Having a wireless keyboard, mouse and/or headset has its benefits, such as the elimination of cables or greater freedom of movement. Like everything, it has its downsides, as there’s usually a bit more latency than on one of those wired devices. But more and more, we find information hidden in product specifications.
I want to know the autonomy, no other irrelevant data
Every day we search department stores for product deals so you can save money. It also helps us to recommend interesting products and also to point out products that might not be interesting. More and more, we find ourselves with incomplete product specifications, an unacceptable bad practice.
Some manufacturers of keyboards, mice and headphones entry level hide wireless a fundamental fact: the autonomy. This information is not on the manufacturer’s website, which makes it impossible to know before buying the product how long we will have to use it.
If these manufacturers gave other parameters, we could obtain it quite precisely. Know the current (A)there voltage (V) battery and capacity (Wh) from there we could experience autonomy. In the end, the consumption (W) is nothing but the multiplication of the current (A) by the voltage (V), a very simple operation. Then, just divide the capacity (Wh) of the battery by the consumption (W) and we know the autonomy time.
The problem is that these manufacturers give us the current and voltage, but not the battery capacity (watt-hours or Wh). Clear, without the ability battery, that you give me the others data not working for me for absolutely nothing.
When the manufacturer hides autonomy in the tab of its website, it hurts me to think. The first thing that comes to mind is that it is a product with low autonomy and therefore of poor quality. It’s bloodier when if you look at low end bluetooth earphones this information is displayed and quite detailed (another thing is that it’s real)
Fortunately, only low-end brands do this.
Then we have brands doing things the right way. Companies like Logitech, Corsair, Razer and more provide information on battery life. All of these companies give the battery life data with RGB off and on (if the product has it), which is correct. Even in the Razer Deathstalker V2 Pro keyboard there is a battery life comparison. Battery life can be seen under HyperSpeed and Bluetooth depending on RGB brightness and usage time.
Hiding this information, if you are a serious manufacturer who has nothing to hide, makes no sense. Ultimately, anyone buying a wireless device wants to know how long the battery will last in both cases. If this information does not appear, that is more than enough reason not to buy the product.
Brands like Ozone, Mars Gaming, Tempest or Krom, among others, do not demonstrate autonomy. This is an obvious mistake and a bad practice, because the key information for choosing the product is hidden. That doesn’t mean they’re low-quality products, as they can be good entry-level options. Any reason given for not granting autonomy time is only an excuse.
