I just got a brand new Macbook and am looking to match the purchase with a new mouse. I can't choose from wireless or bluetooth, though, much less which specific model to buy.
Bluetooth seems the most appealing because it frees up one more USB port on my Macbook, which doesn't have many to spare. I've read about dropped connections, however, and that they're more of a problem when there are wi-fi signals around. There are a ton of wireless signals in and near my apartment and I use wireless internet myself, so this seems like a deal breaker.
Wireless with a dongle would seem a good choice in lieu of Bluetooth, then, but only if I'm not going to be losing the signal very frequently. Otherwise I might as well just go wired again, or wait until Bluetooth mice improve.
Right now I'm looking at the
Kensington Ci75m chiefly because I like the look of it and it offers a wire in case I find myself without batteries. The
Kensington Si670m is what I'm looking at in the Bluetooth area, but I'm not particularly partial to it.
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What brand is it?
the set I use at work is the Logitech MX1000 desktop. It has a keyboard and mouse, so it doesnt' really apply to you. I was just pointing out that in my experience, I've never had a bluetooth mouse drop the connection on me.
Some of my friends have used wireless mice right on their desk to great success in FPS, but in general for games I stick to a wire.
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Thing is, the USB ports are on the left of the Macbook and I'm right-handed, and getting around having to deal with that for a few years is worth $15 for me.
And it's worth pointing out that I don't game, though drops are something that would bother me.
I have a Logitech G7, and I kid you not, it is the best mouse I have ever owned. When your battery gets close to dead, you swap it for the second one, and can be back mousing away in about 4 seconds. All you need is a *good* wireless mouse. If you have a good one the difference between wired and wireless is so small that no human will be able to tell the difference.