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WHich is better? 2.4 GHz(Wireless Dongle) or Bluetooth

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Im planning to have a wireless setup and my keyboard(RK61) is capable of bluetooth. They say that bluetooth is not good because of latency so im considering buying a wireless mech keyboard. 

which is better? 

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2 minutes ago, 5GigaaHertz said:

Im planning to have a wireless setup and my keyboard(RK61) is capable of bluetooth. They say that bluetooth is not good because of latency so im considering buying a wireless mech keyboard. 

which is better? 

Welp @5GigaaHertz Its a double-edged Sword... Bluetooth gives your Device more battery Life, and the 2.4GHZ dongle gives you more performance

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2.4GHz is better. Bluetooth can be a big problem in terms of latency, but it's a nice-to-have if you plan on using it for a laptop/tablet/phone/etc... With 2.4GHz the latency problem is non existent with modern peripherals.

 

Edit: If you plan to buy a new wireles keyboard i can recommend the Corsair K63.

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depens on what you need, If you need less latency use 2.4GHz otherwise go for bluetooth

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14 minutes ago, Alex-Tech Dojo said:

Welp @5GigaaHertz Its a double-edged Sword... Bluetooth gives your Device more battery Life, and the 2.4GHZ dongle gives you more performance

I'll go for the latter as the keyboard is always at my desk and I never used my keyboard to connect to my iPad.

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44 minutes ago, 5GigaaHertz said:

I'll go for the latter as the keyboard is always at my desk and I never used my keyboard to connect to my iPad.

good, than thats settled

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