Wireless mouse questions / options

OK having a bit of a blonde moment.

I'm looking at getting a wireless mouse. My laptop has built in BT and infra-red. I'll be using with mains and also on the road (i.e. battery power)

From reading previous posts it seems that BT mice can be real power drains.

What about wireless mice?

Also, as I already have infrared on my laptop will I still need to use the USB dongles?

Also, I presume these mice need charging? How is this done? Does this mean you are required to carry a charger with you?

Thanks

 

u'r right about bluetooth mice, they do drain the battery quite quickly and they may be a bit buggy (i.e. might randomly decide not to work)...i'd suggest sticking with the mice that have dongles if you want something that works out of the box without much messing around too much...plus they do tend to last longer than the bluetooth mice...

most of the wireless mice out there use a dongle since they run on a different frequency (Microsoft i think run on the 27MHz band and Logitech either the 27MHz or 2.4GHz depending on model <- someone correct me if i'm wrong)...i'm not sure if there were any wireless mouse that utilized the IR port of the laptop since it needs line of sight to operate...

most of these mice just need 1 or 2 AA batteries for power...u can either have normal alkalines in there or rechargeable batteries...it's totally up to you...from wot i've experienced these mice tend to last a fair while on the normal alkaline batteries so i think they should be fine...i remember there was a targus? wireless laptop mouse that had a charging dock of some sort a while ago...not sure if they still make it since i haven't seen any references to it for a while now...i think it may have charged through the USB port...but then again i'm not 100% sure of this...hope this helps...

 

Logitech's Bluetooth V270 is pretty nice, I love mine!

Uses AA batteries, which last a long time based on my standards.