Magic Mouse is crap

[vxt]

Now that I'm used to it it works like... magic . It's precision is good enough for me and the swipes are very easy. I love it now, so it's just a question of giving it a fair chance.

You see, you can get used to living in an Igloo too. Settling with something thats 'good enough' for you is not a solution. This kind of things allow big companies like Apple to get away with things that you would be furious about if it were any other company. Like Logitech.

Not being able to change or turn off acceleration alone is annoying enough. Then there is this ridiculous non-ergonomic design. Its a wrist killer. Your muscles are constantly tense while using MM. A mouse with swipe features could be improved SO MUCH with a couple of buttons and a nice shape! Just imagine what the MM could be if Apple weren't so tight-arsed about design.

Apple's motto is Form Over Function. And most people are just happy to live with it because its Apple. Wake up people! Learn to complain about things that are bad. Only way to make big companies to improve things.

 

[mmomega]

I love my Magic Mice. I have been using them since Dec '09 when I bought my first 27"er.

I still have a drawer of Logitech's, Razor Deathadder's + random other mice in my desk but they only get used with my laptops on the go.

I have fairly large hands (I'm 6'2" with size 13 ring finger) and it is not uncomfortable at all to use. I just had to give it a shot and it works great. Now a regular mouse feels strange when I have to use one.

 

[Mattstrete]

My magic mouse is the best mouse I have ever owned.

I have customised it to the max:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1566731/

 

[stevenson-kaats]

I am seemingly magic too !

My magic-mouse is a 'good idea'. Only, it leaks magic into me .... Occasionally I only need wave my finger over it for pages to flutter back to a previous life, or they quiver nervously as if anticipating my intentions before even I have considered anything whatsoever ! This must therefore be proof-positive of the existence of magic and it's unintended consequences when dabbled in by the uninitiated. What a delight it was when I first discovered the amazing abilities contained within the shiny wee mousey. Another, not I, has mentioned cramped hands.... my own are only comfortable holding the thing too near the Apple logo, which means I end up opening pages at the expense of the current one, despite intending to choose the 'open in new window' option that I actually wanted. Grrrrrr.

 

[thedeske]

Apple's mouse is very good for what it is. I use one from time to time and agree it has a few nice moves, but after 16 years on Kensington trackballs, it's a distant 2nd here. I have friends who love that tiny little mouse with the thumb groove that requires a dongle. To each his own

 

[lucasfer899]

I have three magic mouses, and haven't had any problems, I don't know what's up with everyone elses. I love them to bits and they're great, I mainly use mine to control netflix in bed, as for what I do I need my Razer for my desktop.

 

[Gator Bob]

after 16 years on Kensington trackballs, it's a distant 2nd here.

Me too. My newest version of the Kensington trackball kicks my twitchy little Magic mouse's ass. Also, my new Kensington external backlit keyboard for Mac is much better than my undependable, battery eating Apple keyboard.

 

[mm201]

The unintended swipes from the TS are all due to 'getting used to it'.

So in other words, "you're holding it wrong!"

 

[johnnnw]

I bought one for my MBP but I returned it. My hand cramped so bad trying to hold it after a while. Ended up getting an ergonomic Logitech one.

Oh well.

 

[crjackson2134]

I got my new 27" iMac a while back and, this time, I opted for the wireless keyboard/mouse setup.

I strongly recommend avoiding the "Magic" Mouse. The only thing magic about it is that it detects swipes out of thin air. I can grab the mouse on the sides and it will occasionally treat that as a double-swipe to the right which changes desktops. There are times when this happens when I was not even touching the top of the mouse.

Disabling these gestures is not a complete solution as the vertical scroll gesture can't be disabled from what I can see.

Right-clicks are occasionally treated as left-clicks as well.

The wireless keyboard seems okay. The only real issue is the layout, having to hit Fn to do Delete, Home/End, and Page Up/Down. I prefer the full keyboard.

Fortunately, I can swap these with wired ones on my mini.

Anyone have issues with the mouse like this, swap it at the store, and have things improve?

Regards, Rick

Sounds like your mouse COULD be defective. I love mine. It's flawless for me. It even works (swipes and everything) when I boot to Ubuntu.

