Re: Re: Hardware keyboard upgrades
By: poindexter FORTRAN to phigan on Tue May 05 2026 12:25 pm

Some of the cheap keyboards can do Bluetooth and use a
single-PC dongle, which would work. And Logitech makes a mechanical

My setup is similar, switching between multiple computers with the same keyboard and mouse. My cheapie does USB, bluetooth pairing with three
different devices, and has its own 2.4ghz dongle. On top of that, I have a 2port KVM switch (just make sure if HDMI it does that thing where it leaves
the HDMI on when youbswitch away.. that was like 30 usd). So, multiple ways of accomplishing switching between computers.

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Re: Re: Hardware keyboard upgrades
By: poindexter FORTRAN to phigan on Tue May 05 2026 12:25 pm

Some of the cheap keyboards can do Bluetooth and use a single-PC dongle, which would work. And Logitech makes a mechanical keyboard. Considering that Logitech has discontinued the unifying receiver and now uses an incompatible receiver technlology (apparently, a new protocol encrypting the data between the keyboard and dongle was a DOD requirement) which means when I replace something I'd either need to have 2 dongles in each system or buy a keyboard, desk mouse and travel mouse. :(

I still prefer a wired keyboard & mouse, at least when I'm using a desktop PC. If the keyboard & mouse will always be near the computer, I don't really see the advantage of having them be wireless - The disadvantage is having to change their batteries or recharge them when they go dead, and you don't need to do that if they're wired. If I'm using a device/computer that I'm sitting far away from (like something connected to a TV), I'd use wireless peripherals though. Also, I've used a wireless mouse for a laptop at work when going to meetings because a wireless mouse was easier to pick up & take with me.

Nightfox

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