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Why shouldn't I buy a Magic Mouse?

DeaconGraves, does that make it clear for you? I'm still not sure.:confused:

LibertySand, maybe you should use tags?


And what does this have to do with the Magic Mouse anyway?
 
DeaconGraves said:
Nope. Headed to the store right now. Going to buy one for my Apple IIgs.
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Oh, good idea. I'm trying to use it with my iPad 2, but it won't connect?:confused:

I can't figure out why.....it doesn't specifically say "not for use with iPad" on the box, so that should mean it should work, doesn't it?

I'm going to try using it to drive my car next.
 
WARNING: IF YOU TRY TO USE *PRODUCT* ON *SYSTEM THAT IS BELOW STATED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCT* IT WON'T WORK!

See, nice and generic. Works for anything.
 
AWESOME mouse. And 2 double-A batteries have lasted me 5 weeks of very frequent use already (though they're getting low).

With Apple's software, the mouse is fairly limited. With software like BetterTouchTool <http://blog.boastr.net/>, it easily becomes the best peripheral I've ever owned.

for games (which i haven't had time to play lately) I'll probably use my old 5-button Kensington mouse (Magic Mouse, just like the old Mighty Mouse, can't perform different clicks at the same time), but for everything else, it's great.
 
I used a Magic Mouse for a year and can't see anyone seriously using that mouse for hours on end unless they really hate their hand. The ergonomics of that thing make it extremely uncomfortable, especially if you want to use the multi-touch gestures. Especially when you have a mouse like the Logitech Performance MX which is sculpted to the natural resting position of your hand, I think you do yourself a disservice using a Magic Mouse.

If you really want gestures, get a normal mouse and a trackpad. Use a normal mouse with your right hand and the trackpad in the right with a keyboard in the middle. Pricey for sure, but it's better than the pain caused from bad ergonomics.
 
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dagamer34 said:
I used a Magic Mouse for a year and can't see anyone seriously using that mouse for hours on end unless they really hate their hand. The ergonomics of that thing make it extremely uncomfortable, especially if you want to use the multi-touch gestures. Especially when you have a mouse like the Logitech Performance MX which is sculpted to the natural resting position of your hand, I think you do yourself a disservice using a Magic Mouse.

If you really want gestures, get a normal mouse and a trackpad. Use a normal mouse with your right hand and the trackpad in the right with a keyboard in the middle. Pricey for sure, but it's better than the pain caused from bad ergonomics.
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Read the rest of the thread to find out that not everyone is like you.
 
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Surely said:
Read the rest of the thread to find out that not everyone is like you.
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Sure, not everyone is like me, but hopefully people will be weary before thinking it's the next big thing. It definitely has it's drawbacks, and I personally had to call it quits. Others may enjoy it though and that's fine with them.

Would I recommend it to someone who uses photoshop day in and day out? No. But the casual Mac user? Why not?
 
dagamer34 said:
Sure, not everyone is like me, but hopefully people will be weary before thinking it's the next big thing. It definitely has it's drawbacks, and I personally had to call it quits. Others may enjoy it though and that's fine with them.

Would I recommend it to someone who uses photoshop day in and day out? No. But the casual Mac user? Why not?
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I don't think you can call a product that's been out since October 2009 "the next big thing".
 
Surely said:
I don't think you can call a product that's been out since October 2009 "the next big thing".
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Not the product, the concept of multi-touch on a desktop in general. At the very least, the implementation of it on the Magic Mouse isn't quite so great.
 
redsteven said:
AWESOME mouse. And 2 double-A batteries have lasted me 5 weeks of very frequent use already (though they're getting low).

With Apple's software, the mouse is fairly limited. With software like BetterTouchTool <http://blog.boastr.net/>, it easily becomes the best peripheral I've ever owned.

for games (which i haven't had time to play lately) I'll probably use my old 5-button Kensington mouse (Magic Mouse, just like the old Mighty Mouse, can't perform different clicks at the same time), but for everything else, it's great.
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I plan to use software with it when I get my MBP in a few weeks. With Lion having so many multi-touch gestures, I didn't only want to use a trackpad!
 
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