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Help Me !!! I fall in love with a M$ mouse

yea that mouse was designed on mac my a mac person. I forgot the guys name he won several design awards and was shown on cnbc.
 
What's wrong with wanting an MS mouse? MS make the best mice in the business (although maybe Logitech, depending on your hand shape).

We all use Macs not because we hate MS, but because we can see tehy are the best tools for the job. Nothing should stop you extending that to mice! :rolleyes:

Chris
 
Starck??

i use a wired MS Intellimouse Explorer 4.0, and i Love it. after trying out the MX900 and getting irritated by its mild bumpiness, i broke down and bought a wired mouse for the time being. until logitech properly releases drivers for macs or until the Mouse BT comes out.
 
Microsoft mice aren't bad but not the best in my opinion. I usually like Starck's stuff but this mouse just doesn't do it for me, in the pictures I've seen the silver plastic looks cheap, but then you never know till you see one in person.

I would go for it if you like it, M$ mice are pretty good (Amazing compared to their OS!) the one thing that would possibly hold me back is that it's wired.
 
to be honest, i like Logitech's mouse better. but at 1/3 the price of the MX900 and better tracking (until the new drivers arrive), i can't complain.
 
Yes it is starck...

the designer's name is philippe starck and he is one of the most renowned (and one of my favorite) designers in the world. he has designed everything from buildings to cars to clothes to furniture to wastebaskets... he wants to bring cost-effecient high design to everyday products. you should check out his book: STARCK if you like design, this is a great book.

PEACE!

technocoy
 
It's funny when you use something and get so used to it that when it's not there you feel so lost. I used to set up FCP edit systems (20+?) and have always set them up with the MS mice and a specific button program. Everyone I know who's used it winds up the same way...frustrated when they come across a regular no button apple mouse on an edit system.
I love Apple, mainly for what the machines, OS, and software do for me, but when it comes to getting the job done, you just need the right tool and sometimes that tool is made by somebody other than Apple.
 
slughead said:
Because Bill Gates eats babies. If you buy MS you are supporting terrorist baby eating.
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That's one of the funniest things I've read in a LONG time, would you mind if I sig'd that?
 
FelixDerKater said:
Is the blue on that mouse illuminated?
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According to the Press Release the answer is yes. In fact its in two flavours, Orange and Blue.

What I don't know is when they are out, what price they will be and whether I can buy one here in the UK.

Vanilla
 
Well I love my logitech MX700

mouse.jpg


Left Button = Left click
Right Button = Right click
Scoll Button = Send to trash
Top Cruise Button = Empty Trash
Bottom Cruise Button = Expose all windows
Application switch Button = Open Application folder
Top Thumb Button = Quit Application
Bottom Thumb Button = Close Window


I find it very hard to go back to a one button mouse when I have to.
 
MS Bluetooth Mouse - Fantastic

QCassidy352 said:
I love my bluetooth M$ mouse... there, I said it. ;)
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I just got one of these yesterday after becoming frustrated with my Apple pro wired mouse. A single button I can cope with but not having a scroll wheel was becoming a nightmare. Also the wire would often get caught under the mouse somehow so i couldn't click.

IT'S GREAT

Obviously the wire snagging problem is cured and I have my sroll wheel, AND until last night I didn't know how much I missed the right mouse button.

Question:
How can I make use of the two thumb buttons? Do I need to load a driver or they only any use for MS Windows?

Tip:
Anyone who gets one of these should note the Bluetooth USB adapter needs to be plugged into the USB port on the PC not into the USB on the Apple's Pro keyboard. I thought this would be a problem as my ADSL modem also only works from there and of course after I've plugged my Apple Pro keyboard into my iBook I only have 1 spare port. However the Belkin BT adapter works from the keyboard without a problem. It also found the mouse quicker then the MS oe and gave it a sensible name 'Microsoft Mouse' rather than a number string.
 
TBR said:
Well I love my logitech MX700
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Im a fan of my Logitech 700, and it also shows its flexibility.

Left Button = Left click
Right Button = Right click
Scoll Button = Double click
Top Cruise Button = Pg Up
Bottom Cruise Button = Pg Dwn
Application switch Button = Expose all windows
Top Thumb Button = safari forward
Bottom Thumb Button = safari backward

mines more optimized for web surfing, but you can set it however you want.
 
Lewisham said:
What's wrong with wanting an MS mouse? MS make the best mice in the business (although maybe Logitech, depending on your hand shape).
Chris
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logitech is the best in mouse hardware, microsoft does a better job with their mouse drivers.
 
The second I buy a Mac I sell the Apple mouse on ebay and
hook up my MS Intellimouse. sad but true.
When is Apple ever going to learn?

The other day Apple announced 80000 preorders for the Airport Express.
If they released a multibutton mouse with scroll wheel, the mac faithful
will respond and Apple would have hundreds of thousands of orders.
 
TBR said:
Well I love my logitech MX700

Left Button = Left click
Right Button = Right click
Scoll Button = Send to trash
Top Cruise Button = Empty Trash
Bottom Cruise Button = Expose all windows
Application switch Button = Open Application folder
Top Thumb Button = Quit Application
Bottom Thumb Button = Close Window


I find it very hard to go back to a one button mouse when I have to.
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I think the Top Cruise button is totally overrated and acts really badly.
 
mpw said:
I just got one of these yesterday after becoming frustrated with my Apple pro wired mouse. A single button I can cope with but not having a scroll wheel was becoming a nightmare. Also the wire would often get caught under the mouse somehow so i couldn't click.

IT'S GREAT

Obviously the wire snagging problem is cured and I have my sroll wheel, AND until last night I didn't know how much I missed the right mouse button.

Question:
How can I make use of the two thumb buttons? Do I need to load a driver or they only any use for MS Windows?
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There are no drivers for this mouse for mac. BUT, you can use the extra buttons for exposé. System Preferences --> Exposé. At the bottom, set the extra buttons to exposé functions. I have pressing the scroll wheel = F9, front side button = F10, back side button = F11.
 
I'm using the Stark mouse right now. The blue (or orange) strip is illuminated in a fairly cool way. The shape is comfortable, though obviously not as comfortable as the Intellimouse Explorer. The design does take pages out of Apple's book in terms of how the buttons click. The paint finish is well done and the mose doesn't look cheap. It does seem to me that the design is meant for brushed aluminium although i know Stark is fond of plastic.

Now I want to replace the keyboard to go with the G5 and the new display.
 
Vanilla said:
According to the Press Release the answer is yes. In fact its in two flavours, Orange and Blue.

What I don't know is when they are out, what price they will be and whether I can buy one here in the UK.

Vanilla
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They're available for £39.99 at Micro Anvika. I got them at the one in Selfridges with discount. :cool:
 
agentmouthwash said:
The second I buy a Mac I sell the Apple mouse on ebay and
hook up my MS Intellimouse. sad but true.
When is Apple ever going to learn?

The other day Apple announced 80000 preorders for the Airport Express.
If they released a multibutton mouse with scroll wheel, the mac faithful
will respond and Apple would have hundreds of thousands of orders.
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TRUE!!!!
There's some petition for multibutton mouse ?
Maybe MacRumors will open one.
 
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