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Apple Introduces Magic Mouse - A Multi-Touch Mouse

eh seems interesting, i'm going to hold off and see. The main purpose to upgrade from my logitech is if I can easily scroll through clips in FCP..if not i'm ordering my Contour shuttle pro2
 
madog said:
If you have the original MM with the scroll ball, you can clean it while holding it upside down and rubbing it along a clean sheet of paper (I started out delicatly doing it, then used more pressure until I felt comfortable I wasn't going to destroy it, which was more pressure than from normal usage). I couldn't believe all that gunk that came out of mine, and I had to do it a few times over the course of the day (because I didn't want to roll it around for too long at once for fear of breaking it). Ever since then I can finally scroll down again where before it would only work for a few moments and then stop.

I regularly do it now and don't have any more problems with my scroll ball.
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Yes, that lasts about four weeks and then it just stops altogether.
 
NT1440 said:
What functionality does a cord provide?:confused:
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Power. The ability to not waste $100s of batteries. Not to mention the environmental factors of all those batteries going into a landfill.

They should have done something with recharging + Dock. Have it turn off while its dock... blah blah blah.

All in All, it doesn't bother me but I can see where people are coming from.
 
fleshman03 said:
Power. The ability to not waste $100s of batteries. Not to mention the environmental factors of all those batteries going into a landfill.

They should have done something with recharging + Dock. Have it turn off while its dock... blah blah blah.

All in All, it doesn't bother me but I can see where people are coming from.
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You guys don't use rechargeable batteries for your peripherals? :confused:

Thats....shortsighted.
 
Eh, I guess I really cannot complain that it is not ergonomical since it has to be designed to allow for multi touch. But for a mouse it just seems painful to use. I got a mighty mouse for free so I have been trying to fall in love with that. But the way it sits in my hand it just makes for a painful experience. I don't really mind the trackball but I will be moving back to my microsoft bluetooth mouse. If I wanted multitouch I would rather get this to accompany my Wacom Tablet: Wacom Bamboo Multitouch. (They are the same price too). I really wish I waited a few months and purchased the new Bamboo Pen & Touch, but eh.

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I'll stick with my MX Revolution; rather wait and demo it instead of paying to be another beta tester.

I've never had much longevity with Apple's keyboards and their mice are horrific for people with bigger hands
 
seedster2 said:
I'll stick with my MX Revolution; rather wait and demo it instead of paying to be another beta tester.

I've never had much longevity with Apple's keyboards and their mice are horrific for people with bigger hands
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The MX Revolution is an excellent mouse...I don't think I'll be parting with mine anytime soon either. I do like the new thin Apple keyboard though...regular windows keyboards seems really weird to me now...
 
NoSmokingBandit said:
LOL.
The last dozen posts of yours in thsi thread is just a whine-fest about people who have doubts about the magic mouse.
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No, its about people who use baseless speculation to make a statement as fact, a pet peeve of mine. It has nothing to do with the mouse, I do the same thing all over, even PRSI.
 
OMG OMG OMG OMG! I just came. New 27" iMacs with quad cores (both i5 and i7) and 4870's, new unibody design macbooks and revised mac minis. Apple has my next college refund :D I am so getting one of these.
 
In Montreal here...hope the Apple Store's gonna have them on Thursday or Friday, dyiiiiing to pick one up! In the market for a new mouse too, this is just perfect! :D :apple:
 
Kristenn said:
I might be crazy. But this looks like the best mouse ever.
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You're not crazy. :)

It's just that most people don't post the good - just the bad and the ugly. ;)

I placed my order earlier this evening and I'm looking forward to it. I've been using the MM since they were released and have always enjoyed using it. It's also one of the most comfortable for me. Almost no problems with the scroll ball - just a periodic upside down run on some paper to clean.
 
Who is this guy?

KidMoe85 said:
Anyone else see this: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/a-video-walkthrough-of-apples-newest-additions/

Looks like he's having trouble using it in the video. Definitely gonna wait on some reviews before I consider this mouse.
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Is he deliberately trying to sabotage the products? Or has he just been told to pick up the toys and play with them - with no prior time to use them?

He only speaks of two USB ports, a Mini DisplayPort, and an Ethernet on the MacBook. Did he fail to mention it has a MagSafe power connection, and that it is a Gigabit Ethernet? I thought everyone familiar with MacBooks knew that Firewire was gone, so why mention that again?

The use of that Magic Mouse shows he doesn't use one regularly or he hasn't used this one enough to be reviewing it.
 
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