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There’s a lot of convenience and freedom with a wireless mouse—once you get used to whipping your mouse around without dragging a cable along with it, it’s hard to go back. So why do most gamers stick with regular corded gaming mice?
Well, that extra freedom and mobility comes at a cost. Wireless gaming mice are typically $40-$50 more expensive than their wired equivalents. And while a regular non-gaming wireless mouse may last months before the battery dies, the ultra-precise tracking and fast polling rates of gaming mice, together with a desire to keep them as lightweight as possible, means smaller batteries are included so you have to charge them up every few days.
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There’s a lot of convenience and freedom with a wireless mouse—once you get used to whipping your mouse around without dragging a cable along with it, it’s hard to go back. So why do most gamers stick with regular corded gaming mice?
Well, that extra freedom and mobility comes at a cost. Wireless gaming mice are typically $40-$50 more expensive than their wired equivalents. And while a regular non-gaming wireless mouse may last months before the battery dies, the ultra-precise tracking and fast polling rates of gaming mice, together with a desire to keep them as lightweight as possible, means smaller batteries are included so you have to charge them up every few days.
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