Battery life in cordless keyboards and mice.

Hello All!

This is a typical description of a Logitech product:"The Logitech
Cordless Desktop Wave Pro Keyboard – all you have to do is connect it
via a USB port. Expect the battery life to last you approximately 3
years, so you can use the keyboard as much as you want without any
worries at all! "

I wish I could find a wireless keyboard and mouse whose batteries last
so long under realistic conditions by which I mean switched on 12 hours
a day, seven days a week.. Has anyone got any ideas? Mostly, I tend to
find "lasts up to a year", which is doubtless true since "up to a year"
could describe a few weeks.

I find it very difficult to get realistic information in computer
stores.


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"James Silverton" wrote in message
...
Hello All!

This is a typical description of a Logitech product:"The Logitech Cordless
Desktop Wave Pro Keyboard – all you have to do is connect it via a USB
port. Expect the battery life to last you approximately 3 years, so you
can use the keyboard as much as you want without any worries at all! "

I wish I could find a wireless keyboard and mouse whose batteries last so
long under realistic conditions by which I mean switched on 12 hours a
day, seven days a week.. Has anyone got any ideas? Mostly, I tend to find
"lasts up to a year", which is doubtless true since "up to a year" could
describe a few weeks.

I find it very difficult to get realistic information in computer stores.


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

I have a MS Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 that the batteries last 6
months, almost to the day (I date the batteries when I install them). It's
turned on all the time (no on/off switch).
I have a Logitech V470 Bluetooth Cordless Laser Mouse for my notebook that I
bought in December and have yet to change the batteries. It has an on/off
switch, and is on 8-10 hours almost every day.
I've never owned a wireless keyboard, so I can't help you out with that.
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SC Tom

James Silverton wrote:
This is a typical description of a Logitech product:"The Logitech
Cordless Desktop Wave Pro Keyboard – all you have to do is connect
it via a USB port. Expect the battery life to last you
approximately 3 years, so you can use the keyboard as much as you
want without any worries at all! "

I wish I could find a wireless keyboard and mouse whose batteries
last so long under realistic conditions by which I mean switched on
12 hours a day, seven days a week.. Has anyone got any ideas?
Mostly, I tend to find "lasts up to a year", which is doubtless
true since "up to a year" could describe a few weeks.

I find it very difficult to get realistic information in computer
stores.

Truthfully - if you use it that much - get a wired keyboard or one with
rechargeable batteries and a stand to put it on at night/when not in use or
one that can be plugged into a USB charging cable and still be used while
charged (Logitech does some of their cordless mice that way.)

I rarely recommend cordless keyboards - because most of the time the
keyboard does not move from one place for days/weeks/months/years at a time.
Mice - I am not so rough on... but I try to get ones with rechargable
batteries and a stand or cable like I described above.

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SC wrote on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:12:45 -0400:


"James Silverton" wrote in
message ...
Hello All!

This is a typical description of a Logitech product:"The Logitech
Cordless Desktop Wave Pro Keyboard – all you have to do is
connect it via a USB port. Expect the battery life to last
you approximately 3 years, so you can use the keyboard as
much as you want without any worries at all! "

I wish I could find a wireless keyboard and mouse whose
batteries last so long under realistic conditions by which I mean
switched on 12 hours a day, seven days a week.. Has
anyone got any ideas? Mostly, I tend to find "lasts up to a
year", which is doubtless true since "up to a year" could
describe a few weeks.

I find it very difficult to get realistic information in
computer stores.

..
I've never owned a wireless keyboard, so I can't help you out with
that.

Logitech used to supply an "I-Touch" wireless keyboard using 4 AA
batteries that lasted six months or more under my conditions (12/7) but
they have discontinued it. The mouse had a recharging stand that also
acted as the wireless receptor for it and the keyboard but the mouse
NiCad died and I was unable to buy a replacement.





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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

I have a Logitech cordless iTouch keyboard using two AA batteries. I don't
know how long they last but it seems like forever or almost shelf life.
YMMV

Ted

"James Silverton" wrote in message
...
Hello All!

