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Wow, is this why i have lag on my MX Master mouse connected to thunderbolt dock whether im on my mac or work PC? It is frustratingly laggy at times.

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Some friends seem to think I'm a luddite when I say this, but this is one reason why I have no wireless mice, keyboard or headphones. Why introduce batteries that can lose charge and potentially unreliable wireless connections when you can have a cheaper, more reliable device with a plain old USB cable? The same goes for wifi. I make sure my work computer is wired through ethernet. Why would I want to risk downtime or random disconnections during meetings?

> Why introduce batteries that can lose charge and potentially unreliable wireless connections when you can have a cheaper, more reliable device with a plain old USB cable?

The answer, of course, is that you no longer have as many wires on your desk and in your bag. If you need very high reliability and fidelity, like if you’re a professional gamer or something, or you know you’re in noisy or otherwise troublesome environments, by all means use wired peripherals. I also use a wired keyboard and mouse, but it’s only because my favorite keyboard and mouse aren’t wireless and I haven’t found great wireless alternatives.

Honestly, I've debated going back to wired. I never move my keyboard or mouse from my desk, so I might as well bring back wired peripherals.

Keyboard has zero value in being wireless. Mouse... that's the tough call because the cable is annoying on a mouse.

There is some little value if you're short on USB ports and both mouse and keyboard use Logitech unifying... But it's a small advantage

one man's useless is another man's gold.

i love my bt keyboard and the freedom it gives me in the flat.

Imagine of your TV had wired remote controls. Never changing batteries, never having to search for it. What a dream. (No sarcasm btw)

I have a standing desk and I love to walk and talk so being able to pace unencumbered during interminable zoom meetings has been invaluable to me.

Logitech's wireless is spotty on a lot of products and their G hub application is awful but I love my Logitech headset.

Yeah, if you get a little USB extension cable or one of the Apple USB breakout dongles and plug that into the thunderbolt dock/hub, and plug the RF dongle into that, the problem goes away.

Thank you so much! Trying this now.

I miss that wired Apple keyboard with the the two USB sockets on the sides. Still have one but don't use it since it's USB-A and would need dongle plus extra cable.

Careful that one has a bad design too: without an extension cable it often doesn’t work. I’ve read it might be because it’s not drawing enough power to switch on.

Apart from that it’s just amazing, better (not as flat) keys than the magic make it perfect to type on, the usb on the side makes adding a wired mouse easy (and keeps the dongle close for wireless). I ordered several when I heard they were discontinued but still in stock at my old company just in case.

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