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On 2021 Oct 19, Frank Slootweg wrote
(in article<skmar3.5pg.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net>):

Do you switch off/on (the batteries) of your wireless keyboard or/and
mouse?

not on the keyboard. Rodents/trackballs/trackpads eat batteries, they get turned off.

If so, when and for how long? During the night? More often? At other
times? Etc..

over night.

Background:

We bought a Logitech MK295 Silent Wireless Combo (K295 keyboard and
M220 mouse) for my wife's computer.

The package says "36-month battery life" for the keyboard

the keyboard will last longer. I’m on my first set of batteries for my wireless keyboard for my main Windows machine, after nearly 5 years.

and
"18-month battery life" for the mouse.

good luck with that.

It also says "Battery life may
vary based on user [sic], environmental and computing conditions". But
it does not say whether that assumes that the devices are switched off
when not in use and if so, during which periods.

you can get 18-24 months with rodents... if you turn ‘em off at night.

I have Apple’s keyboard and trackpad which have built-in rechargeable batteries. I charged both up to 100% a few months ago. The keyboard is 87%,
the trackpad is 20% and I’ve plugged it into charging. True, they’re Bluetooth, which eats battery, but that trackpad has a _serious_ appetite. Logi’s stuff probably isn’t BT and so will last a lot longer, but the rodent will still eat battery. Invest in rechargeable batteries or be
prepared to buy batteries in packs. Or turn the rodent off at night.

Questions:

Probably the Logitech site has some more information on this, but I'd
like to hear from people who actually use a wireless keyboard or/and
mouse. So, what (not) to do and what to expect as realistic battery
life.

If you turn them off, two years for rodents, five plus for keyboards. (Still
on first batteries on the keyboard)

So what do you do? Do you switch them off when not using the computer
for a long time, for example during the night? Also for shorter periods during the day? Etc..

I leave ‘em on all day, turn ‘em off at night.

And if you switch them off, is the computer also switched off or
sleeping during that time?

sleeping

If sleeping, do you know if the USB-port is
powered when the computer is sleeping?

Thanks.

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On 10/19/21 5:40 AM, this is what Frank Slootweg wrote:

Do you switch off/on (the batteries) of your wireless keyboard or/and mouse?

If so, when and for how long? During the night? More often? At other times? Etc..

Background:

We bought a Logitech MK295 Silent Wireless Combo (K295 keyboard and
M220 mouse) for my wife's computer.

The package says "36-month battery life" for the keyboard and
"18-month battery life" for the mouse. It also says "Battery life may
vary based on user [sic], environmental and computing conditions". But
it does not say whether that assumes that the devices are switched off
when not in use and if so, during which periods.

Questions:

Probably the Logitech site has some more information on this, but I'd
like to hear from people who actually use a wireless keyboard or/and
mouse. So, what (not) to do and what to expect as realistic battery
life.

So what do you do? Do you switch them off when not using the computer
for a long time, for example during the night? Also for shorter periods during the day? Etc..

And if you switch them off, is the computer also switched off or
sleeping during that time? If sleeping, do you know if the USB-port is powered when the computer is sleeping?

Thanks.

I have a wireless mouse on a laptop, 2 of them. Logitech M330's and they go to sleep when not in use.
That said, I get more like 2-3 months on 2 AA batteries. I use mine for maybe 8-10 hours a day, maybe more.

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It's "OT". It doesn't deserve crossposting.
And the answer is "No, there is no need to do that".

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Do you switch off/on (the batteries) of your wireless keyboard or/and mouse?

If so, when and for how long? During the night? More often? At other
times? Etc..

Background:

We bought a Logitech MK295 Silent Wireless Combo (K295 keyboard and
M220 mouse) for my wife's computer.

The package says "36-month battery life" for the keyboard and
"18-month battery life" for the mouse. It also says "Battery life may
vary based on user [sic], environmental and computing conditions". But
it does not say whether that assumes that the devices are switched off
when not in use and if so, during which periods.

Questions:

Probably the Logitech site has some more information on this, but I'd
like to hear from people who actually use a wireless keyboard or/and
mouse. So, what (not) to do and what to expect as realistic battery
life.

So what do you do? Do you switch them off when not using the computer
for a long time, for example during the night? Also for shorter periods during the day? Etc..

And if you switch them off, is the computer also switched off or
sleeping during that time? If sleeping, do you know if the USB-port is powered when the computer is sleeping?

Thanks.

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Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:

Do you switch off/on (the batteries) of your wireless keyboard or/and mouse?

I have a wireless mouse, logitech M575. The only time it gets turned off is when I'm travelling with it. Same as my previous M570. The batteries lasted
for ages.

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On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:30:50 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
<G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:

On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 at 10:24:27, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> wrote
(my responses usually follow points raised):

On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 07:32:51 -0400, knuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> >>wrote:

I am a use of a mouse, I have tried the wireless ones and find that I >>>get a couple of weeks use from the mouse, be for its response become
very slow. Yes I could get a little longer use on the batteries, but
the response becomes painful.

I have gave up on them and gone back to a wired mouse.

Just so you know, "a couple of weeks" indicates a problem, so please don't >>judge all wireless mice by that measure. I get about 2 1/2 years from a >>pair of AA's in my Logitech M705 mouse.

What happened to the sort where the receiver was a caddy/charger, and
you put the mouse - which had a rechargeable - in it when not using it?

I've never seen that approach and it's something I'd definitely avoid. A caddy/charger sounds like something extra that I don't want or need, an
extra device taking up precious real estate, especially since the caddy
itself is most likely wired. Getting away from a wired solution is the
whole point, IMHO.

I always thought that represented good lateral thinking on the part of
the designer. Maybe the move from infra-red to wireless killed it (the >receiver became much smaller as it didn't have to be line of sight), but
it does bring the problem back (though only a minor problem if people
are getting years).

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On 19 Oct 2021 09:40:32 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
wrote:

Do you switch off/on (the batteries) of your wireless keyboard or/and
mouse?

If so, when and for how long? During the night? More often? At other
times? Etc..

My mouse batteries last for about a month. I switch it off every night
if I remember.

Steve
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On Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:07:58 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme
<steve@easynn.com> wrote:

On 19 Oct 2021 09:40:32 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
wrote:

Do you switch off/on (the batteries) of your wireless keyboard or/and >>mouse?

If so, when and for how long? During the night? More often? At other >>times? Etc..

My mouse batteries last for about a month. I switch it off every night
if I remember.

Truly?

I have never done that and my KB batteries last for years while my
micey ones last at least a year.

Am I doing something wrong?
J.

Steve

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On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 07:32:51 -0400, in alt.windows7.general, knuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net>, wrote

I have gave up on them and gone back to a wired mouse.

I did the same. I find that wired mouse pointers are getting harder to come by.

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