- Magic mouse: I was very impressed with it...but it eats batteries and since 2 days I regularly lost my bluetooth connection, I'm guessing some problem with the mouse as a third-party wireless mouse works flawlessly.
Rechargable batteries solves the first problem. As for the second, I found once I got a set of good rechargeables (not old ones that were starting to lose power), I never have disconnect problems at all (don't ask me why, but it does seem related to how good the battery is on how well it connects. I bought brand new rechargeables over using the ones my roommate had lieing around and it made a world of difference).
Problem with the Apple mouse is that you can only use one button at a time and you have to somewhat watch out to tap it right to get the right button click. So if you ever want to use mouse gestures or games it's a big disadvantage.
Huh? First of all the magic mouse supports two mouse buttons and if you get aftermarket drivers (like Better Touch Tool) you can get a third mouse button. And yes, it does support gestures if you download something like Better Touch Tools.
Furthermore the flat form does not fit everyone, because unless you have the mouse rather far to the side of your keyboard the posture is *not* natural. The more you rest your hand toward the center of your body the move you turn the thumbs upwards (resting on the other palm side).
Yeah, this is kind of a preference thing. I found if you lightly grip the sides of the mouse it props your hand up like it hsould be for comfortable mouse grip. It actually cannot be rounded like a normal mouse cause, well think about it. The whole top of the mouse is supposed to be used for making gestures and touch sensitive. Would you want your whole hand touching it and making wrong gestures? On top of htat, the form is perfect for making gestures on it. If it was curved it would be awkward to place your hand in a way to make quick gestures like forward and backward. So, they did actually think of function over form here. You gotta remember this mouse isn't used like your "normal" mouse.
Of course it's easy to figure out if it is a mouse you wn't mind holding by just going into any apple store and playing with one. I do recomend though you try by lightly holding it by the edges with your thumb on one side and your pinky/third finger on the other. You'll find it will prop your hand up in a way that it doesn't cramp (it sets it up so the hand is curved like it should be).
Plus, it being flat gives it the nice side benefit that it packs well into your laptop case making it pretty portable while not having to be super small like most mice made for laptops.
The Magic Mouse is a minimalistic turd. It is the most decadent example of form over function. Again, it's important to say that no one would buy it if it weren't an Apple product. If you want a touchscreen input device, buy a Magic Trackpad. /rant
Grab a Logitech mouse, I like the MXes.
BS. I bought the magic mouse cause I liked the idea. And I don't buy mice cause they are Apple mice. In fact I tend to avoid apple mice, they haven't made one I like (until the Magic Mouse) since the crappy little puck mouse they came up with (and I usually prefer your cheap logitech mice. I have had great luck with logitech). In general I'd agree Apple follows too much form over function with their mice but in this case, I already outlined where they did think of function.
Just cause you don't like it doesn't mean other people only bought it for stupid reasons.
