To all owners of the Magic Mouse

[Fuzzi]

The new beta of BetterTouchTool (http://blog.boastr.net ) is also capable of two finger swipe up and down for magic mouse!!!!

(Unfortunately you have to disable momentum in your magic mouse prefs at the moment, but this will be fixed soon)

 

[Thomas Davie]

Wow; thanks! This is what I wanted. Beautiful.

Tom

 

[ViViDboarder]

Now when is Apple going to release this? Seriously...

It took them a while to enable the 2 finger click on the first gen MBP's as well. I had a hacked driver for a while that did it but then Apple eventually added the support on their own.

 

[KyleKlink]

Magic mouse is excellent

I absolutely hated the "mighty mouse" with a passion. With each Mac I purchased I never, ever, opened the mighty mouse; I moved right on to something better.

With my 27" iMac I decided to give the magic mouse a shot. Despite its low profile, I love the mouse. The scrolling is excellent. The two-finger swiping is surprisingly easy and effective. Tap-to-click would be the only additional feature I would bring to the mouse if it was up to me.

It's taken me some time to get used to holding a mouse differently (with my fingers rather than my entire hand), but other than that, the magic mouse is an excellent experience.

 

[ugp]

I hated the Mighty Mouse as well. The ball always got dirty and then it wouldn't scroll anymore.

I really love the Magic Mouse but I do not like how low it sits.

 

[smirking]

The Magic Mouse is amazing. I just hope they add the other multi-touch gestures as well and adjust the sensitivity. I am sure both will be added.

The sensitivity is my problem right now. It moves too slowly for me and I have the tracking speed maxed out.

 

[wodeh]

I tried the Magic Mouse a couple of times in the store before buying one to use at work alongside my MBP. I'm quite picky about mice and have been using a SteelSeries Ikari Laser both at home and at work but find that I never use the side buttons, except accidentally.

What sold me on the Magic Mouse was kinetic scrolling, I can't imagine how I lived without it. It's also so sleek that it slips discretely into an elastic pocket in my laptop bag. And, finally, it gets a lot of attention at work.

Ikari Lasers seem to be about £50 a pop, which makes the £55 for such a stunning wireless mouse from Apple seem entirely justified. That said, the pretty good Microsoft Notebook Mouse 5000 can be had for under £20.

The one thing that irks me at the moment is that the right click area is a little bit small, and I often find myself struggling to right click but the time I save zipping through reams of code with kintetic scrolling more than makes up for that.

It also works with my Netbook hackintosh, which is nice because the touchpad on the Samsung NC10 is a disaster.

 

[125037]

I got one with my imac and after two weeks bought one to use with my mini. I really like this mouse a lot. I like the feel, function and look of it.

I thought for sure I was going to love this thing. I went to best buy and tried it out and I HATED it. I think, however, that it was a "problem model" or the laser was just screwing up on the material of the table. It was so jumpy. I did not like it. In fact, now that I think about it, it had to have been a faulty model (or something) because nocody would like this mouse from the experience that I got.

 

[Alan64]

It's pretty cool, but I wish it wasn't such a low profile. Great for looks, but for feel I prefer something a bit taller.

 

[mrsir2009]

Try one out in your local Apple store

 

[VanNess]

It's pretty cool, but I wish it wasn't such a low profile. Great for looks, but for feel I prefer something a bit taller.

Actually, if it were taller it would be more awkward to swipe with your finger given that your palm is usually resting on the same plane as the mouse.

The magic mouse shouldn't be compared with a conventional mouse. It's really a half-mouse, half-trackpad device, and no one ever wishes that their trackpad was "a bit taller" for obvious reasons.

 

[tunerX]

Once you enable a second click function it works just fine. Scroll with momentum is quick and the other hand gestures are pretty cool.

I have always been a logitech trackman wheel fan but I am getting used to it.

 

[iWoz]

It depends what you plan on using it for, I love it.. Would i buy it seperate if it didnt come with my iMac... Probably only because I like new stuff.And compared to the Mighty Mouse its awesome

 

[nissan.gtp]

had mine a week, and love it. tried it in the store and was a bit underwhelmed, but bought anyway (my mighty mouse had terminal gum-ball).

the more I use the MagicM the more i like it. scrolling in all directions is perfect and the momentum scrolling makes a huge positive difference in "good feel"

100% buy

 

[pinksatin]

Magical

I really wasn't thrilled with the magic mouse in the Apple Store... not sure if I just needed to be more comfortable or if it was dirty... BUT when I received my new iMac I think that besides the amazing speed of the processor, I was most impressed with how well the mouse operated. I am also obsessed with modern interiors and furniture, so the look of the mouse leaves me very happy.

