From: JF Mezei on
My apple mouse (or whatever its name is this week) has begin to exhibit
signs of failure, requiring more and more frequent cleaning of the
little ball. (trick of rubbing it against piece of paper as well as usig
alchool).


Is there a consensus about the Magicmouse ? Does it work well; ? How
long do batteries last ? Is the precision as good when you move it (for
instance, when doing graphic work, to presicely position it over a
pixel) or are the movements coarser because they tend to combine moves
to reduce number of bluetooth packets to be sent ?

What type of batteries does it use ?

Anyone with a Macpro using this mouse ? I have found that Bluetooth on
my MacPro has week reception and I have to place my mobile handset in an
ackward position to get proper speeds for data transfers. Am worried the
Magic Mouse won't work well from my Desk.
From: Ian Gregory on
On 2010-05-18, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote:

> Is there a consensus about the Magicmouse ? Does it work well; ?

I find it to be a massive improvement over the Mighty Mouse. The
annoying (to me) side click is gone, the touch surface is a superior
alternative to the scroll ball (and can't get gummed up) and swipe to
scroll is great (scrolling has "momentum" and the faster you swipe the
faster you scroll). It is the first wireless mouse I have used and I
wouldn't want to go back to a wired one (though it is no advantage to me
to have a wireless keyboard).

> How long do batteries last ?

I got my iMac in December and I use it lots of hours most days - I have
charged the keyboard batteries once and the mouse batteries twice. For
the first couple of weeks I turned the mouse off when I finished using
it but then I stopped bothering.

> Is the precision as good when you move it

I don't know. To me it seems at least as good as the Mighty Mouse.

> What type of batteries does it use ?

Two AA

Ian

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From: Jolly Roger on
In article <4bf24608$0$13643$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>,
JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote:

> My apple mouse (or whatever its name is this week) has begin to exhibit
> signs of failure, requiring more and more frequent cleaning of the
> little ball. (trick of rubbing it against piece of paper as well as usig
> alchool).

I remember having to do that occasionally, and am glad those days are
over!

> Is there a consensus about the Magicmouse ?

I absolutely love mine much more than the Mighty Mouse!

> Does it work well; ?

It works better than the Magic Mouse, IME. The touch pad is better than
any scroll wheel ever could be! Once you go touch pad, you'll never go
back! : )

> How long do batteries last ?

The fact that I have to use batteries (My Mighty Mouse was wired and
needed no batteries) is the only regret I have using the Magic Mouse.

The Magic Mouse I use at home (for a consistent 12 to 18 hours every
single day) does require a battery change every two or three weeks.

The Magic Mouse I use at the office (just once or twice a week for 4 to
8 hours total), on the other hand, is still running on the original
batteries it came with.

> Is the precision as good when you move it (for
> instance, when doing graphic work, to presicely position it over a
> pixel) or are the movements coarser because they tend to combine moves
> to reduce number of bluetooth packets to be sent ?

I haven't noticed any reduction in precision going from the wired Mighty
Mouse to the wireless Magic Mouse. And I an extremely picky about
tracking, as you may recall from previous posts I have made about
wireless mice I have used in the past.

> What type of batteries does it use ?

It uses two standard AA batteries.

Apple's battery meter for mice seems to be geared to standard
non-rechargeable batteries. Depending on what type you use, if use
rechargeable batteries, you may find that it reports less than a full
charge initially, and you may have to change them more often.

> Anyone with a Macpro using this mouse ? I have found that Bluetooth on
> my MacPro has week reception and I have to place my mobile handset in an
> ackward position to get proper speeds for data transfers. Am worried the
> Magic Mouse won't work well from my Desk.

This isn't an issue for a mouse. My Mac Pro sits under my desk. I have
absolutely no problems with my Magic Mouse.

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From: Jolly Roger on
In article <slrnhv53ea.26m4.g.kreme(a)ibook-g4.local>,
Lewis <g.kreme(a)gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:

> In message <4bf24608$0$13643$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>
> JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote:
> > Is there a consensus about the Magicmouse ? Does it work well; ? How
> > long do batteries last ? Is the precision as good when you move it (for
> > instance, when doing graphic work, to presicely position it over a
> > pixel) or are the movements coarser because they tend to combine moves
> > to reduce number of bluetooth packets to be sent ?
>
> I have two good friends who own at least one Magic mouse each. They both
> love the thing.
>
> I *hate* the damn thing, but then I pretty much hate mice too. My
> trouble with it is that using gestures on the touch surface tends to
> physically move the mouse. Maybe you get used to this?

I'd say it's more that it's simply not the case most of the time.
Whether, or to what extent, your finger(s) adhere to the surface has a
lot to do with the ambient humidity and the moistness of the skin on the
tip of your finger. In the store, you're walking around a lot, and
humidity is probably not well controlled. In real use, in the home, I
find my fingers tend to slide quite easily over the surface with barely
any friction at all.

> Is this the mouse that ships with new MacPros?

I believe so.

> > What type of batteries does it use ?
>
> I think it uses AAA.
>
> > Anyone with a Macpro using this mouse ? I have found that Bluetooth on
> > my MacPro has week reception and I have to place my mobile handset in an
> > ackward position to get proper speeds for data transfers. Am worried the
> > Magic Mouse won't work well from my Desk.
>
> Hmm.. I have very good BT reception. good enough I used to use my mobile
> to control my computer from outside the house (computer is downstairs)
> as long as I was within about 30 feet of the machine.

Same here. I use proximity to track my iPhone from my Mac Pro, and it
generally stays within range for around 50 feet into other rooms before
cutting off.

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From: Neill Massello on
Lewis <g.kreme(a)gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:

> Is this the mouse that ships with new MacPros?

Pro towers come with corded keyboards and mice; iMacs come with the
wireless versions.

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