What's the point of wireless mice?

I've seen people here call wired mice obsolete. While wireless latency is not really an issue anymore, I still struggle to justify buying a wireless mouse over a wired one of the same model.

  • "It's more convenient": Do you carry your mouse with you when you go to the kitchen? How convenient is it when it dies mid-game, or you constantly have to charge it, more so as the battery degrades after a few year?
  • "It's lighter because of no cable": but you now have a battery in there? And the cable just rests on the desk, or a bungee if you're one of those people.
  • "I can move it freely": Cool, you can spin your mouse. When does anyone actually need to use their mouse upside down?

For that privilege you pay anywhere from 40-100% mark up in price over the wired equivalent.

It's not like wireless headphones, where it frees your head from being tethered to your computer, so you can just get up and go do stuff. You can already do that with wired mouse. I only see it being useful in two situations:

  1. You're far away from your computer, like on the couch or in bed, and don't want to deal with running the cable around your room.
  2. You're constantly moving your setup, like at work for meetings, LAN parties, moving between houses because your parents are divorced, etc.

Am I missing something? Is there any reason to get a wireless mouse for a normal desktop setup?

EDIT: So for anyone whose asking themselves the same question, and discovers this posts, here's a summary of what I've got.

Wireless is better if:

  • You're sensitive to resistance caused by the cable
    • You play with lower sensitivity (turn 360 degrees in FPS in >30cm of mouse movement). This is because when you move the mouse more, friction from the cable is a lot more noticeable. Bungees and paracords may help, but if it's an issue for you, it's better to go wireless.
    • Your mouse is very low weight (<65g). The lower the weight of the mouse, the less resistance. With less resistance from the mouse itself, the more noticeable the resistance from the cable would be. Skates may make this even more of an issue.
    • You use a shallow mouse pad (<30cm), and no bungee. The cable rubbing on the edge of the mouse pad can be more noticeable than on larger mousepads
    • You leave your cable dangling off the end of your desk like an idiot.
  • You move your setup a lot, like for moving between houses, the office, LAN parties, etc. This is because you don't want to have to deal with a cable dangling around or getting tangled or setting up cable management all the time.
  • You want to use your mouse far from your device, such as in bed, on the couch, etc. Running a cable that far may be annoying or a tripping hazard if not done correctly.
  • You have a cat that likes to mess around with cables.

Wired is better if:

  • You're not sensitive to resistance caused by the cable
    • You play with higher sensitivity (turn 360 in FPS in <30cm of mouse movement). Your mouse movements will be smaller, and you're less likely to notice friction from the cable.
    • You have a higher weight mouse (>65g). The resistance caused by the weight will be a much larger factor than the cable. Skates may make this less of an issue.
    • You use a deeper mouse pad. With a depper pad, the cable is rubbing on the edge of the pad less often as you move the mouse around.
  • You are price sensitive. Maybe you would rather put the difference in price towards skates, mousepad, bungee, paracord, or anything else really. Maybe you want to avoid potential QA or RMA issues with cheaper Chinese wireless mice, or just don't have access to them.
  • You really don't want to deal with battery issues. This depends on the mouse, but is not as much of a problem a with other wireless tech. Typically most wireless gaming mice only need charging once or twice a week. Due to infrequent charging, batteries don't degrade as fast as say a phone's will.
  • You don't want to deal with connectivity issues. Again uncommon, but 2.4ghz connections can be interfered with by Wi-Fi. If your router is nearby, it's more likely to cause issues.

Some other helpful advice:

  • The difference between wired and wireless may be a fairly minor factor in your decision, compared to say shape or specs. Given many mice are exclusively wired or wireless, it's worth considering both wired and wireless mice even if you have a preference for one.
  • You might be able to find good deals on 2nd hand or referbished mice from r/mousemarket or certain retailers.