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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:i00c74$5f8$(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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.
--
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.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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


> "James Silverton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:i00c74$5f8$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> 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.





--

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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:i00c74$5f8$(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:i00c74$5f8$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:i00c74$5f8$(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)>
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" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> 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???