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Apple Updates Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad With USB-C Ports
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This is the new Apple. Don't update a product for years, then make one small change while other companies are releasing superior products. We have seen this before ...Blackberry, Microsoft, Intel..... Arrogance.
Of course he’s serious. Just about every other rechargeable wireless mouse has this capability. The Logitech MX Master series, one of the most popular, for example:
Does Apple not sell the tenkey-less magic keyboard standalone? I don't see it on the site.
They did something sneaky. With the new iMac, now you can only choose ONE of either the colour matched mouse or colour matched trackpad. You no longer have the option to buy both. So stupid. These colour matched accessories can't be bought separately.
I get what everyone is saying re: charging not really being an issue for the mouse, but it would be nice to be able to use it as a wired mouse also .. which one can do with the keyboards while plugged in
Sometimes you get wonky Bluetooth situations or might just want to plug it in and use it wired with a different machine
It's additional flexibility that is a nice perk on the keyboards and would be welcome on the mouse.
Sometimes you get wonky Bluetooth situations or might just want to plug it in and use it wired with a different machine
It's additional flexibility that is a nice perk on the keyboards and would be welcome on the mouse.
FWIW they are showing for me, on the GB store, and with more or less immediate shipping too. The picture on the mouse page doesn't show where the charging port is though.
I am being tempted by the black keyboard and trackpad. Their being Lightning previously was how I was handling the temptation up until now.
I'd also really like to be able to buy a new fullsize keyboard and trackpad for my blue M1 iMac - I bought the standard config with the little keyboard and mouse and have been regretting it ever since. (I actually don't care about the location of the mouse's charging port. it's how it feels in normal use I can't stand.)
They are available on the UK site, cos I can see them, the listing says USB C in the specs.
Who's this "we"? Not everyone sees the placement of the charging port as "upsetting."
I have exactly this mouse and I'll tell you one thing: every time I charge it and start using it while it's charging I remember how much this cable is annoying and inconvenient. I try to charge it when I'm not using it or I charge it briefly and unplug it.
I had the MM for a few months and it's funny how the charging problem is exaggerated in the mainstream. I gave up on the MM because it was uncomfortable to hold the mouse, among other things because of its edges. The second issue was the polling rate which was too low and not really suitable for working with graphics. Turning the mouse over for a few hours every few weeks was one of the lowest priorities for returning it.
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It’s all of us here—except you, @Jumpthesnark. Anyone with a sense of product design and usability.
Yes, happened with me today. The mouse went out of battery, but then simply plugging in the USB-C cable allowed me to continue the mouse while it is being charged at the same time.
Well, I don’t personally mind that. I mean, it’s a funny meme, but how many people are really wanting to use it another way?
No, I just meant that these are so old, it would’ve been nice to see some other upgrades.
Likely not that would be the headline and Apple nation would collectively dance in the streets.
I made a joke that Apple would put the USB-C of the mouse on the bottom...
.. sorry guys, seems Apple thought I was sincere.
.. sorry guys, seems Apple thought I was sincere.
Based on WHAT evidence? Your claim is completely incorrect. I use Macs all day every day and have done for twenty years or more. I have been calling for movement of the charging port on the mouse for years, as has many other users. It IS a problem having to charge the mouse when not in use.
As designers we don't have time to work our schedule around the need to charge. More often that not, the battery runs out in the middle of a job or project. So it IS a problem to have to stop and charge the mouse in the middle of the project. Marketing is fast paced - pressured, faffing with working around the need to charge slows us down! We have more important things to worry about like deadlines, schedules, client meetings, doing the work etc than to worry about scheduling charging a blooming mouse! We don't need to have to add scheduling a charging time into all our other things we need to do.
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Can anyone see if they have they killed the option to get the magic keyboard with Touch ID in the small versions (Without the numeric keypad). I can only see the wider keyboard with keypad down the side. I appreciate they may still be updating, but all other new USB C Mac accessories are already there?
Are you telling me that the MM is one of your main work tools and you can't plug it in overnight every two or three weeks? Sorry, but I don't buy it. The MM has a ton of other problems which for me for working with graphics are deal breakers - poor precision and uncomfortable shape. I couldn't use it for more than 2-3 hours a day for these reasons.
The charging port on the Magic Keyboard has been moved to the underside to match the Magic Mouse
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