Magic mouse not recharging

Beattie Pearson · Nov 14, 2012, 02:12 AM

Love the new Mac I got for my birthday/christmas combined!

Time has come to ditch the supplied batteries in the Magic Mouse and start recharging! Left it on the dock overnight and it is still flashing green indicating 'still charging' When I checked the status of the mouse in system preferences, the battery life was still reading 12%. Am I missing something here?

Beattie

WesCole · Nov 14, 2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Beattie Pearson

Love the new Mac I got for my birthday/christmas combined!

Time has come to ditch the supplied batteries in the Magic Mouse and start recharging! Left it on the dock overnight and it is still flashing green indicating 'still charging' When I checked the status of the mouse in system preferences, the battery life was still reading 12%. Am I missing something here?

Beattie

Are you talking about rechargeable batteries? I don't think the Magic Mouse itself can be "recharged". If so, what brand of batteries and charger are you using?

TrboMac · Nov 14, 2012, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by WesCole

Are you talking about rechargeable batteries? I don't think the Magic Mouse itself can be "recharged". If so, what brand of batteries and charger are you using?

They're probably talking about this charging dock: http://store.apple.com/us/product/H4...mouse?fnode=56

To the OP; not sure, maybe someone that has one will chime in (if that's what you have). I have one on my Xmas list.

WesCole · Nov 14, 2012, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TrboMac

They're probably talking about this charging dock: http://store.apple.com/us/product/H4...mouse?fnode=56

To the OP; not sure, maybe someone that has one will chime in (if that's what you have). I have one on my Xmas list.

Wow...didn't even know that thing existed. Pretty cool concept, though.

TrboMac · Nov 14, 2012, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by WesCole

Wow...didn't even know that thing existed. Pretty cool concept, though.

Yeah, cool concept, will see how it actually works if I get one. I'll still need batts for the keyboard, so rechargeable's may be the way to go. I do notice the mouse drains quicker so it may be viable..

skorpien · Nov 14, 2012, 06:05 PM

I'd steer clear of it (sorry OP for going off topic). The reviews on the Apple Store seem to state that it's a good concept on paper but the implementation is sorely lacking. I'd recommend buying the Apple charger that comes with 6 batteries. They're believed to be rebranded Sanyo Eneloops, which to my knowledge and in my opinion are the best rechargeable batteries out. I realize there's still the hassle of swapping out the batteries, but they'll last a very long time and you can always keep a set in the charger to swap out.

linds15 · Nov 14, 2012, 07:13 PM

i also have the mobee charger, and after it fully charges, my mac says its at 12%. on the flipside, it says its at 100% up until it dies which is when it tell me its at 7%

Beattie Pearson · Nov 16, 2012, 09:13 AM

many thanks for your replies - it is the dock that I'm talking about. Linds15 also sees a 'charged' life of 12% so I am presuming this is normal and I'll carry on with this!

TrboMac · Nov 16, 2012, 12:07 PM

So if I have this right, this dock works but the Mac doesn't recognize it's charge?

Nov 14, 2012, 02:12 AM	#1
Beattie Pearson macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	Magic mouse not recharging Love the new Mac I got for my birthday/christmas combined! Time has come to ditch the supplied batteries in the Magic Mouse and start recharging! Left it on the dock overnight and it is still flashing green indicating 'still charging' When I checked the status of the mouse in system preferences, the battery life was still reading 12%. Am I missing something here? Beattie
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skorpien macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2008	I'd steer clear of it (sorry OP for going off topic). The reviews on the Apple Store seem to state that it's a good concept on paper but the implementation is sorely lacking. I'd recommend buying the Apple charger that comes with 6 batteries. They're believed to be rebranded Sanyo Eneloops, which to my knowledge and in my opinion are the best rechargeable batteries out. I realize there's still the hassle of swapping out the batteries, but they'll last a very long time and you can always keep a set in the charger to swap out. __________________ 17" 2.6 GHz Penryn MBP Collector's Edition 2.4 GHz Alu MB Time Capsule 2TB (1st Gen); Apple TV 160GB; iPhone 4 32GB; iPod Video 30GB
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linds15 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Great White North	i also have the mobee charger, and after it fully charges, my mac says its at 12%. on the flipside, it says its at 100% up until it dies which is when it tell me its at 7% __________________ 2012 Mac Mini 2.6, 16GB Crucial Ram, 256 Samsung 830 SSD 2012 MBA 1.8Ghz, 4GB Ram, 128SSD JB iPhone 5 32GB JB iPad 2 32GB ATV3 Cord Cutter w/NBA, NHL, & NFL
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Nov 16, 2012, 09:13 AM	#8
Beattie Pearson Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	many thanks for your replies - it is the dock that I'm talking about. Linds15 also sees a 'charged' life of 12% so I am presuming this is normal and I'll carry on with this! __________________ Beattie Pearson
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Nov 16, 2012, 12:07 PM	#9
TrboMac macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NC/USA	So if I have this right, this dock works but the Mac doesn't recognize it's charge? __________________ 2011 21.5" iMac, i5, 2.5 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HD
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