Apple Remote

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3.5 out of 5 stars

Based on 295 reviews

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Only one flaw

    • Written by from Timmins

    55 of 65 people found this useful

    Love this remote! The only flaw is its too small and gets misplaced often. I've bought a replacement one only to find the original and after a few days they are both missing! Lol

    Was this useful? Only one flaw

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

    • Written by from Hollywood

    15 of 21 people found this useful

    These remtoes are great. I actually signed on here to buy a new one, because I got drunk last night and left it sitting in a puddle of water for a few hours. It seemed to like it stopped working, but I checked it again before buying a new one, and it started working perfectly again.

    Was this useful? Excellent

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Good Remote but

    • Written by from Tyler

    21 of 21 people found this useful

    If your using this remote with a mac look for bettertouchtool, it is a must and infinitely extends the functionality of this remote by allowing you to customize the commands, these controls can be application specific so it can be used as a powerpoint remote etc.

    Was this useful? Good Remote but

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Broken after 18 months

    • Written by from Cary

    22 of 33 people found this useful

    It feels good and it's fun to use, but the right directional arrow button on mine just stopped working and it's only a year and a half old. Pretty aggravating.

    Was this useful? Broken after 18 months

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Great Easy to use Remote

    • Written by from Somerset

    19 of 23 people found this useful

    I use the remote daily when i teach for Power Point Presentation, with iTunes, and a variety other apps and software it is compatible with. i only wish it had a laser pointer

    Was this useful? Great Easy to use Remote

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    Not Used with PowerPoint!!!!

    • Written by from Montreal

    49 of 60 people found this useful

    Great device, BUT, it is only used with photos, video and itunes. I wanted to use it for a PowerPoint presentation, but it's useless for it! Argh!

    Was this useful? Not Used with PowerPoint!!!!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    works good

    • Written by from NEW BERN

    21 of 25 people found this useful

    It seems to work fine for me on my late 2010 MB pro 17 that came with snow leopard and was upgraded to Mt. Lion a couple weeks ago. I just bought the remote since installing Mt. Lion, so I can't speak to it working with previous OS's or not. The people who can't get it to work with Mt. Lion may want to trouble shoot more, as it works with mine.....

    Was this useful? works good

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    This is not cool or fair.

    • Written by from Warszawa

    47 of 53 people found this useful

    i purched that product with my macbook pro 2 years ago. it worked well. now while i'm using mountain lion, i can't used the product i purched anymore. only volume. APPLE, what happend?! :(

    Was this useful? This is not cool or fair.

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    The Next Button Doesn't Work Anymore!

    • Written by from Brighton

    33 of 36 people found this useful

    I got this remote for a few months, and I never dropped it. However, the next button doesn't work anymore all the sudden...

    Was this useful? The Next Button Doesn't Work Anymore!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Menu Button Doesn't Work with Mountain Lion

    • Written by from San Leandro

    68 of 73 people found this useful

    I can't believe they sold me this remote at the Apple store when it doesn't even work with Mountain Lion. I'm taking it back!!!

    Was this useful? Menu Button Doesn't Work with Mountain Lion

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Mountain Lion Killed Front Row / Remote Is Useless

    • Written by from RIDGEWOOD

    73 of 75 people found this useful

    Using the Apple Remote with Front Row on my iMac was one of my favorite features. Very disappointed this no longer works. Contacted Apple Support, who can only pass the information along. Hope this is fixed.

    And if it's not, Apple should change the product description...

    Was this useful? Mountain Lion Killed Front Row / Remote Is Useless

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Apple remote useless on mountain lion

    • Written by from Paranaque City

    43 of 46 people found this useful

    I have a snow leopard before and i enjoyed the front row features by using my apple remote. When I upgraded to mountain lion my apple remote became useless. You can only use it in Itunes and adjusting the volume that's it. I hope Apple can have a software upgrade so that we can use apple remote again for front row.

    Was this useful? Apple remote useless on mountain lion

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    remote

    • Written by from Singapore

    37 of 38 people found this useful

    It works perfectly on my snow leopard OS but currently after i have upgraded to moutain lion, it does not come out with any menu selection.

    It currently just work like a normal remote to play pause the songs in itune.

    Hope you guys can look into it ..

    Was this useful? remote

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Mountain Lion+apple remote=0

    • Written by from Williamstown

    40 of 40 people found this useful

    I had Snow Leopard before upgraded my OS X to Mountain Lion. When I had Snow Leopard, this product was great (Front Row and all when you press the menu button). Now with Mountain Lion, the menu button just doesn't work and now I just mainly use the remote for iTunes. I wish this functionality disparity was advertised before I paid $20 for Mountain Lion or the same amount for this remote...

    Was this useful? Mountain Lion+apple remote=0

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    It`s useless without front row app

    • Written by from medellin

    30 of 32 people found this useful

    it was a great remote control. it worked terrific with ios 10.6. but i have the new mountain lion and this operating system does not have front row, and there is no chance to get it for this system. and the remote dosen`t have the full funtionabilty i.e. to watch dvd movies with the default dvd player on the snow lion

    Was this useful? It`s useless without front row app

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Its Great!

    • Written by from cheswick

    16 of 20 people found this useful

    I love it!! It works great when I'm mirroring my iPad 2 threw apple tv!!

    Was this useful? Its Great!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Current Mac OS X drops advertised functionality

    • Written by from San Diego

    26 of 28 people found this useful

    The current information on this remote says that you can press the Menu button on the remote at Macs made after 2005 and it will launch Front Row. Well I have a new MacBook Pro, and I paid for the remote, and the Menu button most certainly does not do anything. Sure I can change volume, but so what, I wanted it for Front Row. The one star is for false advertising; I am very surprised and disappointed in Apple here.

    Was this useful? Current Mac OS X drops advertised functionality

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Nice design, but completely unreliable

    • Written by from BRONX

    18 of 21 people found this useful

    The main problem with the apple remote is poor design of the battery bay. When replacing the battery, the contacts must make full contact with the battery cell. Unfortunately, the contacts can be inadvertently bent out of form, causing the remote to malfunction and become inoperative.

    Was this useful? Nice design, but completely unreliable

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    USELESS

    • Written by from Brooklyn

    28 of 30 people found this useful

    This remote is nearly completely useless save volume control. The new operating system DOES NOT have front row, rendering this remote useless as the menu button does NOTHING. Either Apple needs to fix this problem, or you should save your money.

    Was this useful? USELESS

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    no reason to buy this. none.

    • Written by from Wichita

    42 of 58 people found this useful

    since lion no longer has Front Row, there is really no reason to own a remote for your macbook pro, air, or imac. none.

    i purchased a brand spankin' new macbook pro and added this $19 remote, and guess what? it does nothing. i can skip to the next song on itunes, and i can adjust the volume. that's it. when you click the MENU button, guess what happens? NOTHING happens, because there is no longer Front Row.

    i suppose this is mainly used for apple tv, and that might be fine and good, but there is NO mention on the listing for it that it is USELESS for apple laptops and desktops. none.

    do not waste your time. what a disappointment.

    Was this useful? no reason to buy this. none.

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