Wired vs Wireless Gaming Mice
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2017-05-06
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1,322 words · ~6 min read
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it's 2016 and wireless controllers have been a thing for a long time on consoles
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I use a wireless Xbox controller for a bunch of games but what about mice why
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aren't we all using Wireless mice for gaming on PC I could just say it's
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because between TV input lag and cinematic frame rates console players
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can't tell the difference anyway but while that's actually part of the answer
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the rest of it is actually less offensive to console Gamers and possibly
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more interesting stay
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tuned be quiet! silent Wings 3 use a
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them out at the link below back to our original question for a moment if
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manufacturers have been pushing Wireless technology down our throats for over 10
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years now why haven't cordless mice ever really taken off outside of the office
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one since they're Wireless they're going to need batteries and that means they
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can't be all that light a couple of popular gaming mice among competitive
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Gamers like the final Mouse the Logitech G Pro they're like 70 and 84 G
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respectively but the g900 and g43 wireless are both 107 G that's 20%
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heavier than the g43 wired version with
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that said the bodies of other respectable gaming mice like the Razer
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Death Adder and steel series rival are actually about the same so Wireless mice
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aren't in a different weight class Al together except for the Mamba that is a
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whale at 125 G two batteries don't just
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add weight they also add
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inconvenience like wired mice never need to be charged and while office grade
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Wireless mice can last months on a pair of disposable batteries wireless gaming
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mice because of their higher performance hardware and higher polling rates need
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to be charged several times a week
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that's kind of inconvenient I I never do it though some of them have handy docks
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which is a bit more convenient than plugging in a USB connector but it's it
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takes up valuable desk space that I can populate with action figures or
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Pop-Tarts and on the subject of valuable
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three Wireless mice are much more
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expensive like while you can get good wired gaming mice for like 20 to $3 if
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you don't get fancy things like RGB lighting the g403 wireless sits at $99
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with higher end models like the g900 and Razer Mamba they're going to cost you
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around 150
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bucks and what do you get for your money
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a better gaming experience
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no what you get is problem number four
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more input lag at least that used to be
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the case like okay so far it sounds like
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this entire video is going to be one long hate session on wireless mice
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because I'm some kind of pretentious
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gaming mouse purist but I've actually been using the g403 wireless and this
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was not an easy decision but unlike my previous attempts to go less like with
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the razor uros this time I am not going
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back so let's talk about why while I
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don't have the scientific apparatus to validate their claims Logitech says
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their Wireless performance is on par or
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better than wired mice and does this
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look like a face that would lie to you no but really I haven't seen or felt
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anything to make me doubt that I don't notice a delay in movement or clicks and
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I've I haven't had it disconnect wir mice I'll actually have disconnect
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because I'll accidentally pull out the cable and this thing this this works
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even in my apartment with like signals bouncing around everywhere from
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Neighbors and outside of like a crowded land party that's probably the worst
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case scenario for wireless products in general so with no performance issues
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not having to deal with a cable after so many years of using a mouse sponge or or
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taping it to my desk or wrapping it around a lamp it's just
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awesome I I love lightweight mice but I
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feel like trading some weight for a more full range of motion to make flick shots
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without without knocking over it's
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finally worth it and while this doesn't solve all of my Wireless complaints like
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I I forget to charge my mouse constantly because I'm a bit of a
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scatterbrain I haven't had it die on me yet because a full charge lasts about 25
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hours of constant use and I can't play
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constantly for 25 hours and when it gets low it tells you to plug in I just
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forget but it still works okay but I
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don't expect you to take my word for it entirely like I'm I'm not a filthy
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casual like lonus or whatever but
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there's a reason why people including myself look to the pros and wonder what
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are they using to win tournaments and
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you know who just won a tournament using the g43 wireless
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Cloud n's automatic they beat SK in the ESL pro league finals and he was if you
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ignore the salty salty Brazilian SK fans
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he was the real MVP of the tournament new Mouse big victory
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coincidence maybe but I think the only
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reasonable conclusion is that wireless is the Future Okay so with all that said
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not all wirelesses created equal so for
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the time being the answer is a bit more
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complicated you may have noticed that this video started out as wired versus
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Wireless and ended up mostly being about
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logitech's g403 and g900 the reason for
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that is that I just I can't recommend
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the other Solutions the g900 price might be
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offputting and you might not like the ambidex shape and design the g43
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wireless is a cheaper more mainstream option but it still comes add a price
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and weight premium over the wired version I still think they're worth it
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but some people don't two options can't really kill off wir gaming mice but
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they're proof that the technology is here and it's
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