Apple Bluetooth Wireless Mighty Mouse
by Apple Computer
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Customer Review: The cat's meow
Summary: 4 Stars
Two days after I brought home my Apple iMac Desktop with 24" Display MA456LL/A (2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive) the cute little mighty mouse went dead. This was not the result of any defect in the wired mouse but rather the work of a very satisfied kitten, Sasha H. Pussycat. My first thought was that it might be covered under my warranty, but not even the nice people at Apple think that "The cat ate my mouse" fell under their very broad warranty. "You may have a defective cat," I was told, "but the mouse was not."
A year later the cat and new mouse co-exist peacefully. This is because rather than tempt Miss Pussycat with an equally attractive replacement mouse, I went wireless. Having a year of experience with the replacement mouse I have a few thoughts.
First, use Energizer AA Batteries, 1.5 volt Lithium, Pack of Twelve, and buy lots of them. Lithium batteries go dark when they are used up and you should have replacement batteries handy.
Secondly, check the settings in System Preferences. I prefer the scroll setting to be vertical, not 360 degrees. This brings up another issue. There is no effective way to clean this trackball which is a quarter the size of a pea. Scrolling is a hit or miss operation with this mouse. The Mac forums are full of complaints and remedies, some of which you should not try such as prying open the mouse.
As to the other functions, they work great. If the scrolling issue were fixed this mouse would get a five from me. Miss Pussycat doesn't like it much however.
Customer Review: Don't buy it
Summary: 1 Stars
I can't believe this product is still on the market. It is heavy, tracks like a car through mud and the scroll wheel problem is unbelievable. Apple should know better than to release something like this. I pretty much purchased it relying on Apple's reputation and boy did I learn my lesson. Have had macs for 20 years and never have I been this disappointed with one of their products. But like others said, I got addicted to horizontal scrolling before it got too sticky, and would no longer scroll down--went back to my Kensington wheel mouse. But truth be told, it was never very accurate when doing any kind of graphics or text insertion--always very sluggish and heavy like you were moving a can of tuna across your desk.
Can't wait till we have some more choices with horizontal scrolling--sure miss it with Excel.
Customer Review: Hate it. Don't use it.
Summary: 2 Stars
I'd go 1 star but for the fact that it is beautiful and the bluetooth works flawlessly.
What's frustrating to me is the software, or I *guess* that's the problem. I simply have to move the darn thing too far for the movement I want on the screen and I have it adjusted to the maximum for that dimension. I would think a decent software upgrade could fix the problem and I don't know what Apple is waiting for.
Customer Review: Amazing Mouse
Summary: 5 Stars
This thing is amazing! I've been using it for about 2 months now, never an issue (unless you call not being able to click well when I'm using it while seated at the couch, which is my fault - the mouse moves fine, even on the couch arm!) This thing has been amazing. I've tried other mice with my Macbook Pro, both wired and wireless, and none can top this one.
Ignore the reviewers who seem to not understand that you have to turn off the mouse for the batteries to last for 3 months (yes, there is a switch on the bottom shut it off to preseve the battery power) or those that think you can run a Mac w/ 512 mb of memory ram, opening four to five programs at a time without the mouse dragging.
Customer Review: Would be 5 stars except for the scroll ball
Summary: 2 Stars
This is a great mouse in every way save one: the scroll ball has a limited life for all practical purposes. Once it gets dirty (and just like the old pre-optical ball mice, the scroll ball, made of hard rubber, eventually gets dirty), the scroll bar becomes unreliable and then, eventually, useless. Apple's recommended cleaning techniques are ineffective; they might work for 30 minutes or so, but that's it. Though I'm a diehard Mac guy, I'm replacing this with something from Logitech or Microsoft. Too bad, because the design is very elegant and effective in every other respect.