Why are the USB ports on the left? My mouse is always on the right. What am I not getting. Is there a reason for this design?
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Which is fine, unless you're using an apple-designed wired mouse. The cord on the mighty mouse is about 18" long, so that doesn't work. Not that I'm a huge fan of the mighty mouse anyway.
I ended up switching to a wireless mouse for my macbook.
Apple designers were looking for inspiration and came across a 12" Powerbook which has the same problem.Why are the USB ports on the left? My mouse is always on the right. What am I not getting. Is there a reason for this design?
Because Apple has figured out that 10% of the market is left handed, and they're happy with that market share. The other 90% will just have to adapt.
input appreciated
i guess there is no really good reason. i suspect that a wireless mouse is the way to go.
i guess there is no really good reason. i suspect that a wireless mouse is the way to go.
Do you mean a USB Hub? lol. That's what I have with my unibody MBP. Just make sure its a powered hub if you want to plug in USB devices that require more power than the USB bus can provide (external HDs w/out their own power, etc). I bought a Belkin 7-port powered hub (model f5u700). It does the job nicely, except the cord is like 1 inch long. J/K its like 3' but might as well be. My MBP is only about 2' from an outlet on one side and about 5' from the surge strip on the other and the short power cord makes it hard to place the hub. But luckily all my USB devices can work off the bus. Oh and the damn thing is a LED lighted model, which I didn't see until after I got it homeJust buy a breakout box with Four USB ports and put it out of the way.
. I know LEDs are cheap and all, but do the manufacturers have to stick em in everything without a switch or button to turn off the lights ?
Do you mean a USB Hub? lol. That's what I have with my unibody MBP. Just make sure its a powered hub if you want to plug in USB devices that require more power than the USB bus can provide (external HDs w/out their own power, etc). I bought a Belkin 7-port powered hub (model f5u700). It does the job nicely, except the cord is like 1 inch long. J/K its like 3' but might as well be. My MBP is only about 2' from an outlet on one side and about 5' from the surge strip on the other and the short power cord makes it hard to place the hub. But luckily all my USB devices can work off the bus. Oh and the damn thing is a LED lighted model, which I didn't see until after I got it home
I should have said powered, But yes. I use one cause I hate having all those cables where I can see them. Its in a drawer with my Harddrives, Wireless mouse and KB transmiters. All you see is the power cable and one USB cable.
If you want to turn the lights on and off, just crack it open and put a small push button switch in there. Radio shack has a real small one, just find the line in for them and your done.
ehh...too much work for what it's worth. I just cover it at night or deal with it. I just hate how every little usb device no matter how small or insignificant has to have unnecessary LED lights everywhere. Its like when the millennium rollover came everyone decided to make all their devices silver/metallic no matter what they were. Just a fad I have to ride out
y'know, i still haven't jumped on this bandwagon yet!
i dunno...
i use my laptop either quite literally IN my lap (couch, armchair, etc) or at school on those tiny college sized desks (with no room for a mouse!) or in a chair in the union somewheres.
my fiance got a wireless mighty mouse for the PB G4 and its pretty sweet tho!
just wish it was some sorta color, or aluminum, itself?
Really? For a whole slew of reasons I don't like using wireless mice, especially BT and when USB mice have 1000hz interpolling and true zero lag.
Why is it on the left? Space saving I guess. If I had a USB mouse jetting out of a port on the right then the space usable for the mouse is then limited.