If you use one at gigs always have spare batteries or a usb mouse you can plug in Ive had them get sluggish and is a combination of weak batts and really taxing the resources (I think) But if you have those troubles just revert back.
I actually dropped one into an ice cooler at an outside gig Found it the next morning Let it dry out a few days and have been using it since. I have an inexpensive adapter on my laptop for wireless mouse and keyboard In fact right now I am using a 17" monitor from the dual vga and using it for the primary monitor... The laptop is by a window on another desk accessing a Wifi hotspot.. So there are many combos now.....
Another scenario is I have another box cat5 cosswired to to the laptop and have been learnig Linux on it.. I just figured out how to file share and printer share between windows and Linux but to my chagrin I cant find a linux driver for a Brother 2040 laser monochrome printer.. Its fun when ur snowed in drinkin beer and doing things