Apple Mighty Mouse Wireless Kit Reviews

• Used to have Tracking Speed Problem

  
  By A9WZ9C8L65XOA on 2007-09-25
  When I first got this I was disappointed by the speed of the tracking. It was TOO slow, but I later discovered that day that I could easily fix this by installing SteerMouse from Apple's main site. Which give's you full customization for your Mighty Mouse. And SteerMouse is free by the way..
  
  Just search SteerMouse on google and you should find what you need.
  
  I quote from Apple's download site:
  
  About SteerMouse
  An advanced driver for USB and Bluetooth mice. It also supports Apple Mighty Mouse very well.
  
  SteerMouse can assign various functions to buttons that Apple's software does not allow, including double-clicks, modifier clicks, application switching, assignment of shortcut keys, "snap to" cursor movement, which moves the cursor to target (such as an OK button), and more.
  
  SteerMouse lets you control the cursor's Sensitivity on top of the Tracking Speed. (Apple's software only allows adjustment for the Tracking Speed.) By adjusting both configurations, you can customize the ideal setting for the cursor to fit the movements of your hand.
  
  

• Bad design for long term use!

  
  By A1TAARTDC411Q0 on 2007-12-11
  When we first got this mouse, we loved it, but it has a major design flaw. There is no way to really clean the little track ball, unless you disassemble the entire mouse and are really good with puzzles. Besides this, the bluetooth works flawlessly, the feel and usefulness is everything you would expect from Apple. Given the design flaw, Apple should start a cleaning support program that would allow you to get a free cleaning each year.
  
  

• Works with Windows!

  
  By A1D0RXVGJFFQK2 on 2007-10-15
  I'm a Windows user who happens to like Apple's design aesthetic.
  
  The wireless Might Mouse works well with my Lenovo laptop running Windows Vista. I'm using the built in blue tooth card and drivers - which means no dongles to carry along! No special drivers are needed either.
  
  I like the mouse! It's clean (no visible buttons), tracks well and has good heft.
  
  Issues I have found are -
  
  - 3 of the 4 possible buttons work under Windows - Left, Right and Middle click. On Mac's - squeezing the sides of the mouse triggers a fourth button; this doesn't happen with Vista's default mouse driver.
  
  - The ball allows scrolling up and down, but not sideways on Vista.
  
  - Pairing the mouse with Bluetooth is easy - as long as you know the default "code" on the mouse is 0000.
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  Update after a few months of use: Apple has prioritized form over function. I liked this enough to buy my wife one too - and we both found our wrists hurting after a few months of use. The mighty mouse is not ergonomic.
  
  I've since stopped using it and moved back to a Microsoft ergonomic mouse. It's not as pretty, but I value my wrists. I don't recommend this mouse if you intend using it for hours a day.
  
  

• Nice Mouse

  
  By AWC8CTW8N2XVE on 2008-03-08
  I just bought a new Macbook PRO and was looking for a matching mouse, bluetooth, well made...so I went with the Mighty Mouse. The pros are that it LOOKS great with Apple, it connects via bluetooh, is fairly smooth with tracking. The problems with it are that it's limited in terms of buttons. If you look at a Logitech mouse you find 4-6 buttons or sometimes MORE, this has a great scroll wheel, you're apple one click, and some "side buttons" that supposedly do something...but feel very awkward.
  
  I would reccommend TRYING it out at an Apple store first. I like it, but it's no where near as awesome as my Logitech G7.
  
  

• Good mouse, with some caveats...

  
  By A20535WAMJUP3U on 2007-12-30
  Overall, this is a pretty darned good mouse. It features excellent tracking, it is thankfully minimalistic (unlike many mice that have so many buttons it's nearly impossible to figure out how to use the bloody thing), and has that wonderful mini-trackball, which is the best possible way to navigate webpages or large displays (such as Photoshop). Bluetooth pairing with my iMac was a piece of cake, and mouse sensitivity and speed is excellent. Stylistically, it is a great looking mouse -- typical Jonathan Ives stuff.
  
