Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse

MacRumors · Sep 16, 2003, 06:00 AM

Apple released a Wireless Keyboard and Mouse today.

The new peripherals cost $69.00 each and look similar to their wired counterparts. Both requires Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later and a bluetooth interface on your Macintosh.

The Keyboard uses 4 AA batteries while the Mouse uses 2 AA batteries. The batteries for the Keyboard are said to last 9 months, while the batteries for the Mouse are said to last 3 months.

scottlee · 06:59 AM

OMG... still one button and no scroll wheel !!

mvc · Sep 16, 2003, 06:03 AM

Where is the second button and the scroll wheel - this is a very weak offering.

Damn thing looks like a dildo. ( A very wide one perhaps)

usersince86 · Sep 16, 2003, 06:05 AM

Just one button on the mouse - still.

Why?!?!?

DanUk2003 · Sep 16, 2003, 06:06 AM

one button mouse.... without the ability to scroll...

not good...

Hattig · Sep 16, 2003, 06:08 AM

Well, the footprint of the keyboard is nice (very compact), but the function keys are crammed right up against the number keys - I like a gap there.

I take it the tiny return key is a US keyboard design flaw?

I really honestly think that it is time that Apple offered a two or three button mouse in addition to its one button mouse.

Also, the styling could match the G5 systems more.

simX · Sep 16, 2003, 06:10 AM

Blah, blah, blah, no multiple buttons, no scroll wheel, blah, blah, blah.

Would you guys like to complain about the lack of a PowerBook G5 in here, too?

NEXT.

punter · 06:13 AM

one button? if they just had two buttons they would sell a million more.

I thought i might get first post there but not by a long shot.

Plus they're (probably?) going to bundle these mice with their pro machines. How unfortunate.

Hattig · Sep 16, 2003, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by simX
Blah, blah, blah, no multiple buttons, no scroll wheel, blah, blah, blah.

Would you guys like to complain about the lack of a PowerBook G5 in here, too?

NEXT.

back at you

The former is relevant to a thread about the new mouse! The latter isn't. So what is your point?

Apple should offer both a uni-button mouse and a mouse that will cater for the professionals as well. At least if they did then the jokes about single button mice can be resolved. Quite why Apple has consistently ignored its customers over this issue is beyond me. It is only a mouse.

aethier · Sep 16, 2003, 06:16 AM

What a dissapointment, they look just like the apple "keyboard" and "mouse" they could have at least made they keyboard aluminum, like the powerbooks.. i for one will be sticking with the logitech MX700.

aethier

Cooknn · 09:53 AM

Single button, and no wheel

Ya know, that's the one thing about Apple that keeps my 8th grader from using the Mac in his computer lab...

HenrikDK · Sep 16, 2003, 06:18 AM

So pleased that finally Apple is also offering a cordless mouse and keyboard, BUT a one-button mouse with no scroll whell / function..... that's simply not good enough in the year 2003.

Why doesn't Apple just offer two versions of their mouse (eg: a one-button mouse like the one just introduced and a 2-button mouse with scroll wheel / function)?

...or is that not possible using Bluetooth technology; I think MS' Bluetooth mouse has these features!?

crazedbytheheat · Sep 16, 2003, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by simX
Blah, blah, blah, no multiple buttons, no scroll wheel, blah, blah, blah.

Would you guys like to complain about the lack of a PowerBook G5 in here, too?

NEXT.

So, you're saying you never have to control-click for a context menu or scroll through a long page of items? I recently had to point out to another potential Apple customer that you can go buy 3rd party mice to get extra buttons and a scroll wheel. This is clearly a weakness in the Apple line! I'm totally mystified as to why Apple refuses to accomodate the overwhelming demand of its cusomers in this area.

ZildjianKX · Sep 16, 2003, 06:23 AM

Yeah, Apple blew hard on this.

What happened to my dream rechargeable aluminum mouse w/ two buttons + a clickeable scrollwheel?

As someone posted in another forum...

"Apple can stick it up their

"

tazznb · Sep 16, 2003, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by punter
one button? if they just had two buttons they would sell a million more.

I thought i might get first post there but not by a long shot.

Plus they're (probably?) going to bundle these mice with their pro machines. How unfortunate.

Ummmmm... They aren't going to sell any mouse.

tazznb · Sep 16, 2003, 06:35 AM

He's never going to be man enough to won up to the fact that the one button mouse looses badly to a mouse made elsehere.

Oh, well.... guess who won't be buying this wireless mouse-keyboard combo.

gotohamish · Sep 16, 2003, 06:36 AM

What a bunch of complainers!

