What uses less power for a mouse, USB dongle or Bluetooth? - eviltoast

I have been spending a lot of time working remotely with my laptop in random locations. And usually just plug my mouse in via the USB dongle. But just curious if there is a noticeable battery difference doing this? Seems like Bluetooth would be better because it’s already powering other things anyway.

Edit: seems like it’s Bluetooth. Going to have to change my habits. Thanks all.

  • Nibodhika@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Bluetooth uses less power, because usually the polling rate is lower. This is from my mouse’s manual:

    Bluetooth mode has lower report rate compared to LIGHTSPEED. In Bluetooth mode, G604 has longer battery life as well.

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      I wonder if that’s from power saving with BT mice.

      The ones I’ve had would sleep much sooner than say the Logitech Unify ones, which I’ve always found really annoying.