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Re: [LUG] Separate keyboard for a laptop

 


On 16 Mar 2015 15:32, "Neil Winchurst" <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:27:23 +0000
> Grant Phillips-Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I have no experience with WiFi keyboard or mice, but I have used
> > "wireless" keyboard, mice and keyboard/mice combo devices (both USB
> > and PS/2), as well as Bluetooth keyboard and mice and touchpads. If
> > you're concerned about losing another USB port then I would suggest
> > getting either Bluetooth devices (assuming your laptop already has
> > Bluetooth) or a keyboard/mouse combination wireless job.
> >
> > For keyboards, they're all pretty much of a muchness, and the generic
> > "wireless" ones (ie not WiFi or Bluetooth) are pretty cheap, so you
> > should be able to pick something up just to see how you get on with
> > it.
> >
> > Grant.
>
> Perhaps I wasn't clear about this. I already have a wifi mouse set up
> on my laptop, which I use instead of the touch-pad. As the mouse is a
> Logitech one, I was assuming that a Logitech wifi keyboard would just
> work without needing to change the transceiver.
>
> Neil

Aaah, now that makes it a lot clearer. Sadly the answer is "maybe". Some of the higher end devices use the same transceiver, some use the same transceiver but it can only talk to one device at a time, some need their own transceivers.

Grant

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