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. …More2693 of 3421 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
Aaalmost great
Written by PM from Sao Paulo
Nov 30, 2009
The Apple Mouse (previously known as Mighty Mouse) is just a fantastic piece of technology. Its design is quite obvious - once you start to use it - and makes you wonder "why someone hasn't come with this idea before?" in amazement. The only negative point is that you can't take it apart to clean its innards. The 'nipple' scroll ball gets stuck after a few months, yes. A few drops of isopropyl alcohol on it is enough to get it up and running again, though. That's the only thing keeping me to give this a full 5 star review. Despite all these negative reviews - I can't argue with them: the ball DOES stuck - this IS a very well designed and crafted mouse. …More
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Apple Mouse
Good mouse, bad scroll-ball
Written by SH from Vancouver
Nov 29, 2009
Within a few months of purchase, the scroll-ball failed. I read up on how to clean the ball, but this usually only last for about an hour or two, max. This happened with the original Apple Mouse and the subsequent 'Mighty' Mouse, and is not really satisfactory. It lets down what is otherwise a good mouse. …More
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Apple Mouse
mouse
Written by GM from Philadelphia
Nov 29, 2009
this is the cheapest mouse i have ever used, i have had this IMAC for 8 months and i am ready for my third mouse, the ball stops working, plain junk …More
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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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my mac mouse can only scroll up and not down what is the problem with it
- Asked by AH from Bedworth
- Nov 27, 2009
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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
