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Alu keyboard batteries drain in a week !

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iYann

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Hey,

Bought my wireless bluetooth aluminum keyboard the day it came out... :apple:
But recently it's been draining battery like crazy.
It started more than a month ago when suddenly a set of 3 AA Energizer batteries would last about a week on moderate use...
Now I can't get more than 3-4 days before they die.
Am thinking of rechargeable batteries... would that be powerful enough ?

I feel like this started around the time I got the MagicMouse... 😕

Haven't found anything on this on the web...
Out of warranty, called Apple, they said they never heard. I'm out of warranty anyway...

Also my Magic Mouse tracking is soooo slow and unresponsive... Often disconnects...
I don't think there's too much interference... No cordless phone around just g/n wifi and my iPhone... Keyboard and mouse are 5 feet away from the Mac Mini

Anyone else experiencing any of this ?
 
When I was considering a wireless keyboard/mouse, I read the reviews on the apple store and many people have reported the same problem: keyboards lasting only a couple weeks before the batteries drained. Totally unacceptable. Needless to say, I'm still running wired.
 
Mine isn't quite as bad as your keyboard, but my alu. keyboard on my Mini at home will usually last about 4-6 weeks on one set of batteries. My Logitech keyboard at work, which sees more use, usually lasts 4+ months on one set of batteries. I'm thinking of switching the Mini to a wired keyboard. I've never used the bluetooth Mighty Mouse I have (the guy I bought the Mini from threw it in), so I can't comment on its battery life.
 
This is a problem very much connected to the use of the Magic Mouse with the Apple Keyboard. See Apple's forums here: http://cld.ly/e5udj I used to get close to 4 months from my keyboard it's now weeks if not days!
 
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