The keyboard will connect to the computer, so can’t the mouse piggy back on that wire by plugging in through the keyboard?
Every Mac USB keyboard has two usb ports for the mouse, one on either side. This has been true for for like 20 years. Bluetooth kinda put an end to that for the most part, but it’s still present on the wired keyboards if you opt for one.
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Sure, many keyboards have a usb port that you can use. People tend to prefer leaving those ports open for temporary devices though (like a thumb drive) and instead plug the keyboard+mouse into the harder to reach ports on the back of the computer as they likely won’t need to move those often.
ours@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I plug my wireless mouse’s dongle on my keyboard USB port. I figure it’s the USB port that sits the closest to the mouse so least chance of interference (not that it’s ever been a problem but hey).
brianorca@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Interference is a legit issue, especially if there is an active USB3 port near the mouse dongle. This is because USB3 specifically does create some mild interference near the 2.4GHz range used by the wireless mouse. The back ports of the motherboard also sit with the metal box between the dongle and the mouse, blocking some of the signal. Using a box-front port, or a keyboard port as your did, helps separate the dongle from potential interference sources.