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

From	Char Jackson <none@none.invalid>
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Subject	Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse?
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On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:36:41 -0400, Big Al <Bears@invalid.com> wrote:

>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.

My main mouse is a Logitech M705 and they say I should get 3 years from a
pair of AA's but I only get about 2.5 years. Still, that's not too bad, and
the mouse has an LED that glows red when the batteries get low. I don't
bother to turn off the mouse since it turns off by itself after a few
seconds of being idle. Like Big Al, I tend to use the mouse throughout the
day, with 8-10 hours being common.

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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
      Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? aer <noemail@noemail.xxx> - 2021-10-19 08:09 -0400
      Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2021-10-19 10:24 -0500
        Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2021-10-19 16:30 +0100
          Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2021-10-19 15:25 -0500
            Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2021-10-19 23:38 +0100
      Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? FACE <AFaceInTheCrowd@today.net> - 2021-12-24 07:48 -0500
        Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? Big Al <Bears@invalid.com> - 2021-12-24 08:08 -0500
          Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? FACE <AFaceInTheCrowd@today.net> - 2021-12-24 09:22 -0500
  Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? Big Al <Bears@invalid.com> - 2021-10-19 08:36 -0400
    Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2021-10-19 10:21 -0500
    Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? FACE <AFaceInTheCrowd@today.net> - 2021-12-24 08:20 -0500
      Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2021-12-24 10:31 -0600
  Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2021-10-19 08:55 -0400
  Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? Fokke Nauta <usenet@solfon.nl> - 2021-10-19 16:41 +0200
  Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? John Doe <always.look@message.header> - 2021-10-19 16:59 +0000
    Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? Edward Hernandez <dtgamer99@gmail.com> - 2021-10-19 17:17 +0000
      Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? John Doe <always.look@message.header> - 2021-10-19 18:39 +0000
        Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? Edward Hernandez <dtgamer99@gmail.com> - 2021-10-19 18:53 +0000
  Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2021-10-19 18:07 +0000
  Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2021-10-20 15:12 +0000
  Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? Stephen Wolstenholme <steve@easynn.com> - 2021-10-26 14:07 +0100
    Re: [OT] Do you switch off/on your wireless keyboard/mouse? John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2021-10-28 16:37 +0100

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