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best mouse to use with macbook pro if I had to use one

jakeacc said:
A Magic Mouse seems redundant if you have a Macbook that has a gesture-controlled trackpad. Why would you use a mouse for gestures when you can use your trackpad.

There are some scenarios where I do prefer to use a 2 button mouse with click wheel. (playing video games, video editing, photoshop)

I would recommend a bluetooth mouse or a wireless with USB dongle (where the dongle is only a few cm thick). Sometimes bluetooth mice get "un-paired" and I have to re-connect it. And I always buy Logitech. Always.
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Because, as two people have pointed out, if you use your macbook as a desktop at home (it's plugged into a screen and a keyboard), your macbook is closed and therefore the trackpad is not available to you ;) (and no, I don't have room to have the macbook pro open to use two screens. It's either open and blocking my big screen, or closed with the keyboard on top of it).
 
The mouse wheel on my basic Microsoft mouse and Logitech 518 mouse is crap in OSX. The inertial scrolling makes each little mouse tick not go very far at all. You have spin the wheel really fast to build up speed. Seems like magic mouse might be the way to go if you scroll a lot.
 
Sossity said:
I recently bought an i7 macbook pro, & I like the track pad, but sometimes I may still use a mouse as back up, can anyone suggest a good mouse that will work? do only apple branded mice work? or can I get a sort of generic mac/pc mouse?
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The best mouse for the money, imo. is the Razer deathadder 3500dpi.
 
Mm

I use my MBP as a desktop at my office. External monitor, keyboard, mouse. I bought the MM and it jumps all over the place and I have to move it too far to get the cursor to cross the screen. I've adjusted all the settings, no good. I've tried a MS usb mouse and it doesn't work well. It's the same one I used on my old HP laptop and it worked fine on the HP.

I really like the MPB. I need to get a mouse that works.
 
I have the magic mouse, it is nice and comfortable to use, compared to my MX and VX revolutions I use on my work machine.

My hand cramps up after 20 minutes of use on the logitechs, the MM however, is easy to use, and I love the touch scrolling.
 
if you don't need a portable mouse, the MX revolution by logitech is the best mouse to use. bar none. however, that has been discontinued so i guess its replacement is the performance mouse MX from logitech.
 
Lunchb0x8 said:
My hand cramps up after 20 minutes of use on the logitechs, the MM however, is easy to use, and I love the touch scrolling.
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Really? I have had the exact opposite experience. I hardly ever get cramps when using my MX Revolution (And the VX Revolution before that), but my hand cramps up pretty quickly when using the Apple Mouse.
 
wywern209 said:
if you don't need a portable mouse, the MX revolution by logitech is the best mouse to use. bar none. however, that has been discontinued so i guess its replacement is the performance mouse MX from logitech.
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Agreed. MX Revolution is so damn nice.
 
iBookG4user said:
Really? I have had the exact opposite experience. I hardly ever get cramps when using my MX Revolution (And the VX Revolution before that), but my hand cramps up pretty quickly when using the Apple Mouse.
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My hands are fairly large, so I think because I had to get used to holding a different shaped mouse for the MM, I got used to holding it the proper way, where as the VX and MX I expected to hold them like any USB mouse.
 
As I said, I think I am used to holding the MX and VX like your standard USB Mice, where the MM was a huge change, so I started my mouse holding technique from scratch for it.
 
I believe the Magic Mouse works well with a light touch. Two fingers lightly on the sides to move it, and light touches on the top for taps and gestures. I don't hold the mouse to do gestures and they work fine. People who hold their mice with a tight grip are bound to have problems -- I would expect most gamers and those who like mice sculpted to fit the hand would not like the Magic Mouse, but I find it works great and is relaxing to use because it won't cooperate if you are tense.
 
Sneakz said:
Magic Mouse is garbage. Performance Mouse MX and Anywhere Mouse MX is where its at. Razer Orochi for the bluetooth folk.

MX Rev and VX Rev are good if you can find a good price. I think I have seen some VX Rev overstock floating around online for around $20.
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I totally agree. Magic mouse is the worst shaped mouse ever.

The performance and anywhere are slightly off for me when it comes to size. Performance being too large (making me shift my hands on it to get to the buttons), the anywhere is too small (hands completely engulf the mouse).

The VX revolution will remain my favorite mouse of all time. It is perfectly shaped for the right hander and ALL buttons are basically sitting underneathe your fingertips. No need to life your fingers to do crazy swipes every once in a while.

My suggestion: Pick up a vx revolution, pick up a vx nano receiver. Pair them together. Ultimate in ergonomics and portability. This seems to be a secret though because not a lot of people know you can do this!
 

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talmy said:
I believe the Magic Mouse works well with a light touch. Two fingers lightly on the sides to move it, and light touches on the top for taps and gestures. I don't hold the mouse to do gestures and they work fine. People who hold their mice with a tight grip are bound to have problems -- I would expect most gamers and those who like mice sculpted to fit the hand would not like the Magic Mouse, but I find it works great and is relaxing to use because it won't cooperate if you are tense.
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Heh, I like your basic logitech mouse cause they fit my hand well (I have small hands so I hate those huge mice with all hte buttons everywhere). I usually like a mouse that fits my hand.

I had to get used to the magic mouse but it was pretty quick. I found the best way to hold it is with your fingertips and then your hand shapes itself naturually like it should to not cramp up (kinda like to type on the keyboard you should not rest your palms down cause it's better posture and won't ruin your wrists as quick).
 
Ergonomically speaking, Apple mice (including the Magic Mouse) are disasters. Our arms, when extended, are least stressed in the "handshake" position. A torsional stress is created when you twist your palm to grip a flat mouse, such as the MM. Twisting your arm that way for extended amount of time can create stress and arm injury. The Performance MX (and MX Rev) addresses this issue with the "half dome" design. There are more ergonomic mice out there, such as the Evoluent VerticalMouse, but none packs as much functionality as the MX.

Get the MX, you won't regret it.
 
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