  On the downside, the biggest complaint I have about the mouse is that the right click function is slightly spotty for some reason (right-clicks register maybe 95% of the time), and the shape is not ergonomic (though not bad in the hand). I'd prefer an Apple ergonomic mouse with the same minimalist configuration.
  
  03-14-2008 Update: Well, the mouse just expired... I was using the scroll ball and it basically froze and would not turn anymore. Despite an hour trying to fix the problem, including an attempt at disassembling the device, it finally went into the trash and I picked up a Logitech v470 replacement. This was a disappointment given the mouse wasn't that old, but outside of its warranty period. Check out my Logitech review.
  
  
• Weird problem when the batteries get low.
  By AE8AI01K5YFF0 on 2008-01-15
  I really like the wireless Mighty Mouse that I purchased with my iMac. It has a comfortable feel to it and I love the little multi-directional roller ball. The side buttons are kind of difficult to press, but I don't really use them for anything.
  
  I ran into a problem, however, after about a month of use and never turning it off (it's supposed to go into low power mode during off-time daily use). The icons in the dock would animate when I ran the mouse cursor over them, but otherwise the system was entirely unresponsive to all left and right clicks from the mouse.
  
  At first I thought there was something seriously wrong with my system. But it turns out the batteries in the mouse just needed to be replaced. I wouldn't have originally suspected that, because the cursor would move around normally.
  
  So, keep that in mind. I have extra wired mice around, plus some rechargeable AA's baking at any given time, so I think I'm covered just fine in case that happens again.
  
  
• Just not enough mouse, in so many ways.
  By A1RL1OTV8IJMVD on 2008-03-20
  This is an unfortunate little critter. While I understand the necessity for Apple to make products that look different and function different (I laud them for their creativity), unfortunately with this product it came at the expense of functionality.
  
  The Good:
  
  1.) The scroll wheel is quite refreshing to use, and works in any direction. Very nice.
  2.) It pairs easily with any Apple system with Bluetooth. Very easy, and no software needed.
  
  The Bad:
  
  1.) There's a HUGE amount of input lag from this mouse. As is fairly typical with Bluetooth mouse, the milliseconds of delay from when you move the mouse to when the mouse responds is very noticeable. Older people or those less susceptible to this issue may not even notice it. For me, it's obvious. Really, really obvious. I couldn't bear it.
  
  2.) The mouse scroll wheel can gunk up with oils/dirt/dust, and you can't clean it. Scroll wheel basically dies.
  
  3.) Yes, the mouse does have a right click. But there are problems. Apple thought they'd be clever and add in a form of touch recognition. Basically, if you click the left side of the mouse, it registers a left click. If you click the right side, it registers a right click. However, you can't be resting your pointer finger on the left side if you want to click the right, because the mouse thinks you're clicking left since it can't recognize more than one finger. A real nuisance to have to keep lifting your pointer finger off the mouse to right click! Gah!
  
  4.) The side buttons require far too much pressure to activate, and are very uncomfortable to reach.
  
  Overall:
  
  Just not worth it. Get a Logitech VX Nano or a different mouse of this ilk. This mouse should be eaten. Bring on a new one, Apple.
  
  
• Don't waste your money
  By A3BG7ILEZE5NCC on 2008-05-21
  I love Macs and just about everything else Apple makes, but this mouse is an absolute piece of garbage. I keep my office spotless and dust-free and yet this mouse was constantly "dirty" and the trackball kept getting stuck from within a few weeks of buying it.
  
  I can't even begin to add up how much time I wasted "cleaning" the trackball, which in other words means furiously moving it while holding the mouse upside-down, per Apple's weak "cleaning instructions."
  
  Finally the thing just crapped out and stopped working one day. Good riddance. I'm a lot happier using the wired mouse that came with the computer. This mouse is junk - save your money & wasted time spent on endless "cleaning" and avoid the headaches.
  
  One last thought - if you do get it, start buying batteries in jumbo bulk cases because this thing eats up batteries like nothing I've ever seen before.
  
  
• Junk
  By A81XXWC8V9O9H on 2008-05-21
  As others have pointed out, this is an expensive piece of junk. I have a MacBook Pro and I wanted a wireless mouse. Obviously, this one, designed by Apple was supposed to be the perfect fit.
  
