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Apple's Multi-Touch Magic Mouse Now Shipping
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you got to update this
For a mouse, that actually looks nice.
I recently fixed my mighty mouse by tearing it apart but I still want the Magic Mouse.... I don't know what to do!
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Great pics SmugMac BTW!
So apple forced you to turn in your previous mouse when you bought the new one?
Not sure if this is just a witty remark/sarcasm? But no Apple did not force me to turn in my previous mouse. They sold it to me with my new iMac. The point I was trying to make was that the wireless mice Apple now ship with the iMac no longer come with four buttons.
Maybe you are a fanboy/girl who dares not to say anything negative towards Apple?
Think different.Mine is in transit with delivery scheduled for tomorrow. That's actually earlier than what was initially shown for delivery - which was next Monday or Tuesday. I need to print off that delivery tag that you put on your door, just in case he comes when I'm not here tomorrow. I'm very excited about this new mouse.
The delivery/signature tag is no longer an option to print. I believe no signature is required.
Received mine, but after installing the Wireless Mouse Software update, I still have the regular Wireless Apple Mouse Pref Pane. I cannot enable touch. I have tried reinstalling the software 3 times. The pref pane icon does show the new mouse icon, however. When searching, it fined "Apple Wireless Mouse". Should it say "Magic Mouse"?
I have tried reinstalling the software 3 times. The pref pane icon does show the new mouse icon, however. When searching, it fined "Apple Wireless Mouse". Should it say "Magic Mouse"?There's still an option to choose the "Apple Mouse" (the new name for the Mighty Mouse) instead of the new "Magic Mouse" at no extra cost.
nope apple wireless mouse on mine too,but fully functioningReceived mine, but after installing the Wireless Mouse Software update, I still have the regular Wireless Apple Mouse Pref Pane. I cannot enable touch.
Mine arrived today. At first I thought it was broken but then I realised I was using it upside down. Note to self: Apple Logo goes toward the bottom.
After about 5 mins using it the right way I got used to it. Love it.
I'm used to a middle button for expose but have just set that to a hot corner now. Problem solved. I love the intertia when scrolling in browsers. It's just like an iPhone. It has a great feel to it and a more solid 'click' than the old Mighty/ Apple Mouse. Right clicking seems easier and more pronounced too - though this could be my older apple mouse training me to lift my left finger before I right click. I like it. Very impressed
Oh, and the box it comes in is amazing. Very minimal.Not much bigger than the mouse itself. But it has to be some of the hardest to open Apple packaging ever. Unless i'm just stupid
After about 5 mins using it the right way I got used to it. Love it.
I'm used to a middle button for expose but have just set that to a hot corner now. Problem solved. I love the intertia when scrolling in browsers. It's just like an iPhone. It has a great feel to it and a more solid 'click' than the old Mighty/ Apple Mouse. Right clicking seems easier and more pronounced too - though this could be my older apple mouse training me to lift my left finger before I right click. I like it. Very impressed
Oh, and the box it comes in is amazing. Very minimal.Not much bigger than the mouse itself. But it has to be some of the hardest to open Apple packaging ever. Unless i'm just stupid
Early delivery
My communication from FedEx said it would be delivered Monday the 3rd but I got home this afternoon to a very happy surprise... I think it fits perfectly in my hand. I love it but wish it would track faster. Else it is perfect.
My communication from FedEx said it would be delivered Monday the 3rd but I got home this afternoon to a very happy surprise... I think it fits perfectly in my hand. I love it but wish it would track faster. Else it is perfect.
Agreed. I was SO EXCITED about this mouse. It looks BEAUTIFUL. But it hurts to use. The laser tracking SUCKS, on the Apple store's very own wood laminate the cursor jumped vertically when I moved the mouse left to right. Actually it went from left to right to top. Sometimes bottom.
And then there's the massive fail of bluetooth mice. It was always a split second behind me so I was always overshooting my mark.
The "magic" part was great though. Scrolling, rotating, worked liked a charm... but no pinch zoom???
Overall pretty bad. I'd like to see a more rounded, wired version with better Laser tracking.
Received mine, but after installing the Wireless Mouse Software update, I still have the regular Wireless Apple Mouse Pref Pane. I cannot enable touch.
It shows up as Apple Wireless Mouse. Did you reboot your computer after pairing the mouse? Mine had the preferences pane for the new mouse, but the right click function did not work until I rebooted, even though it was checked. If you were previously using a wireless Mighty Mouse, deleting its entry from the bluetooth list might also solve the problem.
