Is the Magic Mouse a dog?

Someone said you can clean the wheel button on the mighty mouse. Mine is now only working down not up. How do you clean it?

I've actually BEEN USING it "cough, cough DSM, cough cough", and it's great. The ergonomics are great. Apple reinvented the way that the mouse is held. Instead of resting your whole hand on it, which can cause arthritis and carpal-tunnel, your whole hand adapts to the mouse...it's simply more comfortable and ergonomic.

I got my new MAgic Mouse last week and loved... Until.... I was using it this morning to work in photoshop and I noticed that the click doesn't hold. What I mean by this is.... When I used the paint tool, it would inadvertently "click", causing the program to add another layer of paint. Really a shame.... Hopefully Apple will add this to their update.

I'm going to chime in. I read the reviews AFTER ordering the Magic Mouse. Dug deep and read everything that's been posted all around.

Hate losing the side buttons and the clickable scroll wheel.

However, I am going to step forward and say, "I like this ole Magic Mouse"!!!

Why? Well, it is Apple to the bone. Looks good, feels great, and its slick. To me it doesn't feel weird in my hands like other people said.. just all good. Feels great.

And, I think all the issues and complaints are going to be fixed in software updates! Like, need more click spots? Couldn't we just tap 2 fingers in the upper corners or lower corners? Theres 2 more click spots right there... Also, why can't they program pinch to zoom? I think they can...and will.

Anyway, I think they can do a LOT to make this already great feeling mouse even better. Like even as it is, I just got the new Apple wired keyboard. (Wide version w/ 9key.) And it is setup with new Function buttons with some of the Mighty Mouse functionality right up there.... like squeezing side buttons.. And the new Magic Mouse just seems to ALREADY fit right at home in my iMac.

I think it will be SLOW and in steps. But, I say:

More click 'zones'
Pinch to zoom
New and better gestures
Programmable gestures

I am the one people who likes this product ALREADY and thinks its going to get BETTER!

+1 Apple.

After owning one for two days (and then taking it back) here are some thoughts...

Unlike most (at least as it appears on the blogs) I love my current Apple Mouse. The roller ball rarely needs cleaning, it fits my hand perfectly, it customizes with more options than I really need (but it is nice to know they are there) and it is so much better than the other mice I have used. Apple really seemed to listen when it developed the “Mighty Mouse” which is why I am so confused by what Apple has done here.

Unlike most of Apple’s other products, the Magic Mouse doesn’t take all the things you love about your current product and improve them. It improves a couple of things and eliminates all the others.

Things they improved: no more cleaning your roller ball. Now you can get 360 degree scrolling without the hassles of the ball. The other thing they improved? It is prettier.

Things they didn’t improve:
You can right click and left click on the mouse without having two defined buttons (the top is smooth and the mouse just knows which side you are clicking on) just like the old Apple Mouse.
Zoom. Already works exactly the same way on the old mouse.

Things they eliminated:
No side buttons.
No 3rd button on top.
No ergonomic fit (personal opinion here as my hands are too big for this new mouse)

Things they added that I don’t care about:
2 finger swiping.

I really don’t understand why Apple didn’t just make the mouse about 1/4” thicker to accommodate side buttons for those who need them and (with a touch sensitive top) why they couldn’t keep the 3rd button. (A better idea may have been to just take the form factor of the old Apple Mouse and eliminate the roller ball in favor of a touch sensitive top.) If they had done these simple things, a Magic Mouse would be on my desk now.

I ordered it the day it came out, then i put it on ebay three days after receiving it. I am a huge Apple fan - iMac at work, MacBook at home, iPhone in my pocket - so I must say it is, by far, the sexiest mouse in the world, and the scrolling thing is truly magical. However, the design is about as unergonomic as possible. I had to hold the mouse with my thumb and pinky to get some kind of control over it and by the end of the day I could feel the muscles in my hand aching. Also, the two fingers left and right to flip back and forth in the web browser is pretty annoying. You have to have your thumb and pinky off the top area of the mouse yet still holding it in place while you move your two fingers. I just need a good old mouse with buttons on the side for forward and back and a scroll wheel and a comfortable shape for my hand to be wrapped around all day. I ordered the Razer DeathAdder the day my magic mouse sold on ebay.

Add me in for the "unexpected bluetooth connection drop". I've just experienced it, after three days of usage without problems (upgraded to 10.6.2 this morning).

Must be a cursed Apple day, because (no kidding), my Time Capsule died a couple of hours ago as well (yes, same symptoms as everybody else, fried power supply).

*sigh*.

Oh yeah of magic mouse. Tried it in the store twice. I like it better in my hand the second time. I'm on sure about the long term tracking of the device and lack of expose features is a shame.

I have had a variety of issues with recent apple mice. My favourite for tracking was the one button mouse (circa 1993-7) I was using illustrator everyday and I could draw almost perfect circles with it. Although I would have liked a second button (the cleaning was almost fun discovery strange blue lint)

My latest 2 mice, one button wireless and mighty mouse have many issues with inconsistent tracking, clicking and the mighty mouse scroll ball only works up. I like the expose features of the mighty but I have not been able to draw anything like a circle for years. That's a shame!

well, I think 10.6.2 solved the problems, so you can all shut it now.