  Well, save your money and go buy something else:
  
  1. The design is terrible for the wrist
  2. The scrolling thing on top of it will stop working within 2 to 3 weeks. There is no point trying to fix it or clean it, it is just crappy design and it will simply stop working very quickly.
  3. It sucks batteries.
  4. The bluetooth connection gets lost from time to time.
  5. The right click (there is supposedly a right click button in the body of it) doesn't work -most- of the time, which means that you have to use CTRL+click to do the right click once you have reached a such a level of frustration that you give up trying to use the right click on this mouse.
  
  Bottom line, I dumped this expensive piece of junk (and I usually am extremely satisfied with products designed by Apple) and I am now using the touchpad in my MacBook Pro while I am looking for a descent mouse from Logitech or Microsoft.
  
  This is obviously an accident that is definitely not on par with the typical quality you can expect from an Apple product.
  
  
• Not a bad mouse but might be better ones for Mac
  By A1PMZO7VF31VK2 on 2007-10-06
  Not a bad mouse. I've used it on a MacPro, the MacBook pro, and the new iMac. It feels OK and do like the small scroll ball. I found no problem with right clicking. On the down side, it isn't has reponsive as the higher resolution MX 1000 laser mouse and there is a design flaw that occasionally causes the bottom of the door that holds the batteries which results in the batteries flying out on your desk or work area. Overall, I would recommend something like the MX 1000 which is more responsive although it is not bluetooth but is rechargeable unlike the Apple MM. I think the Apple MM is a good choice if you want a mouse for PS3 (it does work with it).
  
  
• An Inspired Design, a Few Little Problems
  By A2I2X580RI8MYN on 2007-12-12
  I've had my Mighty Mouse for a little over a year now and am still enjoying it. My Mighty Mouse has traveled extensively in checked and carry-on luggage and still works like a champ after about 30,000 miles of turbulence and squishing. The single-physical-button system is intelligent and easily detects when you're trying to right click or left click with almost no confusion.
  
  In my experience, the little scroll ball doesn't get dirty. I don't know what magic they used in engineering that part but it works. It could be how it rubs against the button as it scrolls. That's another aspect of how well designed this device is.
  
  Why three stars?
  Occasionally this mouse, and this is true of my roommate's as well, will have the scroll ball stop working. You'll spin the little ball and nothing will happen. This happens with my Macbook Pro, my roommate's Macbook, and my roommate's new iMac. Restarting the mouse (turning it off and then back on) actually doesn't work all the time, but restarting the computer itself seems to work every time. My mouse devours batteries. Every few weeks, sometimes as long as three months it goes battery critical. I don't believe the sleep mode of the mouse conserves battery life as well as other wireless mice as my roommate turns his off regularly when he's not using it and it gets better battery life than mine. When using a Mac Bluetooth keyboard as well as this Bluetooth Mighty Mouse sometimes the mouse will lag with my Macbook Pro, I can't guarantee this is the case with other systems though. I've had just enough little troubles with it to bump it out of the four star category for my review, but it is still a relatively good mouse.
  
  
• DON'T DO IT!!!!
  By A3CR5FMADHMG9U on 2008-04-24
  WOW! Amazing that apple allowed this to happen. I didn't listen to the reviews in reference to the bad scroll ball. It is really bad. Many state that it breaks after using it for a while, but mine didn't funtion properly out the box. Sure you can put alcohol on a q-tip and try to fix the problem, but why this shouldn't happen and apple needs to fix this problem. I hope they do they are great in practically everything else.
  
  
• Would be a great mouse, but for its poor scroll ball reliability
  By A1GOKUUDRB63FQ on 2008-07-25
  New, out of the box, this is a great mouse. The design is simple yet elegant: it functions very well...for a few months that is, until the scroll ball gets dirty (and it will get dirty). Once that happens, the mouse is done. The scroll sensation begins to feel rough and gravelly under your finger, and scroll sensitivity becomes intermittent and unpredictable. Apple suggests various techniques for cleaning the ball, but none of them are effective. So, if you don't mind forking over $70 for a new mouse, say, every four to six months, by all means get a Mighty Mouse. You'll love it while it works.
  