Got my Magic Mouse today. I fricking LOVE it.
Other then needing to reboot once to get the right click to function, it was painless. Pairing was much faster then the Mighty Mouse.
Right clicking has been 100% reliable. The Mighty Mouse right click reliability stunk.
People reporting sharp edges are holding the mouse incorrectly. I understand what they are referring to. The edges of the top surface are squared off. I grasp the mouse on either side of the aluminum lower body in the middle area and don't notice sharp edges during use.
The touch surface is functional over almost the entire top of the mouse. The only area that does not respond to touch is from the Apple image to the back of the mouse.
I have a 24" iMac and have not noted any tracking speed issues. I have the tracking speed set at about 3/4 of max. When maxed out tracking is way to fast.
I have not noticed any problems with positioning. I used one at an Apple store on light colored wooden tables and on the heavy walnut wood grain colors on my desk with no tracking issues noted. The Magic Mouse is much lighter then the Mighty Mouse and is more accurate on small movements as a result.
The on/off switch on mine is easily accessible and not recessed as one other person reported on theirs.
The iStat Pro widget (v4.9) does not report battery status for the Magic Mouse.
Paging with the two finger gesture takes a little getting used to, but once you figure out an exaggerated movement is not required it works well. In fact, it is easy to cause a back/forward gesture when you don't want to if you unintentionally drag your fingertips across the top of the mouse when you are not using it. The same goes for scrolling.
I miss the two buttons of the Mighty Mouse, but find using hot corners for dashboard and expose just as easy. In any case the touch feature is more then worth the loss of the buttons.
Other then needing to reboot once to get the right click to function, it was painless. Pairing was much faster then the Mighty Mouse.
Right clicking has been 100% reliable. The Mighty Mouse right click reliability stunk.
People reporting sharp edges are holding the mouse incorrectly. I understand what they are referring to. The edges of the top surface are squared off. I grasp the mouse on either side of the aluminum lower body in the middle area and don't notice sharp edges during use.
The touch surface is functional over almost the entire top of the mouse. The only area that does not respond to touch is from the Apple image to the back of the mouse.
I have a 24" iMac and have not noted any tracking speed issues. I have the tracking speed set at about 3/4 of max. When maxed out tracking is way to fast.
I have not noticed any problems with positioning. I used one at an Apple store on light colored wooden tables and on the heavy walnut wood grain colors on my desk with no tracking issues noted. The Magic Mouse is much lighter then the Mighty Mouse and is more accurate on small movements as a result.
The on/off switch on mine is easily accessible and not recessed as one other person reported on theirs.
The iStat Pro widget (v4.9) does not report battery status for the Magic Mouse.
Paging with the two finger gesture takes a little getting used to, but once you figure out an exaggerated movement is not required it works well. In fact, it is easy to cause a back/forward gesture when you don't want to if you unintentionally drag your fingertips across the top of the mouse when you are not using it. The same goes for scrolling.
I miss the two buttons of the Mighty Mouse, but find using hot corners for dashboard and expose just as easy. In any case the touch feature is more then worth the loss of the buttons.
I just got my Magic Mouse and so far it seems to be working great. I had to adjust the tracking a little but now the only thing I see that I really don't like is that the click sound is a lot louder than on my old Logitech mouse.
I found I had to adjust tracking speed up to just about the max to get it to work like my old mouse.
This thing is so cool though. I really love the scrolling (both up and down and left and right) and then the two finger to go to previous page.
Magic?
The old mouse was more comforting, filling the hand. Also, I miss the expose option with the secondary button. Otherwise quite nice. Cool design (ergonomic - not sure yet).
The old mouse was more comforting, filling the hand. Also, I miss the expose option with the secondary button. Otherwise quite nice. Cool design (ergonomic - not sure yet).
Just received 2 hours ago my 2 magic mice. Both work perfectly on Powermac G5 and Macbook Pro. Don't miss anything about the Mighty Mice. Could care less about middle click or side squeezing. Had them both turned off anyway. Tracking and scrolling work flawlessly. Two finger swipe took all of 5 minutes to get the hang of. Will never look back on any other mice. Love it!
Black?? Could you imagine the dust and fingerprints. No thank you. As cool as black would look I'm glad they went with the colors they did.