Comments on: FAIL of the week: Apple Mighty Mouse

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:35:42 +0000

I have used the “mighty mouse” a lot but I have long ago switched to the Logitech V470 Bluetooth mouse at work.
At home I still use the Apple mouse.
The Logitech has given me good performance with almost a bulletproof longevity.

It’s been a good mouse for me so far.

Marc

By: Stuart Colville

Stuart Colville — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:19:33 +0000

@Fred: Didn’t you see the reply to a previous comment – I never do anything without the gloves!

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:42:25 +0000

Never had a problem with the mighty mouse – but then I do wash my hands often – perhaps that’s the difference.

By: Brian Pugsley

Brian Pugsley — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:12:30 +0000

it’s impossible to use the mighty mouse left-handed. i had to switch my mouse to the left hand because of an rsi – but the contortions required to generate a right-click with my left hand threaten a whole new rsi. the might mouse has been banished.

By: Tim Huegdon

Tim Huegdon — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:28:08 +0000

Yup. I hate my Mighty Mouse too, both because of the scroll “nipple” and because of the terrible right-button detection.

It’s nice to see various recommendations for viable alternatives at last!

By: Ed Eliot

Ed Eliot — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:33:01 +0000

The biggest problem I have with the mighty mouse is that the right click detection doesn’t work if you’re left handed – it simply doesn’t detect that one’s right clicked and registers a left click instead. Switching to using my right hand solves the problem (but that obviously isn’t a solution). Unusually 3 members of my family are left handed so I know it isn’t just the way I use the mouse that’s causing the problem.

I wonder when these large companies are going to realise that the whole world isn’t right handed. Microsoft is equally guilty of creating mice that are modeled in such a way which makes them uncomfortable for a left handed person to use.

Anyway with regards to the MM to me the whole idea of having a mouse which looks like it doesn’t have any buttons but actually has two smacks of Apple trying to be too clever for their own good.

I use a Kensington bluetooth mouse now with two real buttons – much better.

By: Andy Hume

Andy Hume — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:06:57 +0000

there are dozens of the bloody things lying all over our office like the sad crappy rodents they are.

By: Carlo Zottmann

Carlo Zottmann — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:12:02 +0000

I recommend the MX series by Logitech, in combination with the wonderful 3rd party SteerMouse drivers.

Many buttons, great scroll wheel, cable (big plus in my book), super-reliable.

Cheers from the Munich office of that company you used to work for in the past.
C.

By: PF

PF — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:35:44 +0000

I’m a month into a new iMac with the much maligned mouse. It’s the best mouse I’ve ever laid my paw on, so your article is a good and timely reminder to keep it clean so it won’t become one of the most frustrating.

Thanks.

By: George

George — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:52:12 +0000

This is such a common problem you think Apple would have addressed it by now.

At least you didn’t decide to take the mouse apart using a penknife and end up slicing your finger as a result!

Apple do so much so well why can’t they get a mouse right?