  
• Elegant design though at a price
  By A3TIFI95KNJRRW on 2007-09-25
  There are several cheaper mice one can pick up but if you are looking for something matchy-matchy to the MAC then this is it... also Apple's aesthetic design & function are well reflected in the product. All in all a really nice mouse but expensive.
  
  
• Perfect for most home use.
  By A17O1Z5DF965K0 on 2007-11-01
  I love the sleek design of the Mighty Mouse. I love it's bluetooth compatibility, so that I don't have to use up a USB Port to operate it. I also love some of it's additional features, such as the ability to tile your "windows" by squeezing the mouse. The ability to turn the mouse off when not in use also makes it superior to most of the other wireless mice I've used in the past. All-in-all, it's exactly what I was looking for in a mouse, with only one exception. Since it's a one-button mouse, with the ability to "sense" a right-click, sometimes I have to right click two or three times before it registers. Normally, this isn't an issue. However, I would recommend that anyone who plays games on a regular basis also invest in a cheap two-button mouse (you can find them as cheap as $8.00 at your local Target) to use while playing games.
  
  
• Unfortunate design by a good company
  By A3Q9LMQ9GJ3T63 on 2008-03-05
  This is the worst mouse I have ever purchased. Buy another brand. Apple does not seem to know how to make a mouse. It CANNOT be opened to clean. Mine found a new home in my trash can and I have never been happier.
  
  
• Great mouse, very comfortable
  By A20DZX38KRBIT8 on 2008-01-04
  Very comfortable design, easy to use, to recievers needed, no USB ports taken up, all wireless all the way! Great customization features as well. Very impressed!
  
  
• Inferior to one 1st purchased
  By A23TL5NDHEA4XL on 2008-02-08
  The on-off slide control on bottom of unit is flimsy and inferior to one I originally purchased from Apple, I anticipate it jamming or snapping off in near future.Disappointing
  
  
• Form over Function
  By A2GOAB70LO8XGS on 2008-02-12
  This is the worst mouse I have ever owned, and the most expensive one. Right-clicking is absolute frustration. Tracking is slow and not particularly precise. Does not work very well at all on the couch.
  
  The scroll wheel, on the other hand, is quite nice and quite comfortable. Center-clicking is excellent.
  
  Opening the battery cover is not smooth or easy. The on-off button is lame.
  
  Bought this mouse because it's bluetooth, and my Macbook only has 2 usb ports. Still looking for the perfect bluetooth mouse (hopefully cheaper).
  
  
• Nice try Apple
  By A36INE5TEFBL9Y on 2008-02-19
  I got a bad one. Returned it. Flimsy plastic moving parts. Sketchy craftsmanship under the hood.
  
  A friend has this mouse, and theirs works fine. It IS really sleek and nice to use. I just have no patience for hassles with something as simple as a mouse.
  
  First defective mouse I have ever seen.
  
  Went back to Logitech, and haven't had any problems since.
  
  
• worst mouse EVER!
  By A3VAN0HW5TB7IL on 2008-02-22
  this is the worst mouse ever. right click does not exist, although apple says it does - may be it does in its mind only. extremely poor performance. the mouse does not respond. it chooses its direction on its own. a complete failure.
  
  
• Seems a little sluggish to me...
  By A2NR90PY3E9X7R on 2008-03-16
  This mouse has a lot to offer. The pairing is easy (mine worked on the first try). The scroll "ball" is very responsive (in fact it's nearly perfect in execution!) and the right-click left-click work (for me) without difficulty.
  
  Unfortunately, there are three fairly disappointing areas. How important they are to you, may vary:
  
  First, and I'll admit this is a purely subjective thing... this mouse just feels "slow." I really can't quantify that except to say, I've used a lot of mice over the years, and this mouse even when on it's highest allowable acceleration is still slow.
  
  Second, the pinch buttons on the side are awkward. I think because the mouse is perfectly symmetrical, and the human hand is NOT, the side pinch-buttons in this mouse are really a colossal ergonomic/human-factors screw-up. (My solution: I just don't use them.)
  
