Wireless keyboard and mouse or maybe wired???

I use a wireless keyboard and wired mouse. The wireless mouse just ate batteries too fast for my liking, plus it never fails you won't have replacements on hand

 

I have had my wireless set for almost 2 years (since the thin aluminum KB came out). I have found those life - estimates to be correct. I wish I had the wired set. I plan to get a wired set, especially the new shorter wired KB. Not only is the life of the mouse too short but you have to tolerate a lot of low-battery warnings.

 

My experience with the Apple wireless kb and mighty mouse is different from others here it seems. The keyboard, even though I almost never use it (mini is hooked to tv for watching dled movies) eats batteries and 'loses connection' all the time. The mouse batteries seem to last forever.. I don't understand why my experience is exactly opposite of the others so far...

I do have a Logitech LX7 Wireless mouse for one of my PCs, and that thing lasts forever on batteries. I use that computer much more often and my last set of rechargeables through it lasted about 10 months.. Its much cheaper than a mighty mouse too. Another problem with the mighty mouse is if you pick it up to reposition on your mouse pad you often initiate whatever is set to happen when its squeezed (yes you can turn that off).

So if I were you, and looks were important, I'd get the wired Apple stuff. If looks aren't that important, I'd get the wired KB and the wireless LX7.

 

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