An awful product that should simply be avoided. You'll be sorry.
88
A poor product with more faults than redeeming qualities.
88
Below average. May be passable in a pinch, but you should probably stay away.
88
A bit below average, with some serious issues to watch out for.
88
An average product, with issues that keep it from being genuinely exciting.
88
Slightly better than most similar products, but you can likely still do better.
88
Better than average, but some issues still hold it back from being truly excellent.
88
Among the top products in its category, and a solid choice for most people.
88
A category-leading product and an overall pretty safe bet.
88
An industry-leading product, definitely worth owning. An instant classic.
88
Completely flawless. You'd be crazy not to have it.
100
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decided that they wanted/needed replacing had been meaning to get some more as they seemed to work fine so I went ahead and got another recharger pack only to find that the batteries will "not fully recharge" I am totally mad about this apple making a product that wont work oh dear am I back on the alkaline bandwagon
The touch controls on the top are especially exciting and actually they work very well - being very natural to use in every day operation. However, the Magic Mouse still suffers from the same right-click problems as the Mighty Mouse - ie that you have to lift your left finger up in order for it to register as a right click. In addition it's impossible to click both left and right buttons together - a big problem for certain games. The shape of the mouse is pretty horrible - it's...
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Instead of the Energizer alkaline AA batteries that came with the Magic Mouse, I put two Energizer Lithium Ultimate AA batteries in. They last longer and are noticeably lighter. Makes tracking around seem more fluid to me at least.
Does somebody know when Apple will add more default gestures to their software? I found several tools that already do that, but it's better to use original software... Does somebody these tools? http://www.geeksology.com/how-to-add-additional-ge...
been using recharge batteries the batteries that came with the mouse just ran out - a month so when I put in a fresh charged set it says the charge is not enough I tryed a powerc+enix kit which gives 1.6 volts per cell and that did not give it the oopfh wish apple would make the curcuit parallel or series cant remember which but you supposed to be able to use only one-cell in the mighty mouse presume it works that way with the magic mouse any ideas guys..
So I got my mouse last Thursday, 17-Dec. It's only Sunday but I noticed that my new Magic Mouse is starting to discolor in the areas where I'd left-click and scroll (where the discoloration is more prominent) and right-click, to a lesser degree. I tried Googling but nothing comes up when I search for "magic mouse discolor OR discoloration", so I'm not sure if I just got a lemon. Anyone else experienced this? Here's an image, I apologize for the quality as I just took...
I just discovered BetterTouchTool in one of the comments and I think more people should know about it. It enables almost any gesture you could dream of and it's free! It's still in beta stage but already very useful. The developer continues to update the app almost everyday with more neat features. Check it out: http://blog.boastr.net/
Really like the new mouse, and the vertical scrolling is very nice. But the side scrolling is driving me nuts, and it's so sensitive that it makes programs like Aperture barely usable-- constantly switching my highlighted photo as I'm mousing around the screen.
My bluetooth mighty mouse is starting to act up (more frequent random disconnects, etc). Other than having to clean the nipple frequently, I actually like it. Now that I might have to get a new mouse, the Magic Mouse seems to be an obvious next step. However, I'm not too fond of the flat design. Anybody have any recommendation on an alternative? My requirements: -Bluetooth, no dongle. This is the problem with many non-Apple mice. They each have their own dongle, using up a precious USB port....
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Here is a program that enables a "middle click" function (it is for the macbook's trackpad but also works on the Magic Mouse): http://clement.beffa.org/labs/projects/middleclick... Open the program and it will enable a 3 finger tap on the shell to work as a middle click [ you don't have to physically click the button ]. It apparently works only for Snow Leopard, but I tried it on an iMac G5 running Leopard and it has worked well so far. Hope this helps.
Although I haven't tried the magic yet, it appears that you cannot rest your fingers as you would with a normal mouse. If this is true, users will have to strain to hover over the surface until they intend to press or make a gesture. Other thoughts?
Didn't see this listed or in the video - it looks like there are no side buttons for the Magic Mouse, or even a way to do a "side click" style gesture. I have a Mighty Mouse right now and I use the side buttons to pop up Expose quite a bit through the day, so that would be pretty critical for me. The touch part seems pretty slick but I'd really hate to lose that feature. Anyone able to confirm my fears?
