Apple Mighty Mouse Kit by Apple Computer
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Digital camera reviews of Apple Mighty Mouse Kit
Digital camera Review: I love the mouse!
Summary: 5 Stars
This mouse does not look as hi-tech and ergonomic as some products from Logitech, Kensington, or Microsoft, but this is the best mouse that I ever used. I actually also bought a bluetooth model for my MacBook Pro.Digital camera Review: I need somthing that lasts . . .
Summary: 2 Stars
I use my Mac full-time to make a living and when ever I get a new Mac workstation, I try to use the mouse that comes with it. But the Apple mouses only last about six months while the Microsoft Mouses last about two years. The Apple mouse has a shape and pressure points that cause my finger tendons to get sore.
The mighty mouse has the same shape as the previous design that caused soreness in my hand.
Four years ago, I started using the Microsoft Intellimouse Optical Mouse. It fits just right in my hand keeps my hand from getting sore and uncomfortable.
I used to get the Intellimouse for $15.00, new, but it is in demand these days and it is hard to get one for under $30.00, after shipping costs are added.
I still go with the Microsoft Intellimouse, for my Mac desktop and Mac laptop when ever is is time to get a new mouse.
Digital camera Review: Innovative for its time, but easily surpassed by a MacBook's multitouch pad
Summary: 3 Stars
The mighty mouse is a small and stylish mouse. It has a short and supple cord, designed to be plugged in to an adjacent keyboard or laptop. The mouse itself is closer in size to a typical laptop mouse than the typical thick desktop mouse.
The coolest feature of the Mighty Mouse is that the shell is touch sensitive. While previous apple mice were limited to a single button, the Mighty Mouse can register a left or right click depending on where on the mouse you press. In 2007, this was a brilliant innovation. Today it seems to lag behind the gigantic multitouch pads included in the latest MacBooks.
Another innovation was the tiny x-y scroll ball. This is nearly identical to the trackballs included on recent blackberries. The only difference is that the Mighty Mouse scroll ball can't be removed for cleaning. Over time the scroll ball will accumulate dust and become harder and harder to use.
I still use my Mighty Mouse on my desktop. The multi-touch trackpad on my MacBook Pro is so great that I'm unlikely to ever plug a mouse in to it.
If you love the style of the Mighty Mouse, go for it. There are more functional pointing devices available today.
Digital camera Review: It works
Summary: 5 Stars
It works ... doesn't last very long (no more than 2 years each because of the ball) but it is a great help !Digital camera Review: It's come to save the day!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've finally got my hands on one of these things and I love it. It's got more features than the old mouse but the only one I'm really using is the scroll button. For this alone I'm giving it the highest marks. It just makes scrolling through documents and selecting menu items breeze. Unlike the traditional scroll wheel that only lets you move vertically, it is more like a track ball that allows you to move in any direction: vertically, horizontally or diagonally. Along with the scroll button, it seems to have four additional buttons: two on the top and two on the sides. I found these to be unnecessary and happily discovered that I could disable them in OS X, in effect turning it back into a one-button mouse with a cool scroll button.
Frankly, I've never understood the frustration some Windows users of two-button mice have with the Mac's one-button mice. I've always found the two-button mice frustrating and more difficult to use, always having to stop and think about which button to push if I wanted to simply click on a link. With a one-button mouse, there is only one button to push and nothing to think about. In addition, two-button mice tend to have small buttons that are jammed next to each other. This made it easy to accidently push the wrong button. The Windows' two-button mice, like the Windows operating system, are just not intuitive and not easy to use. To say that a one-button mouse is less user friendly defies logic and common sense. But it does give one some insight into the minds of Windows users: that they use Windows and its products not by choice but by habit. Seasoned Windows users who are used to doing back-flips in order to complete tasks in Windows (and who pat themselves on the back for such achievements) are not used to the simplicity of Apple products and tend to think too much.
Anyway, with the arrival of the Mighty Mouse, there is something for everyone. The mouse's ability to be programmed allows it to function as a one-button or a multi-button mouse. And after using its scroll button, you'll never be able to live without it.