Whats a good bluetooth mouse besides the apple brand one. I want one with 2 buttons and a scroll wheel. Thanks for the help.
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superbovine
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search this forum for other threads on this subject. this is a really long extensive one on this topic.
oldschool
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There's really not that much info.
You can get a belkin...only two buttons and a scroll. This has mac drivers.
There is also the Logitech MX900 which if you are in the USA can be purchased right now. This has a few extra buttons which as of now can only be assigned to expose functions as there is no software driver from logitech for the mac. However the mouse will work.
The microsoft is the same deal as the Logitech, but i think that microsoft will take longer to create a driver for the mouse.
The last option is from Bluetake...frankly i've never heard of these guys.
You can get a belkin...only two buttons and a scroll. This has mac drivers.
There is also the Logitech MX900 which if you are in the USA can be purchased right now. This has a few extra buttons which as of now can only be assigned to expose functions as there is no software driver from logitech for the mac. However the mouse will work.
The microsoft is the same deal as the Logitech, but i think that microsoft will take longer to create a driver for the mouse.
The last option is from Bluetake...frankly i've never heard of these guys.
abhishekit
macrumors 65816
i am also looking for a bluetooth mouse..infact i was looking..i bought a belkin mouse some hours back..the only con mentioned in the review was that it did not setup easily..well i dont care bout that..
logitech was too costly..then microsoft...umm...i dont really trust them..and then in one of the reviews somone said that it only works with the microsoft adaptor..and cant use other built in adaptor...that i would certainly not like..
i am not too sure if there are too many other bluetooth mice out there..
abhi
logitech was too costly..then microsoft...umm...i dont really trust them..and then in one of the reviews somone said that it only works with the microsoft adaptor..and cant use other built in adaptor...that i would certainly not like..
i am not too sure if there are too many other bluetooth mice out there..
abhi
Westside guy
macrumors 604
Microsoft's mouse
One or two posts here might be (unintentionally) misleading. The Microsoft Bluetooth mouse - and I'd imagine the Logitech one as well - works fine. Right click automatically maps to control+click, and the scroll wheel works. This is all the majority of folks will use a multi-button mouse for.
The extra fourth and fifth button, though, can only be used for Expose. You can't map them to any specialized functions.
Also, you don't need Microsoft's Bluetooth adapter. The mouse works fine with Apple's built-in Bluetooth.
One or two posts here might be (unintentionally) misleading. The Microsoft Bluetooth mouse - and I'd imagine the Logitech one as well - works fine. Right click automatically maps to control+click, and the scroll wheel works. This is all the majority of folks will use a multi-button mouse for.
The extra fourth and fifth button, though, can only be used for Expose. You can't map them to any specialized functions.
Also, you don't need Microsoft's Bluetooth adapter. The mouse works fine with Apple's built-in Bluetooth.
The Belkin has 4 buttons and a scrollwheel, which is also button 3. Button 4 is located on the left side.