They've at least given you the option!!!

And the 3rd party companies are still there to serve you.

If you wouldn't use one anyway, then it's unlikely that you'd use the regular wired ones anyway - you'd go 3rd party.

SO, if that's what you do, then it's a GOOD THING if they bundle them, as you'll get MORE BACK when you eBay them!

Whinge whinge whinge.

Hattig · Sep 16, 2003, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gotohamish
What a bunch of complainers!

They've at least given you the option!!!

No they haven't! There is no 2 or 3 button mouse! What option is that?

There are no complaints about the bluetooth aspect!

Sun Baked · Sep 16, 2003, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by scottlee
OMG... still one button!

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...&postid=380969

Now that's funny...

At least people still have a two-button mouse to look forward to, maybe.

Then they can complain about the lack of scroll-wheels for awhile.

johnnowak · Sep 16, 2003, 06:45 AM

It's like you people never heard of the freakin page up and page down buttons.

Works much faster, and less prone to finger cramps and pain.

As for the right click.. the key command is usually faster anyway, so who cares? For those things where you NEED to control click, or for programs that require multi-button mice... they're 50 bucks. Go buy one.

esheep2001 · Sep 16, 2003, 06:46 AM

Is it just me, or do other people think that the sales of BT mice will be exactly zero?

Anyone think Apple may get the message then?

Anyone here actually going to buy one? I may get a KB but the mouse?!

Mark my words, the mice will start to become standard on BT enabled systems soon.

e.

ssamani · 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hattig
No they haven't! There is no 2 or 3 button mouse! What option is that?

There are no complaints about the bluetooth aspect!

Go to a third party. If Apple makes a software product that pushes out a competitor, everyone complains about them abusing their position. If they don't compete with peripheral makers and abuse their position there, what happens? Everyone complains. Just go out and buy some other company's mouse.

Sanj

esheep2001 · Sep 16, 2003, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by johnnowak
It's like you people never heard of the freakin page up and page down buttons.

Works much faster, and less prone to finger cramps and pain.

As for the right click.. the key command is usually faster anyway, so who cares? For those things where you NEED to control click, or for programs that require multi-button mice... they're 50 bucks. Go buy one.

I did, but I was pi**ed that I didn't have a choice NOT to buy a single button mouse with my iMac. By all means force me to go and buy a peripheral I want, but don't force me to buy one I don't!

e.

iomar · Sep 16, 2003, 06:48 AM

This is one mouse and key board that I will never spend money on. I am dispointed.

gotohamish · Sep 16, 2003, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hattig
No they haven't! There is no 2 or 3 button mouse! What option is that?

There are no complaints about the bluetooth aspect!

I disagree. The option is with 3rd parties.

If Apple offered Apple-branded versions of everything the 3rd party vendors offered, then they'd all close down and not support the Mac platform - which is the opposite of what we need.

I would LOVE an Apple branded 2-button/scroll mouse, but as an *option* - but I understand their options for not doing so.

Sep 16, 2003, 06:00 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Apple released a Wireless Keyboard and Mouse today. The new peripherals cost $69.00 each and look similar to their wired counterparts. Both requires Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later and a bluetooth interface on your Macintosh. The Keyboard uses 4 AA batteries while the Mouse uses 2 AA batteries. The batteries for the Keyboard are said to last 9 months, while the batteries for the Mouse are said to last 3 months.

Sep 16, 2003, 06:02 AM	#2
scottlee macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ohio	OMG... still one button and no scroll wheel !! Last edited by scottlee : Sep 16, 2003 at 06:59 AM.

Sep 16, 2003, 06:03 AM	#3
mvc macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Outer-Roa	Missed the boat here Where is the second button and the scroll wheel - this is a very weak offering. Damn thing looks like a dildo. ( A very wide one perhaps) __________________ If Apple really wanted to secure their OS to their own hardware, they might have tried something stronger than limmericks

Sep 16, 2003, 06:05 AM	#4
usersince86 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio	Just one button on the mouse - still. Why?!?!? __________________ * Joy is better than happiness, because joy is not based on your circumstances.

Sep 16, 2003, 06:06 AM	#5
DanUk2003 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Worthing, UK	:( one button mouse.... without the ability to scroll... not good...

Sep 16, 2003, 06:08 AM	#6
Hattig macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2003	Well, the footprint of the keyboard is nice (very compact), but the function keys are crammed right up against the number keys - I like a gap there. I take it the tiny return key is a US keyboard design flaw? I really honestly think that it is time that Apple offered a two or three button mouse in addition to its one button mouse. Also, the styling could match the G5 systems more.