 

[Tesselator]

Somewhat ironic that for the company that made the mouse popular, all the mice that they have made in the last two years have been poor with daft names like Magic Mouse and Mighty mouse. Acceleration on them is slow, and you can't press the right and left buttons at the same time. About the only thing going for the current magic mouse is that it looks nice and has multi touch. Happily you can buy much better 3rd party alternatives. I know some people like them but not me.

+1

Apple mice suck nuggets if you actually have to use them much! If you're only on the computer a few hours a day they're OK tho.

And truth be told there are not too many good mice out there either - so Apple is not an exception. Sure, very many mice have more functionality (like you mention above) but their build quality is pathetic and a half - and it's actually gotten worse over the years too. I almost can't find a mouse the lasts me more than 6months before I have to trash it.

I recently bought a RAT5 and I've been using that for about 4 or 5 months now so we'll see how much longer that goes. It's body mechanics are built really well so maybe it'll go a year - seems like it could - so far anyway.

The $75 to $120 Logitech mice used to be good 4 or 5 years back but the last 3 or 4 I purchased were just crap - the typical 6 month deaths like the other makers. Razor mice are the same as well. They make interesting keyboards but their mice die too soon for me.

 

[cocacolakid]

I got my new 27" iMac a while back and, this time, I opted for the wireless keyboard/mouse setup.

I strongly recommend avoiding the "Magic" Mouse. The only thing magic about it is that it detects swipes out of thin air. I can grab the mouse on the sides and it will occasionally treat that as a double-swipe to the right which changes desktops. There are times when this happens when I was not even touching the top of the mouse.

Disabling these gestures is not a complete solution as the vertical scroll gesture can't be disabled from what I can see.

Right-clicks are occasionally treated as left-clicks as well.

The wireless keyboard seems okay. The only real issue is the layout, having to hit Fn to do Delete, Home/End, and Page Up/Down. I prefer the full keyboard.

Fortunately, I can swap these with wired ones on my mini.

Anyone have issues with the mouse like this, swap it at the store, and have things improve?

Regards, Rick

I've used one for a couple of years since they first came out and never had a problem. The wireless keyboards I did have problems with dropping the Bluetooth connection. Might have been interference for me, but never a problem with the Magic Mouse.

You might be having interference as well if it's not a bad mouse.

Follow this article for how to track down the culprit, go to number 7 and use the tool they show to see signal strength:

http://osxdaily.com/2013/05/06/fix-bluetooth-device-disconnecting/

And here is Apple's page on Bluetooth interference:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1365?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

 

[Voenix Rising]

I'm ready to throw my MM2 against the wall. It will NOT stay connected. It just spontaneously losing connection and won't reconnect unless I completely reboot the Macbook. In fact, I would go so far as to say the MM hasn't worked properly since Snow Leopard (where it was rock solid), but with El Capitan especially the damn thing just won't stay connected. I bought the MM2 because I foolishly thought I was constantly dropping connection because of "the batteries losing contact" with my MM1.

This is unfortunate, because I really like the ergonomics and the inertial scrolling of the MM.

 

[monstruo]

I love mine for sure. By far the best mouse for graphics works, type design, etc.
I personally prefer a mouse with low profile and low mass weight since I spent a lot of time working with it.

Matter of fact, i resort to use eneloop lite AAA batteries with sleeves to keep the weight even lighter.

 

[h9826790]

The BT on my cMP is too old, and may suffer from all kind of interference anyway. Therefore, I plug in a $5 USB BT 4.0 dongle on my Apple wired keyboard. This works extremely well, the BT dongle just next to the mouse, never have any connection issue.

 

[peterau]

I got my new 27" iMac a while back and, this time, I opted for the wireless keyboard/mouse setup.

I strongly recommend avoiding the "Magic" Mouse. The only thing magic about it is that it detects swipes out of thin air. I can grab the mouse on the sides and it will occasionally treat that as a double-swipe to the right which changes desktops. There are times when this happens when I was not even touching the top of the mouse.

Disabling these gestures is not a complete solution as the vertical scroll gesture can't be disabled from what I can see.

Right-clicks are occasionally treated as left-clicks as well.

The wireless keyboard seems okay. The only real issue is the layout, having to hit Fn to do Delete, Home/End, and Page Up/Down. I prefer the full keyboard.

Fortunately, I can swap these with wired ones on my mini.

