Apple Mouse
It’s the wired mouse that reinvents the wheel — the scroll wheel. The Apple 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, the Apple 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 Mac OS X features such as Dashboard, Spotlight or Exposé.
Touch-sensitive top shell
It looks and feels like a sleek one-button mouse, but the Apple 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, the Apple 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 the Apple 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, the Apple Mouse can give you fingertip access to the special features you love. Simply use the system preference panel to configure the Apple 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, the Apple Mouse provides responsive and accurate cursor movement on almost any type of surface — no mouse pad required.
Most Useful Reviews
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Apple 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. The 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. …More2666 of 3389 people found this useful
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Apple 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 stop 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. …More
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Apple 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 helped. 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. …More
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Most Recent Reviews
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Apple Mouse
Life Expectancy of the Apple Mouse
Written by AC from Gatineau
Nov 24, 2009
This is just from experience, but both my friend and I have had our Apple mice for about 3 years now and coincidentally they both stopped working properly at around the same time! Maybe a week apart... Unable to drag files around anymore, the mouse will just jump somewhere else when trying to drag and it'll mess everything up... It's a fair life expectancy for using it hours upon hours daily considering the work we do. And it's only about fifty bucks to replace it when it dies like that.
Just a little FYI. …More4 of 4 people found this useful
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Apple Mouse
Not terrible
Written by JT from Medford
Nov 24, 2009
I like the function of this mouse and it seems to work for me but the real problem is the scroll ball. It gets gunked up and quits working. It is a hassle when it does not work so i disassembled the mouse and cleaned the sensors and now it works great! Just like new! All that you must do is pop off the white piece of plastic around the bottom of the mouse and then pop out the guts. It took like 15 minutes. The only problem is that when you pop off the bottom, it breaks the glue seal so you have to reglue the bottom back on. I also assume that this type of activity probably voids the warranty but it is worth it because it works great afterwards! …More
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Apple Mouse
It's not all that bad
Written by JG from Lebanon
Nov 24, 2009
I have become dependent on the 360 scroll wheel and based on my experience with my iPod I'm a bit suspicious of the all-touch technology they're offering with the new mouse (granted, I haven't tried that one out yet). I don't use the side buttons, they're a bit unreliable, but the rest of the features I feel are indispensable.
Some reviews complained that this mouse does get dirty easily (and that's why the scroll wheel stops working sometimes), but I can get it working again with a paper towel moistened with Windex. Just roll the wet paper towel over the wheel in all directions for a few minutes; the Windex takes off the finger oil. I do wish you could take the cover off to clean it (I did that way back when they had mice with roller-balls inside), but the 1 star review is unjustified. …More5 of 6 people found this useful
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Questions & Answers
Most Interesting
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does the apple wireless mighty mouse require batteries
- Asked by LI from Houston
- Oct 7, 2009
Best Answer
Yes it does. The wireless Mighty Mouse can function on one or two batteries, so you can use two if you use it mostly at home, or only put in one battery and have a lighter-weight mouse for use on the road. …More
- Answered by JM from Bentonville
- Oct 8, 2009
- 13 of 13 people found this useful
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does the apple wireless mighty mouse need adapter on usb?
- Asked by FS
- Oct 18, 2009
Best Answer
The Apple Wireless Mouse is a Bluetooth device, so it will work without an adapter on any computer with Bluetooth. …More
- Answered by DK from San Jose
- Oct 20, 2009
- 5 of 6 people found this useful
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Can I use a wireless mouse with my Macbook?
- Asked by GW from London
- Sep 30, 2009
Best Answer
Yes; your MacBook will have Bluetooth, which is the way the mouse communicates with the computer.
- Answered by MS from London
- Oct 2, 2009
- 13 of 16 people found this useful
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Most Recent
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Seriously... how long is the wire? No USB on right side of new MacBook...
- Asked by MD from Cold Spring
- Nov 7, 2009
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Will this mouse have right click function when it is use on windows
- Asked by WC from Singapore
- Nov 2, 2009
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Is there a good mouse mat available? I don't need the expensive gaming version, just something that works better than what I have.
- Asked by KG from Lytham
- Oct 27, 2009
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May I have the exact size and dimension of this mouse?
- Asked by GC from Falmer
- Oct 26, 2009
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dose the wireless mighty mouse work on windows
- Asked by BC from picton
- Oct 23, 2009
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Can I use this mouse to my Windows Vista?
- Asked by YR from Toronto
- Oct 19, 2009