  Lastly, the sensor-shutter/off-switch is (at least on my unit) fairly stubborn. Maybe it will break-in and smooth out over time, but right now it takes a fair amount of effort to slide open and shut. Now, if I simply left the mouse at home on my desk all day that wouldn't be a very big issue, but I bought the wireless version so that I could drop it in my laptop case and take it with me. Which means I need to turn off the mouse (and protect the sensor-eye) when it's rolling around in the accessory pouch of my laptop bag.
  
  To mitigate the slow tracking issue, I downloaded a 3rd party mouse accelerator (MouseZoom) and that has really helped with the speed issue, but it definitely came at the cost of some precision. What I find rather strange is when I plug in my old cheapy $16 USB-Optical mouse the tracking on that mouse 'feels' fine. Same for my old Logitech MX700. So, I'm not inclined to believe that the problem is (completely) in my head, or my system. When it comes to tracking speed, I think the Mighty Mouse has a meek squeak. And since that IMHO, is the prime function of a mouse, I give it a D+, 3 stars.
  
  
• disappointing and annoying
  By A13KLWRGK2LCIR on 2008-03-24
  I'm baffled as to how Apple ever released this product. My experience with Apple engineering has tended to be very positive but this mouse is very disappointing.
  
  Initially, I loved it. The shape, surface, and weight are all dead on. It's very precise and the scroll ball works very well. Unfortunately, the negatives have outweighed the positives over time. I have been using it for over a year.
  
  * The side buttons are useless. They require a ridiculous amount of pressure and you have to change the position of your hand in order to use them because they are located too far back. The problem is that the side buttons are not "buttons" at all. They are flexible (supposedly) plastic. Also, they only work as a single button and cannot be used independently, as on other mice.
  
  * It takes practice to get used to right-clicking and, even then, it's easy to screw up. The touch-sensitive technology is ingenious but you need to make sure your left finger is nowhere near the surface of the mouse in order to right-click. You can't just rest your hand on the mouse. Also, right-clicking becomes impossible as the battery loses power. The mouse may be tracking fine and left-clicking works fine but right-clicking becomes intermittent. I think that even the purists will admit that right-clicking is now a necessity. It's also very helpful when using mouse gestures.
  
  * The scroll ball is too sensitive and can make middle-button clicking too difficult. Say you want to middle click on a link in a browser. You carefully position the cursor over the link and press the scroll ball. What happens 9 times out of 10? The smallest movement of the scroll ball moves the cursor and you fail to click on the link. I have tried to develop a technique to avoid this but it still happens. I suppose there are some people out there who never have this problem but I guarantee it affects more people than not. The discrete clicks on a scroll wheel on a traditional mouse are much easier to work with.
  
  * The scroll ball becomes very uncomfortable after long term use. Believe me, this thing is small and it will eventually feel like you are rolling a BB around under your finger. It's not painful, just uncomfortable. Nowhere near as nice as a traditional scroll wheel.
  
  * As others have mentioned, it takes about 30 seconds for OS X to recognize the mouse. I'm not sure if this is a problem with the mouse or with OS X. The workaround is to toggle bluetooth off and then back on again. The mouse will be recognized immediately. Not a deal breaker.
  
  So.... as much as I wanted to like this mouse I am going to get rid of it and go back to a traditionally styled bluetooth mouse (if I can find one).
  
  
• poor track ball design
  By A2YPUQGPJX9MZT on 2008-04-16
  Apple Bluetooth Wireless Mighty MouseApple Mighty Mouse Wireless Kit scroll ball is impossible to clean, even after using compressed air. great feel and design, but had to go to another mouse because Im fed up with cleaning the trackball every day, and yes, there is no dust and my hands are always clean, and yet the ball does not work half the time.
  
  
• Form Mostly Over Function?
  By A14PM9JSIR3ZT7 on 2008-06-25
  Like others, I recently purchased a 2.5GHz MacBook Pro after being away from the Mac world for a few years. I wanted something that matched the MacBook in function and in form. Unfortunately, I only got three-fourths of what I wanted.
  
  Out of fairness, I'll note the good first.
  