I think apple really got this last update of products perfect.

 

[Buzz Bumble]

I have an eight year old Apple mouse which I'm running on a Mini with SL. A simple question, is it worth spending the money on a new Magic Mouse? I would like to hear good (and bad if there are any) stories about this recently released accessory based on your experiences.

You really need to try the mouse yourself since everyone has different opinions. Best to go down to an Apple reseller shop and try one out, you could also go to a PC store and try out some other USB mice.

I love my Magic Mouse, but I have only one complaint about it. It's heavy, relative to a wired mouse. Keep this in mind - for me, moving the mouse around quickly isn't easy to do.

The Magic Mouse is slightly heavier than the normal wired Apple Mouse, but it's also a lot lighter than the old wireless Apple Mouse ... it's surprising how much difference one less battery makes.

 

[iMerlin]

Ive been using it for 4 days now anbd I absolutely love it. It feels natural under my hand. Although I almost wish it was slightly wider.

Also, download betterTouchTool and enable 2 finger swipe up (or whatever combination you chose) to activate Expose. Works like a charm.

Another point, when I tried the MM out at the Apple store I almost didnt like it. It felt tacky and I had a hard time doing the 2 finger swipe gestures. However, once you get it home, its so smooth, none of the gestures are an issue. I dont know how to explain it.

 

[Mike Macintosh]

I moved from a USB wireless Logitech to a Mighty Mouse for my Powerbook, and slightly love the thing, the gestures drew me in and the hope for the future for more gestures to be added, and to me it's really comfy and worth every dime spent on it.

 

[sarabella]

It took me a good couple days to get used to it - I think I had to mentally convice myself that I was no longer using a "conventional" mouse. No matter what size hands you have, it's never going to be one of those mice that fits the shape of your hand. But it is rather easy to use the mouse with just the tips of my fingers, just different than what I'm used to.

Once I let go of my old habits, I started to love the magic mouse. I find it responds well to my movements, I love love love the scrolling and it just feels nice in my hand as I work.

To be fair, I was never one to take advantage of all the bells and whistles of fancier mice. I never used my mouse for Spaces or Expose, so I don't miss that part but I can see how most would.

 

[iMcLovin]

I´ve used it for 3 weeks now. Personally I agree with the Washington Times review. this is the finest mouse ever. I was sceptic in the begninning, because I work in 3d softwares and they usually require a 3rd button for full functionality. In all other aspects the mouse is great, the sensor works perfect, the shape and design is beautiful, and the multitouch is just so nice when doing everyday stuff with the mouse, like browsing, reading documents etc. But, I was disappointed with the amount of options Apple gave, since the mouse can do SO much more, it´s one of those things you laugh about of how apple do stuff, they have a wonderful mouse with tons of potential, and they don´t even give you the option to add a 3rd mouse button or squeeze zoom or 3 finger click options etc. But, luckily, it´s not something the mouse can´t do, so of course it would happen that someone would make proper options for it. So after I installed BettetTouchTool, and got my 3rd button for my 3d program, I can´t really see how I can use a regular mouse again without longing for the MagicMouse.

 

[chrono1081]

I LOVE the magic mouse. Which is funny cause I hated it for the first hour I had it, then I fell in love with it.

 

[ViViDboarder]

Anyone find momentum scrolling really annoying with Google Maps? It's very sensitive.

 

[iMerlin]

I finally got a chance to really give the MagicMouse a test last night. I spent about 4 hours working in Photoshop doing some very precise and complex selections and I couldnt be happier with the MMs performance. Very surprised. I did get some hand cramps, but to be honest I always do when spending that much time working in Photoshop, regardless of what mouse Im using.

 

[Uncle Pinny]

I was naturally sceptical but having used it for a week or two I absolutely love it. The scrolling is so precise it's untrue. I love the low profile as it means I can get my two small fingers underneath it.

It's glass so it''ll never discolour or stain and is cleaned really easily. Very precise cursor movement as well. The only tiny problem is the swipe back and forth which was a bit hit and miss to begin with - got a feeling that the more I've used it the more natural it's become so maybe you just need a little time to get used to the swipe.

Shame there's no middle button - really is, as I use it all the time on the web (and in Maya).

Sure there'll be more implemented in the future with software updates as well which will be nice.

 

[excommie]

I liked this mouse initially, until I had to work from Home. Spending few hours in front of the computer, I realized that the mouse is not very ergonomic. I switched back to my Logitech laser mouse. I love the feature this mouse has, but overall I cannot get used to how low this mouse is sitting.