it.

Deutz Lover · Sep 9, 2019

I believe that battery life on the Logitech mice is mainly a function of use. They do go to sleep when not used. So if you leave your workstation on I don't think the mouse will eat batteries. I cannot say the if the same is true for Microsoft or other makes of wireless mice.
I just remember my first Microsoft wireless mouse and key board. It used two inputs and was large. They may have gotten a lot smaller like the Logitech dongle, but I liked the Logitech better because it did not go dead beyond five feet from the computer. I have not used a Microsoft mouse since then so I don't know if they have gone to an extended range wireless mouse.

DoubleO7 · Sep 9, 2019

(quoted from post at 23:18:55 09/08/19) I use a cordless at work.

No problems at all.

I never turn the mouse off, and the battery lasts at least a year, maybe more.

It works over any surface, paper, desk, whatever is under it, clean or dirty, it doesn't care.

I use a cordless at work, constantly 48 hours a week.
One double A lasts at least 8 months.
And it is on 24/7/365

DoubleO7 · Sep 9, 2019

You might also look at getting a cordless trackball ? mouse.
Do not even have to move your arm, just your thumb and first & middle fingers

chuck2015 · Sep 9, 2019

(quoted from post at 18:46:29 09/08/19) I went to buy a new mouse today and the store has about 10 different cordless types and one corded. I bought the corded, but the cord is only about 30 inches long, I am using it but plan to try to get a better corded type. Is there a downside to a cordless?

amazon sell a very inexpensive cordless mouse for under $15. There is a little usb plugin part that allows the mouse to connect. it goes into sleep mode to save the battery. as stated once you have used the cordless type its difficult to use the corded type.

Janicholson · Sep 9, 2019

Logitech anywhere MX. fantastic device and AA batteries. Jim

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