Why doesn't Apple go Cordless
Having this new beauitul iMac in my 'den' I just can't stand all the wires attached to it. It's such an elegant design but then all these white wires like spagetti around it. Before I start performing some 'point of no return' operations on my computer desk for hiding them I'm gonna try and find some nice looking cordless keyboard and mouse to complement it. But I'm not sure if I'll have a problem opening the Superdrive tray with <a href="http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?page=products/details&CRID=630&CONTENTID=5060&countryid=4&langua geid=1" target="_blank">this one.</a> I know it doesn't look fab but at least I get rid of the wires.
Anywais, wouldn't it be smart if Apple could offer some nice looking cordless input devices? With Airport the iMac could start looking like it does in the adds <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
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Anywais, wouldn't it be smart if Apple could offer some nice looking cordless input devices? With Airport the iMac could start looking like it does in the adds <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
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Or you could just have thermal radiation powered devices and turn off the fans on the new PowerMac.
ADC was a nice idea to remove some of the cable clutter associated with a computer. Those Printer/Scanner/Fax devices are a nice idea too. Wireless networking helps. More internal drive bays helps reduce the number of external drives attached to a computer.
There certainly are a decent amount of options available to reduce the number of wires on your computer, and I think wireless mice and keyboards are the worst of the ideas.
<strong>Wireless is too impractical and inconvenient for the small benefit it offers. I mean, who really wants to change the batteries on their mouse or type from 12 feet away from the computer?
</strong><hr></blockquote> I do
<strong>But I'm not sure if I'll have a problem opening the Superdrive tray with <a href="http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?page=products/details&CRID=630&CONTENTID=5060&countryid=4&langua geid=1" target="_blank">this one.</a></strong><hr></blockquote>
it works. you can assign some buttons to functions, like the eject button.
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it works. you can assign some buttons to functions, like the eject button.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yep. I got a logitech keyboard last week and I set a key for eject and it works perfectly.
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Yep. I got a logitech keyboard last week and I set a key for eject and it works perfectly.</strong><hr></blockquote> Nice to hear. Are you happy with the keyboard over all? I had a Microsoft Intelli Keyboard with my old iMac DV SE and it was fine but somehow lacking the 'Mac feeling' whatever that is. The old Extended keyboard is still the best Kb I've ever used. The current 'Pro' KB is fine too but not sure how long it will last. It's being typed on 10 hours+ a day. The old black iMac kb lasted only a year, then I started having problems with 2 or 3 keys and cleaning it didn't help.
Wireless FireWire:
(moves hand in front of port...)
*zzt*
*zzt*
"ahhhhhh...!"
*sirens...*
Second of all, you can lock USB keyboards and mice to their host PCs. This is crucial for educational, public, and corporate/government settings. Anyone could pocket a wireless mouse. So if Apple did go wireless, it would have to maintain two lines of input peripherals. Considering the market for wireless, why not leave that as a third-party opportunity?
Lastly, it's so un-Apple to require a third-party dongle (the D-Link adapter) to use peripherals as fundamental as a keyboard and a mouse. Apple won't even attempt wireless until the appropriate means of communication is built into the hardware, standard.
<strong> Nice to hear. Are you happy with the keyboard over all? I had a Microsoft Intelli Keyboard with my old iMac DV SE and it was fine but somehow lacking the 'Mac feeling' whatever that is. The old Extended keyboard is still the best Kb I've ever used. The current 'Pro' KB is fine too but not sure how long it will last. It's being typed on 10 hours+ a day. The old black iMac kb lasted only a year, then I started having problems with 2 or 3 keys and cleaning it didn't help.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I love this keyboard. The reason why I stopped using the Pro Keyboard was because it wasn't comfortable while typing for long periods of time. This keyboard is much better and all of the other buttons are very useful.
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That's what the 3rd party market is for. It's not worth it for Apple to invest the resources in developing a wireless keyboard that the majority of their customers would find to be more hassle than it's worth.
Maybe if/when bluetooth becomes an integral part of all macs, the possibilities of a wireless keyboard will be explored, but changing batteries is still very un-apple like and unless they could make a solar and kinetic powered Bluetooth keyboard that was affordable (in the mind of a company that thinks it's ok to charge $60 for a keyboard), then maybe you'd see it show up, but then you'd lose the powerered usb ports on your keyboard.
Too many trade-offs to be done in the near term.
because cordless mice and keyboards suck, that's why.
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<strong>"Why doesn't Apple go Cordless"
because cordless mice and keyboards suck, that's why.
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My cordless mouse doesn't suck at all.
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My cordless mouse doesn't suck at all.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yeah-huhhh!
Some anecdotal evidence:
Ever cordless keyboard, mouse, and peripheral I've ever seen, has always ended up on a shelf or drawer after the novelty faded. They weren't mine so I can only offer conjecture as to why.
There are three primary reasons why you might go wireless: asthetics, convenience, or more remote peripherals.
Asthetics seems to be a valid justification, if it weren't for all the other crap on our desks any way. Good thing the wireless mouse got rid of a cord, now there's room for the charging cord.
Convenience? Its kinda like a serial comedy each time I come across these wireless users. They're always searching for batteries or repositioning things. Also, the connection still seems to flake out on a regular basis. They'll go to move the mouse and nothing happens... oh you've got to click first.
Increased range? somtimes. In my experience, my 15 foot USB extension has performed flawlessly. On the other hand, its fun to watch people hold their keyboards in the air inorder to get reception from their couch.
A wireless mouse that recharged via solar cells or from the desk surface would be great. Right now, wireless peripherals are still gaget toys. Only when they're more convenient will wireless gadgets actually gain widespread acceptance.
Back to the topic at hand: i highly doubt apple will ever go wireless, but if you want to buy third party wireless devices i woudl have to say that they are not just novilty items, but actually funtional periferals.