This is a typical description of a Logitech product:"The Logitech Cordless
Desktop Wave Pro Keyboard – all you have to do is connect it via a USB
port. Expect the battery life to last you approximately 3 years, so you
can use the keyboard as much as you want without any worries at all! "

I wish I could find a wireless keyboard and mouse whose batteries last so
long under realistic conditions by which I mean switched on 12 hours a
day, seven days a week.. Has anyone got any ideas? Mostly, I tend to find
"lasts up to a year", which is doubtless true since "up to a year" could
describe a few weeks.

I find it very difficult to get realistic information in computer stores.


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

I have had a Logitech Cordless Desktop S510 Mouse and Keyboard and a
replacement S520 Mouse and Keyboard in the past two years. (The mouse
went hinky on me in about 11 months in the S510 combo.)

While the S510 package mouse lived, it used up a pair of AA batteries
every month - there was no on/off switch - in about four hours of use
per day. The keyboard batteries lasted the entire time.

The S520 package mouse had an on/off switch so the batteries lasted
longer. Again, the keyboard didn't need batteries in the 4 months I
used it before getting a new computer with USB-wired mouse and
keyboard.


On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:08:16 -0500, "ted" wrote:

I have a Logitech cordless iTouch keyboard using two AA batteries. I don't
know how long they last but it seems like forever or almost shelf life.
YMMV

Ted

"James Silverton" wrote in message
...
Hello All!

This is a typical description of a Logitech product:"The Logitech Cordless
Desktop Wave Pro Keyboard – all you have to do is connect it via a USB
port. Expect the battery life to last you approximately 3 years, so you
can use the keyboard as much as you want without any worries at all! "

I wish I could find a wireless keyboard and mouse whose batteries last so
long under realistic conditions by which I mean switched on 12 hours a
day, seven days a week.. Has anyone got any ideas? Mostly, I tend to find
"lasts up to a year", which is doubtless true since "up to a year" could
describe a few weeks.

I find it very difficult to get realistic information in computer stores.


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

I also have a wireless IntelliMouse Explorer that I never turn off. Very
seldom have to change batteries.
Ted


"Kirk Bubul" wrote in message
...
I have had a Logitech Cordless Desktop S510 Mouse and Keyboard and a
replacement S520 Mouse and Keyboard in the past two years. (The mouse
went hinky on me in about 11 months in the S510 combo.)

While the S510 package mouse lived, it used up a pair of AA batteries
every month - there was no on/off switch - in about four hours of use
per day. The keyboard batteries lasted the entire time.

The S520 package mouse had an on/off switch so the batteries lasted
longer. Again, the keyboard didn't need batteries in the 4 months I
used it before getting a new computer with USB-wired mouse and
keyboard.


On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:08:16 -0500, "ted" wrote:

I have a Logitech cordless iTouch keyboard using two AA batteries. I
don't
know how long they last but it seems like forever or almost shelf life.
YMMV

Ted

"James Silverton" wrote in message
...
Hello All!

This is a typical description of a Logitech product:"The Logitech
Cordless
Desktop Wave Pro Keyboard - all you have to do is connect it via a USB
port. Expect the battery life to last you approximately 3 years, so you
can use the keyboard as much as you want without any worries at all! "

I wish I could find a wireless keyboard and mouse whose batteries last
so
long under realistic conditions by which I mean switched on 12 hours a
day, seven days a week.. Has anyone got any ideas? Mostly, I tend to
find
"lasts up to a year", which is doubtless true since "up to a year" could
describe a few weeks.

I find it very difficult to get realistic information in computer
stores.


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

We have a Microsoft in the office as well and I believe we get 5 to 6 months
out of the batteries.

As for a mouse I have a Logitech G7 which comes with 2 batteries and a
charger. I use the mouse from 8:30am - 5:00pm every day at work. The battery
lasts me all day.. I usually have to swap the battery once a day.

