The touch based scrolling (especially left/right scroll) is way better than mice with clunky scroll wheels in my experience.
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New Magic Mouse With USB-C Port Expected at Apple Event Next Week
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Honestly, I hope they do just so I can log on here and see everyone gnashing their teeth and predicting that Apple's stock price will crater.
I don't know what it is, but ANY discussion on this website that touches on the charging of batteries just brings the "IF MY DEVICE CHARGES THE WRONG WAY I WILL DIE" people out of the woodwork.
I agree and that‘s the only reason i even use the MM. But ergonomically the MM is bad.
There's Mac Mouse Fix app that adds inertia scrolling with precision and fast modes to any mouse with scrollwheel.
Hate it. Good thing it only needs charging once a month
I think in general their marketing has become quite ordinary. IMHO, it's probably just how the company is run under Cook - focus less on vision and innovation, and more about hard specs and efficiency.
Apple cannot make mice. They just can't. Nothing they've ever called a mouse is a mouse. They're all abominations from another reality. They're like if Cthulhu tried to understand humanity and sent itself insane.
So my prediction is that they'll make a really great new keyboard and trackpad.
So my prediction is that they'll make a really great new keyboard and trackpad.
Random prediction. Apple discontinues the black mouse, trackpad and keyboard and goes back to only shipping the white versions as standalone and color matched ones with the iMac.
nah
the location is appropriate.
lightning cables are fragile because they don't use the stronger-but-toxic plastic materials that other usb cables use. plugging the mouse and using it would destroy the cable, costing you more than just buying AA batteries for Magic Mouse 1. and making you carry a special braided lightning cable is worse than just carrying extra AA batteries so there wouldn't be a point in making Magic Mouse 2.
having a rechargeable battery makes more sense
AA batteries make you replace every month, spending 1-2 minutes doing.
having a built in rechargeable battery doesn't make you waste 1-2 minutes every month. you only waste 1-2 minutes if you forget to charge. 2 minutes will charge enough for the day. if you forget again, that's still less time than AA batteries. you'd have to forget more than 12 times in a year to make the mouse worse than the Magic Mouse 1.
clearly apple designers know more than the customers on how to design the battery/charging solution
The port being on the bottom never bothered me. I just plugged it in over night when I wasn't using it anyway. It would be fully charged next morning and I could go weeks before needing to charge it again. I do get a kick out of seeing people complain about it. I hope they leave the port on the bottom for that reason alone.
Currently, I use the MX Master Vertical for ergonomic reasons. Plus it can pair with up to 3 devices and easily switch between them.
It’s so sad that nowadays I find myself thinking “nah I doubt they're gonna redesign it” - almost immediately.
The operations takeover of Apple is complete. Their design-led spirit has left the building. They play it so safe now.
In the early 2000’s it really felt like every Apple event was a magic show and it was because Apple cared and iterated on everything in their product portfolio. Very little stayed the same for nearly a decade like we’re seeing in this era of Apple.
Minimum viable product attitude with a lot of their accessories now.
The design of the Magic Mouse may stay the same for the rest of my life at this rate.
The Magic Keyboard may have zero backlighting and no quick device switching for the rest of my life at this rate.
Cmon Apple! Dress up as your old self for Halloween this year and do it big with the little things.
The operations takeover of Apple is complete. Their design-led spirit has left the building. They play it so safe now.
In the early 2000’s it really felt like every Apple event was a magic show and it was because Apple cared and iterated on everything in their product portfolio. Very little stayed the same for nearly a decade like we’re seeing in this era of Apple.
Minimum viable product attitude with a lot of their accessories now.
The design of the Magic Mouse may stay the same for the rest of my life at this rate.
The Magic Keyboard may have zero backlighting and no quick device switching for the rest of my life at this rate.
Cmon Apple! Dress up as your old self for Halloween this year and do it big with the little things.
I've read the first few pages here and the last few. Really couldn't go through all of them.
One thing I noticed from the pages I read is no one's mentioned the atrocious Magic Trackpad.
I bought one (thankfully used and at a good price) to use with my MBP. I wish I hadn't!
