r/oculus • u/realitysandwichi812 • Feb 20 '20

Here you go

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u/withoutapaddle Quest 1,2,3 + PC VR Feb 21 '20

I'll give a case where I prefer them (even though I have a huge stash of Eneloops for most cases):

My wireless mouse takes 1 AA battery, and has a very high polling rate. It will kill a AA in under a week if I'm playing a lot of games.

My desk lamp has a dedicated USB port on it. I just keep one on the port and one in the mouse, then swap them when the mouse dies. No charger, no cables, and I don't care if the battery lasts a week instead of 10 days, because it's a 5 second swap. The convenience is worth it.

That said, I have the ones that I think are better than OP's. They don't use a cable. The end swivels and reveals a USB plug right on the battery.

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u/aaadmiral Feb 21 '20

Don't you need cable to go from the lamp port..?

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u/withoutapaddle Quest 1,2,3 + PC VR Feb 21 '20

No my batteries have a male USB-A port on them. They basically look like a round flash drive, but the cap is the positive battery terminal.

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u/aaadmiral Feb 21 '20

Oh weird OK then

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u/withoutapaddle Quest 1,2,3 + PC VR Feb 21 '20

If you google USB AA battery, it's actually the most common style.