Apple has a design requirement to not use PVC. maybe you don't care about using PVC. Apple does. so that's why it's on the bottom. that way users don't need to worry about which cable to bring. they just bring the ubiquitous lightning cable.
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Apple Working on New Magic Mouse 2, Magic Trackpad 2 and Magic Keyboard
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Apple has a design requirement to not use PVC. maybe you don't care about using PVC. Apple does. so that's why it's on the bottom. that way users don't need to worry about which cable to bring. they just bring the ubiquitous lightning cable.
it would be dumber to put the charge port on the front which would destroy lightning cables even faster because the cables don't use durable but toxic PVC material. and how would that be better than just taking along AA batteries for the first gen mouse?
apple designers know better.
ELI5: why would Apple’s cable material choice dictate the charging port location be on the bottom?
Wish they would go back to rechargeable AA batteries (in Keyboard and trackpad, don't care about the mouse)
Windows and Mac are kind of opposites on this. Mouse has its uses on Mac but it’s made for the trackpad and Apple makes the best one there is.
Windows is ok with touchpad but was never really designed for it at the core like MacOS is, but mice work better there and are more widely supported.
Coming from Windows I’ve always found mice to feel weird on the Mac, but the trackpad is one of the main reasons I never looked back. It was like a revelation.
Still though, I use my Lightning touchpad wired because it just works better. I want the mouse to be a wired mouse except when I want it wireless.
If they really properly fix it, all three of these are an instant buy for me. Maybe not the trackpad actually since my current one is fine. But if it’s vastly improved that one is becoming the backup.
I thought I did already?
I established that ubiquitous nature of Apple's official lightning cable benefits the user since they're everywhere, so it's just as or even more available than AA batteries.
However, the cable does not use what everyone else uses: PVC. Apple's use of non-PVC materials = less durable, but better for health/environment.
For devices that won't move while charging (iPhone/Keyboard/Trackpad), it's fine to have a port that sticks out because it generally won't move.
For device that could possibly move while charging, Apple doesn't want the user to move the device while it's charging or else it'll damage the cable. So they put the port where the user is forced to not use the device while it's charging. They added quick charge so it's still better than swapping out AA batteries.
Imagine having one of the largest and most talented engineered in the world just to release the same products with a change of port to usbc. Just image that… Steve would flip!
Imaging having one of the largest and, well, most largest mult-national governments in the world force the release of whole new product lines just to change the port to USB-C. In the name of reducing waste, no less. Imagine that...
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When your ready for family life hit me up 🤙 your cables will all magically disappear 🫥
Au contraire mon frère. I mean, props for trying some French I guess, but…
And I’m in the “yes the usb port positioning was fairly stupid but omg please don’t mess with this mouse apart from possibly moving the port because it‘s ergonomically the best design in the world” camp.
With such low power needs it could likely have passive solar charging and just always be charged. Seems like a small solar square could be added tastefully.
Been using the Magic Mouse now for about a month. Simply because iPadOS makes every other mouse scroll really weird.
The trackpad and gesture features are amazing. The charge port at the bottom is not an issue at all.
Complaints
- Biggest IMO: Is that it is not very precise.
- Ergonomic wise, it’s terrible. But I’m a claw type of user, so it‘s not too terrible for me personally.
- Clicking requires a lot more force than a normal mouse.
Anyway, I’ve ordered this thing from Temu, and as Tim would say; I can’t wait for me to try it out.
The trackpad and gesture features are amazing. The charge port at the bottom is not an issue at all.
Complaints
- Biggest IMO: Is that it is not very precise.
- Ergonomic wise, it’s terrible. But I’m a claw type of user, so it‘s not too terrible for me personally.
- Clicking requires a lot more force than a normal mouse.
Anyway, I’ve ordered this thing from Temu, and as Tim would say; I can’t wait for me to try it out.
Same here, only I use it with a stylus to reduce RSI. Would be nice if the trackpad would gain support gestures from Apple Pencil.
Not expecting anything to change other than the port. Hopefully iMac will still have the bright beautiful colours.
AirPods Max are completely usable without those. A mouse with a charge port on the bottom is not.
I will never for the life of me understand why everyone cares so much about this. It's stupid.
EDIT: to be clear, I'm talking about the location of the charging port.
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