Apple Mighty Mouse
It’s the wired mouse that reinvents the wheel — the scroll wheel. Mighty Mouse features the amazing Scroll Ball that lets you move anywhere inside a document, literally without lifting a finger. And with touch-sensitive technology concealed under the seamless top shell, you can choose either the versatility of a four-button mouse or the simplicity of a single-button beauty.
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Overview
Innovative Scroll Ball and button
Perfectly positioned to roll smoothly under just one finger, Mighty Mouse's Scroll Ball offers full 360-degree scrolling capability — up/down, left/right and diagonally. You can scroll long web pages, pan full-size images, maneuver around large spreadsheets, control a video timeline and more. And you can even click the Scroll Ball to access your favorite Tiger features such as Dashboard, Spotlight or Exposé.
Touch-sensitive top shell
It looks and feels like a sleek one-button mouse, but Mighty Mouse's smooth top shell hides a powerful secret: touch-sensitive technology under the shell detects which part of the mouse you're clicking, so you can both left-click and right-click. And if you prefer the simplicity of a classic one-button mouse, Mighty Mouse is up to the task. Just use the Mac OS X system preference pane to configure it how you want.
Force-sensing side buttons
When you give Mighty Mouse a squeeze, force-sensing side buttons can be configured to activate Mac OS X features such as Dashboard, Exposé or a whole host of other customizable features.
Customizable
If you have Mac OS X Tiger, Mighty Mouse can give you fingertip access to the special features you love. Simply use the system preference panel to configure Mighty Mouse in the way that makes you most powerful. Control the Scroll Ball's tracking and click functions, as well as the right, left and side click functions. And you even can set up different mouse profiles for every user account on your Mac.
Optical Tracking
Powered by a precision optical sensor, Mighty Mouse provides responsive and accurate cursor movement on almost any type of surface — no mouse pad required.
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- - Wired Mighty Mouse
- - Printed and electronic documentation
- - A Macintosh computer with an available USB 1.1 or 2.0 port
- - Mac OS X v10.4.8 or later
- - PC with an available USB 1.1 or 2.0 port
- - Windows XP or Windows 2000
Works with standard input driver included with Windows XP and 2000. No additional software required.
View Apple Product Warranty information.
Most Recent Reviews
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Apple Mighty Mouse
Poor Design
Written by HG from Philadelphia
Jun 30, 2009
I was very excited when apple released this mouse, knowing that as a designer this scroll ball would definitely speed up productiv…Read moreity. However, after a few months of use, it's clear that this mouse is a result of poor design! The slight open areas between the ball and plastic do nothing but collect dirt and dust. Therefore causing the roller ball to only work in one direction if at all.
Even after using several cleaning methods, from air cans, to cleaning wipes, eventually the thing will just become inoperable.
Come on Apple, with all the technology you come up with, you can do better than this. For $50 it's not worth the frustration this mouse causes!!!! So do what you do best, and make something simple and not worth it, into something better and useful.(1 of 1 people found this review useful)
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Apple Mighty Mouse
Great mouse if you know how to fix it
Written by JI from Saranac Lake
Jun 29, 2009
I started using the mighty mouse when it first came out. As a graphic artist I found the 360 scrolling to become very addictive. …Read moreI would purchase this mouse again!
The Good:
Small, accurate, stellar design, 360 scroll ball
The Not-So-Good:
Hard to keep clean, Scroll ball binds up or stops working.
THE FIX!!!
If your scroll ball stops working I have the answer. I devised this on my own (so use at your own risk)and it has worked for 2 years flawlessly. Grab yourself a little alcohol pad (the kind in a first aid kit). start with the mouse right side up and place the pad between your finger and the scroll ball and vigorously scroll in all directions. Then turn the mouse over and continue with a new pad or clean part of the previous one. Approx 15 seconds per side and your mouse scroll ball will work great again. I have to do this about 4-5 times a year. Hope this helps.(3 of 3 people found this review useful)
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Apple Mighty Mouse
A constant battle to keep the scroll ball working
Written by JW from Salt Lake City
Jun 28, 2009
Works great in the beginning. Very customizable and cool-looking. But soon, you find that the scroll ball begins to malfunction.…Read more There are temporary fixes (Windex, alcohol, pressing hard and scrolling), but the problem only gets worse with time. In general, I love Apple products because they are robust for years. This product is a dog!
(4 of 4 people found this review useful)
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Most Useful Reviews
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Apple Mighty Mouse
A great potential - but a failure
Written by TP
Sep 19, 2007
Why?
The good: When you first play with the mouse, everything is simply great. The scroll ball feels and operates beautifully. …Read moreThe fact you can spin it 360º is a great irreversible feature. The buttonless innovation is also fantastic, although it is arguably a problem for many developers who sometimes require a simultaneous clicking of both left and right buttons, like animators do in Maya (which you cannot do on this mouse), but that is a nuisance that doesn't take away from the overall experience, especially for the common user. I would have given this experience a 5 out of 5 stars (just because there isn't a 4 and half).
The bad: There are two main issues with this product, the first is the button sensors go berserk and spray click sounds as you move the mouse or fingers by hair. Sometimes they do not register any clicks and sometimes they snap a click without you pressing. It's obviously bad. I had two Mighty Mouses, and both had that issue although the second was by far better in that respect.
The worst: The scroll ball ALWAYS gets dirty just too easily. If you use your computer a lot you will get this mouse screwed eventually. If dirt goes in through the cracks, and it will, you can start counting the days to its demise. Once the scroll ball barely operates, the mouse becomes ABSOLUTELY useless. It is actually extremely irritating that I have a 10 year old optical mouse that has the basic three buttons and a scroll WHEEL that work flawlessly to this day, while Apple's pricey product (and I thought for a reason) is defected on every front.
Don't be too fooled by the 5 stars it gets from other folks here. List it by the lowest and newest score and you'll see the bigger picture. I've been in their boat before. Obviously there's a good reason why this product fails to scratch 3 stars. It shouldn't even get that.(2105 of 2710 people found this review useful)
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Apple Mighty Mouse
scroll ball is unreliable
Written by DC from New York
Aug 7, 2007
The scroll ball is highly susceptible to malfunction. Any oils or moisture on your scrolling finger will be pulled in and will sto…Read morep it from scrolling. In true Apple fashion, it's sealed so you can't clean it out like you did with your old track-ball mice. This much money for what is essentially a disposable mouse? I advise against it.
(1381 of 1926 people found this review useful)
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Apple Mighty Mouse
Don't waist your money
Written by KM from Merrill
Sep 24, 2007
Had mouse for a little over 6 months when the roller ball stopped scrolling down. Tried troubleshooting tips online, but nothing …Read morehelped. Luckily it was still under warranty so I was able to get a replacement. Well, that was a month ago and now the new one will not scroll up!! It may not sound like a big deal (at least I can scroll down right?), but when you do a lot of web surfing or are just trying to edit a report, it's a pain. Hubby said toss this one and buy something more reliable---my advice to you is the same.
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