Comment on Logitech caused its mice to freak out by not renewing a certificate
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 days agoI’ve got a big range. From the “Pebble” type to the boring M3255 or M705 to the newer G903 and a few more in between I’ve forgotten. Wired and wireless. I’ve got Razers and a few others mixed in. The worst issue I’ve had with any of them is Linux not wanting to play nice with the older wireless dongles and Razer’s absurd software package.
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I may be an old-school Luddite for it, but I’ve never understood the advantage of wireless peripherals beyond aesthetics. I want something slightly heavy that feels good in the hand, and I want to plug it in, have it just start working natively and not have to worry about extra drivers or a battery dying.
It would be one thing if there were a universal dongle that you just left plugged in, but all the ones I’ve encountered are proprietary and specific to the brand or model if not that specific mouse. So if you lose the thing, you now have basically a paperweight.
I had a Microsoft mouse once that was a good compromise in that it came with an optional USB c cable. It also didn’t use a dongle and just operated via Bluetooth. It was heavy AF and had nice haptics on the scroll wheel. But, in true Microsoft fashion it was completely dead after 2 years of heavy daily use.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Agreed. I generally use wired mice, but recently went wireless. Wireless headsets otoh are much better than wired for not getting that cord in the way or tangled up. Downside to wireless isn’t so much the dongle, but the fact that many are going to proprietary batteries. That’s BS because if you can’t get a replacement it makes the device a throwaway.
FWIW the 903 works as a mouse via the dongle or via the USB charging cable, so that’s decent.
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 3 days ago
The headset stuff I 100% agree with. Unless I’m going to be stationary and listen to music very intentionally. There is a noticeable hit to audio quality over bt (if your files are HQ enough)