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Do you use wireless keyboards/mice? Why?
I've always had the impression that wireless peripherals had a slight delay in input, so for gaming this would mean a tiny handicap. I'm sure technology has advanced over the years. But how do current wireless keyboards and mice fare against their wired counterparts? In terms of lag mainly.
Obviously wireless peripherals provide a wider range of use, for say sitting on your couch and such.
What's your take on this Giant Bomb?
As far as a keyboard, no, certainly not for gaming. I do use a Razer Mamba mouse that can be wired or wireless though - when gaming it will always be wired.
I have a cheap $20 combo logitech wireless mouse/keyboard setup on the computer i have hooked up to the TV, the mouse can be flakey so i don't usually play twitch games on it.
I only use a wired mouse, I like the reliability of a wired keyboard... Although the wires are a bit bothersome.
I use wired mouse/keyboard because I don't really care for wireless or DPI or mouse weights or any of that nonsence. I've known people to spend loads of money on 'tornament grade' shit and then come in the bottom half on the scoreboard in a game while I was rocking a 7 year old ball mouse and come in the top 3 regulary in a COD2 Rifles match.
My keyboard and mouse are wired. My tower is right next to me, so the wires reach perfectly with plenty of slack. Plus its just what im use to when sitting at the computer. Console gaming on the other hand...
Keyboard and both mice are on the main PC are wireless. We have the computer connected to the TV mostly, and everything works fine up to a range of about 6 feet. For web surfing, TV watching and laid back games, we have a trackball. Otherwise, we have a nice mouse with rechargeable battery thingies.
I use a Logitech G9 wired. No wirelessness here, i just don't see much of a point. Besides for that it seems like a hassle to have to charge the damn thing all the time.
Mouse is wireless because a wire can easily snag on my crowded student desk. A keyboard is static for me that doesn't need to be wireless.
i use to have a wireless mouse and keyboard. it came with the computer that i bought. the left click broke so i couldn't click, and keyboard just stopped working. i put in new batteries it didn't help so i bought a new keyboard. i'm happy with having a wired keyboard and mouse.
Mouse only. I hate hate hate it. Its some MS bluetooth mouse but yet it needs a USB dongle to work so I can't simply use it with my laptop. Also its very heavy due to needing AAs and has lots of tracking and response issues.
" Pay more and get lag? Hell no. "You are applying 1999 logic to 2009 hardware. The lag from wireless peripherals is a long gone thing.
@SpikeSpiegel said:
" I preferred wired accessories. I don't like having to deal with regular or rechargeable batteries. "
I find the hassle of dealing with more cords all over the place on a daily basis far more irritatting than dropping my mouse into its cradle every couple of days before I go to bed or head out for lunch and changing the AAs in my keyboard once every year or so.
" Mouse only. I hate hate hate it. Its some MS bluetooth mouse but yet it needs a USB dongle to work so I can't simply use it with my laptop. Also its very heavy due to needing AAs and has lots of tracking and response issues. "Bluetooth is pretty terrible. Go with RF mice for wireless.
I have been using this Logitech Wireless+Keyboard mouse combo that I bought almost 7 years ago and still have no issues with them.
Long live Logitech!
lol do you play q3 rocket arena for a living? or do you buy 10 dollar wireless mice?" Pay more and get lag? Hell no. "
I picked up a razer mamba to replace my death adder (which sucked ass btw) and the mamba is pretty much a refined death adder. the button placement is better, the ergonomics are better, the cost is expensive. But I dig the innovation. Plus I work a lot in photoshop and mainly websurf. It's probably the first razer mouse I've ever owned where the on the fly sensitivity worked without razers bloatware installed.
I did however install their software after the fact to turn off the annoying fucking blue leds on the wheel and the charging base. Seriously who the fuck puts neon blue leds all over their pc's anymore? shit hurts my eyes in the dark.
I also picked up a logitech k800 (i think it's k, could be something else 800) backlit lcd keyboard. I previously had a g15 aka TOO FUCKING BIG FOR MY DESK. and I simply think it's awesome. mainly because it's light and takes up a lot less space than my ms wireless ergo keyboard I was using in place of the g15 (long story) it doesn't use "batteries" that I have to recharge or i'm gaming my ass off and i have an O SHIT MY KB DIED BROS moment. I simply can use the same charger I charge my droid x with to recharge the kb while I continue to use it. A charge lasts 10 days, it's pretty legit. Not to mention the closest usb port to charge the kb with is on my cannon printer so that's convenient.
wireless gaming devices were hit and miss a few years ago but razer really pulled out the bells and whistles with the razer even though their keyboards suck lol. Now if I could get an ergo wireless backlit keyboard in a small form factor like this k800 similar to the ms 4000 keyboard. I'd be all over it.
Wired. I know the delay in wireless is negligiblebut electricity still isnt wireless.
EXAMPLE:
-Playing CoD4 with a college friend a few years ago
-He suddenly stops moving and is looking right at me
-"Damn, mouse batteries are dead"
-I wait for him
-Teamkills me in the face
-"OK, got new batteries"
Been traumatised by wireless mice ever since.
Ive never been a big fan of wireless m/k ... there are situations where it comes in handy (using your PC on a TV or as a media center in your living room) but my setup always was of the "PC on a desk" type ... so wireless is kinda pointless for me.
Wireless all the way. Unless you are some sort of super-pro gamer or something, lag isn't a problem. Also changing batteries isn't really an issue with newer mice and keyboards. My mouse battery lasts well over a year and my keyboard batteries last at least three months. They also keep track of the battery level so I can change them at around 10% to avoid any annoyances of them cutting out.
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