Got our hands on Apple’s latest “Magic Mouse” , The touch sensitive mouse that does almost everything simply by stroking it “literally”,after having it for a little over a week, lets see if it performs and does what apple says it would.
When I first took it out of its glass shell, it feels like something from outer-space , elegantly designed and feels smooth to the touch with some of that apple heft, this mouse is the best mouse I’ve ever held in my hands ever since I started using computers ages ago, but I was wondering if it would perform as good as it looks and feels.
After you pair the mouse with your computer (using “Set up bluetooth device”) , unless you don’t have snow leopard installed on your computer, it would require you to download and install an update (For leopard or Snow Leopard) or from “Software Update”, which will enable all of the Magic mouse touch features, and lets you scroll up, down, right & left click, moving forward and back on webpages, click and rotate photos and more…, the whole shell clicks which is apples way of clicking on a mouse, no other buttons on the mouse except the power ON/OFF switch that lies on the bottom surface of the mouse.
Pros:
- Gorgeously looking and great design.
– Feels great in the hand (though it might feel strange at first).
– Makes navigating web pages easier and faster.
– doesn’t consume alot of battery power.
Cons:
- Takes time to get used to.
– Not for the average user (Some “None Mac” users might find it useless (since they got used to having buttons and scroll wheels) )
– Small size “not comfortable for larger hands”
Overall:
I find the “Magic Mouse” to be very useful, it really made my navigation faster and easier , though I miss having the “Squeeze ” feature of the old “Mighty mouse” that enables expose and dashboard , but if you are willing to compromise that for having a sleek looking touch mouse you can live with using keyboard short cuts instead, all in all the Magic Mouse is a great effort from apple, though I thing that apple can bring more potential out of it with future firmware upgrades.
First of all, I love the Magic Mouse and truly I can’t fault a single aspect in it: the mix of function and design in such a small package that exemplifies why Apple is the pioneer in this industry.
But,
When Apple announced the MM, I ordered a few units for my own personal use, and also as gifts to family members and some friends. Of the 4 units that ended up for my immediate use, one unit was shipped with a dying battery, and it stopped working after a couple of weeks. To this day the other MMs show healthy batteries, even though they have been used for the same amount of time.
I know that is not a big issue and it wasn’t a fault of Apple in the design of the mouse in any way. Also, changing a battery is a trivial matter that one would hardly think about it, had that failure occurred after a reasonable amount of time. The fact remains that this new mouse was shipped with a low battery, which might suggest a sign of poor quality control measures. This happens to be a big no-no amongst electronic manufacturers :-/
aljawad : I totally agree with you, my unit came out clean “thank god”, quality control sure matters most for apple , my guess that some mice slipped and one of them got into your hands
I enjoy using my MM, it a total change from the traditional way of using a pointing device “so-called a computer mouse”
Can’t wait to test it out
Jacqui : hope you get your order soon