NC10 Bluetooth vs USB wireless mouse?

I have a Logitech vx Nano that I am planning to use if I get an NC10, but I noticed it has bluetooth.

Are there any advantages from using a USB mouse over a bluetooth? So far all I can see is the bluetooth has advantages in not using a dongle. However, no mentions of power usage anywhere or performance (occasional lag?) from comparing both.

 

I've got a Logitech V470 Bluetooth mouse that is parked in a drawer because it would occasionally get a loss of communication and I would have to spend a minute or two restoring the link - very annoying. However, I haven't tried it with my latest hardware. It's possible that the problems have been fixed.

Unless you need to free up a USB port, I would keep with the Nano (I've got one of them as well) because the behaviour is impeccable. I can't comment on the power consumption of the latest Bluetooth hardware although a couple of years ago I discovered that Bluetooth on the Samsung Q35 stopped the CPU from sleeping. However, Bluetooth is a longer range radio than needed for a mouse and may therefore use more power.

John

 

Since you have a Nano I'd try it and see how you get on with it.

I too have a Logitech V470 and I'm very happy with it. I never notice any lag, but that should only happen if the mouse isn't used for several minutes. No breaks in communication (with a Vostro) and while I'd expect a BT mouse to use a bit more power I wouldn't expect it to matter on an NC10.

And yet a lot of people like John report problems. Reports that put me off getting one for quite a while.

The great advantage of a bluetooth mouse is not needing a dongle, even the small one of the Nano. In theory, a USB mouse can perform better but in practice a good BT mouse works perfectly well in my experience unless you're gaming and then you'd need a wired one.

 

John do you know if leaving the dongle in the netbook will still drain battery life? One of the factors I'm taking into account to consider.

And you mention using more power Nankuru, do you have a figure on that? Since there are clear advantages to having a BT mouse I'm wondering if there is any reason anyone would consider a dongle mouse at all.

I bought this thing with my Aspire One since it didn't have BT.

 

I think it will cause a small drain. If that is 0.1A (the upper limit, IMO) then that is 0.25W which is almost insignificant.

John

 

No figures I'm afraid; just an awareness that BT devices are 'supposed' to use relatively more power. On something like an Asire One with a short battery life this could matter, but I wouldn't think it'd be a problem on an NC10.

I don't like dongles sticking out of my laptop, especially the bigger ones; I'd just as happily use a wired device. People do sometimes break the dongle and the USB port so I prefer BT. But I haven't had any of the problems others have.