Cordless PC keyboards and mice.

[Impret-Sir]

I am thinking of buying a new PC, and am considering getting one with the above. But I do not know how they work. Does the PC itself need to be sat on the desk with the mouse and keyboard? Ours sits on the floor beside the desk, about a meter away, would this still work? How acurate are they? for example, are keystrokes and mouse movements always acurately reproduced? Any advice or guidance would be appreciated.

[RATTER15]

With your key board and mouse you will get a little reciever that sits on or near your desk and plugs in to either a USB port or the usual mouse and keyboard ports, mine is lurking behind my monitor somewhere, buried in wires and all sorts of stuff, havnt seen it for months. You will need batteries for the mouse and keyboard, but these only need to be changed every few months. They are great Logitech are one of the best a little pricey maybe, I have had mine for 3 years and its never missed a beat.

[fo3nix]

I'd go for a logitech one too. I've read many times that Microsoft ones sometimes have an annoying pause (if not used for a bit they go into a sort of standby mode, and microsoft stuff i believe takes a second or so to become alert again).

[Impret-Sir]

Thanks for those answers, I want aware you needed to put batteries in them, obvious now I think about it really! Not sure if having to do that every few months plus the extra cost outweighs any supposed benefit, after all, are the wires on the desk that much of a problem? especially if you have to have the receiver box on a wire there instead.......mmmmm.

[fo3nix]

I have a cordless Logitech mouse (MX1000). It has a rechargable battery inside it, and the transmitter doubles as a recharging station. You can put it wherever you want, as long as it's within a few metres of the mouse. I recharge it every 5 days or so, but it doesn't take long.