[stephenr]

I can't use my watch while I charge it. Nor my earbuds. Nor my portable Bluetooth speaker.

None of those can give me any meaningful amount of use time (and definitely not enough for a full work day) from a 2 minute charge.

My mouse can. The port location is not a problem. The constant whining about it from people who largely don't use it is more annoying than any disruption a charge cycle causes.

[hu3]

It's basic logic why why watches and earbuds generaly don't charge while in use. So bad example there.

If my Logitech G502 Lightspeed mouse couldn't charge while in use, I wouldn't even consider buying it.

Because when I pay for premium service, I expect premium delivery.

Anything else is fanboyism, handwaving and/or stockholm syndrome.

Specially because previous generation of apple's mice could be charged while in use.

I don't know why you're so upset on defending a downgrade with zero tradeoffs, only to end up with an inferior product.

[stephenr]

> If my Logitech G502 mouse couldn't charge while in use, I wouldn't even consider buying it.

Similarly, if a mouse doesn't support touch gestures I wouldn't consider buying it.

I guess we both make compromises: you never have gesture support, I maybe can't use the mouse for two minutes while I go make a coffee if I forget to charge it overnight once a month.

> Specially because previous generation of apple's mice could be charged while in use.

The first version of the Magic Mouse required you to change AA batteries, and its predecessor was a wired USB mouse. Not really sure how you think either of those is charging while you use it?

[hu3]

Gestures suck for me.

I prefer many physical buttons for reliable macros :)

But when it comes to charging, there's no reason to just happily accept and defend an inferior solution for no tradeoff whatsoever.

[stephenr]

Here's a hint: the thing you clearly think is "inferior"... I don't even think about at all.

It's literally a non issue that gets paraded out by people who don't use it at every opportunity.

[hu3]

It is inferior :) Sorry

When my mouse starts blinking I just plug cable and continue whatever I'm doing and it's a solved problem. No second guessing if I can take a break now in the middle of a meeting, no unnecessary cognitive load, no need to remember to charge it when "I have the time", it's... magical.

It just works.

[stephenr]

Personally I don't find it to be a particularly huge "cognitive load" to see a "mouse battery is low, charge soon" notification and then just charge it at the end of the day.

But for those that do, it's great that we have choices.