Reviews for Apple Mouse

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.

after about 2 months on my mighty mouse the scroll bar stop working, then it would only go up. After researching why it did this i found that the bar collects finger grease. Causing the sensor to not recognize the ball rotating. HERE'S THE FIX: get a piece of printer paper, and place the mouse upside down, with the ball touching the paper. Then rub the mouse ball against the paper in all directions. You should see your black finger grease on the paper. Repeat about every 2 months

It's a sleek design. The buttons are totally customizable and work great. The biggest problem is that the little ball invariably collects too much dirt to work. Here's a simple way to clean the ball and get back to scrolling in 360 degrees:

Put a piece of clean paper on your desk. Flip the mouse over so the ball touches the paper. Press on the bottom of the mouse so the ball pushes into the paper. Now move the mouse back and forth in all directions for about 30 seconds. Flip the mouse over and the ball magically works again. You'll probably see some neat dirt lines on the paper from the ball.

-Don't grind the mouse casing into the desk, just push the ball.

-If you don't unplug the mouse first, understand that you'll probably get a few random mouse clicks while your doing this.

After having given up on the MM months ago in annoyance and frustration, because I was unable to unclog the track ball, I just happened to read today the ingenious solution mentioned by RL:

"If your wheel does clog up try this: Put a blank sheet of paper on a hard and smooth surface. Then roll the mouse upside down on it for 60 seconds. Voilà! As good as new."

This totally worked for me. In other words, the original track ball function can be easily restored WITHOUT taking everything apart or buying a new new mouse. APPLE SHOULD HIGHLIGHT THIS SIMPLE AND ELEGANT SOLUTION TO A ANNOYING PROBLEM IN RED LETTERS, AND READERS SHOULD CONTINUE PASSING IT ON. Give the solution a try and you may be able to enjoy once more the entire range of scrolling functions you might happened to miss. I was overjoyed to have recouped my $50 investment in this useful device.

The reason for the 4 star review is that the right-click remains temperamental and doesn't always work on the first try. Nevertheless, I'm delighted to be able to use the MM again full time and happy to enjoy its unique features. It's the fastest mouse for internet scrolling and for iTunes. The ability to scroll horizontally and see everything on my iTunes view list is a great convenience and time-saver. --HP

I read the reviews, concerning the Apple Might Mouse, after the scroll ball on my mouse, stopped scrolling up, the down scrolling worked fine. I called Apple, concerning the scrolling problem, I was instructed to take a clean piece of paper, turn the mouse upside down, and roll the ball on the paper. I rolled the ball on the paper for about 10 seconds, checked it, scrolled up very little, so, I rolled it on the paper again, for about 30 seconds, and could feel roughness, I kept rolling the ball until the roughness went away. Afterwards, the mouse worked great!

After just a few weeks the scroll wheel stopped scrolling up or down. I wasn't too worried though, because I discovered that if you clean it, it will start scrolling again. But now cleaning it no longer seems to work. I've tried all kinds of tips and tricks I read on the support message boards, but I absolutely cannot get it to scroll anymore.
P.S. This is a common problem. My mother has an iMac too and she's had the same problem with her Apple mouse.

the mouse was GREAT when i first got it but about 3 months later i was having alot of problems with the scroll ball. It sometimes works when it wants to but some times it just goes up and not down and sometimes down and not up...i suggest not getting this one!!!

I have had this mouse for over two years and have had no problems!!!! I wipe it clean each week, so I have not had any issues whatsoever with its trackball not working. Great mouse:)

I know everyone lambasts the ball and I was on your side until I read up on a simple way to clean it out. All you gotta do is turn it over and rub the ball on a piece of paper. You'll likely see some nasty dark streaks appear if you're doing it properly. The equivalent of pencapping the tracking wheels from the pre-laser mice of yore. Now you can eat the greasiest of chips to combat blood sugar issues as you continue to work on with impunity. With this simple maintenance trick, the mouse here in the studio has been working flawlessly for years.

Wont work on a standard surface (apple magic mouse and other mouses do), cord is ridiculously short and its pricey. Bad combination.