Review: Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse

When I bought my 13” MacBook Pro, I also purchased the revolutionary wireless Mighty Mouse. This mouse is absolutely one of the best I’ve ever used. On my previous HP, I used a Logitech Deluxe Cordless Desktop mouse+keyboard combo. It was okay, but there was no major wow factor. The Mighty Mouse has so many wow factors it ha easily jumped to my #1 mouse. This mouse is well known for it’s many functions and features. One great plus is the 360 degree scroll ball. This comes in great for when you are in an application that goes up-down and side-to-side. Now the most used feature for me is the  pressure-sensors on the side. I have customized it to activate spaces when pressure is applied. The other feature that I really enjoy, but haven’t had the chance to us yet, is the fact that the mouse can run on two double-AA batteries for full battery life or just one battery if that is all you have available. I have looked and I haven’t found this feature on any other mouse. The mouse connects over bluetooth, and if you are using Mac OS X, the connectivity is built-in so there is no software needed to install. If you are planning on buying this mouse, I would wait until the rumored revamped version coming out later this month or so. But if you can absolutely not wait to get your hand on this magnificent product,than go ahead and just get it. Apple offers two versions. A wired version that is $49 USD and the bluetooth version which is a $79. If I were to rate this product,I would give it a 4 out of 5 because it has a lot of features that almost anyone will like, but...no product is prefect and you must be honest when giving a review. I hop you enjoy my review and my thoughts. Thanks!

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Rant on the Mighty Mouse

Hi,

I have been using a Mac for around 9 months now and have loved and still loving the experience. Now, being an Apple fan, you would think that I love anything that Apple develops. Well, sort of. The release date of the current version of the Mighty Mouse was August 7, 2007 which means that Apple really needs to update it. Why? Well here is why:

If you have a Mighty Mouse, you will know that it is a little smaller than your hand, giving you that nice grip when you hold it. This can turn into a problem as your hands start to drag on the table which becomes a hassle. Another problem with the design is that if you tend to use the Mighty Mouse all the time, you will know that it becomes very dirty as the sweat from your hand dries up, giving you a black substance. It is easy to get off but takes up your time as this occurs very frequently. Most of the time, this occurs only when the object is white and has a glossy effect (e.g the Mighty Mouse and the Wii Remote/Nunchuck).

The main problem that I always have is the scroll ball. It (if I say so myself) stinks! The ball gets jammed nearly every hour. Because once again, both the dry sweat from your hands and the dirt from nails gets jammed in between the crack and the scroll ball, making it nearly impossible to scroll through pages. Luckily, I have the Apple way to fix it. But still, it is a bother.

So I hope Apple will be able to fix the Mighty Mouse because it is becoming a major problem.   

Cheers,