"James Silverton" wrote in message
...
Hello All!

This is a typical description of a Logitech product:"The Logitech Cordless
Desktop Wave Pro Keyboard – all you have to do is connect it via a USB
port. Expect the battery life to last you approximately 3 years, so you
can use the keyboard as much as you want without any worries at all! "

I wish I could find a wireless keyboard and mouse whose batteries last so
long under realistic conditions by which I mean switched on 12 hours a
day, seven days a week.. Has anyone got any ideas? Mostly, I tend to find
"lasts up to a year", which is doubtless true since "up to a year" could
describe a few weeks.

I find it very difficult to get realistic information in computer stores.


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:09:33 -0400, "yuppicide"
wrote:

The battery
lasts me all day.. I usually have to swap the battery once a day.


What is it??

Battery last all day or you have to swap it once a day?? If you swap
it once a day it does not last all day!!

DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

kraut wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:09:33 -0400, "yuppicide"
wrote:


The battery
lasts me all day.. I usually have to swap the battery once a day.



What is it??

Battery last all day or you have to swap it once a day?? If you swap
it once a day it does not last all day!!

DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH



It lasts ONE day, the battery he inserted the previous day dies and he
swaps it with the one from the charger. Clear now?

Bob I wrote:
kraut wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:09:33 -0400, "yuppicide"
wrote:


The battery
lasts me all day.. I usually have to swap the battery once a day.



What is it??

Battery last all day or you have to swap it once a day?? If you swap
it once a day it does not last all day!!

DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH



It lasts ONE day, the battery he inserted the previous day dies and he
swaps it with the one from the charger. Clear now?

I find it a bit fascinating that a battery for a mouse can only last one
day. Is that typical for such devices? I mean, how much current does a
mouse really need to use???

Bill in Co. wrote:

Bob I wrote:

kraut wrote:

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:09:33 -0400, "yuppicide"
wrote:



The battery
lasts me all day.. I usually have to swap the battery once a day.



What is it??

Battery last all day or you have to swap it once a day?? If you swap
it once a day it does not last all day!!

DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH



It lasts ONE day, the battery he inserted the previous day dies and he
swaps it with the one from the charger. Clear now?


I find it a bit fascinating that a battery for a mouse can only last one
day. Is that typical for such devices? I mean, how much current does a
mouse really need to use???



Sounds like a pretty low capacity rechargeable doesn't it.

On Jun 24, 8:38*pm, "James Silverton"
wrote:
Hello All!

This is a typical description of a Logitech product:"The Logitech
Cordless Desktop Wave Pro Keyboard – all you have to do is connect it
via a USB port. Expect the battery life to last you approximately 3
years, so you can use the keyboard as much as you want without any
worries at all! "

I wish I could find a wireless keyboard and mouse whose batteries last
so long under realistic conditions by which I mean switched on 12 hours
a day, seven days a week.. Has anyone got any ideas? Mostly, I tend to
find "lasts up to a year", which is doubtless true since "up to a year"
could describe a few weeks.

I find it very difficult to get realistic information in computer
stores.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

I have a client with five wireless desktop kits. One of these needs
to replace the batteries daily where the four others last 4 - 6
months. I guess the quality control has missed some duds.

In article ,
says...
As for a mouse I have a Logitech G7


I have a logitech Internet Pro keyboard/mouse combination where the
keyboard lasts months, the mouse use to last months and now gets about 2
days on Duracell batteries.

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Did you even read what I said? Duh. It works from 8:30 - 5, then I need to
swap the battery. So, yes I it lasts all day and I have to swap the battery
once a day. If I didn't change the battery I might only get 30 mins or so
the next day on that initial battery.

"kraut" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:09:33 -0400, "yuppicide"
wrote:

The battery
lasts me all day.. I usually have to swap the battery once a day.


What is it??

Battery last all day or you have to swap it once a day?? If you swap
it once a day it does not last all day!!

DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH