Reviews for Mobee Magic Charger for Apple Magic Mouse

The problem with the Apple Magic Mouse is that the batteries go weak and then die out in a way that is inconvenient and frustrating. The solution offered by the Mobee Magic Charger offers a lot of promise, but ultimately fell short of even my modest expectations. Everything about the product's concept and design is impressive, but after several weeks of use, the charger's battery can't seem to hold any power. I gave up on it and it is now less functional than a paperweight, sitting on the charging pad. The manufacturer website says this product can power a mouse for six days without charging. I've had it sitting on my charging pad for six days and the battery level remains steady at 11% and green light is still blinking. I've gone back to a wired mouse because when I'm using a computer the last thing I need to pay attention to is whether my mouse is going to work.

I too have been experiencing the frequent BT connection drops, and my Magic Mouse always shows as having a 5% charge, and frequent indicators of "Battery Low" - despite being allegedly fully charged (left charging overnight, green light stopped flashing).

It holds a charge for several days in this state. Overall, I'm not too impressed by the build quality and the problems. I went back to Apple Rechargeable AA batteries - less hassles, more reliable.

My initial impression of the product was resoundingly positive. Several reviews talked of effortless and fast charging, and how great the item was in style and function. And in fact, that's what i thought when I first purchased for $50. But the honeymoon soon wore off. Here are the shortcomings after the first week -

- Unit can not plug into wall, only USB. However, when I would like to be charging my mouse is when my iMac is asleep. But when my iMac is asleep, power ia cut to USB -- a catch-22. I found I was constantly then having to place it on the charger for short periods, interrupting my work flow. if i didn't do this, the mouse would get erratic then stop working.

- The device, while seemingly simple to use, needs a rethink. For instance, offer 2 charging packs instead of one, and make it so you can swap out a charge pack from a wall charger. This does 2 things... eliminates any charging downtime, and leaves a USB port free that the current "soap dish" steals. Imagine if you were always having to set your cordless drill down on a pad a couple times per week, exactly when you needed to be working. It's just dumb.

- Lastly is the price. For all the fancy inductive charging (which didn't charge very fast for me), I could buy a great wall charger and 3 sets of AA batteries, and even grab a small meal and coffee. by having 3 sets of batteries, you can now get in on the recharge game for not only the mouse, but the wireless keyboard as well -- something the Mobee can't help you with.

I'll be returning the two purchased.

Worked well the first few weeks, but slowly got more and more frequent in having to charge it..

Since no one else reported this problem, it appears to be particular to some units only. In the unit I bought, the battery pack does not snugly fit into the magic mouse, which results in random on/off of the mouse because of the battery unit loose fit. This renders the unit pretty unusable!

The cover for the battery compartment for the Magic mouse is made of a fairly sturdy piece of what I would guess is aluminum. You remove this piece and the batteries and insert the rechargeable battery from the Mobee. The part of the Mobee that essentially replaces the battery compartment cover is cheap and flimsy plastic. The portion of this that is up against the rechargeable batter is fine. The other part however, the part that locks into the mouse is subject to damage that the regular cover would be unlikely to sustain. I inserted the battery and close the case and the Mobee did not "turn on" the mouse. So I put it back on the charger to see if it was charged and it was. I popped the battery back out to make sure I seated it properly and upon my reinstall, the tab on the cover that goes over the black latch essentially snapped making it impossible to firmly seat the batteries in the device. Great idea, cheap execution.

I have had my Mobee Magic Charger for 2 weeks now, it seemed to work pretty good, but it was disconnecting from my MacBook Pro every so often.
I found the problem to be, when the mouse was bumped or taped to hard, it would disconnect every time.
I tried cleaning the contacts but that made no difference.
Worse than that, if you take the Mobee battery pack out more than 3 times the little tiny plastic lock breaks.
Also I found that the charge was good but not as long as a decent set of batteries.
DON'T BUY ONE!!!!

I have had this a couple weeks. Save your money!!! Not WORTH IT.

This product's aim is commendable and the build quality is first class. However, if you use your Mac regularly you'll tear your hair out (if you have any of course) and your blood pressure will go through the roof because it loses it's connection almost every few minutes. Back to store for me I'm afraid until I hear they have addressed the problem.