Reviews for Apple Magic Mouse

Buttons, it seems, are on the way out of fashion. If you have a touchscreen iPhone etc. I think you'll love this mouse- finally touch functionality on a mouse which requires only soft, less stressful gestures.

I hated the original Mighty Mouse which came with my iMac and have been using an unsightly Microsoft one ever since- I needed a right click and a scroll wheel! Migrating to a smaller desk required less cables, and I have been searching for a decent wireless mouse ever since. Despite it's higher price tag the Magic Mouse is well worth the money- why not sooner Apple?

A word of advice- even if you manually check for updates as the Quick Start Guide suggests I still had to find the software update for my OS (Leopard) and download it manually to make use of the Magic Mouse's touch features. Unfortunately Apple's website search did not bring up the update but a quick Google of "Apple Magic Mouse update" took me straight to the Apple download pages for either Snow Leopard or Leopard for required update.

Also, for users who are more creative, this mouse works absolutely splendidly on Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Particularly useful for gliding around zoomed in workspaces- I've found holding Alt+Command and scrolling forward or back zooms in and out wonderfully on these programmes. 5 Star!

4 of 4 people found this useful

There is now an app that adds many new gestures to the magic mouse. Magicprefs makes a great product even better.You can even add Expose!.This app is a must try.

5 of 5 people found this useful

I have always been wary of trying new stuff, especially computer mice. This one has certainly won me over! It is fully responsive and will make surfing the net, iTunes and email a snap! Only a fraction of the time is now used to glide to anything you want to do or see. The Magic mouse is so easy to set up. Mine was set up within 30 seconds! The slim design belies the fact that it takes two AA batteries (included). Thank you Apple for a truly superb mouse. Every Mac owner should have one!

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Ever had the problem of the sticky roller ball in the old mouse?, scrolling the button did nothing.... arrrrggghhh, pressing down on that small grey button to "clean" it, as instructed by Apple help?. Well its all gone now, the magic mouse works really well, its not clunky, touching the top of the mouse means you can scroll just as easily and delicately as before, there are also some gestures for right mouse clicking and scrolling through pictures and documents, all in all a very worthwhile upgrade, Im very pleased with it.

2 of 2 people found this useful

This mouse is just pure brilliance. Especially if you download the free "BetterTouchTool" or other such program with it.
With the default settings it is very easy and instinctual to use, I also found it to be very comfortable. But with the added program which lets you completely configure this to the nth degree to perform any function your heart desires, this becomes a stroke of genius (yes, you can even configure "Expose", "Application Switcher", "Dashboard", etc, etc, etc, etc.). Once you have used it for about an hour, you will wonder how you ever made a computer work without one.
Well, WELL worth the money.
Go into town NOW, buy one, come home, enjoy!

27 of 29 people found this useful

Apple does it again, absolutely spot on

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I knew I'd need a way to get Expose so I waited for MagicPrefs to appear before purchasing the Magic Mouse. Scrolling is superb, the mouse feels so deliciously smooth you get addicted to momentum flicks. Two-finger forward and back swipes also work very nicely.

However.... that's where the fun stops. The mouse looks fantastic but the trade-off is comfort. The surface is too flat and the sides too angular. The physical click is clunky. You can no longer rest your palm on the mouse and have to get used to a claw like grip. Prolonged use is not certainly not enjoyable.

Many of the extra gestures provided by MagicPrefs show why Apple haven't activated them. The more physical nature of mouse use means false triggers when compared to a touch pad. For example using taps for clicks as on a pad would be nice but simply not practical.

I'm amazed the issues weren't picked up in testing. In the end the MM went back to the Apple store for refund after 7 days. Apple, I want to love the Magic Mouse. Make it smoother and more comfortable. You could probably make it more arched to increase the surface area without increasing the footprint too much.

2 of 4 people found this useful

Instinctive and easy to use (despite me having relatively large hands).

Nothing else to say really. I've been using it for just under half and hour and already I don't have to stop and think "I'm using a new sort of mouse". It's everything I hoped it would be.
Congratulations to the designers.

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The new Magic Mouse looks great, tracks much better than it's predecessor and has a good weight to it. It looks like a fine piece of precision engineering.

Alas, it's not very comfortable. The Mighty Mouse sat in the hand really nicely; Magic Mouse does not and has a rather sharp upper edge which really irritates after a while. Even the old angular ADB mouse was more comfortable as the corners and edges were rounded off. I'm finding this mouse requires me to hold it in a rather claw-like way, and I can feel the tension developing in my forearm and shoulder already.

The gesturing can be bit hit and miss, unless you have dry smooth fingers. Up and down scrolling works fine, but I'm finding side to side scrolling quite difficult, which is also partly due to the slim profile of the mouse.

5 of 10 people found this useful

The truth is I always hated the old mac mouse, (and still do) To me it was a let down and shortly after buying a new iMac I purchased and ordinary 3 button wireless mouse. The mac mouse is still in its original wrapping unopened. For Christmas I was given a magic mouse and was a bit sceptical but gave it a try. What an improvement! why didn't they do this years ago? I still have the odd problem with the touch surface but but that's OK with me, I like it.

5 of 6 people found this useful