It feels slow to use. The texture of the surface feel odd. As with the MM, it's ergonomically terrible. And even though the charging port is where a port should be, it takes an eternity to fully charge.
I constantly use it in the lost hope I'll get used to it, but after a few minutes I find myself subconsciously movubg to the MBP trackpad.
I still have my Magic Trackpad from 2009/2010(??) and that feels much better to use than the current one. The only down side with that one is the need to charge batteries every couple of days.
One thing I noticed from the pages I read is no one's mentioned the atrocious Magic Trackpad.
I bought one (thankfully used and at a good price) to use with my MBP. I wish I hadn't!
It feels slow to use. The texture of the surface feel odd. As with the MM, it's ergonomically terrible. And even though the charging port is where a port should be, it takes an eternity to fully charge.
I constantly use it in the lost hope I'll get used to it, but after a few minutes I find myself subconsciously movubg to the MBP trackpad.
I still have my Magic Trackpad from 2009/2010(??) and that feels much better to use than the current one. The only down side with that one is the need to charge batteries every couple of days.
Considering how long the charging port has been misplaced, it wouldn't be surprising they still don't move it. It's now or never if they do an overhaul of the design though as it's nearly 15 years old now.
Also if they keep the charging port on the bottom they should at least bring back the original with the AA batteries that they won't do.
As a sidenote this probably means the track pad will be USB C as well, I already caved and bought one a couple months ago knowing the USB C one is inevitably soon.
Also if they keep the charging port on the bottom they should at least bring back the original with the AA batteries that they won't do.
As a sidenote this probably means the track pad will be USB C as well, I already caved and bought one a couple months ago knowing the USB C one is inevitably soon.
Please please please release a black key Magic Keyboard with Touch ID but w/out number pad!
I think its using Bluetooth version 3. not even 4. Mine cuts out a few times a day just randomly and then reconnects after about 4 seconds. it has done this for years across any apple device i use. its very annoying, I do hope they finally put in bluetooth 5 at least....
I am one of the few here that likes this mouse though otherwise. why? the multi-touch for easily scrolling up and down or left and right. anything with a wheel has always worn out over time. the scrolling works so smoothly and perfectly, and nothing else on the market can scroll left to right which i do in my work software constantly
if anyone knows a mouse that can scroll side to side as well as this please let me know and i will try it, but i have not found anything.
Who uses a mouse?
Apple will likely announce new versions of its Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad for the Mac at its "Scary Fast" event on Monday, October 30, according to a report today from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The updated accessories are expected to be equipped with USB-C ports instead of Lightning ports for charging.
The accessories will likely be unveiled alongside an updated 24-inch iMac with an M3 chip, which Gurman also expects to be announced at the event.
It's unclear if the accessories will have any design changes beyond the switch to USB-C. They look largely the same as they did when they received their last major update in October 2015, although there have been some minor revisions over the years, including a switch to braided cables, and new color options that are only available with the 24-inch iMac. Apple also released a Magic Keyboard with a Touch ID button in 2021.
While the Magic Mouse lasts around a month or longer between charges, the position of the Lightning port on the bottom of the mouse has been a meme in the Apple community for many years, as it prevents the mouse from being used while charging. It's unclear if the USB-C port on the new version will be placed in a more convenient location.
All four iPhone 15 models are equipped with USB-C ports instead of Lightning. The latest Siri Remote for the Apple TV also has a USB-C port, and Apple discontinued the MagSafe Battery Pack and MagSafe Duo Charger with Lightning ports.
Apple's event on October 30 begins at the unusual time of 5 p.m. Pacific/8 p.m. Eastern, so make sure to mark your calendar correctly.
Article Link: New Magic Mouse With USB-C Port Expected at Apple Event Next Week
It is odd, the company that made the mouse mainstream, has made the mouse worse with each generation. The 1984 mouse was the best they ever made, and it sucked. Yet it has been downhill from there.
Like just focus group it for a while, make changes, and release a good one. You or I could make one 10x better than Apple ever has, within a month.
Apple could just buy a few off Amazon, pick the best one, and copy it for Pete sakes!
Me...! 🤣
I can never get productive with a trackpad, and I love my MM, no matter how odd the charging port is... If only Apple did not price-discriminate the blacks over the whites...