Sep 16, 2003, 06:10 AM	#7
simX macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bay Area, CA	Blah, blah, blah, no multiple buttons, no scroll wheel, blah, blah, blah. Would you guys like to complain about the lack of a PowerBook G5 in here, too? NEXT. __________________ Get Memory Usage Getter, the only Mac OS X utility that graphically displays the memory and CPU usage of every open process! 800 MHz 17" G4 iMac \| 1 GB RAM \| SuperDrive \| OS X 10.3.2 \| iPod Join the MacRumors SETI team, and help kick Symantec off the Top 200 list!

Sep 16, 2003, 06:11 AM	#8
punter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Australia	one button? if they just had two buttons they would sell a million more. I thought i might get first post there but not by a long shot. Plus they're (probably?) going to bundle these mice with their pro machines. How unfortunate. Last edited by punter : Sep 16, 2003 at 06:13 AM.

Sep 16, 2003, 06:16 AM	#10
aethier macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Montréal, Canada	What a dissapointment, they look just like the apple "keyboard" and "mouse" they could have at least made they keyboard aluminum, like the powerbooks.. i for one will be sticking with the logitech MX700. aethier __________________ My mobile workstation: 15' 1.25GHz AL Powerbook; Ati Radeon 9600 64mb; 80Gb 5400rpm HDD; Superdrive; 1024Mb of ram Mobile Gaming: PSP Mobile Music: 3g 15bg iPod, 1g ipod shuffle, white 4g nano

Sep 16, 2003, 06:16 AM	#11
Cooknn macrumors 68020 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fort Myers, FL	Single button, and no wheel Ya know, that's the one thing about Apple that keeps my 8th grader from using the Mac in his computer lab... __________________ Dave Cook \| Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz \| 23-inch Cinema HD Display \| MacBook 2GHz Intel Core Duo Last edited by Cooknn : Sep 16, 2003 at 09:53 AM.

Sep 16, 2003, 06:18 AM	#12
HenrikDK macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Kingdom of Denmark	So pleased that finally Apple is also offering a cordless mouse and keyboard, BUT a one-button mouse with no scroll whell / function..... that's simply not good enough in the year 2003. Why doesn't Apple just offer two versions of their mouse (eg: a one-button mouse like the one just introduced and a 2-button mouse with scroll wheel / function)? ...or is that not possible using Bluetooth technology; I think MS' Bluetooth mouse has these features!? __________________ You've got NO chance.... so use it!

Sep 16, 2003, 06:23 AM	#14
ZildjianKX Guest Join Date: May 2003	Yeah, Apple blew hard on this. What happened to my dream rechargeable aluminum mouse w/ two buttons + a clickeable scrollwheel? As someone posted in another forum... "Apple can stick it up their "

Sep 16, 2003, 06:35 AM	#16
tazznb macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Jersey	I believe the mouse hiccup to be a Steve Jobs issue... He's never going to be man enough to won up to the fact that the one button mouse looses badly to a mouse made elsehere. Oh, well.... guess who won't be buying this wireless mouse-keyboard combo. __________________ Tazzy

Sep 16, 2003, 06:36 AM	#17
gotohamish macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: BKLN	What a bunch of complainers! They've at least given you the option!!! And the 3rd party companies are still there to serve you. If you wouldn't use one anyway, then it's unlikely that you'd use the regular wired ones anyway - you'd go 3rd party. SO, if that's what you do, then it's a GOOD THING if they bundle them, as you'll get MORE BACK when you eBay them! Whinge whinge whinge. __________________ Studio Touristique.

Sep 16, 2003, 06:45 AM	#20
johnnowak macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York, New York	It's like you people never heard of the freakin page up and page down buttons. Works much faster, and less prone to finger cramps and pain. As for the right click.. the key command is usually faster anyway, so who cares? For those things where you NEED to control click, or for programs that require multi-button mice... they're 50 bucks. Go buy one.

Sep 16, 2003, 06:46 AM	#21
esheep2001 macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2002	Is it just me, or do other people think that the sales of BT mice will be exactly zero? Anyone think Apple may get the message then? Anyone here actually going to buy one? I may get a KB but the mouse?! Mark my words, the mice will start to become standard on BT enabled systems soon. e.

Sep 16, 2003, 06:48 AM	#24
iomar macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Los Angeles, CA	This is one mouse and key board that I will never spend money on. I am dispointed. __________________ MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Due / 3 GB Memory Mac OS X Version 10.5.7 iPhone 3Gs, 32 GB

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