  The Mighty Mouse looks like every other Apple design--minimalist, yet refined. From the top, it could double as a bar of soap due to its milky white oval design. The side buttons sit nearly flush and unnoticeable, and the scrolling ball is neatly recessed. The smooth bottom slides easily on a mouse pad or wooden desk surface. And, because mine is new, the scrolling ball operates flawlessly (though I am wary of dirt--but hoping that the alcohol cleaning cures it). Bluetooth connectivity is perfect--though, from what I've experienced in the short time I've had the MacBook, Apple focuses on simplicity and making things "work." Connectivity, then, is no different. Essentially, it looks good, and for a casual use, is perfect. In other words, 2/2.
  
  That being said, I expect a little more out of Apple.
  
  As others have noted, if you have your pointer finger on the left of the mouse, it is difficult to register a right click (due to the collapsing nature of the click mechanism). To have a flawless right click, you need to life your pointer finger. Of course, left-clicking works well.
  
  The left and right side buttons, which apparently match your thumb and ring fingers, are quite difficult to operate. In the process of squeezing in my thumb, for example, I can't help but compress the mouse itself, which results in a left click. The right side is even more difficult and usually requires the a bit more manipulative force. I'm not sure if Apple made the buttons too stiff or if I am doing something wrong--but, a mouse being a mouse, I cannot imagine that I am making an error in use. Hence, 1/2--for a total of 3/4 of the way there.
  
  All that being said, I hope that over time two things happen: (1) I get used to it and the mechanisms "break in," and (2) that Apple tweaks the design to allow easier operation of the side buttons and right click. While it's "close" to what I expect from Apple, it's not "close enough." I would buy it again, however, because I wanted something Apple, and that's exactly what I received.
  
  
• Apple Mighty Moouse Wireless Ki
  By A1IKE4E5E0IRVZ on 2007-12-03
  The wireless mouse functions well. It's nice to not get in a cord tangle. Battery life could be better. My Energizer Lithium AA batteries died after only a month. So don't discard the old mouse, you may need it if the batteries die. Overall, still think it was a good purchase.
  
  
• Love my mouse!
  By A2C9M6X6YTWZ23 on 2008-01-17
  The wireless Mighty Mouse is awesome! I always use this with my MacBook and find it to be well worth the money. I've owned it for more than a year now, and it seems to use battery power fairly sparingly. The only problem I've had with it is that a couple of times the roller sticks and you are unable to scroll up or down or both directions. I've solved the problem by following Apple's recommendation: turn the mouse upside down and roll the roller over a wet cloth several times. You have to press down fairly hard, but it seems to clean what needs cleaning and then it works just fine. Bluetooth is easy to set up, too. I really can't imagine using my laptop without my wireless Mighty Mouse.
  
  
• White Mouse or White Elephant
  By A1ZQPX4J33BR4R on 2008-02-25
  Loved this mouse for all the reasons anyone loves an Apple designed product, but it slowly broke my heart. Wrist discomfort from extended use and temperamental right click just when you don't need it. This mouse is great for a evening browse on the internet but tracks slowly although scrolling is great. For anyone who is using it eight hours a day professionally please get a more reliable ergonomic mouse.
  It also does not survive being thrown at a wall!
  
  
• The Mightiest Mouse Around
  By A3Q708ATBU57NQ on 2008-04-06
  In short, if you have a Mac of any sort, this mouse is fantastic. The wide functionality and streamlined, minimalist design are completely on par with what you'd expect from Apple products.
  
  I read all the reviews prior to actually purchasing this, and as you may have seen there are many good and many bad, so I would recommend doing the same and deciding for yourself if this is what will work for you.
  
  I will admit it is a little pricy (around $70 USD), but from what I've experienced it's well worth the cost.
  
  First, it's wireless ability comes NOT from it's communication through a USB "dongle" (Who TF decided to call them dongles anyway?!?), but through Bluetooth which is not only quite reliable, but also doesn't take up those all too precious ports.
  
  Second, the 360 degree scrolling capabilities come in very handy while editing pictures, browsing the web, navigating sound files on a wide scale, not to mention the scroll ball itself is also a programmable button (I set mine to bring up Dashboard for one-click weather, calculator, and other miscellaneous widgets).
  
