Apple Remote

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3.5 out of 5 stars

Based on 379 reviews

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Too Small

    • Written by from Salem

    It's always getting lost in our couch, it needs to be bigger! It still works great.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Good build quality too small

    • Written by from Halifax

    Great remote design, it's a pleasure to hold. That being said it's very small and if you lose it you need to have home sharing initiated already or you won't be able to sink another device to it. A replacement is surprisingly cheap and syncing a different remote is easy but a scream function in the remote that could be activated by an inconspicuous button on the apple tv itself would be brilliant.

    4 of 6 people found this useful

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great!

    • Written by from Park Ridge

    Sleek, beautiful and extremely durable.

    I've had this remote for 2 years with no problems and great battery life. I also love the intuitive design.

    Only issue: This all-in-one remote works on multiple Apple products. So, if you're on the computer and using your Apple TV, make sure that the remote is only focused on one of the two, otherwise you're in for a full-blown cacophony.

    8 of 10 people found this useful

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Find My Remote!

    • Written by from Melbourne

    Love this remote (I use it with Apple TV) but its constantly gone missing due to its tiny size! And now finally it's done a Houdini and disappeared for good! So looks like I'll be spending another $20 to get a new one but its worth it. My only suggestion is it to make it a part of the "Find My iPhone" app and have an option to make it make a noise when it goes missing!!

    2 of 4 people found this useful

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love it

    • Written by from Williamsburg

    I use this remote almost every day with my macbook pro.
    great design, light weight, fast respond, and the battery still working more then a year now.

    10 of 15 people found this useful

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    Good. But don't stray far from Mac

    • Written by from tampa

    Great device for Apple TV, MacBook Pro when you are close to the device (less 10ft). I do many presentations on Keynote at conferences/ events and usually my Mac is on the podium near me - no problem, but you can't walk the stage. If you walk more than 10ft it doesn't work well at all or doesn't respond at all to forward your slides, animate videos etc...

    If you want to walk the stage as you speak this is not the device to use, if you are stationary or next to the Mac- works great.

    Lastly, battery life is poor.

    I use mine for home Apple TV or to rehearse my presentations. I have another remote for when I am on stage that gives me great coverage +60ft.

    27 of 31 people found this useful

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Buttons wore out pretty soon

    • Written by from San Diego

    I bought the Apple TV like a month ago and the buttons on the remote have worn out already.
    I am really disappointed.

    10 of 20 people found this useful

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Where did it go?

    • Written by from Kingston Springs

    The remote is great, let get that out there. It came with our Apple TV. Works fine, does everything we need it to, but a lot of times we lose it. We have always found it, but have had to use our iPad's "Remote" app from Apple in the meantime. But it looks so cool! So we give it four stars, 1 for cool, -1 for losing it all the time, 3 for working.

    11 of 18 people found this useful

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    TOO SMALL!

    • Written by from Prattville

    Please, I'm begging, make it bigger next time or design an attachment to make it bigger. Or, how about a tracking device? I lose this at least once a day and have lost 2 permanently.

    11 of 15 people found this useful

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Also works with my Apple TV

    • Written by from Dalton

    I needed a replacement remote for my Apple TV, since the one that came with it had been damaged. No one at Apple could confirm that this was the right one, but, I took a chance. Surprise! It works perfectly and looks identical to the original I may order another one to go with this one. This remote is so slim that it's easy to loose. Fortunately, the Apple TV lets you use other unused remotes with it, so I'll let the kids use another bigger remote, and, I'll keep this one safe--I hope.

    11 of 14 people found this useful

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent remote control

    • Written by from Dublin 8

    After having my imac for almost 5 years now, the old white remote control that came with it was giving some problems with the play/stop button. So I decided to buy the new remote control, it is really nice and feels really good. It is much more thinner and longer than the first one. The buttons are excellent and really easy to use. I would highly recommend this remote.

    3 of 5 people found this useful

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    lion killed it!!!

    • Written by from auckland

    i agree with james r,with Snow Leopard this was a great little toy but when they brought in lion it made this remote just about redundant...thanks for wasting my money apple!

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Works for Me

    • Written by from Columbus

    Works with my iMac (Mid 2011). iTunes and DVD Player. I sure I'll find other apps to use it with.
    They should make an app to enhance the function of the remote. (deduct 1 star)

    8 of 9 people found this useful

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Good

    • Written by from Sugar Land

    This product is great. And Scott, it doesn't work with the retina display macbook pro or 2012 iMac.

    8 of 10 people found this useful

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    OK when it works (intermittently)

    • Written by from Carlsbad

    The Apple Remote that came with our Apple TV only works part of the time. It seems to be temperature sensitive - it sometimes works after warming it between my hands. I tried two new batteries with no improvement. It's going back under warranty. (The Apple TV is fine, it works reliably with a trained universal remote.)

    It would be nice if there was a battery level readout like the wireless mouse and keyboard on our iMac. Maybe that's a lot to ask of an IR device - even a red LED on the remote that lights when a button is pressed would help you know if it's still alive.

    4 of 5 people found this useful

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Needed accessory!?

    • Written by from Manotick

    This product is great and works with all the macs and apple tv's in my house. If you are to get this product "better touch tools" it is an app and is free, it allows you to customize every button on the remote for mac. Makes the uses for this great product practically endless.

    2 of 2 people found this useful

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Pathetic

    • Written by from LEURA

    Although I purchased this remote in the annoyingly mistaken belief that I could sync and use it with my iPad for KeyNote presentations, I decided to give the remote a second-chance and pair it with my mid-2012 iMac (EMC 2428). It is at this point that I realised the profound uselessness of the remote.

    Specifically, the only functions the remote is good for is adjusting volume, jumping between tracks via iTunes and playing/pausing/stopping the respective track. The actual 'Menu" button serves absolutely no purpose beyond the initial pairing-up; in other words, you still need to use your mouse, if you wish to scroll through individual albuns, folders etc. It is the continued use of a mouse that completely negates whatever limited benefits that remote has to offer; certainly for users of Mountain Lion anyway.
    Back in the days of Front Row, this remote was actually a useful addition to the iMac. The omission of Front Row and by extension nearly all useful capability of the remote with the current release of iTunes is in my view a seriously retrograde step for Apple. Not at all impressed. Not at all recommended.

    2 of 2 people found this useful

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Was ok until Mountain Lion came along

    • Written by from N Finchley

    My remote stopped working when I installed Mountain Lion and no matter what remedies I try it just will not work again.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Lousy

    • Written by from Reno

    First of all, the Apple remote (new) and my Macbook Pro Retina (new) will not pair. Nothing shows up and instructions stink ( why not show visual as to which buttons to press and where to aim it?). After trying to "pair" the remote and Mac for 45 minutes (nothing hallens), I give up. A waste of $20 for the remote. It occurs to me that I might have a bad battery and if this is the case (new remote should NOT have a bad battery), why doesn't the remote have a battery indicator light? A poorly designed unit- not worthy of Apple name.

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    Remote

    • Written by from Hamden

    Nice but easy to lose.

    21 of 36 people found this useful

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