My keyboard has a 2.4ghz dongle, bluetooth and wired connectivity. I choose to use it wired because it has lower latency and I don’t have to worry about the battery dying. The mouse is wired and I chose the wired version because it costs half as much (razer deathadder v3) and I don’t really have any benefits if’d bought the wireless version (which also uses a dongle). A bluetooth mouse would have much higher latency and a lower polling rate. Same thing with the controller. Bluetooth is slower and not as reliable. Regarding the mic, yeah, no. It’s the mic I use for my camera as well and I’m not buying a dedicated wireless mic that would be more expensive and have a lower audio quality. Also, and this goes for everything, batteries can flat out die and they’re usually not user replaceable. Not to mention that you have to charge all of these battery powered things and that’s a pain in the butt.
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Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 4 months agoYou could save some ports by using Bluetooth keyboard, mouse and controller, maybe even a wireless microphone. Cables are whil
potustheplant@feddit.nl 4 months ago
BURN@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Bluetooth latency makes that extremely unattractive
sizzler@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Bluetooth for comms not controls
CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Even that sucks. Random interference, low battery, etc.
Bluetooth audio is great when you’re driving in the car, or like at the gym.
Chriswild@lemmy.world 4 months ago
That way instead of having cables for data and power you can have cables for just power and pay more for the device.
I don’t understand the appeal of Bluetooth mice and keyboards while at a desk.
potustheplant@feddit.nl 4 months ago
Some people like them for the aesthetics. In my case, I have a custom made desk with a tray for the keyboard and mice so the cables are not even visible. Longevity wise they’re obviously inferior and have an expiration date basically. The performance is also worse unless you’re using a wireless dongle instead of bluetooth.
Chriswild@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I just see three cables on my desk for keyboard, mouse, and headphones and I prefer it like that.
Aesthetics are illogical and often times social conformity rather than personal desire. Like those stupid coiled USB C cables for keyboards that do nothing.