Anyone have issues with the mouse like this, swap it at the store, and have things improve?

Regards, Rick

Agreed. The mouse is awesome when it works - but the constant disconnections (and manual reconnections) are a pain. Not worth the money.

 

[Fancuku]

I too dislike the magic mouse. It's the worst Apple product I ever bought.

 

[ZipZap]

I have had many magic mice over the years including the MM2. All have gone bad including the MM2. They simply stop detecting the surface well and the cursor has trouble moving or is erratic. I am currently looking for time to get my MM2 over to an apple store to get it replace. PIA if you ask me.

The tech in the mouse has not really changed and the performance over time has sucked.
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The Track Pad is by far the best thing that ever came out.

One can sit anywhere - other than desk to fully do anything.
Couch-bed - it doesn't matter.

Moving a mouse around is old school - problematic on surfaces.

My MM has a new home in bulk drawer - Just incase someone needs one.

I have the trackpad. Its still has its own quirks:
1) Have to reposition it often.
2) Does not work well at the edges
3) Struggles sometimes with click and drag vs. click and expand.
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I'm ready to throw my MM2 against the wall. It will NOT stay connected. It just spontaneously losing connection and won't reconnect unless I completely reboot the Macbook. In fact, I would go so far as to say the MM hasn't worked properly since Snow Leopard (where it was rock solid), but with El Capitan especially the damn thing just won't stay connected. I bought the MM2 because I foolishly thought I was constantly dropping connection because of "the batteries losing contact" with my MM1.

This is unfortunate, because I really like the ergonomics and the inertial scrolling of the MM.

Fully charged right?

 

[AZhappyjack]

I have both the Magic Mouse 2 and the Magic Trackpad. For day to day use, I prefer the trackpad, but have absolutely NO issue with the MM2. I got my first MM several years ago when I purchased my first iMac.

The only issue that I have ever experienced with it was related to a bluetooth issue in one of the OS X beta releases where it would disconnect and the only way to resolve it was to reboot my Mac. A subsequent release of OS X fixed the issue and I've never looked back. When the rechargeable MM2 was released, I retired the original, in favor of the MM2.

 

[Fintan Stack]

I'm ready to throw my MM2 against the wall. It will NOT stay connected. It just spontaneously losing connection and won't reconnect unless I completely reboot the Macbook. In fact, I would go so far as to say the MM hasn't worked properly since Snow Leopard (where it was rock solid), but with El Capitan especially the damn thing just won't stay connected. I bought the MM2 because I foolishly thought I was constantly dropping connection because of "the batteries losing contact" with my MM1.

This is unfortunate, because I really like the ergonomics and the inertial scrolling of the MM.

Thanks for this.
I did throw my MM1 against the wall for the very reason you mention.
Thought maybe the MM2 would be more stable because the batteries were not normally removable.
Was going to buy MM2 until I saw this. But I couldn't go through that again.
Guess I will look outside of Apple!

 

[priitv8]

I'm ready to throw my MM2 against the wall. It will NOT stay connected. It just spontaneously losing connection and won't reconnect unless I completely reboot the Macbook. In fact, I would go so far as to say the MM hasn't worked properly since Snow Leopard (where it was rock solid), but with El Capitan especially the damn thing just won't stay connected.

Try if coming off the 2.4GHz WLAN helps. It is a known problem especially with Retina MacBook Pro's that WiFi and Bluetooth interfere with each other. Turning off the 2.4GHz band in my access point solved this.
PS if that solves your connectivity problem, it's not the poor mouse who's to blame...

 

[tibas92013]

Very happy with both my Logitech Performance MX and Logitech Wireless Trackball M570 mouse(s)!

 

[Voenix Rising]

Try if coming off the 2.4GHz WLAN helps. It is a known problem especially with Retina MacBook Pro's that WiFi and Bluetooth interfere with each other. Turning off the 2.4GHz band in my access point solved this.
PS if that solves your connectivity problem, it's not the poor mouse who's to blame...

Unfortunately turning off 2.4GHz is not an option because I have some older equipment in the house that will not connect at 5GHz. In addition, this disconnection problem happens even when I'm nowhere near wireless connection points at all.

That being said, it *does* seem a bit more stable under Sierra, although the OS itself has other issues that is making me wonder if I should return to El Cap...