Logitech Desktop Can Keep Rolling for 3 Years
Don't like the wires and also don't like changing batteries? This one is for you.
I don't know about you, but changing batteries for my wireless keyboard and mouse accessories was never that big of a deal. Sure, less often was better; but never was there a case where I'd wish that my input devices could go longer with a fresh set. That said, Logitech today announced the Wireless Desktop MK710, which suggests that there are people who are annoyed with having to swap batteries in and out of their mouse and keyboard.
On the surface, it's just another keyboard and mouse combo. In fact, there's nothing outstandingly fancy about it on first impressions; but digging a little deeper, we find that this thing will run up to three years on a fresh set of batteries.
"No one thinks about changing batteries until they have to, but when that time comes, it can stop you in your tracks," said Rory Dooley, Logitech's senior vice president and general manager of the Control Devices business unit. "With its industry-first three-year battery life for a combo, you might just forget the Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 uses batteries at all."
Looking at the fine print, we find: (Battery life of Logitech keyboards is based on a calculation of an estimated two million keystrokes per year in an office environment; battery life for Logitech mice may vary based on user and computing conditions.)
I always keep a charged set of Eneloops around in case of dead batteries, but having long-life devices such as Wireless Desktop MK710 is both less inconvenient and less harmful to the environment.
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well i got a charger and batteries for my mouse and keyboard. they run out once a month and only take 20 minutes to recharge anyway. my keyboard died on me yesterday but only because i ignored the warning light. its still much more comfortable than using wires.
3 years? What is there a car battery in there or something? Maybe a 6 cell lithium ion cells? I was hoping for a more technical reason why 3 years was obtainable.
my old cordless keyboard and mouse easily lasted 1 year on batteries ... and that was bought back in 2004! It's no big surprise technology has moved on since then..
My logitech cordless mouse came with a charging station - keeps the desk tidy and never runs out of betteries - what was wrong with that?
If the batteries go flat on your regular wireless keyboard/mouse then you just replace the batteries. What do you do when the batteries go flat on this?
I doubt it takes normal batteries? They're probably expensive and you're not likely to have any spare ones laying around... so potentially you could be unable to use your machine for hours or even days depending on how easy it is to get replacements (Or to buy another keyboard/mouse).
I never keep a keyboard and mouse for 3 years, i do tend to change them every 18 months or so, so this would e ideal for me, i would change the keyboard long before the batteries ever run out
I have the mouse,.... it takes normal batteries.... and I have no idea how long it will last..... time will tell