My Magic Mouse not so Magical... Looking for Best non Apple Mouse.

[hassiman]

I am Looking for Best non Apple Mouse alternative... I have the latest Magic mouse and for the life of me I can not get it to double click so that I can access the drop down menu to eject my external drives ( Among other things ) I have an older battery Magic track pad but for fine control I am more used a mouse. Can you draw using the older track pad?
Thanks!
Rich

 

[turbineseaplane]

I absolutely LOVE the Logi Pop Mouse.
I have like 5 of them that I use in various places/ways and for backups.

 

[triptolemus]

Logitech MX Master 4.

 

[mdcmdcmdc]

Logitech M720 Triathlon. Solid performer at a great price. I’ve been using one with my M1 MBP for five years.

 

[ger19]

I have a Keychron M3 Wireless Mouse that I bought after much research and frankly, it’s no different than any other Logitech mouse I’ve used in the past. All are better than the Magic Mouse but I do have to admit that the swipe function that the Magic Mouse gives you for moving side to side is hard to beat. If there’s a non Apple mouse that has that function, I’d give it a serious look. I think I’m going to look into the trackpad.

 

[Teletypewriter]

Take a look at the mouse driver ... https://better-mouse.com

BetterMouse ($7.99, 7-day trial)

What is it?

It’s a macOS utility app that gives you smooth mouse scrolling, cursor speed control, and powerful mouse/keyboard bindings. It aims to replace bulky, intrusive, and resource-hungry mouse drivers like Logitech Options. It’s feature-rich, lightweight, efficiency-optimized, and most importantly, privacy-safe. We’re trying to meet all your 3rd-party mouse and keyboard needs on macOS.

thePadToo ($7.99, 7-day trial)

What is it?

It’s a macOS app for customizing trackpad gestures and keyboard shortcuts, with some enhancements. It’s basically the same as BetterMouse, but for trackpad users.

Features:

Trackpad

+ Maps for tap, click, deeper click, swipe, pinch, and rotate, with modifier keys optionally.
+ Special fast version of space switching, mission control, and other animations.
+ Click-through for left, right clicks, as well as scrolling.
+ Scrolling friction adjustment.

Keyboard

+ General hotkey maps.
+ Vendor-defined key mapping for supported Logi keyboards, with some hardware settings such as backlight, fn inversion and onboard profiles.
+ Physical key-to-key substitutions at the system level.

Exception apps

+ Per-app settings for trackpad and keyboard mapping.

App

+ Apple-notarized regular app, doesn’t install any extensions, drivers, or agents.
+ Clean & safe, with no custom network access, and no file access.
+ Menu bar app with the hide-able app icon.
+ Non-sticky to your system with no hidden processes.
+ Low CPU & power usage.
+ 7-day free trial with full functionality, one-time purchase for a lifetime.

 

[Biffs]

Logitech MX Master 4.

Agreed - I've had a 2S since almost forever and it has been perfect in every way.

 

[avro707]

Logitech MX Master 4.

I have the previous one, they are so good I have two of them. So I'd imagine this one will be just as good.

 

[Basic75]

I am Looking for Best non Apple Mouse alternative.

"Best" by which metric? Choosing a mouse depends a lot on personal preference? I find every $10 office mouse with two buttons and a click/scroll wheel a solid improvement over every mouse Apple has ever made. Beyond that you'll have to see for yourself. Do you need the perfect tracking of fast movements of a gaming mouse? Do you need an ergonomic mouse of some kind? Do you want some extra buttons? Do you want wired or wireless? If wireless does it have to be standard Bluetooth or is a dongle acceptable? Are you left handed?