> On the other hand, I've never been able to get a single bluetooth device to sync reliably for more than 5 minutes.
That sounds pretty unbelievable to me - even the cheapest crappiest Bluetooth devices can pair with the cheapest crappiest USB Bluetooth adapter reliably for more than 5 minute's.
Headphones snag, the jacks get wobbly, theyre fixed lengths (standing desks mean they need to be long enough to move now so they're messy unless you do a bunch of extra work). Ive got problems with interference with my wired mouse that seems to cause stuttering if I use a specific usb port, but maybe once every 2-3 weeks or so the port I do use just doesn't recognize the device so I have to un plug it and plug it back in. Bluetooth may not be perfect but it's tidy, easy to use, well supported, reasonably reliable, and good enough quality for 98% of my use cases.
I’m not sure what’s causing it, but I just can’t get a DualShock 4 to sync reliably. Or the WH1000MX3 from my partner. And with the Jabra headphones I had for work, I always had to use their dongle because it would never sync reliably.
In the end I just gave up and now I use the dualshock 4 with cables. And for headphones, I’ll continue using my wired sennheisers from 2008 (I checked and updated the year in the previous post as well).
The Dualshock 4 gets about a minute at best before I get suddenly random input from it and it stops working. That’s with a genuine Sony DS4, second version.
I actually still use wireless mice, but only the ones with custom dongles.
That sounds pretty unbelievable to me - even the cheapest crappiest Bluetooth devices can pair with the cheapest crappiest USB Bluetooth adapter reliably for more than 5 minute's.
Headphones snag, the jacks get wobbly, theyre fixed lengths (standing desks mean they need to be long enough to move now so they're messy unless you do a bunch of extra work). Ive got problems with interference with my wired mouse that seems to cause stuttering if I use a specific usb port, but maybe once every 2-3 weeks or so the port I do use just doesn't recognize the device so I have to un plug it and plug it back in. Bluetooth may not be perfect but it's tidy, easy to use, well supported, reasonably reliable, and good enough quality for 98% of my use cases.