  Next, I love having the fourth "squeeze" buttons on the sides, which are also programmable (I like it on Spaces so I can switch quickly between, though Exposé is nice too). The only issue I have with this button is that you do have to reposition your hand slightly to get the right amount of pressure to activate the button, which to some may a big deal, but not to me.
  
  As far as right-clicking goes, it's also a little touchy. However, I would say it works about 95% of the time, conservatively speaking. The tracking is excellent, the battery life is great (no change after two months), and it's also got a sleep function (it turns itself off when the computer is sleeping/shut down) which is also helpful when it comes to conserving battery life.
  
  All in all, as I said above, I think this is a fantastic mouse even though it is a bit on the expensive side for a product of its type. The only reasons I didn't give it 5 stars are because a) right click is a bit off, b) it's not the most ergonomic mouse out there, though I've not experienced any discomfort in two months of regular use, and c) the scroll ball can get kind of grimy after a bit and there's no good way to clean it other than to turn it upside down on a lightly dampened cloth (similar to what you'd clean eyeglasses with) and roll it back & forth.
  
  I hope this helped.
  
  
• Good idea, bad implementation
  By AYYHL8TE5ZMYL on 2008-04-09
  I'm using my 2nd Mighty Mouse, having just returned the last one to Apple. This one is having issues as well.
  
  First off, I need to commend Apple for their service. There's an Apple Store pretty nearby (10 min. drive), and they've always accepted or replaced any defective items no questions asked (provided that its within the warranty period and a reasonable request).
  
  I used my $100 Apple iPhone credit for early adopters to purchase an Aluminum Bluetooth Keyboard (love it) and a Wireless Mighty Mouse, to replace my previous Bluetooth Apple keyboard and a Microsoft USB mouse. I wanted a mouse that I didn't need to constantly plug into my laptop, and because of Cover Flow and Logic Studio, I thought having a 360 degree scroll ball would be a blessing.
  
  The scroll ball is an ingenious idea, theoretically, but it doesn't really work like its supposed to.
  
  My first Mighty Mouse would scroll up, down, and right, without any real pressure on the scroll ball, but not left. It's very annoying to scroll willy nilly around a project, web page, or Finder, and find yourself stuck going back. My scroll ball is supposed to work with a light touch, which it did on 3 directions. Just any movement in a direction, without pressure, would scroll. The 4th direction, however, required me to use the tip of my finger, as opposed to the side or inside (towards my palm).
  
  My second Mighty Mouse barely registers "up", which is more vital than the broken "left" of my previous MM. I've also noticed that diagonal scroll movements are choppy, but I'm not sure if that's OSX forcing me to stay within columns or the mouse itself.
  
  On top of that, the mouse isn't very accurate. Photoshop editing and Ableton Live warping became a bit of a chore, as the mouse will skip that little millimeter here and there. I had thought right-clicking would be a bit difficult with this mouse, but I've gotten used to lifting up my index finger for the right-click to register for the most part.
  
  To sum this all up, here's a list of pros and cons:
  
  PROS:
  - Great battery life. Use of 1 or 2 batteries is a unique concept.
  - Portable
  - Bluetooth (no need for USB receivers or cables)
  - Looks nice
  - For Right or Left handers alike
  - Scroll ball is nice (theoretically)
  - Apple service
  
  Neutral:
  - Squeeze button (pretty hard to squeeze, but sort of useful)
  - Ergonomics (not the most comfortable, but not bad)
  
  Cons:
  - So far, 2/2 for defective scroll balls
  - Tracking not great
  - Wish there was a back/forward button (for web page navigation)
  - Clicking gets a bit tricky (left click, middle click, right click are all touch sensitive, as opposed to physical button-sensitive)
  
  I'll be sending this unit back for a 3rd try, and if that doesn't work, I'll probably check out some of the Logitech wireless mice or go back to a wired mouse. If I still seriously gamed I would probably not use this mouse.
  
  

• Apple Wireless Keyboard Kit
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• Apple Keyboard Kit
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