My monthly idiot question.

[leigh6]

My sisters company just got bought out and all reps now have to have laptops on their desk!!! Their laptops stay at the office. Can I just use a regular desktop wireless optical for it?

Sorry in advance for such an idiot question.

Leigh

 

[w00t]

why would you think it couldnt?

 

[SynthDude2001]

You should have no problems with that as long as it's a USB mouse. (I don't think a lot of laptops have ps/2 ports)

 

[w00t]

his laptop should have ps2 and usb. usb is faster so use that

 

[Thegonagle]

My newer notebook, a Dell Latitude D600 (from the "corporate/business" Latitude lineup) has no PS/2 ports. It's commonplace nowadays in notebooks to eliminate the PS/2 ports in order to save space, weight, and cost. This change has been made possible because USB mice and keyboards are now commonplace and highly compatible.

OP: Yes, you can use a wireless mouse as long as it uses USB, and you have both portions: The receiver, which plugs into the USB port, and the mouse itself. Once the receiver is plugged into the port, the computer doesn't know the difference between the USB receiver/wireless mouse combo and a regular wired USB mouse, so either type of USB mouse works fine on any computer with a USB port.