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What to Expect From Apple's Magic Mouse 3 After Logitech Announces MX Master 4
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pro mouse and magic mouse (right 2) were both actually comfortable to use for my handForm over function :-\
It's gotta look slick!
I think the « for Mac » versions used to have different colors.
But now the only difference is they’re not including a Bolt USB Receiver in the box. They’re still selling it for the same price as the standard one tho 😂
"You didn't charge the Magic Mouse after your Mac told you to charge it, so now it doesn't have a charge, so you get NO MAC! YOU LOSE! GOOD DAY SIR!"What to expect? Nothing!
Nope. I hate all other mice. I use my Magic Mouse with everything - including Windows.
I guess sweeping all encompassing statements about others without data are .... unhelpful?
Yes. I tried the MM a few years ago and while I loved the functionality flat ergonomics for my hand were awful. Ended up getting a Logitech M650L which has been a great mouse. It take single AA cell which lasts a couple of years and works fine on Eneloop rechargeables. Best part was it was only $30 on sale.
I love mine. I can see how it could be uncomfortable for some, but it's fine for me.
I mean… this is MacRumors, not MacLatestFactualNews, I don’t know what you expected.
I have tried the vertical MX and I hated it haha.
I guess I’m just one of those weirdos that prefers the smaller, flatter MM 🤷🏼♂️
Haha - handful. I see what you did there 😂
LOL, Apple mice. Anyone who uses one gets what they deserve! Well, not really, but they are historically awful devices.Form over function :-\
It's gotta look slick!
Ahhh, I guess I am just doing way more clicking than most people? If I ever relaxed my hand and actually placed it on the palm-rest, I’d be moving it twice a second to have to click on something.
I’ll have to check out that MX Anywhere
First thing to check with any 3rd party peripheral is whether it needs proprietary drivers - many don't. Certainly mice, keyboards, some sound cards, my 20 year-old Epson scanner...
My MX Master 2S works fine without any software installed - all the buttons, the vertical scroll wheel, the horizontal scroll wheel, the forward/back buttons are recognised by vanilla MacOS. All that's missing is the gesture facility which I never liked/used anyway and Logitech's keyboard/mouse sharing system which has been replaced by Apple's Universal Control (personally I always used Synergy for that anyway).
The only 3rd party mouse/keyboard software I've ever actually needed was the stand-alone utility to pair the old "Unifying Receiver" dongles with mice and keyboards (which is a one-and-done job to pair the mouse with the dongle & would be irrelevant if you use Bluetooth or just use the included dongle).
Not sure if the MX Master 4 breaks this with the haptics and the Bolt receiver ("worse" seems to be the new "better") - I didn't get the MX 3 and instead, this year, got a new-old MX 2S to replace my clapped-out 2S...
And still I prefer it above any other mouse.
There’s no rumor here. They’ve just created an article out of thin air because a company released another mouse.
The rumor mentioned was from the end of 2024 for crying out loud lmao
I find the Magic Mouse much more comfortable than the regular MX mice from Logitech (but less comfortable for me than the MX vertical), and I have heard it argued that the MM is actually more ergonomic. This is non-intuitive since we typically associate ergonomic devices with devices contoured to fit our bodies, but the basic argument is that: (1) the MM is intended to be used with fingertips alone, i.e., not "cupped" with the palm," (2) if the hand is held in a relaxed manner, the fingertips will naturally hang in the correct manner to use the MM, and (3) devices meant to be "palmed" only fit palms of a certain shape; everyone else being an approximate fit or not at all. I don't have any expertise on this subject, but I do use mine that way and therefore quite like the feel.
Despite the above, my daily driver is the Logitech MX Vertical, because my wrists get sore if I keep them constantly turned in the direction required by a regular mouse (either the MM or the regular Logitech MX).
Put the multi-touch hardware from the Magic Mouse into the MX body and you have a knockout winner. Logitech Options+ SW is still garbage so if Apple improves the ergonomics for Magic Mouse 3, I'll dump the MX mouse in a heartbeat.
I need a 3-button mouse for the software I use. Apple's mouse could be the best in the world, but if it only has 2 buttons, I'll need to work elsewhere. And for heaven's sake, make it chargeable as you use it.