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 Just not enough mouse, in so many ways. March 20, 2008
W. Grose (Minnesota)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is an unfortunate little critter. While I understand the necessity for Apple to make products that look different and function different (I laud them for their creativity), unfortunately with this product it came at the expense of functionality.
The Good:
1.) The scroll wheel is quite refreshing to use, and works in any direction. Very nice.
2.) It pairs easily with any Apple system with Bluetooth. Very easy, and no software needed.
The Bad:
1.) There's a HUGE amount of input lag from this mouse. As is fairly typical with Bluetooth mouse, the milliseconds of delay from when you move the mouse to when the mouse responds is very noticeable. Older people or those less susceptible to this issue may not even notice it. For me, it's obvious. Really, really obvious. I couldn't bear it.
2.) The mouse scroll wheel can gunk up with oils/dirt/dust, and you can't clean it. Scroll wheel basically dies.
3.) Yes, the mouse does have a right click. But there are problems. Apple thought they'd be clever and add in a form of touch recognition. Basically, if you click the left side of the mouse, it registers a left click. If you click the right side, it registers a right click. However, you can't be resting your pointer finger on the left side if you want to click the right, because the mouse thinks you're clicking left since it can't recognize more than one finger. A real nuisance to have to keep lifting your pointer finger off the mouse to right click! Gah!
4.) The side buttons require far too much pressure to activate, and are very uncomfortable to reach.
Overall:
Just not worth it. Get a Logitech VX Nano or a different mouse of this ilk. This mouse should be eaten. Bring on a new one, Apple.
 An Inspired Design, a Few Little Problems December 12, 2007
Jam
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've had my Mighty Mouse for a little over a year now and am still enjoying it. My Mighty Mouse has traveled extensively in checked and carry-on luggage and still works like a champ after about 30,000 miles of turbulence and squishing. The single-physical-button system is intelligent and easily detects when you're trying to right click or left click with almost no confusion.
In my experience, the little scroll ball doesn't get dirty. I don't know what magic they used in engineering that part but it works. It could be how it rubs against the button as it scrolls. That's another aspect of how well designed this device is.
Why three stars?
Occasionally this mouse, and this is true of my roommate's as well, will have the scroll ball stop working. You'll spin the little ball and nothing will happen. This happens with my Macbook Pro, my roommate's Macbook, and my roommate's new iMac. Restarting the mouse (turning it off and then back on) actually doesn't work all the time, but restarting the computer itself seems to work every time. My mouse devours batteries. Every few weeks, sometimes as long as three months it goes battery critical. I don't believe the sleep mode of the mouse conserves battery life as well as other wireless mice as my roommate turns his off regularly when he's not using it and it gets better battery life than mine. When using a Mac Bluetooth keyboard as well as this Bluetooth Mighty Mouse sometimes the mouse will lag with my Macbook Pro, I can't guarantee this is the case with other systems though. I've had just enough little troubles with it to bump it out of the four star category for my review, but it is still a relatively good mouse.
 Weird problem when the batteries get low. January 15, 2008
Christopher Ireland (Sacramento, CA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I really like the wireless Mighty Mouse that I purchased with my iMac. It has a comfortable feel to it and I love the little multi-directional roller ball. The side buttons are kind of difficult to press, but I don't really use them for anything.
I ran into a problem, however, after about a month of use and never turning it off (it's supposed to go into low power mode during off-time daily use). The icons in the dock would animate when I ran the mouse cursor over them, but otherwise the system was entirely unresponsive to all left and right clicks from the mouse.
At first I thought there was something seriously wrong with my system. But it turns out the batteries in the mouse just needed to be replaced. I wouldn't have originally suspected that, because the cursor would move around normally.
So, keep that in mind. I have extra wired mice around, plus some rechargeable AA's baking at any given time, so I think I'm covered just fine in case that happens again.
 Don't waste your money May 21, 2008
Frank J. Rumbauskas Jr. (Newport Beach, CA USA)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
I love Macs and just about everything else Apple makes, but this mouse is an absolute piece of garbage. I keep my office spotless and dust-free and yet this mouse was constantly "dirty" and the trackball kept getting stuck from within a few weeks of buying it.
I can't even begin to add up how much time I wasted "cleaning" the trackball, which in other words means furiously moving it while holding the mouse upside-down, per Apple's weak "cleaning instructions."
Finally the thing just crapped out and stopped working one day. Good riddance. I'm a lot happier using the wired mouse that came with the computer. This mouse is junk - save your money & wasted time spent on endless "cleaning" and avoid the headaches.
One last thought - if you do get it, start buying batteries in jumbo bulk cases because this thing eats up batteries like nothing I've ever seen before.
Would be a great mouse, but for its poor scroll ball reliability July 25, 2008
Stratman (Germantown, Maryland United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
New, out of the box, this is a great mouse. The design is simple yet elegant: it functions very well...for a few months that is, until the scroll ball gets dirty (and it will get dirty). Once that happens, the mouse is done. The scroll sensation begins to feel rough and gravelly under your finger, and scroll sensitivity becomes intermittent and unpredictable. Apple suggests various techniques for cleaning the ball, but none of them are effective. So, if you don't mind forking over $70 for a new mouse, say, every four to six months, by all means get a Mighty Mouse. You'll love it while it works.
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