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Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse?

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  Thanks for all your responses.

  For the moment, I'll take Rudy Wieser's/Char Jackson's lead and will
not switch off/on the wireless keyboard/mouse.

  If the batteries run out too quickly, I'll change that approach.

  Again, thanks to all.

[Original post:]

Yesterday, I 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.

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[OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2021-10-19 09:40 +0000
  Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2021-10-19 13:15 +0200
    Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? knuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> - 2021-10-19 07:32 -0400
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