I didn't install Logitech software. Smooth scrolling works just fine.
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No, Apple CEO Tim Cook Didn't Say He Prefers Logitech's MX Master 3 Over the Magic Mouse
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I didn't install Logitech software. Smooth scrolling works just fine.
Apple has never made a mousse, period.
Tim uses a mouse?
How plebeian.
Tim has people for that.
How plebeian.
Tim has people for that.
I know all of those settings, and they work fine with any other mouse, but not the Magic Mouse. The iPhone actually refuses to see it.I think you can…
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Interesting. For me the difference was like scrolling on an iPad with and without ProMotion. But I was using Sonoma when I last I used the MX mouse on my Mac. Glad you have smooth scrolling. Enjoy.
I’ve been using this one for the past ~17 years (never found an adequate replacement) and it looks quite sleek:
The only time I notice my MX Master has a USB-C port in the front and not on the bottom is when I plug it in to charge. I don't feel that it's there, I don't see that it's there because it's facing away form me, so I never get the sentiment "damn, I wish it wasn't there".
The way it usually goes, I notice the LED turning red. Then I think "I'll plug it in when I go to bed". Then I forget. Return the next day, see the LED is still red, again think "I'll plug it in when I go to bed" then forget. Come back the next day and finally charge it while I'm using it and it would drive me insane if I couldn't do that.
I wouldn't care one bit if the charging port was in a location where I couldn't use the mouse while charging if I wasn't reminded at the most inopportune time that it's running low and then forget. With everything being tied into iCloud, I don't get why there isn't an option to send a notification to your iPhone that you're currently in the same location as your Mac but you're not using it, so it would be a good time to plug it in. Everything is already there. It should be trivial to implement.
Then again - the charging port would be the least of my issues with the magic mouse. I wouldn't want to use it if the port was in the front if the "ergonomics" (they don't exist) were still the same.
The way it usually goes, I notice the LED turning red. Then I think "I'll plug it in when I go to bed". Then I forget. Return the next day, see the LED is still red, again think "I'll plug it in when I go to bed" then forget. Come back the next day and finally charge it while I'm using it and it would drive me insane if I couldn't do that.
I wouldn't care one bit if the charging port was in a location where I couldn't use the mouse while charging if I wasn't reminded at the most inopportune time that it's running low and then forget. With everything being tied into iCloud, I don't get why there isn't an option to send a notification to your iPhone that you're currently in the same location as your Mac but you're not using it, so it would be a good time to plug it in. Everything is already there. It should be trivial to implement.
Then again - the charging port would be the least of my issues with the magic mouse. I wouldn't want to use it if the port was in the front if the "ergonomics" (they don't exist) were still the same.
I thought Tim Apple just need to use his fingers with Vision Pro 😂😂
The Magic Mouse sucks and the keyboard should be backlit. The only legitimately great accessory is the Magic Trackpad.
A lot of very strange decisions by Apple when it comes to their accessories in general.
A lot of very strange decisions by Apple when it comes to their accessories in general.
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Must be heavy to move around.
I was getting wrist pain from the HORRIBLE Apple Magic Mouse. I got a MX Master 3 and life has be GREAT ever since. Mac mouse design has been a joke from the original Mac onward.
While the Logitech MX Master 3 is a terrific mouse for the Mac, reports claiming that Apple CEO Tim Cook prefers that mouse over the Magic Mouse are false.
The Wall Street Journal last month published an interview with Cook, in which he said he uses every Apple product every day. Soon after, The Verge's Wes Davis attempted to replicate using every Apple product in a single day. During that day, Davis said he mostly used the MX Master 3, but sometimes switched to a Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad.
In other words, it was Davis who said he himself used a Logitech mouse, not Cook.
Unfortunately, The Mac Observer misinterpreted The Verge's article and ran a since-deleted story claiming that Cook prefers the MX Master 3 over the Magic Mouse. Mistakes happen, but the false claim has since gained traction on Reddit multiple times, so hopefully this helps to clear up the situation before wrong information continues to spread.
It would be great if Cook did use the MX Master 3, though. Maybe he would love using a mouse with a front-facing USB-C port so much that he would make the Magic Mouse's port finally not be on the bottom. Hey, we can dream!
Article Link: No, Apple CEO Tim Cook Didn't Say He Prefers Logitech's MX Master 3 Over the Magic Mouse
Yeah cause with my Logitech I can just replace the AAs that last for 3 years and I’m done. Seriously, they last that long!
I did and returned it. Might work with Intel but not with M-series.
Pointless “article” lol but I bet he does. The Logitech MX master (any version) is far better and far more comfortable to use than the mediocre non-ergonomic mice Apple have sold.
Someone has been on the weed…
I've bought a standard Logitech mouse just for transitioning to the new Mac Mini M4 and boy did I miss the Magic Mouse.
The issue with the Magic Mouse isn't the gd charge port you use overnight a few times a year. People have made a little cottage industry of banging on about this one design quirk, but it's in fact quite easy to work around with literally 5 seconds forethought.
What isn't easy to work around is the fact that it's heavy, expensive and has god awful ergonomics. Apple has a long and storied history of making the worst mice on earth, and they seem to have no intention of stopping now.
edit: there is one way to at least mildly help the ergonomics, IMO.
What isn't easy to work around is the fact that it's heavy, expensive and has god awful ergonomics. Apple has a long and storied history of making the worst mice on earth, and they seem to have no intention of stopping now.
edit: there is one way to at least mildly help the ergonomics, IMO.
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Sure, if you want to forego programming it. I installed the Logitech crapware just long enough to save the settings I wanted on my G305 to its onboard memory, and then promptly trashed the whole mess. It's nasty software, but AFAIK there's not much getting around using it at least temporarily if you want to program buttons and set DPI presets and whatnot.
Magic Mouse is a good mouse, especially with its multitouch. However, like others have pointed out, it’s an ergonomic nightmare. The MX is a joy to use and very comfortable. My hand quickly fatigues with the MM.
Don’t like the Logitech software? don’t use it, it will still work fine. Other mouse drivers such as Steer Mouse handles it well.
Cook isnt going to say he prefers MX over MM or that MM has ergonomic issues. He wants to promote Apple products.
Don’t like the Logitech software? don’t use it, it will still work fine. Other mouse drivers such as Steer Mouse handles it well.
Cook isnt going to say he prefers MX over MM or that MM has ergonomic issues. He wants to promote Apple products.
I use the MX Anywhere 3S and scrolling seems to work fine. On iPadOS it's pretty bad though: scrolling has a weird acceleration just like when you swipe with your finger repeatedly to scroll long content faster; and it also keeps the inertia, which is great with a trackpad but less great with a mouse.
MX works fine with M-series.